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{{TennisEventInfo|1954|Australian Championships|
| date=22 January – 1 February
| edition=42nd
| category=[[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] (ITF)
| location=[[Sydney]], [[Australia]]
| venue=[[White City Stadium (Sydney)|White City Tennis Club]]
| surface=[[Grass court|Grass]]
| champms={{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mervyn Rose]]
| champws={{flagicon|AUS}} [[Thelma Coyne Long]]
| champmd={{flagicon|AUS}} [[Rex Hartwig]] / {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mervyn Rose]]
| champwd={{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mary Bevis Hawton]] / {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Beryl Penrose]]
| champxd={{flagicon|AUS}} [[Thelma Coyne Long]] / {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Rex Hartwig]]
| champbs=
| champgs=
}}
The '''1954 Australian Championships''' was a [[tennis]] tournament that took place on outdoor [[Grass court]]s at the [[White City Stadium (Sydney)|White City Tennis Club]], [[Sydney]], Australia from 22 January to 1 February. It was the 42nd edition of the Australian Championships (now known as the [[Australian Open]]), the 12th held in Sydney, and the first [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] tournament of the year. The singles titles were won by Australians [[Mervyn Rose]] and [[Thelma Coyne Long]].

==Champions==
===Men's Singles===
{{main|1954 Australian Championships – Men's Singles}}
{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mervyn Rose]] defeated {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Rex Hartwig]] 6–2, 0–6, 6–4, 6–2 <ref name=AOchampms>{{cite web|title=1954 Men's Singles|url=http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/event_guide/history/draws/1954_MS_1.html|publisher=Tennis Australia}}</ref>

===Women's Singles===
{{main|1954 Australian Championships – Women's Singles}}
{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Thelma Coyne Long]] defeated {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jenny Staley Hoad|Jenny Staley]] 6–3, 6–4 <ref name=AOchampws>{{cite web|title=1954 Women's Singles|url=http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/event_guide/history/draws/1954_LS_1.html|publisher=Tennis Australia}}</ref>

===Men's Doubles===
{{main|1954 Australian Championships – Men's Doubles}}
{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Rex Hartwig]] / {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mervyn Rose]] defeated {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Neale Fraser]] / {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Clive Wilderspin]] 6–3, 6–4, 6–2 <ref name="mens2">{{cite web|title=1954 Men's Doubles|url=http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/event_guide/history/draws/1954_MD_F.html|publisher=Tennis Australia}}</ref>

===Women's Doubles===
{{main|1954 Australian Championships – Women's Doubles}}
{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mary Bevis Hawton]] / {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Beryl Penrose]] defeated {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Hazel Redick-Smith]] / {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Julia Wipplinger]] 6–3, 8–6 <ref name="womens2">{{cite web|title=1954 Women's Doubles|url=http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/event_guide/history/draws/1954_LD_F.html|publisher=Tennis Australia}}</ref>

===Mixed Doubles===
{{main|1954 Australian Championships – Mixed Doubles}}
{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Thelma Coyne Long]] / {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Rex Hartwig]] defeated {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Beryl Penrose]] / {{flagicon|AUS}} [[John Bromwich]] 4–6, 6–1, 6–2 <ref>{{cite web|title=1954 Mixed Doubles|url=http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/event_guide/history/draws/1954_MX_F.html|publisher=Tennis Australia}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/index.html Australian Open official website]


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{{Australian Open championships}}

[[Category:1954 in tennis|Australian Championships]]
[[Category:Australian Championships (tennis) by year]]
[[Category:1954 in Australian tennis]]

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