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
Champion Maureen Connolly
Runner-up Doris Hart
Final score8–6, 7–5
Draw96 (10Q)
Seeds8
Main article: 1953 Wimbledon Championships

Seeds
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.   Sue Chatrier (Third round)
08.   Nelly Adamson (Fourth round)

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

Draw

Key

Finals
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

Section 1
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
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
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
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

Section 5
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
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
Fenny ten Bosch 6 4
Betty Dawes 8 6 E Dawes 1 3
Barbara 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
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 Sue Chatrier 6 6

Section 8
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
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References
  1. Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
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