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1950 Australian Championships – Men's singles


Fifth-seeded Frank Sedgman defeated Ken McGregor 6–3, 6–4, 4–6, 6–1 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1950 Australian Championships.

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Frank Sedgman is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

  1. EGY Jaroslav Drobný (third round)
  2. RSA Eric Sturgess (semifinals)
  3. AUS John Bromwich (quarterfinals)
  4. AUS Bill Sidwell (semifinals)
  5. AUS Frank Sedgman (champion)
  6. AUS George Worthington (quarterfinals)
  7. AUS Colin Long (quarterfinals)
  8. AUS Mervyn Rose (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

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

Finals

| team-width=150 | RD3-team1=AUS Ken McGregor | RD3-seed1= | RD3-team2=AUS Frank Sedgman | RD3-seed2=5 | RD3-score1-1=3 | RD3-score2-1=6 | RD3-score1-2=4 | RD3-score2-2=6 | RD3-score1-3=6 | RD3-score2-3=4 | RD3-score1-4=1 | RD3-score2-4=6 | RD2-team1=AUS Ken McGregor | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team2=AUS Bill Sidwell | RD2-seed2=4 | RD2-score1-1=7 | RD2-score2-1=5 | RD2-score1-2=9 | RD2-score2-2=7 | RD2-score1-3=6 | RD2-score2-3=3 | RD2-team3=AUS Frank Sedgman | RD2-seed3=5 | RD2-team4=RSA Eric Sturgess | RD2-seed4=2 | RD2-score3-1=6 | RD2-score4-1=2 | RD2-score3-2=6 | RD2-score4-2=3 | RD2-score3-3=6 | RD2-score4-3=8 | RD2-score3-4=4 | RD2-score4-4=6 | RD2-score3-5=6 | RD2-score4-5=4 | RD1-team1=AUS Ken McGregor | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team2=AUS George Worthington | RD1-seed2=6 | RD1-score1-1=6 | RD1-score2-1=3 | RD1-score1-2=8 | RD1-score2-2=6 | RD1-score1-3=6 | RD1-score2-3=1 | RD1-team3=AUS Bill Sidwell | RD1-seed3=4 | RD1-team4=AUS Colin Long | RD1-seed4=7 | RD1-score3-1=7 | RD1-score4-1=5 | RD1-score3-2=7 | RD1-score4-2=5 | RD1-score3-3=7 | RD1-score4-3=5 | RD1-team5=AUS Frank Sedgman | RD1-seed5=5 | RD1-team6=AUS John Bromwich | RD1-seed6=3 | RD1-score5-1=5 | RD1-score6-1=7 | RD1-score5-2=6 | RD1-score6-2=3 | RD1-score5-3=6 | RD1-score6-3=4 | RD1-score5-4=6 | RD1-score6-4=1 | RD1-team7=AUS Mervyn Rose | RD1-seed7=8 | RD1-team8=RSA Eric Sturgess | RD1-seed8=2 | RD1-score7-1=5 | RD1-score8-1=7 | RD1-score7-2=4 | RD1-score8-2=6 | RD1-score7-3=1 | RD1-score8-3=6

