# 1947 Australian Championships – Men's singles

Dinny Pails defeated John Bromwich 4–6, 6–4, 3–6, 7–5, 8–6 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1947 Australian Championships.

## Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Dinny Pails is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
* John Bromwich (finalist)
* Dinny Pails (champion)
* Tom Brown (semifinals)
* Gardnar Mulloy (semifinals)
* Adrian Quist (quarterfinals)
* Lionel Brodie (quarterfinals)
* Bill Sidwell (quarterfinals)
* Colin Long (quarterfinals)
* Bill Talbert (second round)
* Geoffrey Brown (second round)
* Jack Crawford (first 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 | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | John Bromwich | 6 | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Colin Long | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Colin Long | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | | 1 | John Bromwich | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 4 | Gardnar Mulloy | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Gardnar Mulloy | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | Gardnar Mulloy | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Lionel Brodie | 2 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Lionel Brodie | 2 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | John Bromwich | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Dinny Pails | 4 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 8 |
| 5 | Adrian Quist | 6 | 4 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Dinny Pails | 4 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 8 |
| 3 | Tom Brown | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Tom Brown | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | | 3 | Tom Brown | 2 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 2 | Dinny Pails | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Bill Sidwell | 3 | 8 | 3 | | | 2 | Dinny Pails | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Dinny Pails | 6 | 10 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Earlier rounds
#### 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 | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | Bromwich | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Skillicorn | 2 | 1 | 2 | | | 1 | Bromwich | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gilchrist | | | | | | | Gilchrist | 2 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Hopman | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Bromwich | 6 | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Long | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Long | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | Gray | 3 | 3 | 3 | | | 8 | Long | 6 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Worthington | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 10 | | Worthington | 1 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Rocavert | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Bromwich | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | Mulloy | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Mulloy | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| | Dart | 8 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | Mulloy | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Brown | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | 10 | Brown | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Wilderspin | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Mulloy | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Brodie | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Brodie | 2 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | Barnes | 5 | 3 | 2 | | | 6 | Brodie | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bonner | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | Bonner | 2 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Maidens | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | Matthews | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Edwards | 4 | 1 | 3 | | Matthews | 1 | 8 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Quist | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | Quist | 6 | 10 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Candy | 4 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | 5 | Quist | 6 | 4 | 7 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Bennett | 11 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | Brown | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | |
| 11 | Crawford | 9 | 3 | 0 | | Bennett | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Brown | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | Brown | 8 | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Felan | 1 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Brown | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 9 | Talbert | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Pails | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | McCarthy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | Talbert | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Sidwell | 6 | 6 | | 7 | Sidwell | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Stewart | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | 7 | Sidwell | 3 | 8 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | Callaghan | 6 | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | Pails | 6 | 10 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Sedgman | 4 | 7 | 4 | | Callaghan | 1 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Pails | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | Pails | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kirkby | 3 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |