The 1954 Australian Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on outdoor grass courts at the

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, Australia from 22 January to 1 February. It was the 42nd edition of the Australian Championships (now known as the

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), the 12th held in Sydney, and the first Grand Slam tournament of the year. The singles titles were won by Australians Mervyn Rose and Thelma Coyne Long.

Finals

Men's singles

Mervyn Rose defeated Rex Hartwig 6–2, 0–6, 6–4, 6–2

Women's singles

Thelma Coyne Long defeated

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6–3, 6–4

Men's doubles

Rex Hartwig / Mervyn Rose defeated Neale Fraser /

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6–3, 6–4, 6–2

Women's doubles

Mary Bevis Hawton /

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defeated

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6–3, 8–6

Mixed doubles

Thelma Coyne Long / Rex Hartwig defeated

/ John Bromwich 4–6, 6–1, 6–2

Boys' singles

Billy Knight defeated Roy Emerson 6–3, 6–1

References

External links

Australian Open official website
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