Wimbledon Championships 1953 / women's singles

Wimbledon Championships 1953
Singles:	Men's	Ladies
Double:	Men's	Ladies	Mixed
Singles:	Juniors	Juniors
Double:	Juniors	Juniors
R. Single:	Men's	Ladies	Quad
R. Double:	Men's	Ladies	Quad
Wimbledon Championships women singles
1952 ◄ 1953 ► 1954
Grand Slams 1953 women's singles
Australian Championships French International Tennis Championships Wimbledon Championships US National Championships

Women's singles of the Wimbledon Championships 1953 .

The winner was Maureen Connolly .

Seeding list

No. Player Round reached 01.  Maureen Connolly victory 02.  Doris Hart final 03.  Shirley Fry Semifinals 04th  Dorothy Knode Semifinals

No. Player Round reached 05.  Angela Mortimer Quarter finals 06th  Helen Fletcher Round of 16 07th  Sue Chatrier Third round 08th.  Nellie Adamson Round of 16

Tournament schedule

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier WC = wildcard LL = Lucky Loser ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate) PR = Protected Ranking SE = Special Exempt

r = retired d = disqualification where = walkover

Quarter-finals, semi-finals, finals

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

1

M. Connolly

6th

6th

E. Vollmer

3

0

1

M. Connolly

6th

6th

3

S. Fry

1

1

3

S. Fry

6th

6th

J. Sampson

4th

2

1

M. Connolly

8th

7th

2

D. Hart

6th

5

5

A. Mortimer

4th

3

4th

D. Knode

6th

6th

4th

D. Knode

2

2

2

D. Hart

6th

6th

Z. Körmöczy

5

5

2

D. Hart

7th

7th

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

1

M. Connolly

6th

6th

D. Kilian

0

0

1

M. Connolly

6th

6th

J. Petchell

1

1

Q

S. Brock

4th

1

J. Petchell

6th

6th

1

M. Connolly

6th

6th

A. Shilcock

0

1

J. de Ridder

4th

6th

4th

M. Peterdy

6th

4th

6th

M. Peterdy

2

0

A. Shilcock

6th

6th

A. Shilcock

6th

6th

P. King

3

2

Upper half 2

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

7th

S. Chatrier

6th

6th

G. Hoahing

1

3

7th

S. Chatrier

5

3

H. Brewer

7th

6th

H. Brewer

6th

6th

M. Carlisle

2

1

H. Brewer

2

1

E. Vollmer

6th

6th

E. Vollmer

6th

6th

P. Hird

3

3

E. Vollmer

6th

6th

H. Strecker

2

2

Q

J. Reid

6th

1

4th

H. Strecker

2

6th

6th

Upper half 3

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

B. Gullbrandsson Sands

3

S. Fry

w.

O.

