1954 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles
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In the 1954 Wimbledon Championships – Gentlemen's Singles competition, Jaroslav Drobný defeated Ken Rosewall in the final, 13–11, 4–6, 6–2, 9–7 to take the gentlemen's singles tennis title.[1] It was Drobný's third singles final and second win at Wimbledon. Vic Seixas was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Budge Patty.
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Champion | Jaroslav Drobný | ||||||||||||
Runner-up | Ken Rosewall | ||||||||||||
Score | 13–11, 4–6, 6–2, 9–7 | ||||||||||||
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Draw | 128 (10 Q ) | ||||||||||||
Seeds | 12 | ||||||||||||
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It was the first of 19-year-old Rosewall's Wimbledon singles finals, all of which he lost. This resulted in Rosewall being considered by many to be the greatest player never to win Wimbledon.[2]