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.

Women's singles
1953 Australian Championships
Champion	Maureen Connolly
Runner-up	Julia Sampson
Final score	6–3, 6–2
Draw	25
Seeds	10

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							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

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

External links

archived results of Australian Open homepage

Australian Open women's singles drawsheets
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Open Era	1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977^J 1977^D 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

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