1953 Australian Championships – Women's Singles

Maureen Connolly defeated Julie Sampson 6-3 6-2 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 1953 Australian Championships.

See also:

1953 Australian Championships - Men's Singles

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. Julie Sampson (Finalist)
  3. Helen Angwin (Quarterfinalist)
  4. Mary Hawton (Semifinalist)
  5. Beryl Penrose (Quarterfinalist)
  1. Pam Southcombe (Quarterfinalist)
  2. Alison Baker (Second round)
  3. Dorn Fogarty (Semifinalist)
  4. Nell Hall Hopman (Second round)
  5. Gwen Thiele (Second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                       
  4   Mary Hawton 6 6    
  Fay Muller 1 2    
  4   Mary Hawton 2 1    
  1   Maureen Connolly 6 6    
6   Pam Southcombe 0 1  
  1   Maureen Connolly 6 6    
    1   Maureen Connolly 6 6  
  2   Julie Sampson 3 2  
  2   Julie Sampson 6 6    
5   Beryl Penrose 2 2    
  2   Julie Sampson 3 6 6
  8   Dorn Fogarty 6 3 4  
8   Dorn Fogarty 6 5 6
  3   Helen Angwin 4 7 2  

Earlier Rounds

Section 1

First Round   Second Round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals
 
    4   Hawton 6 8 6  
      Nichols 1 10 1  
      4   Hawton 6 6    
        Muller 1 2    
    9   Hopman 3 6 4
  Muller 6 6         Muller 6 4 6  
  Warnock 2 2         4   Hawton 6 6  
6   Southcombe 6 6         1   Connolly 2 1  
  Ruffin 2 3       6   Southcombe 6 6    
  Donoghue 9 8         Donoghue 1 0    
  Midgley 7 6         6   Southcombe 0 1  
7   Baker 6 6         1   Connolly 6 6    
  Ryan 3 2       7   Baker 1 0  
1   Connolly 6 6       1   Connolly 6 6    
  Borelli 0 1    

Section 2

First Round   Second Round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals
2   Sampson 6 6    
  Rich 3 4       2   Sampson 6 6    
10   Thiele 6 6       10   Thiele 2 1    
  Schultz 3 0         2   Sampson 6 6    
  Wallis 7 6         5   Penrose 2 2    
  Diggle 5 1         Wallis 1 0  
5   Penrose 6 6       5   Penrose 6 6    
  Occleshaw 3 4         2   Sampson 3 6 6
      8   Fogarty 6 3 4
      Staley 4 6 3  
    8   Fogarty 6 2 6  
      8   Fogarty 6 5 6
      3   Angwin 4 7 2  
      Ellis 5 6 4
    3   Angwin 7 1 6  
 

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