3

S. Fry

6th

6th

G. Lines

6th

0

6th

F. Walthew

2

2

F. Walthew

2

6th

8th

3

S. Fry

3

6th

6th

M. Parker

6th

2

4th

J. Rinkel-Quertier

6th

4th

1

J. Rinkel-Quertier

2

6th

6th

J. Rinkel-Quertier

6th

6th

M. Boundy

4th

1

M. Harris

3

2

M. Harris

6th

6th

3

S. Fry

6th

6th

J. Middleton

6th

4th

3

B. Lewis

1

3

V. Alvensieben-Rigollet

4th

6th

6th

V. Alvensieben-Rigollet

4th

6th

N. Potts

5

4th

S. Bloomer

6th

8th

S. Bloomer

7th

6th

S. Bloomer

3

2

P. Harrison

6th

3

B. Lewis

6th

6th

B. Lewis

8th

6th

B. Lewis

6th

6th

F. ten Bosch

6th

4th

B. Dawes

1

3

B. Dawes

8th

6th

Upper half 4

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

B. Woodgate

6th

0

3

8th

N. Adamson

2

6th

6th

8th

N. Adamson

1

6th

6th

H. Proudfoot

6th

1

2

A. Bulleid

6th

3

3

A. Bulleid

4th

6th

6th

8th

N. Adamson

1

6th

6th

J. Wagstaff

0

7th

2

N. Hopman

6th

2

1

N. Hopman

6th

5

6th

N. Hopman

9

6th

1

B. Knapp

4th

2

J. Curry

11

2

0

J. Curry

6th

6th

8th

N. Adamson

6th

3

3

Q

L. Autumn

4th

7th

J. Sampson

4th

6th

6th

L. van der Westhuizen

6th

9

L. van der Westhuizen

1

3

P. Gotla

1

2

J. Sampson

6th

6th

J. Sampson

6th

6th

J. Sampson

11

7th

S. Speight

3

4th

M. Weiss

9

5

M. Downey

6th

6th

M. Downey

3

1

L. Morgan

1

2

M. Weiss

6th

6th

M. Weiss

6th

6th

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

E. Attwood

3

6th

2

V. White

6th

3

6th

V. White

1

4th

A. Gray

4th

3

M. Bourbonnais

6th

6th

M. Bourbonnais

6th

6th

M. Bourbonnais

4th

4th

MJ de Riba

5

2

H. Cheadle

6th

6th

J. Macleod

7th

6th

J. Macleod

5

1

B. Lombard

6th

3

1

H. Cheadle

7th

6th

H. Cheadle

4th

6th

6th

H. Cheadle

2

1

V. Lewis

6th

5

5

5

A. Mortimer

6th

6th

N. Knight

3

7th

7th

N. Knight

0

1

E. Peters

0

2

P. Ward

6th

6th

P. Ward

6th

6th

P. Ward

3

3

J. Scott

0

6th

1

5

A. Mortimer

6th

6th

S. Schmitt

6th

1

6th

S. Schmitt

6th

0

1

R. Drobny

1

4th

5

A. Mortimer

2

6th

6th

5

A. Mortimer

6th

6th

Lower half 2

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

Q

S. Mackay

6th

2

5

Q

R. Lauder

2

6th

7th

Q

R. Lauder

2

2

V. Thomas

4th

6th

7th

P. Dawson-Scott

6th

6th

P. Dawson-Scott

6th

2

9

P. Dawson-Scott

6th

9

Q

L. Brighton

3

3

R. Walsh

2

7th

R. Walsh

6th

6th

R. Walsh

6th

2

9

Q

N. Liebert

3

2

M. Blair

2

6th

7th

M. Blair

6th

6th

P. Dawson-Scott

2

1

M. Lagerborg

4th

D. Knode

6th

6th

E. Broz

w.

O.

E. Broz

4th

1

M. Fisher

2

1

B. Davidson

6th

6th

B. Davidson

6th

6th

B. Davidson

3

0

V. Pitt

1

6th

1

4th

D. Knode

6th

6th

Q

K. Fageros

6th

4th

6th

Q

K. Fageros

6th

3

G. Woodgate

2

2

4th

D. Knode

8th

6th

4th

D. Knode

6th

6th

Lower half 3

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

Z. Körmöczy

6th

6th

A. Houseley

0

0

Z. Körmöczy

6th

6th

E. Watson

3

2

E. Kerr

1

9

E. Watson

6th

11

Z. Körmöczy

6th

6th

6th

H. Fletcher

3

4th

B. Wilson

0

2

C. Mercelis

6th

6th

C. Mercelis

3

3

6th

H. Fletcher

6th

6th

Q

D. Midgley

2

0

6th

H. Fletcher

6th

6th

Lower half 4

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

A. Goldsworthy

6th

6th

Q

J. Bowyer

3

3

A. Goldsworthy

4th

2

A. Buxton

6th

6th

T. Lister

5

7th

1

A. Buxton

7th

5

6th

A. Buxton

3

1

2

D. Hart

6th

6th

T. Zehden

7th

6th

M. Gordon-Hughes

5

4th

T. Zehden

0

0

2

D. Hart

6th

6th

J. Morgan

0

0

2

D. Hart

6th

6th

Web links

• Wimbledon Women's Singles Final (1953) (British Paté, 1:12 minutes)

source

• J. Barrett: Wimbledon: The Official History of the Championships. HarperCollins Publishers, London 2001, ISBN 0-00-711707-8 , p. 339.