Earlier rounds

Section 1

| RD4-team01=AUS McGregor | RD4-seed01= | RD4-team02=AUS Worthington | RD4-seed02=6 | RD4-score01-1=6 | RD4-score02-1=3 | RD4-score01-2=8 | RD4-score02-2=6 | RD4-score01-3=6 | RD4-score02-3=1 | RD3-team01=EGY Drobný | RD3-seed01=1 | RD3-team02=AUS McGregor | RD3-seed02= | RD3-score01-1=9 | RD3-score02-1=11 | RD3-score01-2=1 | RD3-score02-2=6 | RD3-score01-3=3 | RD3-score02-3=6 | RD3-team03=AUS Worthington | RD3-seed03=6 | RD3-team04=AUS Hopman | RD3-seed04= | RD3-score03-1=3 | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=6 | RD3-score04-2=3 | RD3-score03-3=6 | RD3-score04-3=0 | RD3-score03-4=3 | RD3-score04-4=6 | RD3-score03-5=6 | RD3-score04-5=1 | RD2-team01=EGY Drobný | RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team02=AUS Reid | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score02-1=3 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score02-2=2 | RD2-score01-3=6 | RD2-score02-3=2 | RD2-team03=AUS McGregor | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=AUS Ayre | RD2-seed04= | RD2-score03-1=6 | RD2-score04-1=3 | RD2-score03-2=6 | RD2-score04-2=2 | RD2-score03-3=6 | RD2-score04-3=1 | RD2-team05=AUS Worthington | RD2-seed05=6 | RD2-team06=AUS Cawthorn | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score06-1=3 | RD2-score05-2=6 | RD2-score06-2=3 | RD2-score05-3=6 | RD2-score06-3=3 | RD2-team07=AUS Hopman | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=AUS Rogers | RD2-seed08= | RD2-score07-1=6 | RD2-score08-1=4 | RD2-score07-2=2 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD2-score07-3=6 | RD2-score08-3=2 | RD2-score07-4=6 | RD2-score08-4=3 | RD1-team15=AUS Rogers | RD1-seed15= | RD1-team16=AUS Sheil | RD1-seed16= | RD1-score15-1=6 | RD1-score16-1=3 | RD1-score15-2=4 | RD1-score16-2=6 | RD1-score15-3=6 | RD1-score16-3=1 | RD1-score15-4=10 | RD1-score16-4=8

Section 2

| RD4-team01=AUS Sidwell | RD4-seed01=4 | RD4-team02=AUS Long | RD4-seed02=7 | RD4-score01-1=7 | RD4-score02-1=5 | RD4-score01-2=7 | RD4-score02-2=5 | RD4-score01-3=7 | RD4-score02-3=5 | RD3-team01=AUS Sidwell | RD3-seed01=4 | RD3-team02=AUS Brodie | RD3-seed02= | RD3-score01-1=6 | RD3-score02-1=2 | RD3-score01-2=10 | RD3-score02-2=8 | RD3-score01-3=5 | RD3-score02-3=7 | RD3-score01-4=6 | RD3-score02-4=2 | RD3-team03=AUS Long | RD3-seed03=7 | RD3-team04=AUS Wilderspin | RD3-seed04= | RD3-score03-1=8 | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=6 | RD3-score04-2=1 | RD3-score03-3=1 | RD3-score04-3=6 | RD3-score03-4=6 | RD3-score04-4=4 | RD2-team01=AUS Sidwell | RD2-seed01=4 | RD2-team02=AUS Molloy | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score02-1=2 | RD2-score01-2=4 | RD2-score02-2=6 | RD2-score01-3=7 | RD2-score02-3=5 | RD2-score01-4=7 | RD2-score02-4=5 | RD2-team03=AUS Brodie | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=AUS Stewart | RD2-seed04= | RD2-score03-1=6 | RD2-score04-1=1 | RD2-score03-2=10 | RD2-score04-2=8 | RD2-score03-3=6 | RD2-score04-3=2 | RD2-team05=AUS Long | RD2-seed05=7 | RD2-team06=AUS Clements | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score06-1=1 | RD2-score05-2=6 | RD2-score06-2=4 | RD2-score05-3=6 | RD2-score06-3=2 | RD2-team07=AUS Wilderspin | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=AUS Kendall | RD2-seed08= | RD2-score07-1=6 | RD2-score08-1=4 | RD2-score07-2=4 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD2-score07-3=6 | RD2-score08-3=4 | RD2-score07-4=6 | RD2-score08-4=3

