1953 Wightman Cup

Women's team tennis competition, US vs GB January 2025 1953 Wightman Cup 25th USA 1952 1954 The 1953 Wightman Cup was the 25th edition of the annual women's team tennis competition between the United States and Great Britain. It was held from August 1 through August 3, 1953, at the Westchester Country Club in Rye, New York, in the United States and played on outdoor grass courts. Colonel Duncan Macaulay was captain of the British team while Margaret Osborne duPont captained the U.S. team. The U.S. team won the competition 7–0.Miss Connolly Paces U. S. to Lead Of 3-0 Over England in Cup Tennis https://www.nytimes.com/1953/08/02/archives/miss-connolly-paces-u-s-to-lead-of-30-over-england-in-cup-tennis.html 17 September 2012 The New York Times August 2, 1953U. S. Sweeps Wightman Cup Series https://www.nytimes.com/1953/08/04/archives/u-s-sweeps-wightman-cup-series-eastern-tennis-favorites-gain.html 17 September 2012 The New York Times August 4, 1953United States Tennis Association (USTA) Official Encyclopedia of Tennis 1979 Harper & Row New York 0060144785 362, 368 Rev. and updated 1st Bill Shannon registration https://archive.org/details/officialencyclop0000unit/page/362 United States Great Britain Westchester Country Club, Rye, New York, United States 1–3 August 1953 Grass 7 0 Maureen Connolly 6 6 Angela Mortimer 1 1 Doris Hart 6 7 Helen Fletcher 4 5 Shirley Fry 6 6 Jean Quertier Rinkel 2 4 Maureen Connolly 6 6 Helen Fletcher 1 1 Doris Hart 6 6 Angela Mortimer 1 1 Maureen Connolly Louise Brough 6 6 Angela Mortimer Anne Shilcock 2 3 Doris Hart Shirley Fry 6 6 Jean Quertier Rinkel Helen Fletcher 2 1 //use if non-standard flag is needed. //use if non-standard name is needed. References Sources The Bud Collins History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book (pp. 528, 530), Bud Collins, New Chapter Press, 2010, 978-0-942257-70-0. 1953 Category:1953 in American tennis Category:1953 in British sport Category:1953 in women's tennis