Tennis
Australia
- Australian Men's Singles Championship – Mervyn Rose (Australia) defeats Rex Hartwig (Australia) 6–2, 0–6, 6–4, 6–2
- Australian Women's Singles Championship – Thelma Coyne Long (Australia) defeats Jenny Staley Hoad (Australia) 6–3, 6–4
England
- Wimbledon Men's Singles Championship – Jaroslav Drobný (Egypt) defeats Ken Rosewall (Australia) 13–11, 4–6, 6–2, 9–7
- Wimbledon Women's Singles Championship – Maureen Connolly Brinker (USA) defeats Louise Brough Clapp (USA) 6–2, 7–5
France
- French Men's Singles Championship –
- French Women's Singles Championship –
USA
- American Men's Singles Championship –
- American Women's Singles Championship –
Davis Cup
- 1954 Davis Cup – United States 3–2 Australia at White City Stadium (grass) Sydney, Australia
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“I know some of my self-worth comes from tennis, and it’s hard to think of doing something else where you know you’ll never be the best. Tennis players are rare creatures: where else in the world can you know that you’re the best? The definitiveness of it is the beauty of it, but it’s not all there is to life and I’m ready to explore the alternatives.”
—Martina Navratilova (b. 1956)
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—Margaret Halsey (b. 1910)
“Writing free verse is like playing tennis with the net down.”
—Robert Frost (1874–1963)