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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- {{flagicon|AUS}} John Bromwich (finalist)
- {{flagicon|AUS}} Adrian Quist (champion)
- {{flagicon|AUS}} Bill Sidwell (semifinals)
- {{flagicon|AUS}} Geoffrey Brown (semifinals)
- {{flagicon|AUS}} Colin Long (quarterfinals)
- {{flagicon|AUS}} Frank Sedgman (quarterfinals)
- {{flagicon|AUS}} Lionel Brodie (third round)
- {{flagicon|AUS}} Robert McCarthy (quarterfinals)
- {{flagicon|USA}} James Brink (third round)
- {{flagicon|USA}} Eddie Moylan (quarterfinals)
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Draw
=Key=
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- r = Retired
=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
}}
External links
- {{Australianopendraws|year=1948|type=MS}}
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