1953 U.S. National Championships – Women's Singles
Women's Singles | |
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1953 U.S. National Championships | |
Champion |
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Runner-up |
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Final score | 6–2, 6–4 |
First-seeded Maureen Connolly defeated Doris Hart 6–2, 6–4 in the final to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 1953 U.S. National Championships. It completed her 1953 Grand Slam.[1]
Seeds
The seeded players are listed below. Maureen Connolly is the champion; others show in brackets the round in which they were eliminated.[2]
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Maureen Connolly (Champion)
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Doris Hart (Finalist)
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Shirley Fry (Semifinalist)
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Louise Brough (Semifinalist)
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Margaret Osborne duPont (Quarterfinalist)
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Althea Gibson (Quarterfinalist)
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Helen Perez (Quarterfinalist)
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Babara Lewis (Third round)
Draw
Key
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild Card
- LL = Lucky Loser
- r. = retired
Final Eight
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1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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6 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
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8 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
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6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
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2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
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6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
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8 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
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2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
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6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
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0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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6 | 6 |
References
- 1 2 Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York City]: New Chapter Press. p. 471. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ↑ "Seeding Made for National Tennis Meet". Sarasota Journal. AP. August 27, 1953. p. 9 – via Google News Archive.
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