# 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.
* Maureen Connolly (champion)
* Julia Sampson (finalist)
* Helen Angwin (quarterfinals)
* Mary Hawton (semifinals)
* Beryl Penrose (quarterfinals)
* Pam Southcombe (quarterfinals)
* Alison Baker (second round)
* Dorn Fogarty (semifinals)
* Nell Hall Hopman (quarterfinals)
* Gwen Thiele (second round)

## Draw
### Key

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

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 4 | Mary Hawton | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Hopman | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Hopman | 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 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Maureen Connolly | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | Maureen Connolly | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Julia Sampson | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | Julia Sampson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Julia Sampson | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | Beryl Penrose | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Beryl Penrose | 2 | 2 | | 2 | Julia Sampson | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | Dorn Fogarty | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| 8 | Dorn Fogarty | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | Dorn Fogarty | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| 3 | Helen Angwin | 4 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |

### Earlier rounds
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | | 4 | Hawton | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Nichols | 1 | 10 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 4 | Hawton | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 9 | Hopman | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | 9 | Hopman | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Muller | 6 | 6 | | Muller | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Warnock | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Hawton | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | Southcombe | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Connolly | 6 | 6 |
| | 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 | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | 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 | | | | | | | | | | |