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1953 Australian Championships – Women's singles


First-seeded Maureen Connolly defeated Julia Sampson 6–3, 6–2 in the final to win the women's singles tennis 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. USA Maureen Connolly (champion)
  2. USA Julia Sampson (finalist)
  3. AUS Helen Angwin (quarterfinals)
  4. AUS Mary Hawton (semifinals)
  5. AUS Beryl Penrose (quarterfinals)
  6. AUS Pam Southcombe (quarterfinals)
  7. AUS Alison Baker (second round)
  8. AUS Dorn Fogarty (semifinals)
  9. AUS Nell Hall Hopman (quarterfinals)
  10. AUS Gwen Thiele (second round)

Draw

Key

  • Q = Qualifier
  • WC = Wild card
  • LL = Lucky loser
  • r = Retired

Finals

| team-width=150 | RD3-team1=USA Maureen Connolly | RD3-seed1=1 | RD3-team2=USA Julia Sampson | RD3-seed2=2 | RD3-score1-1=6 | RD3-score2-1=3 | RD3-score1-2=6 | RD3-score2-2=2 | RD2-team1=AUS Mary Hawton | RD2-seed1=4 | RD2-team2=USA Maureen Connolly | RD2-seed2=1 | RD2-score1-1=2 | RD2-score2-1=6 | RD2-score1-2=1 | RD2-score2-2=6 | RD2-team3=USA Julia Sampson | RD2-seed3=2 | RD2-team4=AUS Dorn Fogarty | RD2-seed4=8 | RD2-score3-1=3 | RD2-score4-1=6 | RD2-score3-2=6 | RD2-score4-2=3 | RD2-score3-3=6 | RD2-score4-3=4 | RD1-team1=AUS Mary Hawton | RD1-seed1=4 | RD1-team2=AUS Hopman | RD1-seed2=9 | RD1-score1-1=6 | RD1-score2-1=1 | RD1-score1-2=6 | RD1-score2-2=2 | RD1-team3=AUS Pam Southcombe | RD1-seed3=6 | RD1-team4=USA Maureen Connolly | RD1-seed4=1 | RD1-score3-1=0 | RD1-score4-1=6 | RD1-score3-2=1 | RD1-score4-2=6 | RD1-team5=USA Julia Sampson | RD1-seed5=2 | RD1-team6=AUS Beryl Penrose | RD1-seed6=5 | RD1-score5-1=6 | RD1-score6-1=2 | RD1-score5-2=6 | RD1-score6-2=2 | RD1-team7=AUS Dorn Fogarty | RD1-seed7=8 | RD1-team8=AUS Helen Angwin | RD1-seed8=3 | RD1-score7-1=6 | RD1-score8-1=4 | RD1-score7-2=5 | RD1-score8-2=7 | RD1-score7-3=6 | RD1-score8-3=2

Earlier rounds

Section 1

| RD4-team01=AUS Hawton | RD4-seed01=4 | RD4-team02=USA Connolly | RD4-seed02=1 | RD4-score01-1=2 | RD4-score02-1=6 | RD4-score01-2=1 | RD4-score02-2=6 | RD3-team01=AUS Hawton | RD3-seed01=4 | RD3-team02=AUS Hopman | RD3-seed02=9 | RD3-score01-1=6 | RD3-score02-1=1 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-score02-2=2 | RD3-team03=AUS Southcombe | RD3-seed03=6 | RD3-team04=USA Connolly | RD3-seed04=1 | RD3-score03-1=0 | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=1 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD2-team01=AUS Hawton | RD2-seed01=4 | RD2-team02=AUS Nichols | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score02-1=1 | RD2-score01-2=8 | RD2-score02-2=10 | RD2-score01-3=6 | RD2-score02-3=1 | RD2-team03=AUS Hopman | RD2-seed03=9 | RD2-team04=AUS Muller | RD2-seed04= | RD2-score04-1=3 | RD2-score03-1=6 | RD2-score04-2=6 | RD2-score03-2=4 | RD2-score04-3=4 | RD2-score03-3=6 | RD2-team05=AUS Southcombe | RD2-seed05=6 | RD2-team06=AUS Donoghue | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score06-1=1 | RD2-score05-2=6 | RD2-score06-2=0 | RD2-team07=AUS Baker | RD2-seed07=7 | RD2-team08=USA Connolly | RD2-seed08=1 | RD2-score07-1=1 | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score07-2=0 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD1-team07=AUS Muller | RD1-seed07= | RD1-team08=AUS Warnock | RD1-seed08= | RD1-score07-1=6 | RD1-score08-1=2 | RD1-score07-2=6 | RD1-score08-2=2 | RD1-team09=AUS Southcombe | RD1-seed09=6 | RD1-team10=AUS Ruffin | RD1-seed10= | RD1-score09-1=6 | RD1-score10-1=2 | RD1-score09-2=6 | RD1-score10-2=3 | RD1-team11=AUS Donoghue | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team12=AUS Midgley | RD1-seed12= | RD1-score11-1=9 | RD1-score12-1=7 | RD1-score11-2=8 | RD1-score12-2=6 | RD1-team13=AUS Baker | RD1-seed13=7 | RD1-team14=AUS Ryan | RD1-seed14= | RD1-score13-1=6 | RD1-score14-1=3 | RD1-score13-2=6 | RD1-score14-2=2 | RD1-team15=USA Connolly | RD1-seed15=1 | RD1-team16=AUS Borelli | RD1-seed16= | RD1-score15-1=6 | RD1-score16-1=0 | RD1-score15-2=6 | RD1-score16-2=1

Section 2

| RD4-team01=USA Sampson | RD4-seed01=2 | RD4-team02=AUS Fogarty | RD4-seed02=8 | RD4-score01-1=3 | RD4-score02-1=6 | RD4-score01-2=6 | RD4-score02-2=3 | RD4-score01-3=6 | RD4-score02-3=4 | RD3-team01=USA Sampson | RD3-seed01=2 | RD3-team02=AUS Penrose | RD3-seed02=5 | RD3-score01-1=6 | RD3-score02-1=2 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-score02-2=2 | RD3-team03=AUS Fogarty | RD3-seed03=8 | RD3-team04=AUS Angwin | RD3-seed04=3 | RD3-score03-1=6 | RD3-score04-1=4 | RD3-score03-2=5 | RD3-score04-2=7 | RD3-score03-3=6 | RD3-score04-3=2 | RD2-team01=USA Sampson | RD2-seed01=2 | RD2-team02=AUS Thiele | RD2-seed02=10 | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score02-1=2 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score02-2=1 | RD2-team03=AUS Wallis | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=AUS Penrose | RD2-seed04=5 | RD2-score03-1=1 | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score03-2=0 | RD2-score04-2=6 | RD2-team05=AUS Staley | RD2-seed05= | RD2-team06=AUS Fogarty | RD2-seed06=8 | RD2-score05-1=4 | RD2-score06-1=6 | RD2-score05-2=6 | RD2-score06-2=2 | RD2-score05-3=3 | RD2-score06-3=6 | RD2-team07=AUS Ellis | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=AUS Angwin | RD2-seed08=3 | RD2-score07-1=5 | RD2-score08-1=7 | RD2-score07-2=6 | RD2-score08-2=1 | RD2-score07-3=4 | RD2-score08-3=6 | RD1-team01=USA Sampson | RD1-seed01=2 | RD1-team02=AUS Rich | RD1-seed02= | RD1-score01-1=6 | RD1-score02-1=3 | RD1-score01-2=6 | RD1-score02-2=4 | RD1-team03=AUS Thiele | RD1-seed03=10 | RD1-team04=AUS Schultz | RD1-seed04= | RD1-score03-1=6 | RD1-score04-1=3 | RD1-score03-2=6 | RD1-score04-2=0 | RD1-team05=AUS Wallis | RD1-seed05= | RD1-team06=AUS Diggle | RD1-seed06= | RD1-score05-1=7 | RD1-score06-1=5 | RD1-score05-2=6 | RD1-score06-2=1 | RD1-team07=AUS Penrose | RD1-seed07=5 | RD1-team08=AUS Occleshaw | RD1-seed08= | RD1-score07-1=6 | RD1-score08-1=3 | RD1-score07-2=6 | RD1-score08-2=4

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