1948 Australian Championships – Men's singles

{{GrandSlamEvents|1948|Australian Championships|

| champ = {{flagicon|AUS}} Adrian Quist

| runner = {{flagicon|AUS}} John Bromwich

| score = 6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 2–6, 6–3

| draw = 36

| seeds = 10

}}

Adrian Quist defeated John Bromwich 6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 2–6, 6–3 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1948 Australian Championships.

Seeds

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

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  1. {{flagicon|AUS}} John Bromwich (finalist)
  2. {{flagicon|AUS}} Adrian Quist (champion)
  3. {{flagicon|AUS}} Bill Sidwell (semifinals)
  4. {{flagicon|AUS}} Geoffrey Brown (semifinals)
  5. {{flagicon|AUS}} Colin Long (quarterfinals)
  6. {{flagicon|AUS}} Frank Sedgman (quarterfinals)
  7. {{flagicon|AUS}} Lionel Brodie (third round)
  8. {{flagicon|AUS}} Robert McCarthy (quarterfinals)
  9. {{flagicon|USA}} James Brink (third round)
  10. {{flagicon|USA}} Eddie Moylan (quarterfinals)

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Draw

=Key=

=Finals=

{{8TeamBracket-Tennis5

| team-width=150

| RD3-team1={{flagicon|AUS}} John Bromwich

| RD3-seed1=1

| RD3-team2={{flagicon|AUS}} Adrian Quist

| RD3-seed2=2

| RD3-score1-1=4

| RD3-score2-1=6

| RD3-score1-2=6

| RD3-score2-2=3

| RD3-score1-3=3

| RD3-score2-3=6

| RD3-score1-4=6

| RD3-score2-4=2

| RD3-score1-5=3

| RD3-score2-5=6

| RD2-team1={{flagicon|AUS}} John Bromwich

| RD2-seed1=1

| RD2-team2={{flagicon|AUS}} Geoffrey Brown

| RD2-seed2=4

| RD2-score1-1=3

| RD2-score2-1=6

| RD2-score1-2=2

| RD2-score2-2=6

| RD2-score1-3=6

| RD2-score2-3=4

| RD2-score1-4=6

| RD2-score2-4=4

| RD2-score1-5=7

| RD2-score2-5=5

| RD2-team3={{flagicon|AUS}} Bill Sidwell

| RD2-seed3=3

| RD2-team4={{flagicon|AUS}} Adrian Quist

| RD2-seed4=2

| RD2-score3-1=1

| RD2-score4-1=6

| RD2-score3-2=2

| RD2-score4-2=6

| RD2-score3-3=6

| RD2-score4-3=1

| RD2-score3-4=3

| RD2-score4-4=6

| RD1-team1={{flagicon|AUS}} John Bromwich

| RD1-seed1=1

| RD1-team2={{flagicon|AUS}} Frank Sedgman

| RD1-seed2=6

| RD1-score1-1=6

| RD1-score2-1=2

| RD1-score1-2=6

| RD1-score2-2=4

| RD1-score1-3=6

| RD1-score2-3=4

| RD1-team3={{flagicon|AUS}} Geoffrey Brown

| RD1-seed3=4

| RD1-team4={{flagicon|USA}} Eddie Moylan

| RD1-seed4=10

| RD1-score3-1=7

| RD1-score4-1=5

| RD1-score3-2=6

| RD1-score4-2=2

| RD1-score3-3=2

| RD1-score4-3=6

| RD1-score3-4=7

| RD1-score4-4=5

| RD1-team5={{flagicon|AUS}} Colin Long

| RD1-seed5=5

| RD1-team6={{flagicon|AUS}} Bill Sidwell

| RD1-seed6=3

| RD1-score5-1=2

| RD1-score6-1=6

| RD1-score5-2=7

| RD1-score6-2=5

| RD1-score5-3=2

| RD1-score6-3=6

| RD1-score5-4=0

| RD1-score6-4=6