Section 3

| RD4-team01=AUS Sedgman | RD4-seed01=5 | RD4-team02=AUS Bromwich | RD4-seed02=3 | RD4-score01-1=5 | RD4-score02-1=7 | RD4-score01-2=6 | RD4-score02-2=3 | RD4-score01-3=6 | RD4-score02-3=4 | RD4-score01-4=6 | RD4-score02-4=1 | RD3-team01=AUS Occleshaw | RD3-seed01= | RD3-team02=AUS Sedgman | RD3-seed02=5 | RD3-score01-1=0 | RD3-score02-1=6 | RD3-score01-2=1 | RD3-score02-2=6 | RD3-score01-3=0 | RD3-score02-3=6 | RD3-team03=AUS Brophy | RD3-seed03= | RD3-team04=AUS Bromwich | RD3-seed04=3 | RD3-score03-1=1 | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=1 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD3-score03-3=0 | RD3-score04-3=6 | RD2-team01=AUS Occleshaw | RD2-seed01= | RD2-team02=AUS Crawford | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=1 | RD2-score02-1=6 | RD2-score01-2=7 | RD2-score02-2=5 | RD2-score01-3=3 | RD2-score02-3=6 | RD2-score01-4=6 | RD2-score02-4=3 | RD2-score01-5=6 | RD2-score02-5=4 | RD2-team03=AUS Hartwig | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=AUS Sedgman | RD2-seed04=5 | RD2-score03-1=w/o | RD2-team05=AUS Brophy | RD2-seed05= | RD2-team06=AUS Skennar | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score06-1=4 | RD2-score05-2=6 | RD2-score06-2=2 | RD2-score05-3=6 | RD2-score06-3=3 | RD2-team07=AUS Yates | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=AUS Bromwich | RD2-seed08=3 | RD2-score07-1=3 | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score07-2=1 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD2-score07-3=5 | RD2-score08-3=7 | RD1-team01=AUS Occleshaw | RD1-seed01= | RD1-team02=AUS Raward | RD1-seed02= | RD1-score01-1=6 | RD1-score02-1=0 | RD1-score01-2=6 | RD1-score02-2=1 | RD1-score01-3=6 | RD1-score02-3=0

Section 4

| RD4-team01=AUS Rose | RD4-seed01=8 | RD4-team02=RSA Sturgess | RD4-seed02=2 | RD4-score01-1=5 | RD4-score02-1=7 | RD4-score01-2=4 | RD4-score02-2=6 | RD4-score01-3=1 | RD4-score02-3=6 | RD3-team01=AUS Mehaffey | RD3-seed01= | RD3-team02=AUS Rose | RD3-seed02=8 | RD3-score01-1=2 | RD3-score02-1=6 | RD3-score01-2=3 | RD3-score02-2=6 | RD3-score01-3=6 | RD3-score02-3=8 | RD3-team03=AUS Candy | RD3-seed03= | RD3-team04=RSA Sturgess | RD3-seed04=2 | RD3-score03-1=1 | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=1 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD3-score03-3=6 | RD3-score04-3=4 | RD3-score03-4=3 | RD3-score04-4=6 | RD2-team01=AUS Tregonning | RD2-seed01= | RD2-team02=AUS Mehaffey | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=0 | RD2-score02-1=6 | RD2-score01-2=4 | RD2-score02-2=6 | RD2-score01-3=6 | RD2-score02-3=3 | RD2-score01-4=3 | RD2-score02-4=6 | RD2-team03=AUS Barnett | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=AUS Rose | RD2-seed04=8 | RD2-score03-1=1 | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score03-2=6 | RD2-score04-2=4 | RD2-score03-3=2 | RD2-score04-3=6 | RD2-score03-4=3 | RD2-score04-4=6 | RD2-team05=AUS Vinson | RD2-seed05= | RD2-team06=AUS Candy | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=0 | RD2-score06-1=6 | RD2-score05-2=0 | RD2-score06-2=6 | RD2-score05-3=1 | RD2-score06-3=6 | RD2-team07=AUS Lonergan | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=RSA Sturgess | RD2-seed08=2 | RD2-score07-1=3 | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score07-2=0 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD2-score07-3=1 | RD2-score08-3=6 | RD1-team01=AUS Tregonning | RD1-seed01= | RD1-team02=AUS Maggs | RD1-seed02= | RD1-score01-1=6 | RD1-score02-1=4 | RD1-score01-2=7 | RD1-score02-2=5 | RD1-score01-3=6 | RD1-score02-3=1

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