International tennis championships of Germany 1953
◄ International Tennis Championships of Germany ►
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| date | July 27 - August 2, 1953 |
| venue |
Hamburg BR Germany
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| First run | 1892 |
| Tournament type | Free place tournament |
| Game surface | sand |
| Defending champion | |
| Men's singles |
.svg){kind=small} Eric Sturgess
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| Ladies singles |
 Dorothy Head
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| Men's doubles |
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| Ladies doubles |
Dorothy Head Joy Mottram
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| Mixed |
Dorothy Head Eric Sturgess
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| Title holder | |
| Men's singles |
Budge Patty
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| Ladies singles |
Dorothy Knode
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| Men's doubles |
Gottfried von Cramm Budge Patty
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| Ladies doubles |
Dorothy Knode Joy Mottram
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| Mixed |
Pat Ward Tony Mottram
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The 47th International Tennis Championships in Germany took place from July 27th to August 2nd, 1953 on the Rothenbaum in Hamburg .
This time the event took place a week earlier than in the previous year, avoiding a clash with the German Gymnastics Festival, which is also taking place in Hamburg .
The now married US triple winner of the previous year Dorothy Knode was able to defend the title in both singles and doubles with her British partner Joy Mottram . In the mixed end game Joy Mottram lost on the side of Jean Borotra against her husband Tony Mottram , who had competed with his compatriot Pat Ward .
The men's final won the American Budge Patty , who remained in the tournament without losing a set. At the side of Gottfried von Cramm , he was also successful in men's doubles against the two Austrians Alfred Huber and Hans Redl . Redl had lost an arm in the war.
Results
Men's singles
| final | |||||||
| Budge Patty
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6th | 6th | 6th | ||||
 Fausto Gardini
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3 | 2 | 2 | ||||
Ladies singles
| final | |||||
| Dorothy Knode
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6th | 4th | 6th | ||
| Joy Mottram
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0 | 6th | 4th | ||
Men's doubles
| final | |||||||
| Gottfried von Cramm Budge Patty
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8th | 4th | 3 | 6th | 6th | ||
 Alfred Huber Hans Redl
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6th | 6th | 6th | 2 | 2 | ||
Ladies doubles
| final | |||||
| Dorothy Knode Joy Mottram
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7th | 6th | |||
 Susan Chartier Erika Vollmer
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5 | 1 | |||
Mixed
| final | |||||
| Pat Ward Tony Mottram
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2 | 6th | 6th | ||
| Joy Mottram Jean Borotra
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6th | 4th | 3 | ||
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- Hamburger Abendblatt , issues from July 25 to August 3, 1953, available in the online archive at http://www.abendblatt.de (fee required)
- Tennis, official organ of the German Tennis Federation , Volume VII, Issue 13 (1st August 1953 edition)