1955 Torneo Godó

The 1955 Torneo Godó was the third edition of the Torneo Godó annual tennis tournament played on clay courts in Barcelona, Spain and it took place from May 10–15, 1955.

Seeds

  1. United States Budge Patty (Runner-up)
  2. United States Art Larsen (Champion)
  3. Australia Mervyn Rose (Semifinalist)
  4. United States Herbert Flam (Quarterfinalist)
  5. Poland Wladyslaw Skonecki (Third round)
  6. Canada Robert Bedard (Quarterfinalist)
  7. Sweden Staffan Stockenberg (Quarterfinalist)
  8. Australia George Worthington (Quarterfinalist)

Draw

Finals

  Semifinals Final
                                 
  2  United States Art Larsen 3 6 12 2 8  
3  Australia Mervyn Rose 6 4 10 6 6  
  2  United States Art Larsen 7 3 7 2 6
  1  United States Budge Patty 5 6 5 6 4
 South Africa Trevor Fancutt 4 4 5
  1  United States Budge Patty 6 6 7  

Earlier rounds

First round

Only three first round matches were played, the rest of the players received a bye into the second round.

Those three round matches were the following matches:

Top half

Second round   Third round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals
2  United States Larsen 7 6  
 Spain Guix 5 3     2  United States Larsen 6 6  
 Spain Couder 6 6    Spain Couder 1 2  
 Spain Garriga-Nogués 2 0       2  United States Larsen 6 6  
7  Sweden Stockenberg 6 6       7  Sweden Stockenberg 4 4  
 Spain Tintoré 2 4     7  Sweden Stockenberg 6 6
 South Africa Williams 6 6    South Africa Williams 3 1  
 Spain Gimeno 3 4       2  United States Larsen 3 6 12 2 8
3  Australia Rose 6 6       3  Australia Rose 6 4 10 6 6
 Spain Casado 0 1     3  Australia Rose 6 6  
 Canada Fontana 6 6    Canada Fontana 0 2  
 Spain Castellá 1 0       3  Australia Rose 6 6
6  Canada Bedard 6 6       6  Canada Bedard 4 3  
 Spain Bruix 1 0     6  Canada Bedard 6 9
 Spain Draper 2 9 6    Spain Draper 4 7  
 France Walter 6 7 1  

Bottom half

Second round   Third round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals
 Spain Bartrolí  
 South Africa Fancutt w/o      South Africa Fancutt 6 6  
 Spain Lerín 1 2   5  Poland Skonecki 4 3  
5  Poland Skonecki 6 6        South Africa Fancutt 2 6 6  
 Spain Ferrer 6 6       4  United States Flam 6 4 4  
 Spain Manset 4 2      Spain Ferrer 2 6
 Spain Moure 6 2   4  United States Flam 6 8  
4  United States Flam 8 6        South Africa Fancutt 4 4 5    
 France Bergerat 5 5       1  United States Patty 6 6 7    
 Spain Martínez 7 7      Spain Martínez 4 4  
 Chile Tort 0 0   8  Australia Worthington 6 6  
8  Australia Worthington 6 6       8  Australia Worthington 2 4
 Spain Ragaña 9 1 5       1  United States Patty 6 6  
 Spain Barril 7 6 7      Spain Barril 0 5
 Spain Sanz 3 1   1  United States Patty 6 7  
1  United States Patty 6 6  

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