1953 Australian Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
1953 Australian Championships
Champion Maureen Connolly
Runner-up Julia Sampson
Score6–3, 6–2
Draw25
Seeds10

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. Maureen Connolly (champion)
  2. Julia Sampson (finalist)
  3. Helen Angwin (quarterfinals)
  4. Mary Hawton (semifinals)
  5. Beryl Penrose (quarterfinals)
  6. Pam Southcombe (quarterfinals)
  7. Alison Baker (second round)
  8. Dorn Fogarty (semifinals)
  9. Nell Hall Hopman (quarterfinals)
  10. Gwen Thiele (second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
4 Mary Hawton 6 6
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
2 Julia Sampson 3 2
2 Julia Sampson 6 6
5 Beryl Penrose 2 2
2 Julia Sampson 3 6 6
8 Dorn Fogarty 6 3 4
8 Dorn Fogarty 6 5 6
3 Helen Angwin 4 7 2

Earlier rounds

Section 1

First round Second round Quarterfinals 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 Second round Quarterfinals 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
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