1953 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

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.[1]

Women's singles
1953 Wimbledon Championships
Final
ChampionUnited States Maureen Connolly
Runner-upUnited States Doris Hart
Score8–6, 7–5
Details
Draw96 (10 Q )
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
← 1952 · Wimbledon Championships · 1954 →

Seeds

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01.     Maureen Connolly (champion)
02.     Doris Hart (final)
03.     Shirley Fry (semifinals)
04.     Dorothy Knode (semifinals)
05.     Angela Mortimer (quarterfinals)
06.     Helen Fletcher (fourth round)
07.     Susan Chatrier (third round)
08.     Nelly Adamson (fourth round)

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Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
2   Doris Hart 7 7
  Zsuzsa Körmöczy 5 5
2   Doris Hart 6 6
4   Dorothy Knode 2 2
4   Dorothy Knode 6 6
5   Angela Mortimer 4 3
2   Doris Hart 6 5
1   Maureen Connolly 8 7
  Julie Sampson 4 2
3   Shirley Fry 6 6
3   Shirley Fry 1 1
1   Maureen Connolly 6 6
  Erika Vollmer 3 0
1   Maureen Connolly 6 6

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
2   Doris Hart 6 6
  Janet Morgan 0 0
2   D Hart 6 6
  T Zehden 0 0
  Margot Gordon 5 4
  Toto Zehden 7 6
2   D Hart 6 6
  A Buxton 3 1
  Angela Buxton 7 5 6
  Thelma Lister 5 7 1
  A Buxton 6 6
  A Goldsworthy 4 2
Q   Joan Bowyer 3 3
  Anne Goldsworthy 6 6

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6   Helen Fletcher 6 6
Q   Diane Midgley 2 0
6   H Fletcher 6 6
  C Mercelis 3 3
  Christiane Mercelis 6 6
  Bobbie Wilson 0 2
6   H Fletcher 3 4
  Z Körmöczy 6 6
  Elaine Watson 6 11
  Enid Kerr 1 9
  E Watson 3 2
  Z Körmöczy 6 6
  Audrey Houseley 0 0
  Zsuzsa Körmöczy 6 6

Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4   Dorothy Knode 6 6
  Georgie Woodgate 2 2 4   D Knode 8 6
Q   Karol Fageros 6 4 6 Q   K Fageros 6 3
  Valerie Pitt 1 6 1 4   D Knode 6 6
  Margaret Fisher 2 1   B Davidson 3 0
  Barbara Davidson 6 6   B Davidson 6 6
  Elizabeth Broz   E Broz 4 1
  Mary Lagerborg w/o 4   D Knode 6 6
  Molly Blair 6 6   P Dawson-Scott 2 1
Q   Nancy Liebert 3 2   M Blair 2 6 7
  Rosemary Walsh 6 6   R Walsh 6 2 9
Q   Leonie Brighton 3 3   R Walsh 2 7
  Peggy Dawson-Scott 6 2 9   P Dawson-Scott 6 9
  Vera Thomas 4 6 7   P Dawson-Scott 6 6
Q   Shirley MacKay 2 6 7 Q   R Bentley 2 2
Q   Rita Bentley 6 2 5

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5   Angela Mortimer 6 6
  Rita Drobný 1 4 5   A Mortimer 2 6 6
  Suzanne Schmitt 6 1 6   S Schmitt 6 0 1
  Joan Scott 0 6 1 5   A Mortimer 6 6
  Effie Peters 0 2   P Ward 3 3
  Pat Ward 6 6   P Ward 6 6
  Noelle Knight 3 7 7   N Knight 0 1
  Valerie Lewis 6 5 5 5   A Mortimer 6 6
  Betty Lombard 6 3 1   H Cheadle 2 1
  Hazel Cheadle 4 6 6   H Cheadle 7 6
  Joan MacLeod 7 6   J MacLeod 5 1
  María Josefa de Riba 5 2   H Cheadle 6 6
  Anne Gray 4 3   M Bourbonnais 4 4
  Michelle Bourbonnais 6 6   M Bourbonnais 6 6
  Viola White 6 3 6   V White 1 4
  Evelyn Attwood 3 6 2

Bottom half

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Section 5

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Laura Morgan 1 2
  Mary Terán de Weiss 6 6   M Terán de Weiss 6 6
  Sheila Speight 3 4   M Downey 3 1
  Maeve Downey 6 6   M Terán de Weiss 9 5
  Pat Gotla 1 2   J Sampson 11 7
  Julia Sampson 6 6   J Sampson 6 6
Q   Dorrit Herbst 4 7   L van der Westhuizen 1 3
  Lucille van der Westhuizen 6 9   J Sampson 4 6 6
  Joan Curry 6 6 8   N Adamson 6 3 3
  Barbara Knapp 4 2   J Curry 11 2 0r
  Nell Hopman 6 5 6   E Hopman 9 6 1
  Jenny Wagstaff 0 7 2   E Hopman 6 2 1
  Rosemary Bulleid 4 6 6 8   N Adamson 1 6 6
  Helen Proudfoot 6 1 2   R Bulleid 6 3 3
  Billie Woodgate 6 0 3 8   N Adamson 1 6 6
8   Nelly Adamson 2 6 6

Section 6

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Fenny ten Bosch 6 4
  Betty Dawes 8 6   B Dawes 1 3
  Baba Lewis 8 6   B Lewis 6 6
  Pat Harrison 6 3   B Lewis 6 6
  Shirley Bloomer 7 6   S Bloomer 3 2
  Norma Potts 5 4   S Bloomer 6 8
  Violette Alvensleben-Rigollet 4 6 6   V Alvensleben-Rigollet 4 6
  Jennifer Middleton 6 4 3   B Lewis 1 3
  Mary Harris 6 6 3   S Fry 6 6
  Marian Boundy 4 1   M Harris 3 2
  Margot Parker 6 2 4   J Rinkel-Quertier 6 6
  Jean Rinkel-Quertier 2 6 6   J Rinkel-Quertier 6 4 1
  Gladys Lines 6 0 6 3   S Fry 3 6 6
  Frances Walthew 2 6 8   F Walthew 2 2
  Birgit Gullbrandsson-Sandén w/o 3   S Fry 6 6
3   Shirley Fry

Section 7

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Helga Strecker 2 6 6
Q   Joyce Reid 6 1 4
  H Strecker 2 2
  E Vollmer 6 6
  Pat Hird 3 3
  Erika Vollmer 6 6
  E Vollmer 6 6
  H Brewer 2 1
  Margaret Carlisle 2 1
  Heather Brewer 6 6
  H Brewer 7 6
7   S Chatrier 5 3
  Gem Hoahing 1 3
7   Susan Chatrier 6 6

Section 8

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Phyllis King 3 2
  Anne Shilcock 6 6
  A Shilcock 6 6
  M Peterdy-Wolf 2 0
  Márta Peterdy-Wolf 6 4 6
  Janine de Ridder 4 6 4
  A Shilcock 0 1
1   M Connolly 6 6
  Jean Petchell 6 6
Q   Sidney Brock 4 1
  J Petchell 1 1
1   M Connolly 6 6
  Dora Kilian 0 0
1   Maureen Connolly 6 6

References

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  1. ^ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
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