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1953 French Championships – Women's singles

Tennis tournament

Tennis tournament

Maureen Connolly defeated defending champion Doris Hart in the final 6–2, 6–4, to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1953 French Championships. With this win, Connolly became the first woman to complete the Career Grand Slam in Women's singles.

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 Doris Hart (finalist)
  3. USA Shirley Fry (semifinals)
  4. USA Baba Mercedes Lewis (first round)
  5. USA Dorothy Head (semifinals)
  6. GBR Angela Mortimer (third round)
  7. GBR Jean Rinkel-Quertier (quarterfinals)
  8. FRA Susan Chatrier (quarterfinals)
  9. USA Ann Gray (third round)
  10. USA Julia Sampson (third round)
  11. FRA Nelly Adamson (quarterfinals)
  12. GBR Helen Fletcher (third round)
  13. FRA Ginette Bucaille (quarterfinals)
  14. ITA Silvana Lazzarino (third round)
  15. GBR Anne Shilcock (third round)
  16. FRA Raymonde Jones-Veber (third round)

Draw

Key

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

Finals

| team-width=170 | RD3-team1=USA Maureen Connolly | RD3-seed1=1 | RD3-team2=USA Doris Hart | RD3-seed2=2 | RD3-score1-1=6 | RD3-score2-1=2 | RD3-score1-2=6 | RD3-score2-2=4 | RD2-team1=USA Maureen Connolly | RD2-seed1=1 | RD2-team2=USA Dorothy Head | RD2-seed2=5 | RD2-score1-1=6 | RD2-score2-1=3 | RD2-score1-2=6 | RD2-score2-2=3 | RD2-team3=USA Shirley Fry | RD2-seed3=3 | RD2-team4=USA Doris Hart | RD2-seed4=2 | RD2-score3-1=6 | RD2-score4-1=8 | RD2-score3-2=4 | RD2-score4-2=6 | RD1-team1=USA Maureen Connolly | RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team2=FRA Susan Chatrier | RD1-seed2=8 | RD1-score1-1=3 | RD1-score2-1=6 | RD1-score1-2=6 | RD1-score2-2=2 | RD1-score1-3=6 | RD1-score2-3=2 | RD1-team3=FRA Ginette Bucaille | RD1-seed3=13 | RD1-team4=USA Dorothy Head | RD1-seed4=5 | RD1-score3-1=3 | RD1-score4-1=6 | RD1-score3-2=0 | RD1-score4-2=6 | RD1-team5=FRA Nelly Adamson | RD1-seed5=11 | RD1-team6=USA Shirley Fry | RD1-seed6=3 | RD1-score5-1=1 | RD1-score6-1=6 | RD1-score5-2=6 | RD1-score6-2=4 | RD1-score5-3=0 | RD1-score6-3=6 | RD1-team7=GBR Jean Rinkel-Quertier | RD1-seed7=7 | RD1-team8=USA Doris Hart | RD1-seed8=2 | RD1-score7-1=3 | RD1-score8-1=6 | RD1-score7-2=3 | RD1-score8-2=6

Earlier rounds

Section 1

| RD4-team01=USA Connolly | RD4-seed01=1 | RD4-team02=FRA Chatrier | RD4-seed02=8 | RD4-score01-1=3 | RD4-score02-1=6 | RD4-score01-2=6 | RD4-score02-2=2 | RD4-score01-3=6 | RD4-score02-3=2 | RD3-team01=USA Connolly | RD3-seed01=1 | RD3-team02=FRA Jones-Veber | RD3-seed02=16 | RD3-score01-1=6 | RD3-score02-1=3 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-score02-2=1 | RD3-team03=FRA Chatrier | RD3-seed03=8 | RD3-team04=USA Gray | RD3-seed04=9 | RD3-score03-1=8 | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=7 | RD3-score04-2=5 | RD2-team01=USA Connolly | RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team02=BEL Mercelis | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score02-1=1 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score02-2=3 | RD2-team03=FRA Jones-Veber | RD2-seed03=16 | RD2-team04=SUI Alvensleben | RD2-seed04= | RD2-score03-1=0 | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score03-2=6 | RD2-score04-2=2 | RD2-score03-3=8 | RD2-score04-3=6 | RD2-team05=FRA Chatrier | RD2-seed05=8 | RD2-team06=BEL Coessens | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score06-1=3 | RD2-score05-2=6 | RD2-score06-2=2 | RD2-team07=USA Gray | RD2-seed07=9 | RD2-team08=FRA Bourbonnais | RD2-seed08= | RD2-score07-1=6 | RD2-score08-1=4 | RD2-score07-2=6 | RD2-score08-2=2

