Youngest winner of the tennis Australian Open Men’s Singles

Youngest winner of the tennis Australian Open Men’s Singles
Who
Ken Rosewall
What
18:76 year(s):day(s)
Where
Australia (Melbourne)
When
17 January 1953

The youngest winner of the tennis Australian Open Men’s Singles is Ken Rosewall (Australia, b. 2 November 1934), who was aged 18 years 76 days when he won the 1953 tournament at the Kooyong Stadium in Melbourne, Australia, on 17 January 1953.

Rosewall defeated his compatriot Mervyn Rose 6–0, 6–3, 6–4 in the final.

In 1972, he became the oldest winner of the Australian Open, at the age of 37 years 62 days.