# 1952 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

In the 1952 Wimbledon Championships – Gentlemen's Singles tennis competition, number one seed Frank Sedgman defeated number two seed Jaroslav Drobný in the final, 4–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–2 to win the title. Dick Savitt was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Mervyn Rose.

## Progress of the tournament

Drobný was representing Egypt, having defected from Czechoslovakia in 1949 and been offered Egyptian citizenship in 1950. It was his second Wimbledon men's singles final, and he defeated the number 5 and 6 seeds (Australia's Ken McGregor and the US's Herbie Flam) to get there. Another Australian, number 8 seed Mervyn Rose, having defeated Savitt, was beaten by the eventual champion, Sedgman, in the semifinals.

## Seeds

    01. Frank Sedgman (champion)
    02. Jaroslav Drobný (final)
    03. Vic Seixas (quarterfinals)
    04. Dick Savitt (quarterfinals)
    05. Ken McGregor (quarterfinals)
    06. Herbie Flam (semifinals)
    07. Eric Sturgess (quarterfinals)
    08. Mervyn Rose (semifinals)
    09. Art Larsen (first round)
    10. Gardnar Mulloy (fourth round)
    11. Ham Richardson (first round)
    12. Budge Patty (fourth round)
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Frank Sedgman | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Eric Sturgess | 5 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Eric Sturgess | 5 | 1 | 0 | | | 1 | Frank Sedgman | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 8 | Mervyn Rose | 4 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Dick Savitt | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 8 | Mervyn Rose | 4 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Mervyn Rose | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Mervyn Rose | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | 1 | Frank Sedgman | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Jaroslav Drobný | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | Herbie Flam | 6 | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Jaroslav Drobný | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Vic Seixas | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Vic Seixas | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5 | | 6 | Herbie Flam | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 2 | Jaroslav Drobný | 6 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Ken McGregor | 0 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | Jaroslav Drobný | 6 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 2 | Jaroslav Drobný | 6 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 1 | Frank Sedgman | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jaime Bartrolí | 1 | 0 | 2 | | | 1 | F Sedgman | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Heraldo Weiss | w/o | | | | | Q | B Katz | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Basil Katz | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | F Sedgman | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Philippe Washer | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | P Washer | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Ip Koon Hung | 1 | 4 | 4 | | | | P Washer | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alastair Martin | w/o | | | | | | H Billington | 2 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Henry Billington | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | F Sedgman | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 11 | Ham Richardson | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | D Candy | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| | Felicisimo Ampon | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | F Ampon | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Don Candy | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | D Candy | 6 | 4 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Bob Lee | 1 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | D Candy | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Ricardo Balbiers | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | R Balbiers | 0 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | Sakari Salo | 4 | 1 | 4 | | | | R Balbiers | 8 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Milan Branović | 3 | 4 | 3 | | | | C Lister | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Claude Lister | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 7 | Eric Sturgess | 8 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Hans Redl | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | 7 | E Sturgess | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Vladimir Petrović | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | Q | R Mayers | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Rusty Mayers | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | E Sturgess | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Malcolm Gracie | 1 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | A Mottram | 4 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Giovanni Cucelli | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | G Cucelli | 2 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tony Mottram | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | A Mottram | 6 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Headley Baxter | 2 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | E Sturgess | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| 9 | Art Larsen | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | G Golden | 6 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 |
| | Torsten Johansson | 10 | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | T Johansson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Joe Hackett | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | | | P Brophy | 4 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Phil Brophy | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | T Johansson | 3 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | Fred Dehnert | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | G Golden | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Howard Walton | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | H Walton | 5 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Pedro Guimarães | 2 | 1 | 0 | | | | G Golden | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Grant Golden | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 3

| First round | 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 | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 4 | Dick Savitt | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Naresh Kumar | 1 | 2 | 0 | | | 4 | R Savitt | 6 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Cecil Irvine | 3 | 9 | 3 | 2 | | | G Oakley | 1 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gerry Oakley | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 4 | R Savitt | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Luis Ayala | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | H Likas | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | Milan Matouš | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | | | L Ayala | 4 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Harry Likas | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | H Likas | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Peter Cawthorn | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | R Savitt | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | Don Butler | 1 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Brichant | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| | Jacques Brichant | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | J Brichant | 6 | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ignacy Tłoczyński | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | I Tłoczyński | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Philippe Chatrier | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | J Brichant | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Derek Capell | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | D Capell | 3 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| Q | John Ager | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | | | D Capell | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Matthew Mohtadi | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | | | B Woodroffe | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bryan Woodroffe | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 8 | Mervyn Rose | 7 | 7 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ian Ayre | 5 | 5 | 6 | | | 8 | M Rose | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Pablo Eisenberg | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | | H Hermann | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Horst Hermann | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | M Rose | 8 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Kurt Nielsen | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | K Nielsen | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Bernard Destremau | 0 | 1 | 4 | | | | K Nielsen | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Josip Palada | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | J Palada | 3 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Martin Hime | 4 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | M Rose | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | Clive Bernstein | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | S Clark | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| | Erwin Balestra | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | C Bernstein | 3 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fausto Gardini | 7 | 7 | 6 | | | | F Gardini | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Eugenio Saller | 5 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | F Gardini | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Ivo Rinkel | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | S Clark | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Gustav Specht | 2 | 1 | 4 | | | | I Rinkel | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Straight Clark | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | S Clark | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dragutin Mitić | 1 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 5

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | Marcello del Bello | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ismail Adel | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | | M del Bello | 5 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Salvador Soriano | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | | S Stockenberg | 7 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Staffan Stockenberg | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | S Stockenberg | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2$^r$ | | | | | |
| | John Barrett | 2 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | 10 | G Mulloy | 7 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Ken Rosewall | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | K Rosewall | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Władysław Skonecki | 1 | 3 | 6 | | 10 | G Mulloy | 9 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Gardnar Mulloy | 6 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | G Mulloy | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| | Cyril Kemp | 1 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | H Flam | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| | Gene Garrett | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | W Garrett | 4 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | José Agüero | 0 | 2 | 3 | | | T Ulrich | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Torben Ulrich | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | T Ulrich | 5 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Derek Bull | 3 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | 6 | H Flam | 7 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | |
| | Geoffrey Paish | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | G Paish | 2 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Owen Williams | 3 | 6 | 4 | | 6 | H Flam | 6 | 8 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Herbie Flam | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 6

| First round | 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 | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | Jacques Peten | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Trevor Fancutt | 7 | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | T Fancutt | 4 | 3 | 9 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Petko Milojković | 0 | 2 | 4 | | | | J Horn | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | John Horn | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | J Horn | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | Leon Norgarb | 6 | 3 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 12 | J Patty | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Carlos Sanhueza | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | L Norgarb | 4 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Athol Tills | 1 | 2 | 1 | | | 12 | J Patty | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Budge Patty | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | J Patty | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 |
| Q | Edwin Tsai | 6 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | V Seixas | 7 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
| | Robert Haillet | 2 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 6 | | R Haillet | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alejo Russell | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | A Russell | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Steve Potts | 1 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | A Russell | 3 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | Douglas Snart | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | 3 | V Seixas | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Ernst Buchholz | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | E Buchholz | 2 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Narendra Nath | 5 | 2 | 2 | | | 3 | V Seixas | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Vic Seixas | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 7

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | Peter Hare | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jean-Claude Molinari | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | J-C Molinari | 4 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Armando Vieira | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | A Vieira | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nils Rohlsson | 3 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | A Vieira | 11 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | Don Tregonning | 2 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | I Dorfman | 9 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | Doug Scharenguivel | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | D Scharenguivel | 1 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Irvin Dorfman | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | I Dorfman | 6 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Stan Clark | 2 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | A Vieira | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| | Edmund David | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | K McGregor | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | Darrell Shaw | 0 | 5 | 10 | 2 | | E David | 2 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Roger Becker | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | N Cockburn | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nigel Cockburn | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | N Cockburn | 0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | George Godsell | 2 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 5 | K McGregor | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Enrique Morea | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | E Morea | 5 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tony Starte | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 5 | K McGregor | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Ken McGregor | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 8

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | Guy Jackson | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jost Spitzer | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | | | G Jackson | 6 | 3 | 1 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Freddie Huber | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | A Huber | 4 | 6 | 6 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Marcelo Taverne | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | A Huber | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | Rolando del Bello | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | L Hoad | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Tommy Anderson | 3 | 4 | 0 | | | | R del Bello | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Giuseppe Merlo | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | | L Hoad | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lew Hoad | 4 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | L Hoad | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| | Harry Hopman | 1 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | J Drobný | 6 | 3 | 8 | 6 |
| | Hans van Swol | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | A van Swol | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Czesław Spychała | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | C Spychała | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Eric Bulmer | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | A van Swol | 0 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | Bobby Wilson | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | 2 | J Drobný | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Jean Moreau | 2 | 4 | 5 | | | | R Wilson | 0 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Billy Knight | 0 | 1 | 3 | | | 2 | J Drobný | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Jaroslav Drobný | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |