1955 in tennis
| Years in tennis |
This page covers all the important events in the sport of tennis in 1955. It provides the results of notable tournaments throughout the year on both the men's and women's ILTF tennis circuits.
Australian Open
Men's singles
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Ken Rosewall defeated Lew Hoad 9–7, 6–4, 6–4[1]
Women's singles
Beryl Penrose defeated Thelma Coyne Long 6–4, 6–3[2]
Men's doubles
Vic Seixas / Tony Trabert defeated Lew Hoad / Ken Rosewall 6–3, 6–2, 2–6, 3–6, 6–1[3]
Women's doubles
Mary Bevis Hawton / Beryl Penrose defeated Nell Hall Hopman / Gwen Thiele 7–5, 6–1[4]
Mixed doubles
Thelma Coyne Long / George Worthington defeated Jenny Staley / Lew Hoad 6–2, 6–1[5]
French Open
Men's singles
Tony Trabert defeated 
Sven Davidson 2–6, 6–1, 6–4, 6–2
Women's singles
Angela Mortimer defeated Dorothy Knode 2–6, 7–5, 10–8
Men's doubles
Vic Seixas / Tony Trabert defeated 
Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola 6–1, 4–6, 6–2, 6–4
Women's doubles
Beverly Baker Fleitz / Darlene Hard defeated Shirley Bloomer / Patricia Ward 7–5, 6–8, 13–11
Mixed doubles
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Gordon Forbes defeated Jenny Staley / 
Luis Ayala 5–7, 6–1, 6–2
Wimbledon
Men's singles
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Tony Trabert defeated 
Kurt Nielsen, 6–3, 7–5, 6–1 [6]
Women's singles
Louise Brough defeated Beverly Fleitz, 7–5, 8–6 [7]
Men's doubles
Rex Hartwig / Lew Hoad defeated Neale Fraser / Ken Rosewall, 7–5, 6–4, 6–3 [8]
Women's doubles
Angela Mortimer / Anne Shilcock defeated Shirley Bloomer / Patricia Ward, 7–5, 6–1 [9]
Mixed doubles
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Enrique Morea / Louise Brough, 8–6, 2–6, 6–3 [10]
US Open
Men's singles
Tony Trabert (USA) defeated Ken Rosewall (AUS) 9–7, 6–3, 6–3
Women's singles
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Patricia Ward (GBR) 6–4, 6–2
Men's doubles
Kosei Kamo (JPN) / Atsushi Miyagi (JPN) defeated Gerald Moss (USA) / Bill Quillian (USA) 6–2, 6–3, 3–6, 1–6, 6–4 [11]
Women's doubles
Louise Brough (USA) / Margaret Osborne duPont (USA) defeated Shirley Fry (USA) / Doris Hart (USA) 6–3, 1–6, 6–3 [12]
Mixed doubles
Doris Hart (USA) / Vic Seixas (USA) defeated Shirley Fry (USA) / Gardnar Mulloy (USA) 7–5, 5–7, 6–2 [13]
Notes
References
- ↑ "1955 Men's Singles". Tennis Australia.
- ↑ "1955 Women's Singles". Tennis Australia.
- ↑ "1955 Men's Doubles". Tennis Australia.
- ↑ "1955 Women's Doubles". Tennis Australia.
- ↑ "1955 Mixed Doubles". Tennis Australia.
- ↑ "Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
- ↑ "Ladies' Singles Finals 1884-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
- ↑ "Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
- ↑ "Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
- ↑ "Mixed Doubles Finals 1913-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
- ↑ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 477. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ↑ Collins, p. 480
- ↑ Collins, p. 482
External links
- Official website of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)
- Official website of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA)
- Official website of the International Tennis Federation (ITF)
- Official website of the International Team Competition in Men's Tennis (Davis Cup) Archived June 8, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- Official website of the International Team Competition in Women's Tennis (Fed Cup) Archived January 7, 2014, at the Wayback Machine