1953 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles

April 2022 1953 Wimbledon Championships s USA 1912 Shirley Fry USA 1912 Doris Hart USA 1912 Maureen Connolly USA 1912 Julia Sampson 6–0, 6–0 48 (5 Q Qualifiers) 4 grand slam 1953 Wimbledon Championships Shirley Fry and Doris Hart successfully defended their title, defeating Maureen Connolly and Julia Sampson in the final, 6–0, 6–0 to win the ladies' doubles tennis title at the 1953 Wimbledon Championships.100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977Barrett John Wimbledon: The Official History 2014 Vision Sports Publishing 9-781909-534230 4th Seeds 1 1 USA 1912 Shirley Fry / USA 1912 Doris Hart (champions) 2 4 USA 1912 Maureen Connolly / USA 1912 Julia Sampson (final) 3 2 GBR Helen Fletcher / GBR Jean Rinkel-Quertier (semifinals) 4 3 AUS Barbara Davidson / USA 1912 Dorothy Knode (second round) Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 180 1 USA 1912 Shirley FryUSA 1912 Doris Hart 6 6 SAF 1928 Dora KilianSAF 1928 Lucille van der Westhuizen 2 2 3 GBR Helen FletcherGBR Jean Rinkel-Quertier 7 6 Q GBR Ruth BennettGBR Jean Petchell 5 0 GBR Angela MortimerGBR Anne Shilcock 6 6 GBR Mary EyreGBR Viola White 4 4 GBR Rosemary BulleidGBR Pat Ward 2 3 2 USA 1912 Maureen ConnollyUSA 1912 Julia Sampson 6 6 1 USA 1912 Shirley FryUSA 1912 Doris Hart 6 6 3 GBR Helen FletcherGBR Jean Rinkel-Quertier 0 0 GBR Angela MortimerGBR Anne Shilcock 2 3 2 USA 1912 Maureen ConnollyUSA 1912 Julia Sampson 6 6 1 USA 1912 Shirley FryUSA 1912 Doris Hart 6 6 2 USA 1912 Maureen ConnollyUSA 1912 Julia Sampson 0 0 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 1 USA 1912 Shirley FryUSA 1912 Doris Hart GBR Joan CurryGBR Rita Drobný w/o GBR Bea WalterGBR Billie Woodgate 6 1 4 GBR Nancy GloverARG Mary Terán de Weiss 3 6 6 GBR Audrey HouseleyGBR Molly Stone 2 4 SAF 1928 Dora KilianSAF 1928 Lucille van der Westhuizen 6 6 GBR Valerie LewisGBR Rosemary Walsh 3 6 4 BEL Christiane MercelisBEL Janine de Ridder 6 4 6 1 USA 1912 S FryUSA 1912 D Hart 6 6 GBR N GloverARG M Terán de Weiss 0 0 SAF 1928 D KilianSAF 1928 L van der Westhuizen 6 8 6 BEL C MercelisBEL J de Ridder 8 6 2 1 USA 1912 S FryUSA 1912 D Hart 6 6 SAF 1928 D KilianSAF 1928 L van der Westhuizen 2 2 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 3 GBR Helen FletcherGBR Jean Rinkel-Quertier 6 6 GBR Gem HoahingGBR Georgie Woodgate 4 2 AUS Margaret FisherAUS Anne Goldsworthy SWE Birgit Gullbrandsson-SandénSWE Mary Lagerborg w/o SUI Violette Alvensleben-RigolletESP 1945 María Josefa de Riba 6 4 6 Q GBR Margaret LewisGBR Winifred Nickless 4 6 4 GBR Ada ErnestGBR Laura Morgan 3 6 4 GBR Freda HammersleyGBR Phyllis King 6 1 6 Q GBR Ruth BennettGBR Jean Petchell 6 6 GBR Pat GotlaGBR Barbara Knapp 4 3 GBR Betty DawesGBR