1953 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles

Shirley Fry and Doris Hart successfully defended their title, defeating Maureen Connolly and Julia Sampson in the final, 6–0, 6–0 to win the Ladies' Doubles tennis title at the 1953 Wimbledon Championships.[1][2]

Women's Doubles
1953 Wimbledon Championships
Champions	Shirley Fry Doris Hart
Runners-up	Maureen Connolly Julia Sampson
Final score	6–0, 6–0
Draw	48 (5Q)
Seeds	4

Main article: 1953 Wimbledon Championships

Seeds

01.   Shirley Fry / Doris Hart (Champions)

02.   Maureen Connolly / Julia Sampson (Final)

03.   Helen Fletcher / Jean Rinkel-Quertier (Semifinals)

04.   Barbara Davidson / Dorothy Knode (Second round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior Exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Shirley Fry Doris Hart	6	6
		Dora Kilian Lucille van der Westhuizen	2	2
								1	Shirley Fry Doris Hart	6	6
								3	Helen Fletcher Jean Rinkel-Quertier	0	0
	3	Helen Fletcher Jean Rinkel-Quertier	7	6
	Q	Ruth Bennett Jean Petchell	5	0
															1	Shirley Fry Doris Hart	6	6
															2	Maureen Connolly Julia Sampson	0	0
		Angela Mortimer Anne Shilcock	6	6
		Mary Eyre Viola White	4	4
									Angela Mortimer Anne Shilcock	2	3
								2	Maureen Connolly Julia Sampson	6	6
		Rosemary Bulleid Pat Ward	2	3
	2	Maureen Connolly Julia Sampson	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								1	Shirley Fry Doris Hart
									Joan Curry Rita Drobný	w/o
															1	S Fry D Hart	6	6
																N Glover M Terán de Weiss	0	0
									Bea Walter Billie Woodgate	6	1	4
									Nancy Glover Mary Terán de Weiss	3	6	6
																						1	S Fry D Hart	6	6
																							D Kilian L van der Westhuizen	2	2
									Audrey Houseley Molly Stone	2	4
									Dora Kilian Lucille van der Westhuizen	6	6
																D Kilian L van der Westhuizen	6	8	6
																C Mercelis J de Ridder	8	6	2
									Valerie Lewis Rosemary Walsh	3	6	4
									Christiane Mercelis Janine de Ridder	6	4	6

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	3	Helen Fletcher Jean Rinkel-Quertier	6	6
		Gem Hoahing Georgie Woodgate	4	2				3	H Fletcher J Rinkel-Quertier	6	6
		Margaret Fisher Anne Goldsworthy							M Fisher A Goldsworthy	2	3
		Birgit Gullbrandsson-Sandén Mary Lagerborg	w/o												3	H Fletcher J Rinkel-Quertier	6	6
		Violette Alvensleben-Rigollet María Josefa de Riba	6	4	6											V Alvensleben-Rigollet MJ de Riba	2	0
	Q	Margaret Lewis Winifred Nickless	4	6	4				V Alvensleben-Rigollet MJ de Riba	6	6
		Ada Ernest Laura Morgan	3	6	4				W Hammersley P King	1	4
		Freda Hammersley Phyllis King	6	1	6																	3	H Fletcher J Rinkel-Quertier	7	6
	Q	Ruth Bennett Jean Petchell	6	6																		Q	R Bennett J Petchell	5	0
		Pat Gotla Barbara Knapp	4	3				Q	R Bennett J Petchell	6	6
		Betty Dawes Peggy Dawson-Scott	5	1					S Chatrier B Lewis	4	3
		Sue Chatrier Barbara Lewis	7	6											Q	R Bennett J Petchell	6	4	7
		Nelly Adamson Suzanne Schmitt	6	4	6											N Adamson S Schmitt	3	6	5
		Mrs KE Graham Murray Mrs J Higginson	1	6	4				N Adamson S Schmitt	3	8	6
		Pearl Panton Vera Thomas	6	6					P Panton V Thomas	6	6	4
	Q	Jean Knight Mary Stephens	1	4

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
		Susan Billington Margot Parker	6	1
		Angela Mortimer Anne Shilcock	8	6					A Mortimer A Shilcock	6	6
		Margaret Grace Judy Wallace	4	6					M Mackay H Proudfoot	2	2
		Molly Mackay Helen Proudfoot	6	8												A Mortimer A Shilcock	6	6
	Q	Patience Chapman Vivienne Uber	3	3												Mrs E Erdődy Bárd Z Körmöczy	4	4
		Mrs E Erdődy Bárd Zsuzsa Körmöczy	6	6					Mrs E Erdődy Bárd Z Körmöczy	6	6	7
		Heather Brewer Hazel Cheadle	6	6					H Brewer H Cheadle	3	8	5
		Joan Bowyer Gladys Lines	1	3																			A Mortimer A Shilcock	6	6
		Gloria Butler Anne Gray	5	2																			M Eyre V White	4	4
		Margaret Carlisle Katie Johns	7	6					M Carlisle K Johns	w/o
		Erika Vollmer Toto Zehden	4	4					S Bloomer P Harrison
		Shirley Bloomer Pat Harrison	6	6												S Bloomer P Harrison	4	7
		Mary Eyre Viola White	8	6												M Eyre V White	6	9
		Joyce Coles Mary Wavish	6	2					M Eyre V White	6	5	6
		Michelle Bourbonnais Fenny ten Bosch	3	1				4	B Davidson D Knode	4	7	3
	4	Barbara Davidson Dorothy Knode	6	6

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
									BM Goodman Margaret Knott	3	3
									Valerie Gardner Janet Morgan	6	6
																V Gardner J Morgan	1	4
																R Bulleid P Ward	6	6
									Rosemary Bulleid Pat Ward	6	6
								Q	SC Collett Mrs J Maltby	3	3
																							R Bulleid P Ward	2	3
																						2	M Connolly J Sampson	6	6
									Maeve Downey Betty Lombard	1	2
									Molly Blair Nell Hopman	6	6
																M Blair N Hopman	1	2
															2	M Connolly J Sampson	6	6
									Audrey Bilse Joan Scott	4	0
								2	Maureen Connolly Julia Sampson	6	6

References

1. 100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977
2. Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

External links

• Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com