1954 U.S. National Championships (tennis)

List of Champions of the 1954 U.S. National Championships (now known as the US Open):

Men's Singles

Elias Victor Seixas, Jr. is an American former tennis player.Seixas was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, of Portuguese Sephardi Jewish ancestry. After serving in World War II, he attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill , where he was a member of Alpha Sigma of the Chi Psi...

defeated

Rex Hartwig

Rex Noel Hartwig was an Australian tennis player.-Wimbledon:He won the doubles in Wimbledon twice: In 1954 with Mervyn Rose and in 1955 with Lew Hoad.-Australian Championships:...

3-6 6-2 6-4 6-4

Women's Singles

Doris Hart

Doris Hart is a former World No. 1 American female tennis player.As a child, she suffered from osteomyelitis, which resulted in a permanently impaired right leg...

defeated

Louise Brough Clapp 6-8, 6-1, 8-6

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