1947 Australian Championships – Men's Singles

Dinny Pails defeated John Bromwich 4–6, 6–4, 3–6, 7–5, 8–6 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1947 Australian Championships.

Men's Singles
1947 Australian Championships
Champion Dinny Pails
Runner-up John Bromwich
Final score4–6, 6–4, 3–6, 7–5, 8–6
Draw32
Seeds11

Seeds

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

  1. John Bromwich (Finalist)
  2. Dinny Pails (Champion)
  3. Tom Brown (Semifinalist)
  4. Gardnar Mulloy (Semifinalist)
  5. Adrian Quist (Quarterfinalist)
  6. Lionel Brodie (Quarterfinalist)
  7. Bill Sidwell (Quarterfinalist)
  8. Colin Long (Quarterfinalist)
  9. Bill Talbert (Second round)
  10. Geoffrey Brown (Second round)
  11. Jack Crawford (First round)

Draw

Key
  • Q = Qualifier
  • WC = Wild Card
  • LL = Lucky Loser
  • r. = retired

Finals
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                     
1 John Bromwich 6 7 4 6
8 Colin Long 2 5 6 0
1 John Bromwich 6 6 1 6
4 Gardnar Mulloy 2 4 6 4
4 Gardnar Mulloy 6 6 6 5 6
6 Lionel Brodie 2 8 2 7 1
1 John Bromwich 6 4 6 5 6
2 Dinny Pails 4 6 3 7 8
5 Adrian Quist 6 4 7 2
3 Tom Brown 8 6 5 6
3 Tom Brown 2 4 1
2 Dinny Pails 6 6 6
7 Bill Sidwell 3 8 3
2 Dinny Pails 6 10 6

Earlier rounds

Section 1
First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Bromwich 6 6 6
Skillicorn 2 1 2 1 Bromwich 6 6 6
Gilchrist Gilchrist 2 2 2
Hopman w/o 1 Bromwich 6 7 4 6
8 Long 6 6 6 8 Long 2 5 6 0
Gray 3 3 3 8 Long 6 6 8
Worthington 6 6 4 3 10 Worthington 1 2 6
Rocavert 4 4 6 6 8 1 Bromwich 6 6 1 6
4 Mulloy 6 6 4 6 6 4 Mulloy 2 4 6 4
Dart 8 3 6 0 1 4 Mulloy 4 3 6 6 6
10 Brown 6 8 6 10 Brown 6 6 3 4 2
Wilderspin 2 6 2 4 Mulloy 6 6 6 5 6
6 Brodie 7 6 6 6 Brodie 2 8 2 7 1
Barnes 5 3 2 6 Brodie 6 6 6
Bonner 6 3 6 3 6 Bonner 2 1 4
Maidens 3 6 3 6 1

Section 2
First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
Matthews 6 6 6
Edwards 4 1 3 Matthews 1 8 2
5 Quist 6 6 6 5 Quist 6 10 6
Candy 4 1 3 5 Quist 6 4 7 2
Bennett 11 6 6 3 Brown 8 6 5 6
11 Crawford 9 3 0 Bennett 6 5 6 4
3 Brown 6 6 6 3 Brown 8 7 3 6
Felan 1 2 2 3 Brown 2 4 1
9 Talbert 6 6 6 2 Pails 6 6 6
McCarthy 0 1 0 9 Talbert 1 2 6 3
7 Sidwell 6 6 7 Sidwell 6 6 3 6
Stewart 2 1 7 Sidwell 3 8 3
Callaghan 6 9 6 2 Pails 6 10 6
Sedgman 4 7 4 Callaghan 1 3 1
2 Pails 6 6 6 2 Pails 6 6 6
Kirkby 3 1 0
gollark: It's not very powerful, admittedly.
gollark: If you make a good enough version I can run it on my personal server.
gollark: "Fun", yes.
gollark: And sometimes it's worse. I think they're both at least okay though.
gollark: I don't have them all though.
  • Source for the draw at australianopen.com
Preceded by
1946 U.S. National Championships		 Grand Slam men's singles Succeeded by
1947 Wimbledon Championships
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