1953 Australian Championships – Women's Singles

1953 Australian Championships
Champion   United States Maureen Connolly
Runner-up   United States Julie Sampson
Final score   6–3, 6–2
Events
Singles   men   women       boys   girls
Doubles   men   women   mixed   boys   girls
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 < 1952 1954 > 

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

Seeds

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

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

Draw

Key

Finals

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

Earlier Rounds

Section 1

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

Section 2

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

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