1953 Australian Championships – Men's singles
Third-seeded Ken Rosewall defeated Mervyn Rose 6–0, 6–3, 6–4 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1953 Australian Championships.
Seeds
The seeded players are listed below. Ken Rosewall is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.- Mervyn Rose '
- Vic Seixas '
- Ken Rosewall '
- Fausto Gardini '
- Lew Hoad '
- Ham Richardson '
- Geoffrey Brown '
- Straight Clark '
- Don Candy '
- Rex Hartwig '
- Ian Ayre
- Neale Fraser ''''
Draw
Key
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- r = Retired