1955 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

Men's singles
Men's singles
1955 Wimbledon Championships
Final
Champion	Tony Trabert
Runner-up	Kurt Nielsen
Score	6–3, 7–5, 6–1
Details
Draw	128 (10Q)
Seeds	8
Events
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In the 1955 Wimbledon Championships men's singles event, Tony Trabert defeated Kurt Nielsen in the final, 6–3, 7–5, 6–1 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title.^[1] Jaroslav Drobný was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Tony Trabert.

It was the second of two Men's Singles competitions at Wimbledon in which an unseeded Nielsen had progressed to the final, and he remains the only unseeded player to achieve this twice.^[2]

Seeds

1.

Tony Trabert (champion)

2.

Ken Rosewall (semifinals)

3.

Vic Seixas (second round)

4.

Lew Hoad (quarterfinals)

5.

Rex Hartwig (third round)

6.

Jaroslav Drobný (quarterfinals)

7.

Budge Patty (semifinals)

8.

Sven Davidson (quarterfinals)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier
WC = Wild card
LL = Lucky loser
Alt = Alternate
ITF = ITF entry
PR = Protected ranking
SR = Special ranking
SE = Special exempt
JE = Junior exempt
JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
w/o = Walkover
r = Retired
d = Defaulted

Finals

Quarterfinals							Semifinals						Final

2	Ken Rosewall	6	6	6

8	Sven Davidson	4	1	2
							2	Ken Rosewall	9	2	6	4

								Kurt Nielsen	11	6	2	6
	Nicola Pietrangeli	6	3	7	2	5

	Kurt Nielsen	1	6	5	6	7
														Kurt Nielsen	3	5	1

													1	Tony Trabert	6	7	6
7	Budge Patty	6	6	6

4	Lew Hoad	4	4	4
							7	Budge Patty	6	2	2

							1	Tony Trabert	8	6	6
6	Jaroslav Drobný	6	1	4

1	Tony Trabert	8	6	6

Top half

Section 1

First round						Second round						Third round							Fourth round

2	Ken Rosewall	6	6	6
	Geoffrey Owen	4	4	1		2	K Rosewall	6	5	6	6
	George Worthington	6	6	6			G Worthington	0	7	1	2
	Tony Vincent	1	2	1								2	K Rosewall	6	6	6
	John Barrett	6	4	8	9								J Barrett	3	2	2
	Geoff Cass	3	6	6	7		J Barrett	6	6	6
	Josip Palada	4	6	6	6		J Palada	4	3	3
	José María Draper	6	2	3	1														2	K Rosewall	6	6	2
Q	Clive Bernstein	1	1	4																G Merlo	4	1	1^r
	Mike Davies	6	6	6			M Davies	6	6	10
	Carlos Figueira	0	1	1			W Van Voorhees	4	2	8
	Wayne Van Voorhees	6	6	6									M Davies	6	6	4	6	6
	Jaime Bartrolí	3	1	3									G Merlo	8	1	6	3	8
Q	Cyril Botha	6	6	6		Q	C Botha	1	4	6	1
	Giuseppe Merlo	6	6	6			G Merlo	6	6	3	6
	Ian McDonald	0	2	4

Section 2

First round							Second round						Third round							Fourth round

8	Sven Davidson	4	6	6	4	8
	Ham Richardson	6	3	4	6	6	8	S Davidson	6	6	6
	Arthur Gubb	2	6	1				E Morea	4	4	2
	Enrique Morea	6	8	6									8	S Davidson	6	6	2	4	6
	Tony Pickard	6	5	4	6	3								W Knight	3	3	6	6	3
	Franz Saiko	4	7	6	4	6		F Saiko	3	2	2
	Gino Mezzi	w/o						W Knight	6	6	6
	Billy Knight																			8	S Davidson	4	6	7	6
	Eric Bulmer	1	3	3																	L Ayala	6	1	5	4
	Ramanathan Krishnan	6	6	6				R Krishnan	6	6	5	7
	Russell Seymour	8	6	7				R Seymour	2	1	7	5
Q	Hugh Sweeney	6	1	5										R Krishnan	2	6	6	12	2
	Rupert Huber	9	8	4	7									L Ayala	6	8	4	10	6
	István Gulyás	7	10	6	9			I Gulyás	2	1	3
	Luis Ayala	6	6	7				L Ayala	6	6	6
	Cedric Mason	2	3	5