Peggy Dawson-Scott 5 1 FRA Susan ChatrierUSA 1912 Baba Lewis 7 6 FRA Nelly AdamsonFRA Suzanne Schmitt 6 4 6 SAF 1928 Mrs KE Graham MurraySAF 1928 Mrs J Higginson 1 6 4 GBR Pearl PantonGBR Vera Thomas 6 6 Q GBR Jean KnightGBR Mary Stephens 1 4 3 GBR H FletcherGBR J Rinkel-Quertier 6 6 AUS M FisherAUS A Goldsworthy 2 3 SUI V Alvensleben-RigolletESP 1945 MJ de Riba 6 6 GBR W HammersleyGBR P King 1 4 Q GBR R BennettGBR J Petchell 6 6 FRA S ChatrierUSA 1912 B Lewis 4 3 FRA N AdamsonFRA S Schmitt 3 8 6 GBR P PantonGBR V Thomas 6 6 4 3 GBR H FletcherGBR J Rinkel-Quertier 6 6 SUI V Alvensleben-RigolletESP 1945 MJ de Riba 2 0 Q GBR R BennettGBR J Petchell 6 4 7 FRA N AdamsonFRA S Schmitt 3 6 5 3 GBR H FletcherGBR J Rinkel-Quertier 7 6 Q GBR R BennettGBR J Petchell 5 0 Bottom half Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals GBR Susan BillingtonGBR Margot Parker 6 1 GBR Angela MortimerGBR Anne Shilcock 8 6 GBR Margaret GraceGBR Judy Wallace 4 6 GBR Molly MackayGBR Helen Proudfoot 6 8 Q GBR Patience ChapmanGBR Vivienne Uber 3 3 HUN 1949 Mrs E Erdődy BárdHUN 1949 Zsuzsa Körmöczy 6 6 BER 1910 Heather BrewerGBR Hazel Cheadle 6 6 Southern Rhodesia Joan BowyerGBR Gladys Lines 1 3 USA 1912 Gloria ButlerUSA 1912 Anne Gray 5 2 GBR Margaret CarlisleGBR Katie Johns 7 6 FRG Erika VollmerFRG Toto Zehden 4 4 GBR Shirley BloomerGBR Pat Harrison 6 6 GBR Mary EyreGBR Viola White 8 6 GBR Joyce ColesGBR Mary Wavish 6 2 FRA Michelle BourbonnaisNED Fenny ten Bosch 3 1 4 USA 1912 Barbara DavidsonUSA 1912 Dorothy Knode 6 6 GBR A MortimerGBR A Shilcock 6 6 GBR M MackayGBR H Proudfoot 2 2 HUN 1949 Mrs E Erdődy BárdHUN 1949 Z Körmöczy 6 6 7 BER 1910 H BrewerGBR H Cheadle 3 8 5 GBR M CarlisleGBR K Johns w/o GBR S BloomerGBR P Harrison GBR M EyreGBR V White 6 5 6 4 USA 1912 B DavidsonUSA 1912 D Knode 4 7 3 GBR A MortimerGBR A Shilcock 6 6 HUN 1949 Mrs E Erdődy BárdHUN 1949 Z Körmöczy 4 4 GBR S BloomerGBR P Harrison 4 7 GBR M EyreGBR V White 6 9 GBR A MortimerGBR A Shilcock 6 6 GBR M EyreGBR V White 4 4 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals GBR BM GoodmanGBR Margaret Knott 3 3 GBR Valerie GardnerGBR Janet Morgan 6 6 GBR Rosemary BulleidGBR Pat Ward 6 6 Q GBR SC CollettGBR Mrs J Maltby 3 3 IRL Maeve DowneyIRL Betty Lombard 1 2 GBR Molly BlairAUS Nell Hopman 6 6 SAF 1928 Audrey BilseSAF 1928 Joan Scott 4 0 2 USA 1912 Maureen ConnollyUSA 1912 Julia Sampson 6 6 GBR V GardnerGBR J Morgan 1 4 GBR R BulleidGBR P Ward 6 6 GBR M BlairAUS N Hopman 1 2 2 USA 1912 M ConnollyUSA 1912 J Sampson 6 6 GBR R BulleidGBR P Ward 2 3 2 USA 1912 M ConnollyUSA 1912 J Sampson 6 6 References External links 1953 LD Women's Doubles Category:Wimbledon Championship by year – Women's doubles Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon Championships