1953 Australian Championships – Men's singles

The seeded players are listed below. Ken Rosewall is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• r = Retired

Finals

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
	1	Mervyn Rose	8	6	1	8	7
	6	Ham Richardson	10	4	6	6	5
										1	Mervyn Rose	4	4	6	6	6
										11	Ian Ayre	6	6	1	4	4
		Clive Wilderspin	4	9	6	6
	11	Ian Ayre	6	11	1	8
																			1	Mervyn Rose	0	3	4
																			3	Ken Rosewall	6	6	6
	3	Ken Rosewall	6	6	6
	8	Straight Clark	4	4	2
										3	Ken Rosewall	6	2	7	6
										2	Vic Seixas	3	6	5	4
	7	Geoffrey Brown	4	4	5
	2	Vic Seixas	6	6	7

Earlier rounds

Section 1

	First round									Second round									Quarterfinals									Semifinals
	1	Rose	6	6	6
		Green	0	1	1					1	Rose	6	3	6	6
		Quist	6	6	6						Quist	4	6	2	3
		Stewart	3	2	0														1	Rose	8	6	1	8	7
	10	Hartwig	6	3	6	6													6	Richardson	10	4	6	6	5
		Molloy	2	6	3	1				10	Hartwig	6	1	4	6	0
	6	Richardson	6	6	6					6	Richardson	4	6	6	4	6
		Yates	4	3	2																							1	Rose	4	4	6	6	6
	5	Hoad	7	6	6																							11	Ayre	6	6	1	4	4
		Kendall	5	3	3					5	Hoad	7	2	7
		Wilderspin	6	6	6						Wilderspin	9	6	9
		O'Brien	3	4	4															Wilderspin	4	9	6	6
	11	Ayre	6	6	6														11	Ayre	6	11	1	8
		Ryan	2	0	1					11	Ayre	6	8	9
	4	Gardini	6	6	6					4	Gardini	3	6	7
		Mason	1	2	1

Section 2

	First round									Second round									Quarterfinals									Semifinals
	3	Rosewall	6	6	6
		Diggle	4	0	3					3	Rosewall	6	6	4	6
		Tregonning	4	7	8	3	6				Tregonning	2	3	6	3
		Tobin	6	5	6	6	4												3	Rosewall	6	6	6
	9	Candy	6	6	6														8	Clark	4	4	2
		Cawthorn	0	1	1					9	Candy	1	9	9	4
	8	Clark	6	6	6					8	Clark	6	11	7	6
		Hawton	0	4	0																							3	Rosewall	6	2	7	6
	7	Brown	7	6	6																							2	Seixas	3	6	5	4
		Rogers	5	2	0					7	Brown	6	6	6
		Arkinstall	6	6	7						Arkinstall	3	2	4
		Knight	0	0	5														7	Brown	4	4	5
	12	Fraser	6	6	6														2	Seixas	6	6	7
		Harvey	0	0	0					12	Fraser	4	0	4
	2	Seixas	6	6	6					2	Seixas	6	6	6
		Reid	2	4	1

• Source for the draw at ausopen.com

Preceded by 1952 U.S. National Championships

Grand Slam men's singles

Succeeded by 1953 French Championships