1953 Wimbledon Championships

The 1953 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament was held from Monday 22 June until Saturday 4 July 1953.[1] It was the 67th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam tennis event of 1953. Vic Seixas and Maureen Connolly won the singles titles.

1953 Wimbledon Championships
Date22 June – 4 July
Edition67th
CategoryGrand Slam
SurfaceGrass
LocationChurch Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
VenueAll England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Champions
Men's Singles
Vic Seixas
Women's Singles
Maureen Connolly
Men's Doubles
Lew Hoad / Ken Rosewall
Women's Doubles
Shirley Fry / Doris Hart
Mixed Doubles
Vic Seixas / Doris Hart
Boys' Singles
Billy Knight
Girls' Singles
Dora Kilian

Champions

Seniors

Men's Singles
Main article: 1953 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles

Vic Seixas defeated Kurt Nielsen, 9–7, 6–3, 6–4 [2]

Women's Singles
Main article: 1953 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles

Maureen Connolly defeated Doris Hart 8–6, 7–5 [3]

Men's Doubles
Main article: 1953 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles

Lew Hoad / Ken Rosewall defeated Rex Hartwig / Mervyn Rose, 6–4, 7–5, 4–6, 7–5 [4]

Women's Doubles
Main article: 1953 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles

Shirley Fry / Doris Hart defeated Maureen Connolly / Julia Sampson, 6–0, 6–0 [5]

Mixed Doubles
Main article: 1953 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed Doubles

Vic Seixas / Doris Hart defeated Enrique Morea / Shirley Fry, 9–7, 7–5 [6]

Juniors

Boys' Singles
Main article: 1953 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' Singles

Billy Knight defeated Ramanathan Krishnan, 7–5, 6–4 [7]

Girls' Singles
Main article: 1953 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' Singles

Dora Kilian defeated Valerie Pitt, 6–4, 4–6, 6–1 [8]

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References
  1. Little, Alan (2013). Wimbledon Compendium 2013 (23 ed.). London: All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club. p. 128. ISBN 978-1899039401.
  2. "Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  3. "Ladies' Singles Finals 1884-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  4. "Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  5. "Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  6. "Mixed Doubles Finals 1913-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  7. "Boys' Singles Finals 1947-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  8. "Girls' Singles Finals 1947-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
Preceded by
1953 French Championships		 Grand Slams Succeeded by
1953 U.S. National Championships
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