1955 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles explained

Tony Trabert defeated Ken Rosewall 9–7, 6–3, 6–3 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1955 U.S. National Championships.^[1]

Seeds

The tournament used two lists of eight players for seeding the men's singles event; one for U.S. players and one for foreign players. Tony Trabert is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.^[1]

U.S.

1. Tony Trabert (champion)
2. Vic Seixas (semifinals)
3. Ham Richardson (quarterfinals)
4. Gilbert Shea (first round)
5. Eddie Moylan (fourth round)
6. Art Larsen (fourth round)
7. Tut Bartzen (quarterfinals)
8. Herbie Flam (quarterfinals)

Foreign

1. Ken Rosewall (finalist)
2. Lew Hoad (semifinals)
3. Kurt Nielsen (third round)
4. Rex Hartwig (fourth round)
5. Nicola Pietrangeli (third round)
6. Enrique Morea (fourth round)
7. Neale Fraser (fourth round)
8. Kosei Kamo (second round)

Draw

Key

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

Earlier rounds

Section 8

External links

• 1955 U.S. National Championships on ITFtennis.com, the source for this draw
• Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) – 1955 U.S. Championships men's singles draw

Notes and References

1. Book: Talbert, Bill. Bill Talbert. Tennis Observed – The USLTA Men's Singles Champions, 1881–1966,. 1967. 172306. Barre Publishers. Barre. 130.