Section 3

First round							Second round							Third round						Fourth round

3	Vic Seixas	6	6	6
	Tony Clayton	3	0	0			3	V Seixas	6	4	4	6	4
	Torsten Johansson	6	1	6	3	4		G Shea	3	6	6	4	6
	Gilbert Shea	4	6	4	6	6									G Shea	6	5	7	6
LL	Laurie Proctor	6	3	6	6										A Quist	2	7	5	3
	Ivan Devroe	4	6	2	2		LL	L Proctor	2	0	2
	Adrian Quist	6	7	6				A Quist	6	6	6
	Don Fontana	0	5	2																	G Shea	6	4	4	4
	Nicola Pietrangeli	6	4	8	6																N Pietrangeli	2	6	6	6
	Jean-Noël Grinda	2	6	6	3			N Pietrangeli	7	5	11	5	6
	Tony Mottram	6	6	6				A Mottram	5	7	9	7	2
	Gardnar Mulloy	1	4	1											N Pietrangeli	1	6	7	6
	Colin Hannam	6	6	6											J Ager	6	4	5	4
Q	Jeffrey Robinson	4	3	1				C Hannam	1	3	8	1
	John Ward	6	0	2	4			J Ager	6	6	6	6
	John Ager	4	6	6	6

Section 4

First round						Second round							Third round					Fourth round

5	Rex Hartwig	6	6	6
	Bob Lee	2	1	2		5	R Hartwig	6	6	6
	Gerry Oakley	6	6	6			G Oakley	0	4	3
	Ralph Oliver	4	2	4									5	R Hartwig	6	4	4
	Abe Segal	6	6	6										A Segal	8	6	6
	Gil de Kermadec	0	0	3			A Segal	6	6	6
	Ivor Warwick	6	1	4	5		A Russell	3	2	0
	Alejo Russell	3	6	6	7														A Segal	6	1	4	3
Q	Howard Walton	2	4	5															K Nielsen	4	6	6	6
Q	Dick Potter	6	6	7		Q	D Potter	6	2	2	7
	Arthur Marshall	2	4	6			K Nielsen	4	6	6	9
	Kurt Nielsen	6	6	8										K Nielsen	6	6	6
Q	Khwaja Saeed	2	1	4									Q	I Froman	3	1	2
	Hans van Dalsum	6	6	6			J van Dalsum	6	6	2	1	4
	Stefán László	11	5	4	0^r	Q	I Froman	3	3	6	6	6
Q	Ian Froman	9	7	6	2

Bottom half

Section 5

First round							Second round						Third round						Fourth round

	Geoff Ward	3	6	2	13	5
	Freddie Huber	6	3	6	11	7		A Huber	6	6	3	6
	Ilija Panajotović	6	6	6				I Panajotović	4	4	6	3
	Rafiq Ahmad	2	3	4										A Huber	6	2	4	2
	Gordon Forbes	4	2	6	12	9								H Flam	4	6	6	6
	Lennart Bergelin	6	6	2	10	7		G Forbes	w/o
	Herbie Flam	6	6	6				H Flam
	Robert Bédard	3	2	2																H Flam	1	3	6	6	4
	Ernesto della Paolera	3	5	6	3														7	J Patty	6	6	4	1	6
	Sidney Schwartz	6	7	3	6			S Schwartz	1	4	2
	Bobby Wilson	6	6	6				R Wilson	6	6	6
	Søren Højberg	4	1	3										R Wilson	4	9	4	1
Q	Peter Scholl	6	6	6									7	J Patty	6	7	6	6
	Robin Kipping	1	2	4			Q	P Scholl	0	4	3
Q	George Druliner	4	3	1			7	J Patty	6	6	6
7	Budge Patty	6	6	6