Section 2

| RD4-team01=FRA Bucaille | RD4-seed01=13 | RD4-team02=USA Head | RD4-seed02=5 | RD4-score01-1=6 | RD4-score02-1=3 | RD4-score01-2=6 | RD4-score02-2=0 | RD3-team01=FRA Salvet | RD3-seed01= | RD3-team02=FRA Bucaille | RD3-seed02=13 | RD3-score01-1=6 | RD3-score02-1=2 | RD3-score01-2=2 | RD3-score02-2=6 | RD3-score01-3=0 | RD3-score02-3=6 | RD3-team03=USA Head | RD3-seed03=5 | RD3-team04=GBR Fletcher | RD3-seed04=12 | RD3-score03-1=6 | RD3-score04-1=1 | RD3-score03-2=6 | RD3-score04-2=3 | RD2-team01=FRA Haillet-Passet | RD2-seed01= | RD2-team02=FRA Salvet | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=1 | RD2-score02-1=6 | RD2-score01-2=1 | RD2-score02-2=6 | RD2-team03=FRA Bucaille | RD2-seed03=13 | RD2-team04=USA Fageros | RD2-seed04= | RD2-score03-1=3 | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score03-2=6 | RD2-score04-2=2 | RD2-score03-3=6 | RD2-score04-3=1 | RD2-team05=USA Head | RD2-seed05=5 | RD2-team06=NED Ten Bosch | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score06-1=3 | RD2-score05-2=6 | RD2-score06-2=2 | RD2-team07=FRA Varin | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=GBR Fletcher | RD2-seed08=12 | RD2-score07-1=2 | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score07-2=3 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD1-team01=USA Lewis | RD1-seed01=4 | RD1-team02=FRA Haillet-Passet | RD1-seed02= | RD1-team03=FRA Salvet | RD1-seed03= | RD1-team04=ESP Barril | RD1-seed04= | RD1-score03-1=6 | RD1-score04-1=4 | RD1-score03-2=8 | RD1-score04-2=6 | RD1-team05=FRA Bucaille | RD1-seed05=13 | RD1-team06=AUS Hopman | RD1-seed06= | RD1-score05-1=6 | RD1-score06-1=1 | RD1-score05-2=6 | RD1-score06-2=2 | RD1-team07=FRA Amouretti | RD1-seed07= | RD1-team08=USA Fageros | RD1-seed08= | RD1-score07-1=3 | RD1-score08-1=6 | RD1-score07-2=2 | RD1-score08-2=6 | RD1-team09=USA Head | RD1-seed09=5 | RD1-team10=FRA Soisbault | RD1-seed10= | RD1-score09-1=6 | RD1-score10-1=0 | RD1-score09-2=6 | RD1-score10-2=0 | RD1-team11=FRA Patorni | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team12=NED Ten Bosch | RD1-seed12= | RD1-score11-1=1 | RD1-score12-1=6 | RD1-score11-2=6 | RD1-score12-2=3 | RD1-score11-3=4 | RD1-score12-3=6 | RD1-team13=FRA Lemal | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team14=FRA Varin | RD1-seed14= | RD1-score13-1=6 | RD1-score14-1=8 | RD1-score13-2=6 | RD1-score14-2=1 | RD1-score13-3=4 | RD1-score14-3=6 | RD1-team15=GBR Fletcher | RD1-seed15=12 | RD1-team16=FRA Kermina | RD1-seed16= | RD1-score15-1=6 | RD1-score16-1=0 | RD1-score15-2=6 | RD1-score16-2=0

