1955 Australian Championships

The 1955 Australian Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on outdoor Grass courts at the Memorial Drive, Adelaide, Australia from 21 January to 31 January.

1955 Australian Championships
Date21 January - 31 January
Edition43rd
CategoryGrand Slam (ITF)
SurfaceGrass
LocationAdelaide, Australia
VenueMemorial Drive
Champions
Men's Singles
Ken Rosewall
Women's Singles
Beryl Penrose
Men's Doubles
Vic Seixas / Tony Trabert
Women's Doubles
Mary Bevis Hawton / Beryl Penrose
Mixed Doubles
Thelma Coyne Long / George Worthington

It was the 43rd edition of the Australian Championships (now known as the Australian Open), the 11th held in Adelaide, and the first Grand Slam tournament of the year. The singles titles were won by Australians Ken Rosewall and Beryl Penrose.

Champions

Men's Singles
Main article: 1955 Australian Championships – Men's Singles

Ken Rosewall defeated Lew Hoad 9–7, 6–4, 6–4 [1]

Women's Singles
Main article: 1955 Australian Championships – Women's Singles

Beryl Penrose defeated Thelma Coyne Long 6–4, 6–3 [2]

Men's Doubles

Vic Seixas / Tony Trabert defeated Lew Hoad / Ken Rosewall 6–3, 6–2, 2–6, 3–6, 6–1 [3]

Women's Doubles

Mary Bevis Hawton / Beryl Penrose defeated Nell Hall Hopman / Gwen Thiele 7–5, 6–1 [4]

Mixed Doubles

Thelma Coyne Long / George Worthington defeated Jenny Staley / Lew Hoad 6–2, 6–1 [5]


References
  1. "1955 Men's Singles". Tennis Australia.
  2. "1955 Women's Singles". Tennis Australia.
  3. "1955 Men's Doubles". Tennis Australia.
  4. "1955 Women's Doubles". Tennis Australia.
  5. "1955 Mixed Doubles". Tennis Australia.


Preceded by
1954 U.S. National Championships		 Grand Slams Succeeded by
1955 French Championships
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