1955 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles

Men's singles
1955 U.S. National Championships
Champion Tony Trabert[1]
Runner-up Ken Rosewall[1]
Score9–7, 6–3, 6–3

Tony Trabert defeated Ken Rosewall 9–7, 6–3, 6–3 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1955 U.S. National Championships.[2]

Seeds

The tournament used two lists of eight players for seeding the men's singles event; one for U.S. players and one for foreign players. Tony Trabert is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.[2]

Draw

Key

Final eight

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
4 Lew Hoad 6 6 5 6
Sam Giammalva 3 2 7 3
4 Lew Hoad 4 2 1
1 Tony Trabert 6 6 6
15 Herbie Flam 2 3 4
1 Tony Trabert 6 6 6
1 Tony Trabert 9 6 6
2 Ken Rosewall 7 3 3
2 Ken Rosewall 6 9 2 6
5 Ham Richardson 4 7 6 3
2 Ken Rosewall 6 6 7
3 Vic Seixas 4 4 5
13 Tut Bartzen 3 1 11
3 Vic Seixas 6 6 13

Earlier rounds

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4 Hoad 6 6 6
Pharr 2 3 4
4 Hoad 6 6 6
Barker 9 6 6 1 Bédard 4 4 4
Beale 11 2 8 6 Beale 5 6 3 4
Dodson 6 1 4 6 1 Bédard 7 4 6 6
Bédard 3 6 6 2 6 4 Hoad 6 6 6
Moreira w/o 11 Larsen 2 4 2
Kupferburger Kupferburger 6 7 6
Rose 0 5 2 Main 2 5 4
Main 6 7 6 Kupferburger 3 3 6 3
Meyer 7 3 6 2 11 Larsen 6 6 4 6
Barclay 9 6 4 6 Barclay 5 2 6
Van Rensselaer 6 4 5 11 Larsen 7 6 8
11 Larsen 8 6 7

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Freeman 1 0 0
16 Kamo 6 6 6 16 Kamo 6 13 6 6 6
Fontana 4 2 4 Anderson 8 11 4 8 8
Anderson 6 6 6 Anderson 4 2 6 4
Schaffer 2 1 2 Giammalva 6 6 1 6
Giammalva 6 6 6 Giammalva 6 6 6
Merlo 1 4 1 Wilson 4 4 3
Wilson 6 6 6 Giammalva 6 6 2 6
Ryland 1 3 3 Schwartz 3 2 6 4
Perry 6 6 6 Perry 6 6 6
Freedman 3 2 5 Harum 2 4 4
Harum 6 6 7 Perry 3 5 6
Bunis 2 2 4 Schwartz 6 7 8
Schwartz 6 6 6 Schwartz 1 6 8 6
7 Shea 4 6 6 5 2 Golden 6 3 6 3
Golden 6 3 3 7 6

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Hajjar 1 1 3
8 Hartwig 6 6 6 8 Hartwig 7 6 2 15
Kerdasha 2 7 4 Stewart 5 4 6 13
Stewart 6 9 6 8 Hartwig 6 6 6
Steele Jr. 6 1 4 6 2 Geller 2 3 3
Geller 0 6 6 4 6 Geller 7 6 6 6
Garcia 6 1 1 Gori 5 2 8 4
Gori 8 6 6 8 Hartwig 4 2 2
Demas 4 9 0 15 Flam 6 6 6
Brown 6 11 6 Brown 6 6 3 6
Neely 3 1 3 Mulloy 3 4 6 4
Mulloy 6 6 6 Brown 3 6 7 9 7
Najar 6 2 2 2 15 Flam 6 3 5 11 9
Davis 4 6 6 6 Davis 0 1 2
Baumgardner 0 6 6 15 Flam 6 6 6
15 Flam 6 8 8

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Radford 1 4 2
12 Morea 6 6 6 12 Morea 6 6 6
Brown 6 3 2 2 Andrews 4 2 3
Andrews 2 6 6 6 12 Morea 1 7 13 6
Tully 4 3 1 Cooper 6 5 11 3
Dorfman 6 6 6 Dorfman 2 6 3 4
Englander 1 2 4 Cooper 6 3 6 6
Cooper 6 6 6 12 Morea 3 1 3
Hollander 9 6 7 6 1 1 Trabert 6 6 6
Ball 11 4 5 8 6 Ball 0 0 1
Vincent 0 0 3 Morris 6 6 6
Morris 6 6 6 Morris 4 4 1
Drobac 3 6 2 1 Trabert 6 6 6
Miyagi 6 8 6 Miyagi 4 1 1
Becker 0 4 1 1 Trabert 6 6 6
1 Trabert 6 6 6

