Men's singles
1953 Australian Championships
Final
Champion	Ken Rosewall
Runner-up	Mervyn Rose
Score	6–0, 6–3, 6–4
Details
Draw	32
Seeds	12
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women
← 1952 · Australian Championships · 1954 →

Third-seeded Ken Rosewall defeated Mervyn Rose 6–0, 6–3, 6–4 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1953 Australian Championships.

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

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

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
	1	Mervyn Rose	8	6	1	8	7
	6	Ham Richardson	10	4	6	6	5
										1	Mervyn Rose	4	4	6	6	6
										11	Ian Ayre	6	6	1	4	4
		Clive Wilderspin	4	9	6	6
	11	Ian Ayre	6	11	1	8
																			1	Mervyn Rose	0	3	4
																			3	Ken Rosewall	6	6	6
	3	Ken Rosewall	6	6	6
	8	Straight Clark	4	4	2
										3	Ken Rosewall	6	2	7	6
										2	Vic Seixas	3	6	5	4
	7	Geoffrey Brown	4	4	5
	2	Vic Seixas	6	6	7

	First round									Second round									Quarterfinals									Semifinals
	1	Rose	6	6	6
		Green	0	1	1					1	Rose	6	3	6	6
		Quist	6	6	6						Quist	4	6	2	3
		Stewart	3	2	0														1	Rose	8	6	1	8	7
	10	Hartwig	6	3	6	6													6	Richardson	10	4	6	6	5
		Molloy	2	6	3	1				10	Hartwig	6	1	4	6	0
	6	Richardson	6	6	6					6	Richardson	4	6	6	4	6
		Yates	4	3	2																							1	Rose	4	4	6	6	6
	5	Hoad	7	6	6																							11	Ayre	6	6	1	4	4
		Kendall	5	3	3					5	Hoad	7	2	7
		Wilderspin	6	6	6						Wilderspin	9	6	9
		O'Brien	3	4	4															Wilderspin	4	9	6	6
	11	Ayre	6	6	6														11	Ayre	6	11	1	8
		Ryan	2	0	1					11	Ayre	6	8	9
	4	Gardini	6	6	6					4	Gardini	3	6	7
		Mason	1	2	1

	First round									Second round									Quarterfinals									Semifinals
	3	Rosewall	6	6	6
		Diggle	4	0	3					3	Rosewall	6	6	4	6
		Tregonning	4	7	8	3	6				Tregonning	2	3	6	3
		Tobin	6	5	6	6	4												3	Rosewall	6	6	6
	9	Candy	6	6	6														8	Clark	4	4	2
		Cawthorn	0	1	1					9	Candy	1	9	9	4
	8	Clark	6	6	6					8	Clark	6	11	7	6
		Hawton	0	4	0																							3	Rosewall	6	2	7	6
	7	Brown	7	6	6																							2	Seixas	3	6	5	4
		Rogers	5	2	0					7	Brown	6	6	6
		Arkinstall	6	6	7						Arkinstall	3	2	4
		Knight	0	0	5														7	Brown	4	4	5
	12	Fraser	6	6	6														2	Seixas	6	6	7
		Harvey	0	0	0					12	Fraser	4	0	4
	2	Seixas	6	6	6					2	Seixas	6	6	6
		Reid	2	4	1

• [1] Source for the draw at ausopen.com