1951 Australian Championships – Men's singles
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| Men's singles | |||||||
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| 1951 Australian Championships | |||||||
| Final | |||||||
| Champion | United States Dick Savitt | ||||||
| Runner-up | Australia Ken McGregor | ||||||
| Score | 6–3, 2–6, 6–3, 6–1 | ||||||
| Details | |||||||
| Draw | 32 | ||||||
| Seeds | 10 | ||||||
| Events | |||||||
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1951 tennis event results
Fourth-seeded Dick Savitt defeated Ken McGregor 6–3, 2–6, 6–3, 6–1 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1951 Australian Championships.
Seeds
[edit ]The seeded players are listed below. Dick Savitt is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
- Australia Frank Sedgman (semifinals)
- United States Arthur Larsen (semifinals)
- Australia Ken McGregor (finalist)
- United States Dick Savitt (champion)
- n/a
- Australia John Bromwich (quarterfinals)
- Australia Bill Sidwell (second round)
- Australia George Worthington (quarterfinals)
- Australia Adrian Quist (quarterfinals)
- Australia Don Candy (second round)
Draw
[edit ]Key
[edit ]- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- r = Retired
Finals
[edit ] Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
1
Australia Frank Sedgman
6
7
6
8
Australia George Worthington
2
5
0
1
Australia Frank Sedgman
6
5
6
3
4
4
United States Dick Savitt
2
7
1
6
6
6
Australia John Bromwich
4
3
1
4
United States Dick Savitt
6
6
6
4
United States Dick Savitt
6
2
6
6
3
Australia Ken McGregor
3
6
3
1
3
Australia Ken McGregor
8
6
7
9
Australia Adrian Quist
6
2
5
3
Australia Ken McGregor
11
6
5
6
2
United States Arthur Larsen
9
2
7
1
7
Australia Mervyn Rose
2
6
7
4
2
2
United States Arthur Larsen
6
3
5
6
6
Earlier rounds
[edit ]Section 1
[edit ] First round
Second round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Section 2
[edit ] First round
Second round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
External links
[edit ]- [1] Source for the draw at ausopen.com
Preceded by
Grand Slam men's singles
Succeeded by