# 1953 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Maureen Connolly successfully defended her title, defeating Doris Hart in the final, 8–6, 7–5 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1953 Wimbledon Championships.

## Seeds

    01. Maureen Connolly (champion)
    02. Doris Hart (final)
    03. Shirley Fry (semifinals)
    04. Dorothy Knode (semifinals)
    05. Angela Mortimer (quarterfinals)
    06. Helen Fletcher (fourth round)
    07. Susan Chatrier (third round)
    08. Nelly Adamson (fourth round)
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 2 | Doris Hart | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | Zsuzsa Körmöczy | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | Zsuzsa Körmöczy | 5 | 5 | 2 | Doris Hart | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | 4 | Dorothy Knode | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| 4 | Dorothy Knode | 6 | 6 | 4 | Dorothy Knode | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| 5 | Angela Mortimer | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Angela Mortimer | 4 | 3 | | | | | 2 | Doris Hart | 6 | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | 1 | Maureen Connolly | 8 | 7 |
| | Julie Sampson | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | 1 | Maureen Connolly | 8 | 7 |
| 3 | Shirley Fry | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Shirley Fry | 6 | 6 | 3 | Shirley Fry | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | 1 | Maureen Connolly | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Erika Vollmer | 3 | 0 | 1 | Maureen Connolly | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 1 | Maureen Connolly | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 2 | Doris Hart | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Janet Morgan | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | D Hart | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | T Zehden | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| | Margot Gordon | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Toto Zehden | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | D Hart | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | A Buxton | 3 | 1 |
| | Angela Buxton | 7 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Thelma Lister | 5 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | A Buxton | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | A Goldsworthy | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| Q | Joan Bowyer | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Anne Goldsworthy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 6 | Helen Fletcher | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Diane Midgley | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 6 | H Fletcher | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | C Mercelis | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | Christiane Mercelis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Bobbie Wilson | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 6 | H Fletcher | 3 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | Z Körmöczy | 6 | 6 |
| | Elaine Watson | 6 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| | Enid Kerr | 1 | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | E Watson | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | Z Körmöczy | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Audrey Houseley | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | Zsuzsa Körmöczy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 4 | Dorothy Knode | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Georgie Woodgate | 2 | 2 | | 4 | D Knode | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Karol Fageros | 6 | 4 | 6 | Q | K Fageros | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Valerie Pitt | 1 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | 4 | D Knode | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Margaret Fisher | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | B Davidson | 3 | 0 | | | | |
| | Barbara Davidson | 6 | 6 | | | B Davidson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Elizabeth Broz | | | | | E Broz | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mary Lagerborg | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | D Knode | 6 | 6 |
| | Molly Blair | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | P Dawson-Scott | 2 | 1 |
| Q | Nancy Liebert | 3 | 2 | | | M Blair | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | Rosemary Walsh | 6 | 6 | | | R Walsh | 6 | 2 | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Leonie Brighton | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | R Walsh | 2 | 7 | | | | |
| | Peggy Dawson-Scott | 6 | 2 | 9 | | | | | | | P Dawson-Scott | 6 | 9 | | | | |
| | Vera Thomas | 4 | 6 | 7 | | P Dawson-Scott | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Shirley MacKay | 2 | 6 | 7 | Q | R Bentley | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Rita Bentley | 6 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 5 | Angela Mortimer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Rita Drobný | 1 | 4 | | 5 | A Mortimer | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Suzanne Schmitt | 6 | 1 | 6 | | S Schmitt | 6 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | Joan Scott | 0 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | 5 | A Mortimer | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Effie Peters | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | P Ward | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | Pat Ward | 6 | 6 | | | P Ward | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Noelle Knight | 3 | 7 | 7 | | N Knight | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Valerie Lewis | 6 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | A Mortimer | 6 | 6 |
| | Betty Lombard | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | H Cheadle | 2 | 1 |
| | Hazel Cheadle | 4 | 6 | 6 | | H Cheadle | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Joan MacLeod | 7 | 6 | | | J MacLeod | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | María Josefa de Riba | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | H Cheadle | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Anne Gray | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | M Bourbonnais | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | Michelle Bourbonnais | 6 | 6 | | | M Bourbonnais | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Viola White | 6 | 3 | 6 | | V White | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Evelyn Attwood | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 5

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | Laura Morgan | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mary Terán de Weiss | 6 | 6 | | | M Terán de Weiss | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sheila Speight | 3 | 4 | | | M Downey | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Maeve Downey | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | M Terán de Weiss | 9 | 5 | | | | | | |
| | Pat Gotla | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | J Sampson | 11 | 7 | | | | | | |
| | Julia Sampson | 6 | 6 | | | J Sampson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Dorrit Herbst | 4 | 7 | | | L van der Westhuizen | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lucille van der Westhuizen | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Sampson | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | Joan Curry | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | N Adamson | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| | Barbara Knapp | 4 | 2 | | | J Curry | 11 | 2 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nell Hopman | 6 | 5 | 6 | | E Hopman | 9 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jenny Wagstaff | 0 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | E Hopman | 6 | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Rosemary Bulleid | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | N Adamson | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Helen Proudfoot | 6 | 1 | 2 | | R Bulleid | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Billie Woodgate | 6 | 0 | 3 | 8 | N Adamson | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Nelly Adamson | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 6

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | Fenny ten Bosch | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Betty Dawes | 8 | 6 | | | B Dawes | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Baba Lewis | 8 | 6 | | | B Lewis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Pat Harrison | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | B Lewis | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Shirley Bloomer | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | S Bloomer | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Norma Potts | 5 | 4 | | | S Bloomer | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Violette Alvensleben-Rigollet | 4 | 6 | 6 | | V Alvensleben-Rigollet | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jennifer Middleton | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | B Lewis | 1 | 3 |
| | Mary Harris | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | S Fry | 6 | 6 |
| | Marian Boundy | 4 | 1 | | | M Harris | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Margot Parker | 6 | 2 | 4 | | J Rinkel-Quertier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jean Rinkel-Quertier | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | J Rinkel-Quertier | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| | Gladys Lines | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | | 3 | S Fry | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Frances Walthew | 2 | 6 | 8 | | F Walthew | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Birgit Gullbrandsson-Sandén | w/o | | | 3 | S Fry | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Shirley Fry | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 7

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | Helga Strecker | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| Q | Joyce Reid | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | H Strecker | 2 | 2 | | | |
| | | | | | | E Vollmer | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Pat Hird | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Erika Vollmer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | E Vollmer | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | H Brewer | 2 | 1 |
| | Margaret Carlisle | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | Heather Brewer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | H Brewer | 7 | 6 | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | S Chatrier | 5 | 3 | | | |
| | Gem Hoahing | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Susan Chatrier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 8

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | Phyllis King | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Anne Shilcock | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | A Shilcock | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | M Peterdy-Wolf | 2 | 0 | | | | |
| | Márta Peterdy-Wolf | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Janine de Ridder | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | A Shilcock | 0 | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Connolly | 6 | 6 |
| | Jean Petchell | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Sidney Brock | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | J Petchell | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | 1 | M Connolly | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Dora Kilian | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Maureen Connolly | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |