| 1955 Australian Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 21– 31 January 1955 | |||
| Edition | 43rd | |||
| Category | Grand Slam (ITF) | |||
| Surface | Grass | |||
| Location | Adelaide, Australia | |||
| Venue | Memorial Drive | |||
| Champions | ||||
| Men's singles | ||||
 Ken Rosewall | ||||
| Women's singles | ||||
| Beryl Penrose | ||||
| Men's doubles | ||||
 Vic Seixas /Tony Trabert | ||||
| Women's doubles | ||||
| Mary Bevis Hawton /Beryl Penrose | ||||
| Mixed doubles | ||||
| Thelma Coyne Long /George Worthington | ||||
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The1955 Australian Championships was atennis tournament that took place on outdoorGrass courts at theMemorial Drive,Adelaide, Australia from 21 January to 31 January.
It was the 43rd edition of the Australian Championships (now known as theAustralian Open), the 11th held in Adelaide, and the firstGrand Slam tournament of the year. The singles titles were won by AustraliansKen Rosewall andBeryl Penrose.
Ken Rosewall defeatedLew Hoad 9–7, 6–4, 6–4[1]
Beryl Penrose defeatedThelma Coyne Long 6–4, 6–3[2]
Vic Seixas /Tony Trabert defeatedLew Hoad /Ken Rosewall 6–3, 6–2, 2–6, 3–6, 6–1[3]
Mary Bevis Hawton /Beryl Penrose defeatedNell Hall Hopman /Gwen Thiele 7–5, 6–1[4]
Thelma Coyne Long /George Worthington defeatedJenny Staley /Lew Hoad 6–2, 6–1[5]
| Preceded by | Grand Slams | Succeeded by |