1955 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's singles

1955 Men's singles
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Main article: 1955 World Table Tennis Championships

The 1955 World Table Tennis Championships men's singles was the 22nd edition of the men's singles championship.[1][2]

Toshiaki Tanaka defeated Žarko Dolinar in the final, winning three sets to nil to secure the title.[3]

Results

[2]

Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Hungary József Kóczián 21 19 18 19
France Stephen Cafiero 11 21 21 21 France Cafiero 21 21 7 22
Japan Johnny Leach 23 21 21 England Leach 16 15 21 20
Hungary László Földy 21 13 7 France Cafiero 11 15 17
Japan Toshiaki Tanaka 18 21 21 7 21 Japan Tanaka 21 21 21
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Josip Vegrinc 21 17 8 21 15 Japan Tanaka 21 21 21
Romania Toma Reiter 21 21 25 Romania Reiter 12 10 15
England Brian Kennedy 16 13 23 Japan Tanaka 21 21 21
England Richard Bergmann 21 18 21 21 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dolinar 12 9 14
Hungary Kálmán Szepesi 9 21 15 11 England Bergmann 21 19 12 14
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Žarko Dolinar 21 21 21 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dolinar 19 21 21 21
Romania Matei Gantner 15 13 15 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dolinar 11 21 22 21
Hungary Ferenc Sidó 21 21 21 Hungary Sidó 21 15 20 18
United States Harry Hirschkowitz 18 11 17 Hungary Sidó 21 21 21
Japan Ichiro Ogimura 17 20 19 Hungary Somogyi 19 18 13
Hungary Josef Somogyi 21 22 21

See also

List of World Table Tennis Championships medalists

References

  1. ^ "List of Winners". All About Tennis.
  2. ^ a b "1955 results" (PDF). International Table Tennis Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-12.
  3. ^ Montague, Trevor (2004). A-Z of Sport, pages 699-700. The Bath Press. ISBN 0-316-72645-1.