1953 French Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
1953 French Championships
Final
Champion	Maureen Connolly
Runner-up	Doris Hart
Score	6–2, 6–4
Details
Draw	48
Seeds	16
Events

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.^[1]

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Maureen Connolly is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

Maureen Connolly (champion)
Doris Hart (finalist)
Shirley Fry (semifinals)
Baba Mercedes Lewis (first round)
Dorothy Head (semifinals)
Angela Mortimer (third round)
Jean Rinkel-Quertier (quarterfinals)
Susan Chatrier (quarterfinals)
Ann Gray (third round)
Julia Sampson (third round)
Nelly Adamson (quarterfinals)
Helen Fletcher (third round)
Ginette Bucaille (quarterfinals)
Silvana Lazzarino (third round)
Anne Shilcock (third round)
Raymonde Jones-Veber (third round)

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier
WC = Wild card
LL = Lucky loser
r = Retired

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals				Finals

1	Maureen Connolly	3	6	6

8	Susan Chatrier	6	2	2
					1	Maureen Connolly	6	6

					5	Dorothy Head	3	3
13	Ginette Bucaille	3	0

5	Dorothy Head	6	6
									1	Maureen Connolly	6	6

									2	Doris Hart	2	4
11	Nelly Adamson	1	6	0

3	Shirley Fry	6	4	6
					3	Shirley Fry	6	4

					2	Doris Hart	8	6
7	Jean Rinkel-Quertier	3	3

2	Doris Hart	6	6

Earlier rounds

Section 1

First round	Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

	1	Connolly	6	6
		Mercelis	1	3
						1	Connolly	6	6
						16	Jones-Veber	3	1
	16	Jones-Veber	0	6	8
		Alvensleben	6	2	6
										1	Connolly	3	6	6
										8	Chatrier	6	2	2
	8	Chatrier	6	6
		Coessens	3	2
						8	Chatrier	8	7
						9	Gray	6	5
	9	Gray	6	6
		Bourbonnais	4	2

Section 2

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

4	Lewis
	Haillet-Passet					Haillet-Passet	1	1
	Salvet	6	8			Salvet	6	6
	Barril	4	6								Salvet	6	2	0
13	Bucaille	6	6							13	Bucaille	2	6	6
	Hopman	1	2		13	Bucaille	3	6	6
	Amouretti	3	2			Fageros	6	2	1
	Fageros	6	6												13	Bucaille	6	6
5	Head	6	6												5	Head	3	0
	Soisbault	0	0		5	Head	6	6
	Patorni	1	6	4		Ten Bosch	3	2
	Ten Bosch	6	3	6						5	Head	6	6
	Lemal	6	6	4						12	Fletcher	1	3
	Varin	8	1	6		Varin	2	3
12	Fletcher	6	6		12	Fletcher	6	6
	Kermina	0	0

Section 3

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

11	Adamson	6	6
	Halff	1	2		11	Adamson
	Brunon	9	6	6		Brunon
	Isaac	11	2	4						11	Adamson	6	6
	Walter	6	6							6	Mortimer	2	3
	Herr	0	2			Walter	0	0
	Migliori	1	6	9	6	Mortimer	6	6
6	Mortimer	6	2	11										11	Adamson	6	4	6
	Dubois	3	6	11										3	Fry	1	6	0
14	Lazzarino	6	3	13	14	Lazzarino	6	6	6
	Carlisle	3	3			Gimault	8	4	0
	Gimault	6	6							14	Lazzarino	2	0
	Galtier	0	0							3	Fry	6	6
	Curry	6	6			Curry	8	4
	Schmitt	3	3		3	Fry	10	6
3	Fry	6	6

Section 4

First round	Second round				Third round				Quarterfinals

	10	Sampson	7	6
		Charbonnier	5	2
					10	Sampson	4	2
					7	Rinkel-Quertier	6	6
		Billaz	4	2
	7	Rinkel-Quertier	6	6
									7	Rinkel-Quertier	6	6
									2	Hart	3	3
		Vollmer-Obst	4	5
	15	Shilcock	6	7
					15	Shilcock	2	3
					2	Hart	6	6
		De La Giroday	2	3
	2	Hart	6	6

References

^ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 394. ISBN 978-0942257700.

External links

"Official 1953 Women's Draw" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-04-29. (69.2 KiB) on the French Open website

Preceded by 1953 Australian Championships – Women's singles	Grand Slam women's singles	Succeeded by 1953 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

[collins-1] Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 394. ISBN 978-0942257700.

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