1955 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

Men's singles
1955 Wimbledon Championships
Final
ChampionUnited States Tony Trabert
Runner-upDenmark Kurt Nielsen
Score6–3, 7–5, 6–1
Details
Draw128 (10 Q )
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
← 1954 · Wimbledon Championships · 1956 →
1955 tennis event results

In the 1955 Wimbledon Championships men's singles event, Tony Trabert defeated Kurt Nielsen in the final, 6–3, 7–5, 6–1 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title.[1] Jaroslav Drobný was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Tony Trabert.

It was the second of two Men's Singles competitions at Wimbledon in which an unseeded Nielsen had progressed to the final, and he remains the only unseeded player to achieve this twice.[2]

Seeds

01.   United States Tony Trabert (champion)
02.   Australia Ken Rosewall (semifinals)
03.   United States Vic Seixas (second round)
04.   Australia Lew Hoad (quarterfinals)
05.   Australia Rex Hartwig (third round)
06.   Egypt Jaroslav Drobný (quarterfinals)
07.   United States Budge Patty (semifinals)
08.   Sweden Sven Davidson (quarterfinals)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
2 Australia Ken Rosewall 6 6 6
8 Sweden Sven Davidson 4 1 2
2 Australia Ken Rosewall 9 2 6 4
Denmark Kurt Nielsen 11 6 2 6
Italy Nicola Pietrangeli 6 3 7 2 5
Denmark Kurt Nielsen 1 6 5 6 7
Denmark Kurt Nielsen 3 5 1
1 United States Tony Trabert 6 7 6
7 United States Budge Patty 6 6 6
4 Australia Lew Hoad 4 4 4
7 United States Budge Patty 6 2 2
1 United States Tony Trabert 8 6 6
6 Egypt Jaroslav Drobný 6 1 4
1 United States Tony Trabert 8 6 6

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
2 Australia Ken Rosewall 6 6 6
United Kingdom Geoffrey Owen 4 4 1 2 Australia K Rosewall 6 5 6 6
Australia George Worthington 6 6 6 Australia G Worthington 0 7 1 2
United States Tony Vincent 1 2 1 2 Australia K Rosewall 6 6 6
United Kingdom John Barrett 6 4 8 9 United Kingdom J Barrett 3 2 2
United Kingdom Geoff Cass 3 6 6 7 United Kingdom J Barrett 6 6 6
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Josip Palada 4 6 6 6 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia J Palada 4 3 3
Spain José María Draper 6 2 3 1 2 Australia K Rosewall 6 6 2
Q United Kingdom Clive Bernstein 1 1 4 Italy G Merlo 4 1 1r
United Kingdom Mike Davies 6 6 6 United Kingdom M Davies 6 6 10
Portugal Carlos Figueira 0 1 1 United States W Van Voorhees 4 2 8
United States Wayne Van Voorhees 6 6 6 United Kingdom M Davies 6 6 4 6 6
Spain Jaime Bartrolí 3 1 3 Italy G Merlo 8 1 6 3 8
Q South Africa Cyril Botha 6 6 6 Q South Africa C Botha 1 4 6 1
Italy Giuseppe Merlo 6 6 6 Italy G Merlo 6 6 3 6
Trinidad and Tobago Ian McDonald 0 2 4

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8 Sweden Sven Davidson 4 6 6 4 8
United States Ham Richardson 6 3 4 6 6 8 Sweden S Davidson 6 6 6
Australia Arthur Gubb 2 6 1 Argentina E Morea 4 4 2
Argentina Enrique Morea 6 8 6 8 Sweden S Davidson 6 6 2 4 6
United Kingdom Tony Pickard 6 5 4 6 3 United Kingdom W Knight 3 3 6 6 3
Austria Franz Saiko 4 7 6 4 6 Austria F Saiko 3 2 2
Belgium Gino Mezzi w/o United Kingdom W Knight 6 6 6
United Kingdom Billy Knight 8 Sweden S Davidson 4 6 7 6
United Kingdom Eric Bulmer 1 3 3 Chile L Ayala 6 1 5 4
India Ramanathan Krishnan 6 6 6 India R Krishnan 6 6 5 7
South Africa Russell Seymour 8 6 7 South Africa R Seymour 2 1 7 5
Q United States Hugh Sweeney 6 1 5 India R Krishnan 2 6 6 12 2
West Germany Rupert Huber 9 8 4 7 Chile L Ayala 6 8 4 10 6
Hungary István Gulyás 7 10 6 9 Hungary I Gulyás 2 1 3
Chile Luis Ayala 6 6 7 Chile L Ayala 6 6 6
Australia Cedric Mason 2 3 5

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3 United States Vic Seixas 6 6 6
United Kingdom Tony Clayton 3 0 0 3 United States V Seixas 6 4 4 6 4
Sweden Torsten Johansson 6 1 6 3 4 United States G Shea 3 6 6 4 6
United States Gilbert Shea 4 6 4 6 6 United States G Shea 6 5 7 6
LL United Kingdom Laurie Proctor 6 3 6 6 Australia A Quist 2 7 5 3
Belgium Ivan Devroe 4 6 2 2 LL United Kingdom L Proctor 2 0 2
Australia Adrian Quist 6 7 6 Australia A Quist 6 6 6
Canada Don Fontana 0 5 2 United States G Shea 6 4 4 4
Italy Nicola Pietrangeli 6 4 8 6 Italy N Pietrangeli 2 6 6 6
France Jean-Noël Grinda 2 6 6 3 Italy N Pietrangeli 7 5 11 5 6
United Kingdom Tony Mottram 6 6 6 United Kingdom A Mottram 5 7 9 7 2
United States Gardnar Mulloy 1 4 1 Italy N Pietrangeli 1 6 7 6
United Kingdom Colin Hannam 6 6 6 United States J Ager 6 4 5 4
Q United Kingdom Jeffrey Robinson 4 3 1 United Kingdom C Hannam 1 3 8 1
United Kingdom John Ward 6 0 2 4 United States J Ager 6 6 6 6
United States John Ager 4 6 6 6

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5 Australia Rex Hartwig 6 6 6
United Kingdom Bob Lee 2 1 2 5 Australia R Hartwig 6 6 6
United Kingdom Gerry Oakley 6 6 6 United Kingdom G Oakley 0 4 3
United Kingdom Ralph Oliver 4 2 4 5 Australia R Hartwig 6 4 4
South Africa Abe Segal 6 6 6 South Africa A Segal 8 6 6
France Gil de Kermadec 0 0 3 South Africa A Segal 6 6 6
United Kingdom Ivor Warwick 6 1 4 5 Argentina A Russell 3 2 0
Argentina Alejo Russell 3 6 6 7 South Africa A Segal 6 1 4 3
Q United Kingdom Howard Walton 2 4 5 Denmark K Nielsen 4 6 6 6
Q Australia Dick Potter 6 6 7 Q Australia D Potter 6 2 2 7
Australia Arthur Marshall 2 4 6 Denmark K Nielsen 4 6 6 9
Denmark Kurt Nielsen 6 6 8 Denmark K Nielsen 6 6 6
Q Pakistan Khwaja Saeed 2 1 4 Q South Africa I Froman 3 1 2
Netherlands Hans van Dalsum 6 6 6 Netherlands J van Dalsum 6 6 2 1 4
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Stefán László 11 5 4 0r Q South Africa I Froman 3 3 6 6 6
Q South Africa Ian Froman 9 7 6 2

Bottom half

Section 5

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
United Kingdom Geoff Ward 3 6 2 13 5
Austria Freddie Huber 6 3 6 11 7 Austria A Huber 6 6 3 6
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ilija Panajotović 6 6 6 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia I Panajotović 4 4 6 3
Pakistan Rafiq Ahmad 2 3 4 Austria A Huber 6 2 4 2
South Africa Gordon Forbes 4 2 6 12 9 United States H Flam 4 6 6 6
Sweden Lennart Bergelin 6 6 2 10 7 South Africa G Forbes w/o
United States Herbie Flam 6 6 6 United States H Flam
Canada Robert Bédard 3 2 2 United States H Flam 1 3 6 6 4
Argentina Ernesto della Paolera 3 5 6 3 7 United States J Patty 6 6 4 1 6
United States Sidney Schwartz 6 7 3 6 United States S Schwartz 1 4 2
United Kingdom Bobby Wilson 6 6 6 United Kingdom R Wilson 6 6 6
Denmark Søren Højberg 4 1 3 United Kingdom R Wilson 4 9 4 1
Q West Germany Peter Scholl 6 6 6 7 United States J Patty 6 7 6 6
United Kingdom Robin Kipping 1 2 4 Q West Germany P Scholl 0 4 3
Q United States George Druliner 4 3 1 7 United States J Patty 6 6 6
7 United States Budge Patty 6 6 6