Section 3

| RD4-team01=FRA Adamson | RD4-seed01=11 | RD4-team02=USA Fry | RD4-seed02=3 | RD4-score01-1=6 | RD4-score02-1=1 | RD4-score01-2=4 | RD4-score02-2=6 | RD4-score01-3=6 | RD4-score02-3=0 | RD3-team01=FRA Adamson | RD3-seed01=11 | RD3-team02=GBR Mortimer | RD3-seed02=6 | RD3-score01-1=6 | RD3-score02-1=2 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-score02-2=3 | RD3-team03=ITA Lazzarino | RD3-seed03=14 | RD3-team04=USA Fry | RD3-seed04=3 | RD3-score03-1=2 | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=0 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD2-team01=FRA Adamson | RD2-seed01=11 | RD2-team02=FRA Brunon | RD2-seed02= | RD2-team03=GBR Walter | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=GBR Mortimer | RD2-seed04=6 | RD2-score03-1=0 | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score03-2=0 | RD2-score04-2=6 | RD2-team05=ITA Lazzarino | RD2-seed05=14 | RD2-team06=FRA Gimault | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score06-1=8 | RD2-score05-2=6 | RD2-score06-2=4 | RD2-score05-3=6 | RD2-score06-3=0 | RD2-team07=GBR Curry | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=USA Fry | RD2-seed08=3 | RD2-score07-1=8 | RD2-score08-1=10 | RD2-score07-2=4 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD1-team01=FRA Adamson | RD1-seed01=11 | RD1-team02=FRA Halff | RD1-seed02= | RD1-score01-1=6 | RD1-score02-1=1 | RD1-score01-2=6 | RD1-score02-2=2 | RD1-team03=FRA Brunon | RD1-seed03= | RD1-team04=BEL Isaac | RD1-seed04= | RD1-score03-1=9 | RD1-score04-1=11 | RD1-score03-2=6 | RD1-score04-2=2 | RD1-score03-3=6 | RD1-score04-3=4 | RD1-team05=GBR Walter | RD1-seed05= | RD1-team06=USA Herr | RD1-seed06= | RD1-score05-1=6 | RD1-score06-1=0 | RD1-score05-2=6 | RD1-score06-2=2 | RD1-team07=ITA Migliori | RD1-seed07= | RD1-team08=GBR Mortimer | RD1-seed08=6 | RD1-score07-1=1 | RD1-score08-1=6 | RD1-score07-2=6 | RD1-score08-2=2 | RD1-score07-3=9 | RD1-score08-3=11 | RD1-team09=FRA Dubois | RD1-seed09= | RD1-team10=ITA Lazzarino | RD1-seed10=14 | RD1-score09-1=3 | RD1-score10-1=6 | RD1-score09-2=6 | RD1-score10-2=3 | RD1-score09-3=11 | RD1-score10-3=13 | RD1-team11=GBR Carlisle | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team12=FRA Gimault | RD1-seed12= | RD1-score11-1=3 | RD1-score12-1=6 | RD1-score11-2=3 | RD1-score12-2=6 | RD1-team13=FRA Galtier | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team14=GBR Curry | RD1-seed14= | RD1-score13-1=0 | RD1-score14-1=6 | RD1-score13-2=0 | RD1-score14-2=6 | RD1-team15=FRA Schmitt | RD1-seed15= | RD1-team16=USA Fry | RD1-seed16=3 | RD1-score15-1=3 | RD1-score16-1=6 | RD1-score15-2=3 | RD1-score16-2=6

Section 4

| RD4-team01=GBR Rinkel-Quertier | RD4-seed01=7 | RD4-team02=USA Hart | RD4-seed02=2 | RD4-score01-1=6 | RD4-score02-1=3 | RD4-score01-2=6 | RD4-score02-2=3 | RD3-team01=USA Sampson | RD3-seed01=10 | RD3-team02=GBR Rinkel-Quertier | RD3-seed02=7 | RD3-score01-1=4 | RD3-score02-1=6 | RD3-score01-2=2 | RD3-score02-2=6 | RD3-team03=GBR Shilcock | RD3-seed03=15 | RD3-team04=USA Hart | RD3-seed04=2 | RD3-score03-1=2 | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=3 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD2-team01=USA Sampson | RD2-seed01=10 | RD2-team02=SUI Charbonnier | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=7 | RD2-score02-1=5 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score02-2=2 | RD2-team03=FRA Billaz | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=GBR Rinkel-Quertier | RD2-seed04=7 | RD2-score03-1=4 | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score03-2=2 | RD2-score04-2=6 | RD2-team05=GER Vollmer-Obst | RD2-seed05= | RD2-team06=GBR Shilcock | RD2-seed06=15 | RD2-score05-1=4 | RD2-score06-1=6 | RD2-score05-2=5 | RD2-score06-2=7 | RD2-team07=FRA De La Giroday | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=USA Hart | RD2-seed08=2 | RD2-score07-1=2 | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score07-2=3 | RD2-score08-2=6

References

References

  1. Collins, Bud. (2010). "The Bud Collins History of Tennis". New Chapter Press.
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