1955 Australian Championships

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Template:Short description Template:TennisEventInfo The 1955 Australian Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on outdoor Grass courts at the Memorial Drive, Adelaide, Australia from 21 January to 31 January.

It was the 43rd edition of the Australian Championships (now known as the Australian Open), the 11th held in Adelaide, and the first Grand Slam tournament of the year. The singles titles were won by Australians Ken Rosewall and Beryl Penrose.

Champions

Men's singles

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Women's singles

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Men's doubles

Template:Flagicon Vic Seixas / Template:Flagicon Tony Trabert defeated Template:Flagicon Lew Hoad / Template:Flagicon Ken Rosewall 6–3, 6–2, 2–6, 3–6, 6–1 [3]

Women's doubles

Template:Flagicon Mary Bevis Hawton / Template:Flagicon Beryl Penrose defeated Template:Flagicon Nell Hall Hopman / Template:Flagicon Gwen Thiele 7–5, 6–1 [4]

Mixed doubles

Template:Flagicon Thelma Coyne Long / Template:Flagicon George Worthington defeated Template:Flagicon Jenny Staley / Template:Flagicon Lew Hoad 6–2, 6–1 [5]

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