1953 U.S. National Championships – Men's Singles
Tony Trabert defeated Vic Seixas 6-3 6-2 6-3 in the final to win the Men's Singles title at the 1953 U.S. National Championships.
See also:
- 1953 U.S. National Championships - Women's Singles
Seeds
The seeded players are listed below. Tony Trabert is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
Draw
Key
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild Card
- LL = Lucky Loser
- r. = retired
Final eight
Earlier Rounds
Section 1
Section 2
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Second Round |
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Third Round |
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Fourth Round |
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Kimura |
1 |
5 |
7 |
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12 |
Morea |
6 |
7 |
9 |
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12 |
Morea |
5 |
2 |
4 |
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Burrows |
6 |
4 |
5 |
0 |
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Ulrich |
7 |
6 |
6 |
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Ulrich |
4 |
6 |
7 |
6 |
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Ulrich |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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Boys |
6 |
4 |
3 |
10 |
5 |
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Dailey |
4 |
4 |
2 |
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Stewart |
4 |
6 |
6 |
8 |
7 |
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Stewart |
9 |
3 |
4 |
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Vijande |
2 |
2 |
3 |
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Dailey |
11 |
6 |
6 |
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Dailey |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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Ulrich |
6 |
3 |
5 |
2 |
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Bentley |
3 |
3 |
3 |
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5 |
Mulloy |
3 |
6 |
7 |
6 |
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Drobac |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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Drobac |
6 |
7 |
1 |
4 |
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Anderson |
2 |
1 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
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Barrett |
2 |
9 |
6 |
6 |
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Barrett |
6 |
6 |
3 |
4 |
7 |
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Barrett |
4 |
3 |
1 |
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Alleyne |
2 |
3 |
1 |
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5 |
Mulloy |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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Squires |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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Squires |
2 |
3 |
1 |
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Sweeney |
4 |
5 |
4 |
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5 |
Mulloy |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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5 |
Mulloy |
6 |
7 |
6 |
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Section 3
First Round |
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Second Round |
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Third Round |
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Fourth Round |
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Ball |
5 |
2 |
2 |
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8 |
Nielsen |
7 |
6 |
6 |
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8 |
Nielsen |
6 |
6 |
10 |
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Steiner |
3 |
4 |
5 |
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Flam |
4 |
4 |
8 |
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Flam |
6 |
6 |
7 |
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8 |
Nielsen |
2 |
6 |
6 |
2 |
6 |
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Osburn |
7 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
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Paton |
6 |
3 |
4 |
6 |
4 |
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Paton |
5 |
6 |
6 |
7 |
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Paton |
3 |
7 |
12 |
6 |
6 |
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Stern |
4 |
6 |
4 |
5 |
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Bedard |
6 |
9 |
10 |
2 |
3 |
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Bedard |
6 |
3 |
6 |
7 |
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8 |
Nielsen |
6 |
5 |
4 |
6 |
6 |
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Pasarell |
3 |
2 |
2 |
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Kovaleski |
3 |
7 |
6 |
4 |
4 |
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Cranston |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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Cranston |
4 |
0 |
3 |
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Bradford |
5 |
5 |
7 |
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Kovaleski |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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Kovaleski |
7 |
7 |
9 |
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Kovaleski |
6 |
9 |
7 |
7 |
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Likas |
4 |
5 |
4 |
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11 |
Clark |
3 |
11 |
5 |
5 |
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Perry |
6 |
7 |
6 |
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Perry |
4 |
3 |
6 |
5 |
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Potts |
6 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
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11 |
Clark |
6 |
6 |
1 |
7 |
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11 |
Clark |
4 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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Section 4
Section 5
First Round |
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Second Round |
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Third Round |
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Fourth Round |
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Bartzen |
0 |
4 |
2 |
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2 |
Rosewall |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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2 |
Rosewall |
8 |
6 |
6 |
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Hawley |
3 |
6 |
3 |
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Rochon |
6 |
3 |
2 |
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Rochon |
6 |
8 |
6 |
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2 |
Rosewall |
6 |
4 |
6 |
6 |
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Shields |
5 |
10 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
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Reyes |
4 |
6 |
1 |
2 |
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Sorlein |
7 |
12 |
1 |
4 |
7 |
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Sorlein |
3 |
5 |
6 |
3 |
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McDonald |
4 |
4 |
1 |
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Reyes |
6 |
7 |
4 |
6 |
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Reyes |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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2 |
Rosewall |
9 |
7 |
6 |
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Maccracken |
7 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
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15 |
Brown |
7 |
5 |
2 |
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Kamo |
5 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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Kamo |
2 |
8 |
6 |
2 |
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Mackay |
2 |
4 |
3 |
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Garrett |
6 |
10 |
1 |
6 |
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Garrett |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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Garrett |
6 |
3 |
2 |
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Arnold |
1 |
2 |
1 |
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15 |
Brown |
8 |
6 |
6 |
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Ayala |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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Ayala |
