1953 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

April 2022 1953 Wimbledon Championships USA 1912 Maureen Connolly USA 1912 Doris Hart 8–6, 7–5 96 (10 Q Qualifiers) 8 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles grand slam 1953 Wimbledon Championships 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.Barrett John Wimbledon: The Official History 2014 Vision Sports Publishing 9-781909-534230 4th Seeds 1 8 USA 1912 Maureen Connolly (champion) 2 1 USA 1912 Doris Hart (final) 3 6 USA 1912 Shirley Fry (semifinals) 4 3 USA 1912 Dorothy Knode (semifinals) 5 4 GBR Angela Mortimer (quarterfinals) 6 2 GBR Helen Fletcher (fourth round) 7 7 FRA Susan Chatrier (third round) 8 5 FRA Nelly Adamson (fourth round) Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 180 2 USA 1912 Doris Hart 7 7 HUN 1949 Zsuzsa Körmöczy 5 5 4 USA 1912 Dorothy Knode 6 6 5 GBR Angela Mortimer 4 3 USA 1912 Julie Sampson 4 2 3 USA 1912 Shirley Fry 6 6 FRG Erika Vollmer 3 0 1 USA 1912 Maureen Connolly 6 6 2 USA 1912 Doris Hart 6 6 4 USA 1912 Dorothy Knode 2 2 3 USA 1912 Shirley Fry 1 1 1 USA 1912 Maureen Connolly 6 6 2 USA 1912 Doris Hart 6 5 1 USA 1912 Maureen Connolly 8 7 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 2 USA 1912 Doris Hart 6 6 GBR Janet Morgan 0 0 GBR Margot Gordon 5 4 FRG Toto Zehden 7 6 GBR Angela Buxton 7 5 6 GBR Thelma Lister 5 7 1 Q Southern Rhodesia Joan Bowyer 3 3 AUS Anne Goldsworthy 6 6 2 USA 1912 D Hart 6 6 FRG T Zehden 0 0 GBR A Buxton 6 6 AUS A Goldsworthy 4 2 2 USA 1912 D Hart 6 6 GBR A Buxton 3 1 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 6 GBR Helen Fletcher 6 6 Q GBR Diane Midgley 2 0 BEL Christiane Mercelis 6 6 GBR Bobbie Wilson 0 2 GBR Elaine Watson 6 11 GBR Enid Kerr 1 9 GBR Audrey Houseley 0 0 HUN 1949 Zsuzsa Körmöczy 6 6 6 GBR H Fletcher 6 6 BEL C Mercelis 3 3 GBR E Watson 3 2 HUN 1949 Z Körmöczy 6 6 6 GBR H Fletcher 3 4 HUN 1949 Z Körmöczy 6 6 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 4 USA 1912 Dorothy Knode 6 6 GBR Georgie Woodgate 2 2 Q USA 1912 Karol Fageros 6 4 6 GBR Valerie Pitt 1 6 1 AUS Margaret Fisher 2 1 USA 1912 Barbara Davidson 6 6 AUT Elizabeth Broz SWE Mary Lagerborg w/o GBR Molly Blair 6 6 Q GBR Nancy Liebert 3 2 GBR Rosemary Walsh 6 6 Q GBR Leonie Brighton 3 3 GBR Peggy Dawson-Scott 6 2 9 GBR Vera Thomas 4 6 7 Q GBR Shirley MacKay 2 6 7 Q GBR Rita Bentley 6 2 5 4 USA 1912 D Knode 8 6 Q USA 1912 K Fageros 6 3 USA 1912 B Davidson 6 6 AUT E Broz 4 1 GBR M Blair 2 6 7 GBR R Walsh 6 2 9 GBR P Dawson-Scott 6 6 Q GBR R Bentley 2 2 4 USA 1912 D Knode 6 6 USA 1912 B Davidson 3 0 GBR R Walsh 2 7 GBR P Dawson-Scott 6 9 4 USA 1912 D Knode 6 6 GBR P Dawson-Scott 2 1 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 5 GBR Angela Mortimer 6 6 GBR Rita Drobný 1 4 FRA Suzanne Schmitt 6 1 6 SAF 1928 Joan Scott 0 6 1 GBR Effie Peters 0 2 GBR Pat Ward 6 6 GBR Noelle Knight 3 7 7 GBR Valerie Lewis 6 5 5 IRL Betty Lombard 6 3 1 GBR Hazel Cheadle 4 6 6 GBR Joan MacLeod 