| RD1-team7={{flagicon|AUS}} Robert McCarthy

| RD1-seed7=8

| RD1-team8={{flagicon|AUS}} Adrian Quist

| RD1-seed8=2

| RD1-score7-1=3

| RD1-score8-1=6

| RD1-score7-2=2

| RD1-score8-2=6

| RD1-score7-3=3

| RD1-score8-3=6

}}

=Earlier rounds=

==Section 1==

{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis5-Byes

| RD1=First round

| RD2=Second round

| RD3=Third round

| RD4=Quarterfinals

| RD4-team01={{flagicon|AUS}} Bromwich

| RD4-seed01=1

| RD4-team02={{flagicon|AUS}} Sedgman

| RD4-seed02=6

| RD4-score01-1=6

| RD4-score02-1=2

| RD4-score01-2=6

| RD4-score02-2=4

| RD4-score01-3=6

| RD4-score02-3=4

| RD3-team01={{flagicon|AUS}} Bromwich

| RD3-seed01=1

| RD3-team02={{flagicon|AUS}} Rogers

| RD3-seed02=

| RD3-score01-1=6

| RD3-score02-1=1

| RD3-score01-2=6

| RD3-score02-2=1

| RD3-score01-3=6

| RD3-score02-3=0

| RD3-team03={{flagicon|AUS}} Sedgman

| RD3-seed03=6

| RD3-team04={{flagicon|AUS}} Crawford

| RD3-seed04=

| RD3-score03-1=6

| RD3-score04-1=4

| RD3-score03-2=6

| RD3-score04-2=4

| RD3-score03-3=6

| RD3-score04-3=2

| RD2-team01={{flagicon|AUS}} Bromwich

| RD2-seed01=1

| RD2-team02={{flagicon|AUS}} Lonergan

| RD2-seed02=

| RD2-score01-1=6

| RD2-score02-1=0

| RD2-score01-2=6

| RD2-score02-2=0

| RD2-score01-3=6

| RD2-score02-3=1

| RD2-team03={{flagicon|AUS}} Candy

| RD2-seed03=

| RD2-team04={{flagicon|AUS}} Rogers

| RD2-seed04=

| RD2-score03-1=2

| RD2-score04-1=6

| RD2-score03-2=5

| RD2-score04-2=7

| RD2-score03-3=5

| RD2-score04-3=7

| RD2-team05={{flagicon|AUS}} Sedgman

| RD2-seed05=6

| RD2-team06={{flagicon|AUS}} Gaydon

| RD2-seed06=

| RD2-score05-1=6

| RD2-score06-1=2

| RD2-score05-2=6

| RD2-score06-2=2

| RD2-score05-3=6

| RD2-score06-3=3

| RD2-team07={{flagicon|AUS}} Crawford

| RD2-seed07=

| RD2-team08={{flagicon|AUS}} Tregonning

| RD2-seed08=

| RD2-score07-1=6

| RD2-score08-1=4

| RD2-score07-2=6

| RD2-score08-2=3

| RD2-score07-3=3

| RD2-score08-3=6

| RD2-score07-4=6

| RD2-score08-4=3

| RD1-team07={{flagicon|AUS}} Rogers

| RD1-seed07=

| RD1-team08={{flagicon|AUS}} Murrels

| RD1-seed08=

| RD1-score07-1=7

| RD1-score08-1=5

| RD1-score07-2=2

| RD1-score08-2=6

| RD1-score07-3=7

| RD1-score08-3=5

| RD1-team15={{flagicon|AUS}} Tregonning

| RD1-seed15=

| RD1-team16={{flagicon|AUS}} Pye

| RD1-seed16=

| RD1-score15-1=8

| RD1-score16-1=6

| RD1-score15-2=9

| RD1-score16-2=7

| RD1-score15-3=9

| RD1-score16-3=7

}}

==Section 2==

{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis5-Byes

| RD1=First round

| RD2=Second round

| RD3=Third round

| RD4=Quarterfinals

| RD4-team01={{flagicon|AUS}} Brown

| RD4-seed01=4

| RD4-team02={{flagicon|USA}} Moylan

| RD4-seed02=10

| RD4-score01-1=7

| RD4-score02-1=5

| RD4-score01-2=6

| RD4-score02-2=2

| RD4-score01-3=2

| RD4-score02-3=6

| RD4-score01-4=7

| RD4-score02-4=5

| RD3-team01={{flagicon|AUS}} Brown

| RD3-seed01=4

| RD3-team02={{flagicon|AUS}} Warhurst

| RD3-seed02=

| RD3-score01-1=6

| RD3-score02-1=0

| RD3-score01-2=7

| RD3-score02-2=5

| RD3-score01-3=6

| RD3-score02-3=0

| RD3-team03={{flagicon|AUS}} Brodie

| RD3-seed03=7

| RD3-team04={{flagicon|USA}} Moylan

| RD3-seed04=10

| RD3-score03-1=0

| RD3-score04-1=6

| RD3-score03-2=4

| RD3-score04-2=6

| RD3-score03-3=2

| RD3-score04-3=6

| RD2-team01={{flagicon|AUS}} Brown

| RD2-seed01=4

| RD2-team02={{flagicon|AUS}} Molloy

| RD2-seed02=

| RD2-score01-1=6

| RD2-score02-1=3

| RD2-score01-2=7

| RD2-score02-2=5

| RD2-score01-3=6

| RD2-score02-3=4

| RD2-team03={{flagicon|AUS}} Warhurst

| RD2-seed03=

| RD2-team04={{flagicon|AUS}} Stewart

| RD2-seed04=

| RD2-score03-1=6

| RD2-score04-1=2

| RD2-score03-2=6

| RD2-score04-2=1

| RD2-score03-3=1

| RD2-score04-3=6

| RD2-score03-4=0

| RD2-score04-4=6

| RD2-score03-5=8

| RD2-score04-5=6

| RD2-team05={{flagicon|AUS}} Brodie

| RD2-seed05=7

| RD2-team06={{flagicon|AUS}} Wilderspin

| RD2-seed06=

| RD2-score05-1=1

| RD2-score06-1=6

| RD2-score05-2=6

| RD2-score06-2=3

| RD2-score05-3=6

| RD2-score06-3=3

| RD2-score05-4=6

| RD2-score06-4=4

| RD2-team07={{flagicon|AUS}} Worthington

| RD2-seed07=

| RD2-team08={{flagicon|USA}} Moylan

| RD2-seed08=10

| RD2-score07-1=7

| RD2-score08-1=5

| RD2-score07-2=2

| RD2-score08-2=6

| RD2-score07-3=2

| RD2-score08-3=6

| RD2-score07-4=6

| RD2-score08-4=4

| RD2-score07-5=1

| RD2-score08-5=6

}}

==Section 3==

{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis5-Byes

| RD1=First round

| RD2=Second round

| RD3=Third round

| RD4=Quarterfinals

| RD4-team01={{flagicon|AUS}} Long

| RD4-seed01=5

| RD4-team02={{flagicon|AUS}} Sidwell

| RD4-seed02=3

| RD4-score01-1=2

| RD4-score02-1=6

| RD4-score01-2=7

| RD4-score02-2=5

| RD4-score01-3=2

| RD4-score02-3=6

| RD4-score01-4=0

| RD4-score02-4=6

| RD3-team01={{flagicon|USA}} Brink

| RD3-seed01=9

| RD3-team02={{flagicon|AUS}} Long

| RD3-seed02=5

| RD3-score01-1=6

| RD3-score02-1=4

| RD3-score01-2=4

| RD3-score02-2=6

| RD3-score01-3=0

| RD3-score02-3=6

| RD3-score01-4=3

| RD3-score02-4=6

| RD3-team03={{flagicon|AUS}} Newcombe

| RD3-seed03=

| RD3-team04={{flagicon|AUS}} Sidwell

| RD3-seed04=3

| RD3-score03-1=1

| RD3-score04-1=6

| RD3-score03-2=3

| RD3-score04-2=6

| RD3-score03-3=1

| RD3-score04-3=6

| RD2-team01={{flagicon|USA}} Brink

| RD2-seed01=9

| RD2-team02={{flagicon|AUS}} Hopman

| RD2-seed02=

| RD2-score01-1=6

| RD2-score02-1=3

| RD2-score01-2=4

| RD2-score02-2=6

| RD2-score01-3=6

| RD2-score02-3=3

| RD2-score01-4=6

| RD2-score02-4=8

| RD2-score01-5=6

| RD2-score02-5=0

| RD2-team03={{flagicon|AUS}} Harrison

| RD2-seed03=

| RD2-team04={{flagicon|AUS}} Long

| RD2-seed04=5

| RD2-score03-1=0

| RD2-score04-1=6

| RD2-score03-2=4

| RD2-score04-2=6

| RD2-score03-3=3

| RD2-score04-3=6

| RD2-team05={{flagicon|AUS}} Liddle

| RD2-seed05=

| RD2-team06={{flagicon|AUS}} Newcombe

| RD2-seed06=

| RD2-score05-1=6

| RD2-score06-1=1

| RD2-score05-2=6

| RD2-score06-2=4

| RD2-score05-3=7

| RD2-score06-3=9

| RD2-score05-4=3

| RD2-score06-4=6

| RD2-score05-5=3

| RD2-score06-5=6

| RD2-team07={{flagicon|AUS}} Bonner

| RD2-seed07=

| RD2-team08={{flagicon|AUS}} Sidwell

| RD2-seed08=3

| RD2-score07-1=4

| RD2-score08-1=6

| RD2-score07-2=6

| RD2-score08-2=8

| RD2-score07-3=4

| RD2-score08-3=6

}}

==Section 4==

{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis5-Byes

| RD1=First round

| RD2=Second round

| RD3=Third round

| RD4=Quarterfinals

| RD4-team01={{flagicon|AUS}} McCarthy

| RD4-seed01=8

| RD4-team02={{flagicon|AUS}} Quist

| RD4-seed02=2

| RD4-score01-1=3

| RD4-score02-1=6

| RD4-score01-2=2

| RD4-score02-2=6

| RD4-score01-3=3

| RD4-score02-3=6

| RD3-team01={{flagicon|AUS}} Tonkin

| RD3-seed01=

| RD3-team02={{flagicon|AUS}} McCarthy

| RD3-seed02=8

| RD3-score01-1=7

| RD3-score02-1=9

| RD3-score01-2=1

| RD3-score02-2=6

| RD3-score01-3=6

| RD3-score02-3=8

| RD3-team03={{flagicon|AUS}} Dart

| RD3-seed03=

| RD3-team04={{flagicon|AUS}} Quist

| RD3-seed04=2

| RD3-score03-1=1

| RD3-score04-1=6

| RD3-score03-2=3

| RD3-score04-2=6

| RD3-score03-3=4

| RD3-score04-3=6

| RD2-team01={{flagicon|AUS}} Ewin

| RD2-seed01=

| RD2-team02={{flagicon|AUS}} Tonkin

| RD2-seed02=

| RD2-score01-1=3

| RD2-score02-1=6

| RD2-score01-2=2

| RD2-score02-2=6

| RD2-score01-3=3

| RD2-score02-3=6

| RD2-team03={{flagicon|AUS}} Heathcote

| RD2-seed03=

| RD2-team04={{flagicon|AUS}} McCarthy

| RD2-seed04=8

| RD2-score03-1=2

| RD2-score04-1=6

| RD2-score03-2=2

| RD2-score04-2=6

| RD2-score03-3=3

| RD2-score04-3=6

| RD2-team05={{flagicon|AUS}} McGregor

| RD2-seed05=

| RD2-team06={{flagicon|AUS}} Dart

| RD2-seed06=

| RD2-score05-1=4

| RD2-score06-1=6

| RD2-score05-2=0

| RD2-score06-2=6

| RD2-score05-3=2

| RD2-score06-3=6

| RD2-team07={{flagicon|AUS}} Vernon

| RD2-seed07=

| RD2-team08={{flagicon|AUS}} Quist

| RD2-seed08=2

| RD2-score07-1=0

| RD2-score08-1=6

| RD2-score07-2=0

| RD2-score08-2=6

| RD2-score07-3=2

| RD2-score08-3=6

| RD1-team01={{flagicon|AUS}} Ewin

| RD1-seed01=

| RD1-team02={{flagicon|AUS}} Pym

| RD1-seed02=

| RD1-score01-1=6

| RD1-score02-1=4

| RD1-score01-2=6

| RD1-score02-2=2

| RD1-score01-3=6

| RD1-score02-3=3

| RD1-team05={{flagicon|AUS}} Heathcote

| RD1-seed05=

| RD1-team06={{flagicon|AUS}} Reid

| RD1-seed06=

| RD1-score05-1=6

| RD1-score06-1=4

| RD1-score05-2=6

| RD1-score06-2=4

| RD1-score05-3=6

| RD1-score06-3=3

}}