4 |
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3 |
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Flye |
4 |
4 |
4 |
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15 |
Brown |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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15 |
Brown |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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Section 6
First Round |
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Second Round |
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Third Round |
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Fourth Round |
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Macken |
2 |
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2 |
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14 |
Davidson |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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14 |
Davidson |
6 |
3 |
2 |
6 |
6 |
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Warden |
0 |
6 |
3 |
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Moss |
3 |
6 |
6 |
4 |
3 |
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Moss |
6 |
8 |
6 |
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14 |
Davidson |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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Englander |
4 |
4 |
3 |
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Kauder |
1 |
3 |
3 |
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Gaines |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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Gaines |
3 |
4 |
2 |
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Land |
2 |
2 |
1 |
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Kauder |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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Kauder |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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14 |
Davidson |
1 |
3 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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Hecht |
4 |
2 |
8 |
2 |
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7 |
Larsen |
6 |
6 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
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Schnaars |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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Schnaars |
3 |
1 |
1 |
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Seymour |
1 |
5 |
3 |
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Shea |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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Shea |
6 |
7 |
6 |
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Shea |
7 |
9 |
4 |
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Miyagi |
4 |
8 |
6 |
4 |
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7 |
Larsen |
9 |
11 |
6 |
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Wilderspin |
6 |
10 |
3 |
6 |
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Wilderspin |
2 |
6 |
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6 |
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Llamas |
1 |
1 |
8 |
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7 |
Larsen |
6 |
1 |
6 |
8 |
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7 |
Larsen |
6 |
6 |
10 |
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Section 7
First Round |
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Second Round |
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Third Round |
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Fourth Round |
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Morris |
10 |
9 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
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6 |
Rose |
8 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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Rose |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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Contreras |
3 |
6 |
9 |
6 |
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Schwartz |
3 |
4 |
1 |
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Schwartz |
6 |
4 |
11 |
8 |
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6 |
Rose |
6 |
9 |
6 |
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Steele |
6 |
7 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
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Main |
2 |
7 |
2 |
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Browne |
2 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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Browne |
0 |
3 |
4 |
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Martin |
5 |
1 |
5 |
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Main |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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Main |
7 |
6 |
7 |
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6 |
Rose |
9 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
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Rogers |
6 |
2 |
4 |
7 |
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13 |
Patty |
7 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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Wood |
3 |
6 |
6 |
9 |
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Wood |
6 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
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Longshore |
8 |
5 |
3 |
5 |
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Masterson |
4 |
6 |
6 |
7 |
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Masterson |
6 |
7 |
6 |
7 |
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Masterson |
2 |
3 |
3 |
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Schulze |
2 |
3 |
4 |
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13 |
Patty |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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Mayne |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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Mayne |
9 |
6 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
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Clothier |
1 |
2 |
1 |
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13 |
Patty |
7 |
2 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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13 |
Patty |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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Section 8
First Round |
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Second Round |
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Third Round |
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Fourth Round |
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Vincent |
3 |
3 |
4 |
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16 |
Ayre |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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16 |
Ayre |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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Cohen |
w/o |
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Warden |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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Warden |
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16 |
Ayre |
6 |
14 |
6 |
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Hettleman |
2 |
8 |
6 |
3 |
4 |
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Frost |
4 |
12 |
0 |
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Pierce |
6 |
6 |
2 |
6 |
6 |
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Pierce |
3 |
7 |
6 |
2 |
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Frost |
6 |
9 |
3 |
6 |
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16 |
Ayre |
2 |
5 |
2 |
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3 |
Trabert |
6 |
7 |
6 |
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Peterson |
6 |
6 |
8 |
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Fontana |
4 |
3 |
6 |
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Peterson |
3 |
2 |
0 |
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3 |
Trabert |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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Sullivan |
2 |
2 |
1 |
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3 |
Trabert |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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