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

January 2025 March 2026 1953 U.S. National Championships USA Maureen Connolly USA Doris Hart 6–2, 6–4 8 1953 U.S. National Championships (tennis) Two-time defending champion Maureen Connolly defeated Doris Hart in the final, 6–2, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1953 U.S. National Championships. With the win, she became the first woman in history to complete the Grand Slam.Collins Bud The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press [New York City] 978-0942257700 2nd 471 Connolly won the tournament without losing a set.September 1953 Results https://archive.org/details/sim_tennis-illustrated_1953-09_1_4/page/41/ World Tennis New York 1 4 41 30 September 2024 Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Maureen Connolly is the champion; others show in brackets the round in which they were eliminated.Seeding Made for National Tennis Meet https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ngAdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JYoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3004%2C1970129 Sarasota Journal AP August 27, 1953 9 Google News Archive USA Maureen Connolly (champion) USA Doris Hart (finalist) USA Shirley Fry (semifinals) USA Louise Brough (semifinals) USA Margaret Osborne duPont (quarterfinals) USA Althea Gibson (quarterfinals) USA Helen Perez (quarterfinals) USA Babara Lewis (third round) Draw Key Q = Qualifier WC = Wild card LL = Lucky loser r = Retired Final eight 200 USA Maureen Connolly 1 USA Doris Hart 2 6 2 6 4 USA Maureen Connolly 1 USA Shirley Fry 3 6 1 6 1 USA Louise Brough 4 USA Doris Hart 2 2 6 4 6 USA Maureen Connolly 1 USA Althea Gibson 6 6 3 6 2 USA Margaret Osborne duPont 5 USA Shirley Fry 3 6 8 5 7 USA Helen Perez 7 USA Louise Brough 4 6 8 3 6 GBR Jean Rinkel-Quertier USA Doris Hart 2 0 6 1 6 RD1-score7-3 References 1953 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles Grand Slam women's singles 1954 Australian Championships – Women's singles 1953 Category:1953 in women's tennis Category:1953 in American women's sports Women's Singles