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
Score	8–6, 7–5
Draw	96 (10 Q )
Seeds	8

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.   Susan Chatrier (third round)

08.   Nelly Adamson (fourth 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
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

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					B Dawes	1	3
		Baba 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	Susan 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