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defeated

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6–3, 6–1, 6–3 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the

1930 Australian Championships The 1930 Australian Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on outdoor Grass courts at the Kooyong Stadium in Melbourne, Australia from 18 January to 27 January. It was the 23rd edition of the Australian Championships (now known as th ...

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below.

is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. # Jack Crawford ''(semifinals)'' #

''(finalist)'' #

''(champion)'' #

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''(semifinals)'' # Jack Cummings ''(quarterfinals)'' # Bob Schlesinger ''(quarterfinals)'' # Jack Hawkes ''(second round)'' #

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''(quarterfinals)''

Draw

Key

* Q = Qualifier * WC = Wild card * LL = Lucky loser * r = Retired

Finals

Earlier rounds

Section 1

Section 2

Eliminating round

In order to eliminate byes the council of L.T.A.A. decided that in case of events for which there were more than the number of entries acceptable, a preliminary elimination tournament should be played. Eliminating matches were played on Saturday, 18 January: * Max Noble d. Adrian Quist 7–5, 5–7, 8–6, 6–4 *

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d. George Thomas 6–0, 6–4, 6–2 *

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d. Jack Busst 6–0, 6–4, 6–8, 7–5 * F. McCracken d. Allan Knight 6–2, 6–3, 4–6, 6–1 * Bruce Walker d.

Horace Crebbin Quintus Horatius Flaccus (; 8 December 65 – 27 November 8 BC), known in the English-speaking world as Horace (), was the leading Roman lyric poet during the time of Augustus (also known as Octavian). The rhetorician Quintilian regarded his '' ...

7–5, 9–7, 6–3 * Dave Thompson d. Bill Halliday 6–3, 6–2, 6–4 * Harold Doctor d. Gerald Gaffy w/o *

John Grinstead John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Seco ...

Bill Simpson E. J. "Bill" Simpson (March 14, 1940 – December 16, 2019) was an American racecar driver, but is best known as a pioneer in the racing safety business with his company Simpson Performance Products. He left Simpson Performance in a controversy s ...

6–1, 6–2, 4–6, 6–3 * Gemmell Payne d. Max Carpenter 6–4, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 * Vic Beament d.

Keith Dalgleish Keith may refer to: People and fictional characters * Keith (given name), includes a list of people and fictional characters * Keith (surname) * Keith (singer), American singer James Keefer (born 1949) * Baron Keith, a line of Scottish barons i ...

7–5, 8–6, 6–2 *

Angus Smith Angus may refer to: Media * ''Angus'' (film), a 1995 film * ''Angus Og'' (comics), in the ''Daily Record'' Places Australia * Angus, New South Wales Canada * Angus, Ontario, a community in Essa, Ontario * East Angus, Quebec Scotland * Ang ...

d. Norman Mussen 6–4, 5–7, 5–7, 6–4, 8–6 *''( J. S. D. Sweeting d. Cec Cranfield 7–5, 9–7, 8–6)''

Notes

References

External links

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Source for seedings {{DEFAULTSORT:Australian Championships - Men's Singles,1930 Australian Championships (tennis) by year – Men's singles, 1930 1930 in Australian tennis Men's Singles