# 1953 Australian Championships – Men's singles

Third-seeded Ken Rosewall defeated Mervyn Rose 6–0, 6–3, 6–4 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1953 Australian Championships.

## Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Ken Rosewall is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
* Mervyn Rose (finalist)
* Vic Seixas (semifinals)
* Ken Rosewall (champion)
* Fausto Gardini (second round)
* Lew Hoad (second round)
* Ham Richardson (quarterfinals)
* Geoffrey Brown (quarterfinals)
* Straight Clark (quarterfinals)
* Don Candy (second round)
* Rex Hartwig (second round)
* Ian Ayre (semifinals)
* Neale Fraser (second round)

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* r = Retired

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Mervyn Rose | 8 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Ham Richardson | 10 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Ham Richardson | 10 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | Mervyn Rose | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 11 | Ian Ayre | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Clive Wilderspin | 4 | 9 | 6 | 6 | | 11 | Ian Ayre | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| 11 | Ian Ayre | 6 | 11 | 1 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Ian Ayre | 6 | 11 | 1 | 8 | | | | | | | | | 1 | Mervyn Rose | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Ken Rosewall | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | Ken Rosewall | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Ken Rosewall | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | Straight Clark | 4 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Straight Clark | 4 | 4 | 2 | | | 3 | Ken Rosewall | 6 | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 2 | Vic Seixas | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Geoffrey Brown | 4 | 4 | 5 | | | 2 | Vic Seixas | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | |
| 2 | Vic Seixas | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Earlier rounds
#### Section 1

| 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | Rose | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Green | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | Rose | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Quist | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | Quist | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Stewart | 3 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | 1 | Rose | 8 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Hartwig | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | 6 | Richardson | 10 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | Molloy | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10 | Hartwig | 6 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Richardson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | 6 | Richardson | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Yates | 4 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Rose | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 5 | Hoad | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | Ayre | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| | Kendall | 5 | 3 | 3 | | 5 | Hoad | 7 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Wilderspin | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | Wilderspin | 9 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | O'Brien | 3 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | Wilderspin | 4 | 9 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Ayre | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 11 | Ayre | 6 | 11 | 1 | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| | Ryan | 2 | 0 | 1 | | 11 | Ayre | 6 | 8 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Gardini | 6 | 6 | 6 | | 4 | Gardini | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mason | 1 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 3 | Rosewall | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Diggle | 4 | 0 | 3 | | | 3 | Rosewall | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tregonning | 4 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 6 | | Tregonning | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tobin | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | 3 | Rosewall | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Candy | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 8 | Clark | 4 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | Cawthorn | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | 9 | Candy | 1 | 9 | 9 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Clark | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | 8 | Clark | 6 | 11 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Hawton | 0 | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Rosewall | 6 | 2 | 7 | 6 |
| 7 | Brown | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Seixas | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| | Rogers | 5 | 2 | 0 | | | 7 | Brown | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Arkinstall | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | Arkinstall | 3 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Knight | 0 | 0 | 5 | | | | | | | | | 7 | Brown | 4 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | |
| 12 | Fraser | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 2 | Seixas | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |
| | Harvey | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 12 | Fraser | 4 | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Seixas | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | 2 | Seixas | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Reid | 2 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |