# 1953 Torneo Godó

The 1953 Torneo Godó was the inaugural edition of the Torneo Godó tennis event and it took place at the Real Club de Tenis Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain from 3 June until 7 June 1953. Vic Seixas won the singles title.

## Seeds

* Vic Seixas (champion)
* Lennart Bergelin (semifinalist)
* Enrique Morea (runner-up)
* Emilio Martínez (second round)
* René Buser (semifinalist)
* Eduardo Soriano (quarterfinalist)
* Luis Barril (quarterfinalist)
* José María Draper (quarterfinalist)

## Draw
### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 2 | Lennart Bergelin | 2 | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
| 3 | Enrique Morea | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 3 | Enrique Morea | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | Enrique Morea | 3 | 4 | 20 |
| | | | | | 1 | Vic Seixas | 6 | 6 | 22 |
| 5 | René Buser | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | Vic Seixas | 6 | 6 | 22 |
| 1 | Vic Seixas | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

### Earlier rounds
#### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | Bergelin | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | bye | | | | 2 | Bergelin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | bye | | | | | Klamburg | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Klamburg | | | | | | | | 2 | Bergelin | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 7 | Barril | | | | | | | | 7 | Barril | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| | bye | | | | 7 | Barril | w/o | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Durall | 3 | 0 | | | Lerín | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lerín | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Bergelin | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | Morea | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Morea | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | Estrada | 1 | 0 | | 3 | Morea | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Castellá | 6 | 6 | | | Castellá | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sanz | 0 | 1 | | | | | | 3 | Morea | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 6 | Soriano | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | 6 | Soriano | 0 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Bosch | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | Soriano | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Moure | | | | | Moure | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ayxelá | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | Aguiló | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Margets | 6 | 6 | | | Margets | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Marqués | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | Buser | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Buser | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 5 | Buser | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Dot | 1 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | Dot | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Carbó | 6 | 5 | 4 | | Dot | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Pradell | 3 | 0 | | 4 | Martínez | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Martínez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Buser | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| | Vijande | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Seixas | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | Valls | w/o | | | | Valls | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | bye | | | | 8 | Draper | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Draper | | | | | | | | 8 | Draper | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Garriga-Nogués | | | | | | | | 1 | Seixas | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | bye | | | | | Garriga-Nogués | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | bye | | | | 1 | Seixas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Seixas | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |