1930 Australian Championships – Men's singles

Gar Moon defeated Harry Hopman 6–3, 6–1, 6–3 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1930 Australian Championships.

Men's singles
1930 Australian Championships
Final
ChampionAustralia Gar Moon
Runner-upAustralia Harry Hopman
Score6–3, 6–1, 6–3
Details
Draw32(11 Q )
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
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Seeds edit

The seeded players are listed below. Gar Moon is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

  1.   Jack Crawford (semifinals)
  2.   Harry Hopman (finalist)
  3.   Gar Moon (champion)
  4.   Jim Willard (semifinals)
  5.   Jack Cummings (quarterfinals)
  6.   Bob Schlesinger (quarterfinals)
  7.   Jack Hawkes (second round)
  8.   Clifford Sproule (quarterfinals)

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
2   Harry Hopman 4 6 3 7 6
  Jack Clemenger 6 2 6 5 3
2   Harry Hopman 6 6 6
4   Jim Willard 4 2 0
4   Jim Willard 2 6 10 6
6   Bob Schlesinger 6 1 8 2
2   Harry Hopman 3 1 3
3   Gar Moon 6 6 6
1   Jack Crawford 6 6 6
8   Clifford Sproule 3 2 1
1   Jack Crawford 5 4 6 3
3   Gar Moon 7 6 4 6
3   Gar Moon 6 6 6
5   Jack Cummings 4 2 2

Earlier rounds edit

Section 1 edit

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
2   Hopman 6 6 6
  Chave 3 2 2 2   Hopman 6 11 6 4 6
Q   Noble 2 2 1   Hassett 1 13 1 6 3
  Hassett 6 6 6 2   Hopman 4 6 3 7 6
7   Hawkes 11 4 2   Clemenger 6 2 6 5 3
  Coldham 13 6 6   Coldham 0 2 4
Q   Fitchett 5 1 1   Clemenger 6 6 6
  Clemenger 7 6 6 2   Hopman 6 6 6
4   J. Willard 6 6 9 4   J. Willard 4 2 0
  Ford 0 3 7 4   J. Willard 6 1 4 6 6
Q   Tonkin 3 2 6 3   Turnbull 2 6 6 2 1
  Turnbull 6 6 3 6 4   J. Willard 2 6 10 6
6   Schlesinger 6 6 6 6   Schlesinger 6 1 8 2
  Peach 3 2 2 6   Schlesinger 6 9 10
Q   McCracken 2 4 6 6 5 Q   Walker 3 7 8
Q   Walker 6 6 3 1 7

Section 2 edit

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1   Crawford 6 6 8
Q   Thompson 2 2 6 1   Crawford 6 6 3 6
Q   Doctor 3 3 4   Rowe 4 2 6 2
  Rowe 6 6 6 1   Crawford 6 6 6
8   Sproule 6 6 7 8   Sproule 3 2 1
Q   Grinstead 1 2 5 8   Sproule 6 6 6
Q   Payne 7 4 6 6 Q   Payne 2 2 2
  Wallace 5 6 2 1 1   Crawford 5 4 6 3
3   Moon 3 6 6 6 3   Moon 7 6 4 6
  Robinson 6 0 2 4 3   Moon 6 6 6
[a]   Sweeting 7 9 8   Sweeting 2 3 1
[a]   Cranfield 5 7 6 3   Moon 6 6 6
5   Cummings 8 6 6 5   Cummings 4 2 2
  Dunlop 6 2 4 5   Cummings 9 7 6
Q   Beament 6 3 7 2 Q   A. Smith 7 5 2
Q   A. Smith 4 6 9 6

Eliminating round edit

In order to eliminate byes the council of L.T.A.A. decided that in case of events for which there were more than the number of entries acceptable, a preliminary elimination tournament should be played.[1]

Eliminating matches[2] were played on Saturday, 18 January:

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b c All contemporary sources call this encounter (played on January 18) an elimination match.

References edit

  1. ^ "Lawn Tennis". The Argus. Melbourne. 10 January 1930. p. 14 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "Lawn Tennis". The Age. Victoria, Australia. 20 January 1930. p. 6 – via National Library of Australia.

External links edit

  • [1] Source for the draw at ausopen.com
  • [2] Source for seedings
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