Section 6

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Italy Orlando Sirola 4 5 3
United States Art Larsen 6 7 6 United States A Larsen 6 7 7
Hungary István Sikorszki 9 3 6 United States M Fox 2 5 5
United States Malcolm Fox 11 6 8 United States A Larsen 6 10 6
South Africa Owen Williams 6 6 7 South Africa O Williams 2 8 2
Uruguay Arsenio Motolko 2 1 5 South Africa O Williams 6 7 6
United States Donald Flye 6 5 1 6 4 United Kingdom M Hime 4 5 2
United Kingdom Martin Hime 2 7 6 2 6 United States A Larsen 4 4 8 3
Poland Władysław Skonecki 6 6 6 4 Australia L Hoad 6 6 6 6
Netherlands Fred Dehnert 3 2 2 Poland W Skonecki 6 6 6
France Jean-Claude Molinari 6 4 1 7 3 United Kingdom G Paish 4 4 3
United Kingdom Geoffrey Paish 3 6 6 5 6 Poland W Skonecki 3 3 4
United Kingdom Eric Filby 3 10 0 3 4 Australia L Hoad 6 6 6
Belgium Philippe Washer 6 8 6 6 Belgium P Washer 1 3 2
Australia Bob Howe 5 5 2 4 Australia L Hoad 6 6 6
4 Australia Lew Hoad 7 7 6

Section 7

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Iran Matthew Mohtadi 4 2 7 2
United States Bob Perry 6 6 5 6 United States R Perry 3 6 6 6
Austria Hans Redl 6 7 4 6 Austria H Redl 6 3 2 2
Indonesia Liep-Tjiauw Tan 2 5 6 2 United States R Perry 2 6 6 4 6
Sweden Staffan Stockenberg 6 6 1 6 Sweden S Stockenberg 6 2 4 6 4
United States Pablo Eisenberg 3 2 6 4 Sweden S Stockenberg 6 4
LL South Africa Jack Forbes 3 4 2 United Kingdom J Horn 3 0r
United Kingdom John Horn 6 6 6 United States R Perry 6 3 4
United Kingdom Gordon Mudge 3 4 0 6 Egypt J Drobný 8 6 6
France Robert Haillet 6 6 6 France R Haillet 3 9 5 6 4
Australia Jack Arkinstall 6 6 6 Australia J Arkinstall 6 7 7 4 6
United Kingdom Alan Mills 2 3 2 Australia J Arkinstall 4 6 2 9
Australia Ashley Cooper 4 5 2 6 Egypt J Drobný 6 2 6 11
Australia Mervyn Rose 6 7 6 Australia M Rose 4 6 9 4
Switzerland René Buser 3 1 2 6 Egypt J Drobný 6 3 11 6
6 Egypt Jaroslav Drobný 6 6 6

Section 8

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Spain Emilio Martínez 6 3 6 3 3
France Philippe Chatrier 4 6 2 6 6 France P Chatrier 1 1 1
South Africa Ian Vermaak 4 6 6 6 South Africa I Vermaak 6 6 6
Chile Andrés Hammersley 6 3 4 3 South Africa I Vermaak 3 2 6 7
India Naresh Kumar 6 6 8 India N Kumar 6 6 3 9
Venezuela Isaías Pimentel 3 1 6 India N Kumar 3 6 8 6
Australia Bill Gilmour 6 6 6 Australia W Gilmour 6 4 6 2
Republic of Ireland Joe Hackett 0 4 1 India N Kumar 4 2 2
United States Hugh Stewart 6 8 6 1 United States T Trabert 6 6 6
Australia Neale Fraser 2 6 4 United States H Stewart 6 3 6 8
United Kingdom Tony Starte 3 1 3 Belgium J Brichant 2 6 3 6
Belgium Jacques Brichant 6 6 6 United States H Stewart 4 3 1
South Africa Trevor Fancutt 3 6 6 6 1 United States T Trabert 6 6 6
United Kingdom Roger Becker 6 3 4 2 South Africa T Fancutt 1 2 2
Australia Mal Anderson 3 4 2 1 United States T Trabert 6 6 6
1 United States Tony Trabert 6 6 6

References

  1. ^ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
  2. ^ John Barrett (2001). Wimbledon: The Official History of the Championships. CollinsWillow. p. 95. ISBN 978-0-00-711707-9.

External links

  • Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com
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