John Bromwich
John Edward Bromwich (14 November 1918 – 21 October 1999) was an Australian tennis player who, along with fellow countryman Vivian McGrath, was one of the first great players to use a two-handed backhand. He was a natural left-hander, though ...
defeated
Dinny Pails
Dennis "Dinny" Pails (4 March 1921 – 22 November 1986) was an Australian tennis champion.
Pails was born in England, but moved to Australia in 1922 at age 1. Pails won the men's singles championship at the Australian Championships in 1947. ...
5–7, 6–3, 7–5, 3–6, 6–2 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the
1946 Australian Championships.
Seeds
The seeded players are listed below.
John Bromwich
John Edward Bromwich (14 November 1918 – 21 October 1999) was an Australian tennis player who, along with fellow countryman Vivian McGrath, was one of the first great players to use a two-handed backhand. He was a natural left-hander, though ...
is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
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John Bromwich
John Edward Bromwich (14 November 1918 – 21 October 1999) was an Australian tennis player who, along with fellow countryman Vivian McGrath, was one of the first great players to use a two-handed backhand. He was a natural left-hander, though ...
''(champion)''
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Adrian Quist
Adrian Karl Quist (23 January 191317 November 1991) was an Australian tennis player.
Biography
Adrian Quist was born in Medindie, South Australia. His father was Karl Quist, who had been a noted interstate cricketer, and owned a sporting goods ...
''(semifinals)''
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Dinny Pails
Dennis "Dinny" Pails (4 March 1921 – 22 November 1986) was an Australian tennis champion.
Pails was born in England, but moved to Australia in 1922 at age 1. Pails won the men's singles championship at the Australian Championships in 1947. ...
''(finalist)''
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Harry Hopman ''(quarterfinals)''
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Jack Crawford ''(third round)''
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Geoffrey Brown ''(semifinals)''
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Lionel Brodie ''(quarterfinals)''
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Jack Harper ''(quarterfinals)''
Draw
Key
* Q =
Qualifier
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* WC =
Wild card
* LL =
Lucky loser
A lucky loser is a sports competitor (player or team) who loses a match in a knockout tournament or loses in qualifying, but who then enters the main draw, usually when another competitor withdraws during the tournament because of illness, injury ...
* r =
Retired
Retirement is the withdrawal from one's position or occupation or from one's active working life. A person may also semi-retire by reducing work hours or workload.
Many people choose to retire when they are elderly or incapable of doing their j ...
Finals
Earlier rounds
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
External links
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Men's Singles