Section 6

First round							Second round					Third round					Fourth round

	Orlando Sirola	4	5	3
	Art Larsen	6	7	6				A Larsen	6	7	7
	István Sikorszki	9	3	6				M Fox	2	5	5
	Malcolm Fox	11	6	8									A Larsen	6	10	6
	Owen Williams	6	6	7									O Williams	2	8	2
	Arsenio Motolko	2	1	5				O Williams	6	7	6
	Donald Flye	6	5	1	6	4		M Hime	4	5	2
	Martin Hime	2	7	6	2	6												A Larsen	4	4	8	3
	Władysław Skonecki	6	6	6													4	L Hoad	6	6	6	6
	Fred Dehnert	3	2	2				W Skonecki	6	6	6
	Jean-Claude Molinari	6	4	1	7	3		G Paish	4	4	3
	Geoffrey Paish	3	6	6	5	6							W Skonecki	3	3	4
	Eric Filby	3	10	0	3							4	L Hoad	6	6	6
	Philippe Washer	6	8	6	6			P Washer	1	3	2
	Bob Howe	5	5	2			4	L Hoad	6	6	6
4	Lew Hoad	7	7	6

Section 7

First round						Second round							Third round							Fourth round

	Matthew Mohtadi	4	2	7	2
	Bob Perry	6	6	5	6		R Perry	3	6	6	6
	Hans Redl	6	7	4	6		H Redl	6	3	2	2
	Liep-Tjiauw Tan	2	5	6	2									R Perry	2	6	6	4	6
	Staffan Stockenberg	6	6	1	6									S Stockenberg	6	2	4	6	4
	Pablo Eisenberg	3	2	6	4		S Stockenberg	6	4
LL	Jack Forbes	3	4	2			J Horn	3	0^r
	John Horn	6	6	6																	R Perry	6	3	4
	Gordon Mudge	3	4	0																6	J Drobný	8	6	6
	Robert Haillet	6	6	6			R Haillet	3	9	5	6	4
	Jack Arkinstall	6	6	6			J Arkinstall	6	7	7	4	6
	Alan Mills	2	3	2										J Arkinstall	4	6	2	9
	Ashley Cooper	4	5	2									6	J Drobný	6	2	6	11
	Mervyn Rose	6	7	6			M Rose	4	6	9	4
	René Buser	3	1	2		6	J Drobný	6	3	11	6
6	Jaroslav Drobný	6	6	6

Section 8

First round							Second round						Third round						Fourth round

	Emilio Martínez	6	3	6	3	3
	Philippe Chatrier	4	6	2	6	6		P Chatrier	1	1	1
	Ian Vermaak	4	6	6	6			I Vermaak	6	6	6
	Andrés Hammersley	6	3	4	3									I Vermaak	3	2	6	7
	Naresh Kumar	6	6	8										N Kumar	6	6	3	9
	Isaías Pimentel	3	1	6				N Kumar	3	6	8	6
	Bill Gilmour	6	6	6				W Gilmour	6	4	6	2
	Joe Hackett	0	4	1																N Kumar	4	2	2
	Hugh Stewart	6	8	6															1	T Trabert	6	6	6
	Neale Fraser	2	6	4				H Stewart	6	3	6	8
	Tony Starte	3	1	3				J Brichant	2	6	3	6
	Jacques Brichant	6	6	6										H Stewart	4	3	1
	Trevor Fancutt	3	6	6	6								1	T Trabert	6	6	6
	Roger Becker	6	3	4	2			T Fancutt	1	2	2
	Mal Anderson	3	4	2			1	T Trabert	6	6	6
1	Tony Trabert	6	6	6