| 1953 Wimbledon Championships | |
|---|---|
| Date | 22 June – 4 July |
| Edition | 67th |
| Category | Grand Slam |
| Surface | Grass |
| Location | Church Road SW19, Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom |
| Venue | All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
| 👁 United States Vic Seixas | |
| Women's singles | |
| 👁 United States Maureen Connolly | |
| Men's doubles | |
| 👁 Australia Lew Hoad / 👁 Australia Ken Rosewall | |
| Women's doubles | |
| 👁 United States Shirley Fry / 👁 United States Doris Hart | |
| Mixed doubles | |
| 👁 United States Vic Seixas / 👁 United States Doris Hart | |
| Boys' singles | |
| 👁 United Kingdom Billy Knight | |
| Girls' singles | |
| 👁 South Africa Dora Kilian | |
The 1953 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament was held from Monday 22 June until Saturday 4 July 1953.[1] It was the 67th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam tennis event of 1953. Vic Seixas and Maureen Connolly won the singles titles.
Finals
[edit]Seniors
[edit]Men's singles
[edit]👁 United States
Vic Seixas defeated 👁 Denmark
Kurt Nielsen, 9–7, 6–3, 6–4 [2]
Women's singles
[edit]👁 United States
Maureen Connolly defeated 👁 United States
Doris Hart 8–6, 7–5 [3]
Men's doubles
[edit]👁 Australia
Lew Hoad / 👁 Australia
Ken Rosewall defeated 👁 Australia
Rex Hartwig / 👁 Australia
Mervyn Rose, 6–4, 7–5, 4–6, 7–5 [4]
Women's doubles
[edit]👁 United States
Shirley Fry / 👁 United States
Doris Hart defeated 👁 United States
Maureen Connolly / 👁 United States
Julia Sampson, 6–0, 6–0 [5]
Mixed doubles
[edit]👁 United States
Vic Seixas / 👁 United States
Doris Hart defeated 👁 Argentina
Enrique Morea / 👁 United States
Shirley Fry, 9–7, 7–5 [6]
Juniors
[edit]Boys' singles
[edit]👁 United Kingdom
Billy Knight defeated 👁 India
Ramanathan Krishnan, 7–5, 6–4 [7]
Girls' singles
[edit]👁 South Africa
Dora Kilian defeated 👁 United Kingdom
Valerie Pitt, 6–4, 4–6, 6–1 [8]
References
[edit]- ^ Little, Alan (2013). Wimbledon Compendium 2013 (23 ed.). London: All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club. p. 128. ISBN 978-1899039401.
- ^ "Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ "Ladies' Singles Finals 1884-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ "Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ "Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ "Mixed Doubles Finals 1913-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ "Boys' Singles Finals 1947-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
- ^ "Girls' Singles Finals 1947-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 13 August 2017.