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1953 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles

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Champion
  
Maureen Connolly

Final score
  
8–6, 7–5

Seeds
  
8

Runner-up
  
Doris Hart

Draw
  
96 (10Q)

Singles
  
men

Maureen Connolly (USA) defeated Doris Hart (USA) 8–6, 7–5 in the final to win the Ladies' Singles tennis title at the 1953 Wimbledon Championships.

Contents

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Maureen Connolly is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

  1. Maureen Connolly (Champion)
  2. Doris Hart (Finalist)
  3. Shirley Fry (Semifinalist)
  4. Dorothy Knode (Semifinalist)
  5. Angela Mortimer (Quarterfinalist)
  6. Helen Fletcher (Fourth round)
  7. Sue Chatrier (Third round)
  8. Nellie Adamson (Fourth round)

Key

  • Q = Qualifier
  • WC = Wild Card
  • LL = Lucky Loser
  • r. = retired
  • References

    1953 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles Wikipedia