Section 5

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Dell 4 4 4
2 Rosewall 6 6 6 2 Rosewall 7 6 6
Holmberg 6 8 6 6 3 Willner 5 3 2
Willner 4 6 8 8 6 2 Rosewall 6 8 6
Dalrymple 6 3 1 3 Harum 2 6 3
Harum 4 6 6 6 Harum 6 15 6
Powless 6 8 4 4 Cranis 1 13 3
Cranis 8 6 6 6 2 Rosewall 6 6 6
Garcia 6 2 3 9 Moylan 2 2 3
Boys 8 6 6 Boys 1 2 1
Rochon 6 5 6 6 6 Quay 6 6 6
Quay 1 7 3 8 8 Quay 3 6 5
Walraven 6 5 1 2 9 Moylan 6 8 7
Longshore 4 7 6 6 Longshore 1 1 7
Grant 1 7 1 9 Moylan 6 6 9
9 Moylan 6 9 6

Section 6

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Moody 4 4 3
10 Pietrangeli 6 6 6 10 Pietrangeli 6 6 6
Stuckert 3 6 2 Green 1 4 4
Green 6 8 6 10 Pietrangeli 13 6 4 4 5
Quillian 5 8 3 1 Reed 11 4 6 6 7
Reed 7 6 6 6 Reed 6 6 6
Thompson 10 6 4 Cohen 3 4 2
Cohen 12 8 6 Reed 3 4 6 4
Cullen 4 4 7 3 5 Richardson 6 6 3 6
Freishtat 6 6 5 6 Freishtat 7 5 6 2
Sobieraj 3 3 6 8 Coss 9 7 2 6
Coss 6 6 1 10 Coss 3 2 2
Dailey 5 5 5 5 Richardson 6 6 6
Barker 7 7 7 Barker 3 1 1
Kauder 2 6 11 8 0 5 Richardson 6 6 6
5 Richardson 6 3 9 10 6

Section 7

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Pierce 0 0 5
6 Nielsen 6 6 7 6 Nielsen 6 6 4 1 10
Martin 3 2 12 4 Olmedo 1 2 6 6 8
Olmedo 6 6 10 6 6 Nielsen 3 6 6 4 6
Walraven 6 2 3 3 Burrows 6 3 2 6 8
Platt 4 6 6 6 Platt 3 4 4
Clothier 3 1 2 Burrows 6 6 6
Burrows 6 6 6 Burrows 0 1 2
Hammersley 5 3 7 3 13 Bartzen 6 6 6
Deyro 7 6 5 6 Deyro 6 6 6
Chatrier 0 4 6 0 Gaines 2 4 4
Gaines 6 6 4 6 Deyro 4 1 4
Hettleman 1 6 5 4 13 Bartzen 6 6 6
Agüero 6 3 7 6 Agüero 2 1 1
Henry 1 3 1 13 Bartzen 6 6 6
13 Bartzen 6 6 6

Section 8

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Maccracken 3 3 6 2
14 Fraser 6 6 3 6 14 Fraser 6 7 6 6
Wickel 6 1 7 0 Falkenburg 3 9 4 4
Falkenburg 8 6 5 6 14 Fraser 6 6 6
Jose 1 4 4 MacKay 4 4 2
Raskind 6 6 6 Raskind 1 4 8 4
Sorlien 4 5 7 MacKay 6 6 6 6
MacKay 6 7 9 14 Fraser 5 4 2
Freeman 1 2 0 3 Seixas 7 6 6
Mayne 6 6 6 Mayne 6 6 6
Thieullent 0 3 1 Moss 4 3 2
Moss 6 6 6 Mayne 2 3 3
3 Seixas 6 6 6
Barrett 2 2 4
3 Seixas 6 6 6

References

  1. ^ a b Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York City]: New Chapter Press. p. 460. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. ^ a b Talbert, Bill (1967). Tennis Observed – The USLTA Men's Singles Champions, 1881–1966,. Barre: Barre Publishers. p. 130. OCLC 172306.
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