1949 Australian Championships - Men's Singles
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Frank Sedgman
defeated John Bromwich
6–3 6–2 6–2 in the final to win the Men's Singles title at the 1949 Australian Championships
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is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
Frank Sedgman
Frank Arthur Sedgman, born 29 October 1927, in Mont Albert, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, was a tennis player who was arguably the world No.1 in 1952. In his 1979 autobiography Jack Kramer, the long-time tennis promoter and great player himself, included Sedgman in his list of the 21...
defeated John Bromwich
John Bromwich
John Edward Bromwich was a male tennis player from Australia who, along with his countryman Vivian McGrath, was one of the first great players to use a two-handed forehand....
6–3 6–2 6–2 in the final to win the Men's Singles title at the 1949 Australian Championships
1949 Australian Championships (tennis)
List of Champions of the 1949 Australian Championships :-Men's Singles: Frank Sedgman defeated John Bromwich 6-3 6-2 6-2-Women's Singles: Doris Hart defeated Nancye Wynne Bolton 6-3, 6-4...
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See also:
- 1949 Australian Championships - Women's Singles1949 Australian Championships - Women's SinglesDoris Hart defeated Nancye Bolton 6–3 6–4 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 1949 Australian Championships.See also:-Seeds:The seeded players are listed below...
Seeds
The seeded players are listed below. Frank SedgmanFrank Sedgman
Frank Arthur Sedgman, born 29 October 1927, in Mont Albert, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, was a tennis player who was arguably the world No.1 in 1952. In his 1979 autobiography Jack Kramer, the long-time tennis promoter and great player himself, included Sedgman in his list of the 21...
is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
John BromwichJohn BromwichJohn Edward Bromwich was a male tennis player from Australia who, along with his countryman Vivian McGrath, was one of the first great players to use a two-handed forehand....
(Finalist)- Bill SidwellBill SidwellBill Sidwell was an Australian tennis player.Sidwell reached four Grand Slam doubles finals, winning once, and also played in the Davis Cup in 1948 and 1949. He is currently Treasurer of the AVGA and is playing golf regularly in place of tennis.-Grand Slam finals:-External links:* *...
(Semifinalist) - Geoffrey Brown (Semifinalist)
- Frank SedgmanFrank SedgmanFrank Arthur Sedgman, born 29 October 1927, in Mont Albert, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, was a tennis player who was arguably the world No.1 in 1952. In his 1979 autobiography Jack Kramer, the long-time tennis promoter and great player himself, included Sedgman in his list of the 21...
(Champion) - Adrian QuistAdrian QuistAdrian Karl Quist was an Australian male tennis player.-Biography:Adrian Quist was born in Medindie, South Australia. The tennis legend grew up in Adelaide and once played Harry Hopman, however he lost, only because he gave Hopman a head start...
(Quarterfinalist) - Colin Long (Quarterfinalist)
- George Worthington (Quarterfinalist)
- Jack Crawford (Third round)
Key
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild Card
- LL = Lucky Loser
- r. = retired
Finals
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
External links
- 1949 Australian Championships on ITFtennis.com, the source for this draw