1955 Australian Championships

Tennis tournament

Tennis tournament

1955 Australian Championships

Date| 21– 31 January 1955
Edition| 43rd
Category| Grand Slam (ITF)
Surface| Grass
Location| Adelaide, Australia
Venue| Memorial Drive
Champions
Men's singles
Ken Rosewall
Women's singles
Beryl Penrose
Men's doubles
Vic Seixas /  Tony Trabert
Women's doubles
Mary Bevis Hawton /  Beryl Penrose
Mixed doubles
Thelma Coyne Long /  George Worthington
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The 1955 Australian Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on outdoor Grass courts at the Memorial Drive, Adelaide, Australia from 21 January to 31 January.

It was the 43rd edition of the Australian Championships (now known as the Australian Open), the 11th held in Adelaide, and the first Grand Slam tournament of the year. The singles titles were won by Australians Ken Rosewall and Beryl Penrose.

## Champions

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### Men's singles

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Main article: 1955 Australian Championships – Men's singles

Ken Rosewall defeated  Lew Hoad 9–7, 6–4, 6–4 [1]

### Women's singles

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Main article: 1955 Australian Championships – Women's singles

Beryl Penrose defeated  Thelma Coyne Long 6–4, 6–3 [2]

### Men's doubles

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Vic Seixas /  Tony Trabert defeated  Lew Hoad /  Ken Rosewall 6–3, 6–2, 2–6, 3–6, 6–1 [3]

### Women's doubles

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Mary Bevis Hawton /  Beryl Penrose defeated  Nell Hall Hopman /  Gwen Thiele 7–5, 6–1 [4]

### Mixed doubles

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Thelma Coyne Long /  George Worthington defeated  Jenny Staley /  Lew Hoad 6–2, 6–1 [5]

## References

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1. ^ "1955 Men's Singles". Tennis Australia.
2. ^ "1955 Women's Singles". Tennis Australia.
3. ^ "1955 Men's Doubles". Tennis Australia.
4. ^ "1955 Women's Doubles". Tennis Australia.
5. ^ "1955 Mixed Doubles". Tennis Australia.

## External links

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* Australian Open official website

Preceded by

1954 U.S. National Championships

|  Grand Slams | Succeeded by

1955 French Championships

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