7 6 ESP 1945 María Josefa de Riba 5 2 USA 1912 Anne Gray 4 3 FRA Michelle Bourbonnais 6 6 GBR Viola White 6 3 6 NZL Evelyn Attwood 3 6 2 5 GBR A Mortimer 2 6 6 FRA S Schmitt 6 0 1 GBR P Ward 6 6 GBR N Knight 0 1 GBR H Cheadle 7 6 GBR J MacLeod 5 1 FRA M Bourbonnais 6 6 GBR V White 1 4 5 GBR A Mortimer 6 6 GBR P Ward 3 3 GBR H Cheadle 6 6 FRA M Bourbonnais 4 4 5 GBR A Mortimer 6 6 GBR H Cheadle 2 1 Bottom half Section 5 First round Second round Third round Fourth round GBR Laura Morgan 1 2 ARG Mary Terán de Weiss 6 6 GBR Sheila Speight 3 4 IRL Maeve Downey 6 6 GBR Pat Gotla 1 2 USA 1912 Julia Sampson 6 6 Q GBR Dorrit Herbst 4 7 SAF 1928 Lucille van der Westhuizen 6 9 GBR Joan Curry 6 6 GBR Barbara Knapp 4 2 AUS Nell Hopman 6 5 6 GBR Jenny Wagstaff 0 7 2 GBR Rosemary Bulleid 4 6 6 GBR Helen Proudfoot 6 1 2 GBR Billie Woodgate 6 0 3 8 FRA Nelly Adamson 2 6 6 ARG M Terán de Weiss 6 6 IRL M Downey 3 1 USA 1912 J Sampson 6 6 SAF 1928 L van der Westhuizen 1 3 GBR J Curry 11 2 0r AUS E Hopman 9 6 1 GBR R Bulleid 6 3 3 8 FRA N Adamson 1 6 6 ARG M Terán de Weiss 9 5 USA 1912 J Sampson 11 7 AUS E Hopman 6 2 1 8 FRA N Adamson 1 6 6 USA 1912 J Sampson 4 6 6 8 FRA N Adamson 6 3 3 Section 6 First round Second round Third round Fourth round NED Fenny ten Bosch 6 4 GBR Betty Dawes 8 6 USA 1912 Baba Lewis 8 6 GBR Pat Harrison 6 3 GBR Shirley Bloomer 7 6 GBR Norma Potts 5 4 SUI Violette Alvensleben-Rigollet 4 6 6 GBR Jennifer Middleton 6 4 3 GBR Mary Harris 6 6 GBR Marian Boundy 4 1 GBR Margot Parker 6 2 4 GBR Jean Rinkel-Quertier 2 6 6 GBR Gladys Lines 6 0 6 GBR Frances Walthew 2 6 8 SWE Birgit Gullbrandsson-Sandén w/o 3 USA 1912 Shirley Fry GBR B Dawes 1 3 USA 1912 B Lewis 6 6 GBR S Bloomer 6 8 SUI V Alvensleben-Rigollet 4 6 GBR M Harris 3 2 GBR J Rinkel-Quertier 6 6 GBR F Walthew 2 2 3 USA 1912 S Fry 6 6 USA 1912 B Lewis 6 6 GBR S Bloomer 3 2 GBR J Rinkel-Quertier 6 4 1 3 USA 1912 S Fry 3 6 6 USA 1912 B Lewis 1 3 3 USA 1912 S Fry 6 6 Section 7 First round Second round Third round Fourth round AUT Helga Strecker 2 6 6 Q GBR Joyce Reid 6 1 4 GBR Pat Hird 3 3 FRG Erika Vollmer 6 6 GBR Margaret Carlisle 2 1 BER 1910 Heather Brewer 6 6 GBR Gem Hoahing 1 3 7 FRA Susan Chatrier 6 6 AUT H Strecker 2 2 FRG E Vollmer 6 6 BER 1910 H Brewer 7 6 7 FRA S Chatrier 5 3 FRG E Vollmer 6 6 BER 1910 H Brewer 2 1 Section 8 First round Second round Third round Fourth round GBR Phyllis King 3 2 GBR Anne Shilcock 6 6 HUN 1949 Márta Peterdy-Wolf 6 4 6 BEL Janine de Ridder 4 6 4 GBR Jean Petchell 6 6 Q GBR Sidney Brock 4 1 SAF 1928 Dora Kilian 0 0 1 USA 1912 Maureen Connolly 6 6 GBR A Shilcock 6 6 HUN 1949 M Peterdy-Wolf 2 0 GBR J Petchell 1 1 1 USA 1912 M Connolly 6 6 GBR A Shilcock 0 1 1 USA 1912 M Connolly 6 6 References External links 1953 LS 1953 French Championships – Women's singles Grand Slam women's singles 1953 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles Women's Singles Category:Wimbledon 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