title: 1954 Australian Championships – Men's singles
text: # 1954 Australian Championships – Men's singles
  
  Mervyn Rose defeated Rex Hartwig 6–2, 0–6, 6–4, 6–2 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1954 Australian Championships.
  
  Ken Rosewall was the defending champion and the first-seed but lost in a five-set semifinal to fifth-seeded and eventual champion Mervyn Rose.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  The seeded players are listed below. Mervyn Rose is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
  
  * Ken Rosewall (semifinals)
  * Tony Trabert (second round)
  * Rex Hartwig (finalist)
  * Vic Seixas (quarterfinals)
  * Mervyn Rose (champion)
  * Ham Richardson (quarterfinals)
  * George Worthington (quarterfinals)
  * Bill Talbert (first round)
  * Clive Wilderspin (first round)
  * Robert Perry (second round)
  * Ian Ayre (second round)
  * Owen Williams (second round)
  * John Bromwich (semifinals)
  * Abe Segal (second round)
  * Neale Fraser (second round)
  * Jean-Noël Grinda (second round)
  
  ## Draw
  
  ### Key
  
  * Q = Qualifier
  * WC = Wild card
  * LL = Lucky loser
  * r = Retired
  
  ### Finals
  
  | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
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  | 1 | Ken Rosewall | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | Ham Richardson | 3 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | Ham Richardson | 3 | 4 | 5 | | | 1 | Ken Rosewall | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | 5 | Mervyn Rose | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 7 | | | | | | |
  | 5 | Mervyn Rose | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | | 5 | Mervyn Rose | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 7 | | | | | | |
  | 4 | Vic Seixas | 6 | 7 | 11 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 4 | Vic Seixas | 6 | 7 | 11 | 4 | | | | | | | | | 5 | Mervyn Rose | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Rex Hartwig | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
  | 3 | Rex Hartwig | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Rex Hartwig | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
  | | Ashley Cooper | 2 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Ashley Cooper | 2 | 3 | 4 | | | 3 | Rex Hartwig | 8 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | 13 | John Bromwich | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | George Worthington | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 13 | John Bromwich | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
  | 13 | John Bromwich | 3 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Earlier rounds
  
  **Section 1**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
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  | 1 | Rosewall | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Cawthorn | 2 | 3 | 1 | | 1 | Rosewall | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 14 | Segal | 6 | 6 | 6 | | 14 | Segal | 4 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Pickard | 4 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | 1 | Rosewall | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
  | 11 | Ayre | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | 6 | Richardson | 3 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Reid | 3 | 2 | 1 | | 11 | Ayre | 0 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | Richardson | 6 | 7 | 6 | | 6 | Richardson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Mason | 0 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Rosewall | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
  | 5 | Rose | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Rose | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
  | | Meyer | 3 | 2 | 3 | | 5 | Rose | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 10 | Perry | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | Perry | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Knight | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | 5 | Rose | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | |
  | 15 | Fraser | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | 4 | Seixas | 6 | 7 | 11 | 4 | | | | | | | |
  | | Anderson | 3 | 3 | 0 | | 15 | Fraser | 7 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 4 | Seixas | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | Seixas | 9 | 8 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | O'Brien | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 2**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
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  | 3 | Hartwig | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Davies | 5 | 3 | 4 | | 3 | Hartwig | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 16 | Grinda | 6 | 6 | 6 | | 16 | Grinda | 4 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Hann | 3 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | 3 | Hartwig | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
  | | Cooper | 6 | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | Cooper | 2 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | |
  | 9 | Wilderspin | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | | Cooper | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Gilmour | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | Gilmour | 4 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | Talbert | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Hartwig | 8 | 6 | 9 |
  | 7 | Worthington | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | Bromwich | 6 | 4 | 7 |
  | | Emerson | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | Worthington | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 12 | Williams | 6 | 8 | 6 | | 12 | Williams | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Blacklock | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | 7 | Worthington | 3 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | 13 | Bromwich | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 13 | Bromwich | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
  | | Sherriff | 2 | 3 | 1 | | 13 | Bromwich | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | Trabert | 6 | 7 | 6 | | 2 | Trabert | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Kennedy | 4 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  