1953 French Championships – Women's singles

Tennis tournament 1953 French Championships USA 1912 Maureen Connolly USA 1912 Doris Hart 6–2, 6–4 48 16 Maureen Connolly defeated defending champion Doris Hart in the final 6–2, 6–4, to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1953 French Championships. With this win, Connolly became the first woman to complete the Career Grand Slam in Women's singles.Collins Bud The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press [New York] 978-0942257700 2nd 394 Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Maureen Connolly is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. USA 1912 Maureen Connolly (champion) USA 1912 Doris Hart (finalist) USA 1912 Shirley Fry (semifinals) USA 1912 Baba Mercedes Lewis (first round) USA 1912 Dorothy Head (semifinals) GBR Angela Mortimer (third round) GBR Jean Rinkel-Quertier (quarterfinals) FRA Susan Chatrier (quarterfinals) USA 1912 Ann Gray (third round) USA 1912 Julia Sampson (third round) FRA Nelly Adamson (quarterfinals) GBR Helen Fletcher (third round) FRA Ginette Bucaille (quarterfinals) ITA Silvana Lazzarino (third round) GBR Anne Shilcock (third round) FRA Raymonde Jones-Veber (third round) Draw Key Q = Qualifier WC = Wild card LL = Lucky loser r = Retired Finals 170 USA 1912 Maureen Connolly 1 USA 1912 Doris Hart 2 6 2 6 4 USA 1912 Maureen Connolly 1 USA 1912 Dorothy Head 5 6 3 6 3 USA 1912 Shirley Fry 3 USA 1912 Doris Hart 2 6 8 4 6 USA 1912 Maureen Connolly 1 FRA Susan Chatrier 8 3 6 6 2 6 2 FRA Ginette Bucaille 13 USA 1912 Dorothy Head 5 3 6 0 6 FRA Nelly Adamson 11 USA 1912 Shirley Fry 3 1 6 6 4 0 6 GBR Jean Rinkel-Quertier 7 USA 1912 Doris Hart 2 3 6 3 6 Earlier rounds Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals USA 1912 Connolly 1 FRA Chatrier 8 3 6 6 2 6 2 USA 1912 Connolly 1 FRA Jones-Veber 16 6 3 6 1 FRA Chatrier 8 USA 1912 Gray 9 8 6 7 5 USA 1912 Connolly 1 BEL Mercelis 6 1 6 3 FRA Jones-Veber 16 SUI Alvensleben 0 6 6 2 8 6 FRA Chatrier 8 BEL Coessens 6 3 6 2 USA 1912 Gray 9 FRA Bourbonnais 6 4 6 2 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals FRA Bucaille 13 USA 1912 Head 5 6 3 6 0 FRA Salvet FRA Bucaille 13 6 2 2 6 0 6 USA 1912 Head 5 GBR Fletcher 12 6 1 6 3 FRA Haillet-Passet FRA Salvet 1 6 1 6 FRA Bucaille 13 USA 1912 Fageros 3 6 6 2 6 1 USA 1912 Head 5 NED Ten Bosch 6 3 6 2 FRA Varin GBR Fletcher 12 2 6 3 6 USA 1912 Lewis 4 FRA Haillet-Passet FRA Salvet ESP 1945 Barril 6 4 8 6 FRA Bucaille 13 AUS Hopman 6 1 6 2 FRA Amouretti USA 1912 Fageros 3 6 2 6 USA 1912 Head 5 FRA Soisbault 6 0 6 0 FRA Patorni NED Ten Bosch 1 6 6 3 4 6 FRA Lemal FRA Varin 6 8 6 1 4 6 GBR Fletcher 12 FRA Kermina 6 0 6 0 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals FRA Adamson 11 USA 1912 Fry 3 6 1 4 6 6 0 FRA Adamson 11 GBR Mortimer 6 6 2 6 3 ITA Lazzarino 14 USA 1912 Fry 3 2 6 0 6 FRA Adamson 11 FRA Brunon GBR Walter GBR Mortimer 6 0 6 0 6 ITA Lazzarino 14 FRA Gimault 6 8 6 4 6 0 GBR Curry USA 1912 Fry 3 8 10 4 6 FRA Adamson 11 FRA Halff 6 1 6 2 FRA Brunon BEL Isaac 9 11 6 2 6 4 GBR Walter USA 1912 Herr 6 0 6 2 ITA Migliori GBR Mortimer 6 1 6 6 2 9 11 FRA Dubois ITA Lazzarino 14 3 6 6 3 11 13 GBR Carlisle FRA Gimault 3 6 3 6 FRA Galtier GBR Curry 0 6 0 6 FRA Schmitt USA 1912 Fry 3 3 6 3 6 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals GBR Rinkel-Quertier 7 USA 1912 Hart 2 6 3 6 3 USA 1912 Sampson 10 GBR Rinkel-Quertier 7 4 6 2 6 GBR Shilcock 15 USA 1912 Hart 2 2 6 3 6 USA 1912 Sampson 10 SUI Charbonnier 7 5 6 2 FRA Billaz GBR Rinkel-Quertier 7 4 6 2 6 GER Vollmer-Obst GBR Shilcock 15 4 6 5 7 FRA De La Giroday USA 1912 Hart 2 2 6 3 6 References External links http://www.fft.fr/rolandgarros/pdfpalmares/femmes1953_en.pdf Official 1953 Women's Draw 2007-04-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20070930220642/http://www.fft.fr/rolandgarros/pdfpalmares/femmes1953_en.pdf 2007-09-30 dead  (69.2 KiB) on the French Open website 1953 Australian Championships – Women's singles Grand Slam women's singles 1953 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles Category:1953 in women's tennis 1953 Category:1953 in French women's sport Category:1953 in French tennis