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1 Seeds  





2 Draw  



2.1  Key  





2.2  Finals  





2.3  Top half  



2.3.1  Section 1  





2.3.2  Section 2  





2.3.3  Section 3  





2.3.4  Section 4  







2.4  Bottom half  



2.4.1  Section 5  





2.4.2  Section 6  





2.4.3  Section 7  





2.4.4  Section 8  









3 References  





4 External links  














1953 Wimbledon Championships  Women's singles






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Women's singles
1953 Wimbledon Championships
Final
ChampionUnited States Maureen Connolly
Runner-upUnited States Doris Hart
Score8–6, 7–5
Details
Draw96 (10Q)
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
← 1952 · Wimbledon Championships · 1954 →

Maureen Connolly successfully defended her title, defeating Doris Hart in the final, 8–6, 7–5 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1953 Wimbledon Championships.[1]

Seeds

[edit]
01.   United States Maureen Connolly (champion)
02.   United States Doris Hart (final)
03.   United States Shirley Fry (semifinals)
04.   United States Dorothy Knode (semifinals)
05.   United Kingdom Angela Mortimer (quarterfinals)
06.   United Kingdom Helen Fletcher (fourth round)
07.   France Susan Chatrier (third round)
08.   France Nelly Adamson (fourth round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

[edit]

Key

[edit]
  • WC = Wild card
  • LL = Lucky loser
  • Alt = Alternate
  • SE = Special exempt
  • PR = Protected ranking
  • ITF = ITF entry
  • JE = Junior exempt
  • w/o = Walkover
  • r = Retired
  • d = Defaulted
  • SR = Special ranking
  • Finals

    [edit]
    Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                   
    2United States Doris Hart 7 7
    Hungary Zsuzsa Körmöczy 55
    2United States Doris Hart 6 6
    4United States Dorothy Knode 22
    4United States Dorothy Knode 6 6
    5United Kingdom Angela Mortimer 43
    2United States Doris Hart 65
    1United States Maureen Connolly 8 7
    United States Julie Sampson 42
    3United States Shirley Fry 6 6
    3United States Shirley Fry 11
    1United States Maureen Connolly 6 6
    West Germany Erika Vollmer 30
    1United States Maureen Connolly 6 6

    Top half

    [edit]

    Section 1

    [edit]
    First round Second round Third round Fourth round
    2United States Doris Hart 6 6
    United Kingdom Janet Morgan 0 0
    2United States D Hart 6 6
    West Germany T Zehden 0 0
    United Kingdom Margot Gordon 54
    West Germany Toto Zehden 7 6
    2United States D Hart 6 6
    United Kingdom A Buxton 31
    United Kingdom Angela Buxton 7 56
    United Kingdom Thelma Lister 57 1
    United Kingdom A Buxton 6 6
    Australia A Goldsworthy 42
    QSouthern Rhodesia Joan Bowyer 33
    Australia Anne Goldsworthy 6 6

    Section 2

    [edit]
    First round Second round Third round Fourth round
    6United Kingdom Helen Fletcher 6 6
    QUnited Kingdom Diane Midgley 20
    6United Kingdom H Fletcher 6 6
    Belgium C Mercelis 33
    Belgium Christiane Mercelis 6 6
    United Kingdom Bobbie Wilson 0 2
    6United Kingdom H Fletcher 34
    Hungary Z Körmöczy 6 6
    United Kingdom Elaine Watson 6 11
    United Kingdom Enid Kerr 19
    United Kingdom E Watson 32
    Hungary Z Körmöczy 6 6
    United Kingdom Audrey Houseley 0 0
    Hungary Zsuzsa Körmöczy 6 6

    Section 3

    [edit]
    First round Second round Third round Fourth round
    4United States Dorothy Knode 6 6
    United Kingdom Georgie Woodgate 22 4United States D Knode 8 6
    QUnited States Karol Fageros 6 46 QUnited States K Fageros 63
    United Kingdom Valerie Pitt 16 14United States D Knode 6 6
    Australia Margaret Fisher 21 United States B Davidson 30
    United States Barbara Davidson 6 6 United States B Davidson 6 6
    Austria Elizabeth Broz Austria E Broz 41
    Sweden Mary Lagerborg w/o 4United States D Knode 6 6
    United Kingdom Molly Blair 6 6 United Kingdom P Dawson-Scott 21
    QUnited Kingdom Nancy Liebert 32 United Kingdom M Blair 26 7
    United Kingdom Rosemary Walsh 6 6 United Kingdom R Walsh 6 29
    QUnited Kingdom Leonie Brighton 33 United Kingdom R Walsh 27
    United Kingdom Peggy Dawson-Scott 6 29 United Kingdom P Dawson-Scott 6 9
    United Kingdom Vera Thomas 46 7 United Kingdom P Dawson-Scott 6 6
    QUnited Kingdom Shirley MacKay 26 7 QUnited Kingdom R Bentley 22
    QUnited Kingdom Rita Bentley 6 25

    Section 4

    [edit]
    First round Second round Third round Fourth round
    5United Kingdom Angela Mortimer 6 6
    United Kingdom Rita Drobný 14 5United Kingdom A Mortimer 26 6
    France Suzanne Schmitt 6 16 France S Schmitt 6 0 1
    South Africa Joan Scott 0 6 15United Kingdom A Mortimer 6 6
    United Kingdom Effie Peters 0 2 United Kingdom P Ward 33
    United Kingdom Pat Ward 6 6 United Kingdom P Ward 6 6
    United Kingdom Noelle Knight 37 7 United Kingdom N Knight 0 1
    United Kingdom Valerie Lewis 6 555United Kingdom A Mortimer 6 6
    Republic of Ireland Betty Lombard 6 31 United Kingdom H Cheadle 21
    United Kingdom Hazel Cheadle 46 6 United Kingdom H Cheadle 7 6
    United Kingdom Joan MacLeod 7 6 United Kingdom J MacLeod 51
    Spain María Josefa de Riba 52 United Kingdom H Cheadle 6 6
    United States Anne Gray 43 France M Bourbonnais 44
    France Michelle Bourbonnais 6 6 France M Bourbonnais 6 6
    United Kingdom Viola White 6 36 United Kingdom V White 14
    New Zealand Evelyn Attwood 36 2

    Bottom half

    [edit]

    Section 5

    [edit]
    First round Second round Third round Fourth round
    United Kingdom Laura Morgan 12
    Argentina Mary Terán de Weiss 6 6 Argentina M Terán de Weiss 6 6
    United Kingdom Sheila Speight 34 Republic of Ireland M Downey 31
    Republic of Ireland Maeve Downey 6 6 Argentina M Terán de Weiss 95
    United Kingdom Pat Gotla 12 United States J Sampson 11 7
    United States Julia Sampson 6 6 United States J Sampson 6 6
    QUnited Kingdom Dorrit Herbst 47 South Africa L van der Westhuizen 13
    South Africa Lucille van der Westhuizen 6 9 United States J Sampson 46 6
    United Kingdom Joan Curry 6 6 8France N Adamson 6 33
    United Kingdom Barbara Knapp 42 United Kingdom J Curry 11 20r
    Australia Nell Hopman 6 56 Australia E Hopman 96 1
    United Kingdom Jenny Wagstaff 0 7 2 Australia E Hopman 6 21
    United Kingdom Rosemary Bulleid 46 6 8France N Adamson 16 6
    United Kingdom Helen Proudfoot 6 12 United Kingdom R Bulleid 6 33
    United Kingdom Billie Woodgate 6 0 38France N Adamson 16 6
    8France Nelly Adamson 26 6

    Section 6

    [edit]
    First round Second round Third round Fourth round
    Netherlands Fenny ten Bosch 64
    United Kingdom Betty Dawes 8 6 United Kingdom B Dawes 13
    United States Baba Lewis 8 6 United States B Lewis 6 6
    United Kingdom Pat Harrison 63 United States B Lewis 6 6
    United Kingdom Shirley Bloomer 7 6 United Kingdom S Bloomer 32
    United Kingdom Norma Potts 54 United Kingdom S Bloomer 6 8
    Switzerland Violette Alvensleben-Rigollet 46 6 Switzerland V Alvensleben-Rigollet 46
    United Kingdom Jennifer Middleton 6 43 United States B Lewis 13
    United Kingdom Mary Harris 6 6 3United States S Fry 6 6
    United Kingdom Marian Boundy 41 United Kingdom M Harris 32
    United Kingdom Margot Parker 6 24 United Kingdom J Rinkel-Quertier 6 6
    United Kingdom Jean Rinkel-Quertier 26 6 United Kingdom J Rinkel-Quertier 6 41
    United Kingdom Gladys Lines 6 0 63United States S Fry 36 6
    United Kingdom Frances Walthew 26 8 United Kingdom F Walthew 22
    Sweden Birgit Gullbrandsson-Sandén w/o 3United States S Fry 6 6
    3United States Shirley Fry

    Section 7

    [edit]
    First round Second round Third round Fourth round
    Austria Helga Strecker 26 6
    QUnited Kingdom Joyce Reid 6 14
    Austria H Strecker 22
    West Germany E Vollmer 6 6
    United Kingdom Pat Hird 33
    West Germany Erika Vollmer 6 6
    West Germany E Vollmer 6 6
    Bermuda H Brewer 21
    United Kingdom Margaret Carlisle 21
    Bermuda Heather Brewer 6 6
    Bermuda H Brewer 7 6
    7France S Chatrier 53
    United Kingdom Gem Hoahing 13
    7France Susan Chatrier 6 6

    Section 8

    [edit]
    First round Second round Third round Fourth round
    United Kingdom Phyllis King 32
    United Kingdom Anne Shilcock 6 6
    United Kingdom A Shilcock 6 6
    Hungary M Peterdy-Wolf 20
    Hungary Márta Peterdy-Wolf 6 46
    Belgium Janine de Ridder 46 4
    United Kingdom A Shilcock 0 1
    1United States M Connolly 6 6
    United Kingdom Jean Petchell 6 6
    QUnited Kingdom Sidney Brock 41
    United Kingdom J Petchell 11
    1United States M Connolly 6 6
    South Africa Dora Kilian 0 0
    1United States Maureen Connolly 6 6

    References

    [edit]
    1. ^ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
    [edit]
    Preceded by

    1953 French Championships – Women's singles

    Grand Slam women's singles Succeeded by

    1953 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles


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