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
Final
ChampionUnited States Maureen Connolly
Runner-upUnited States Julia Sampson
Score6–3, 6–2
Details
Draw25
Seeds10
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Seeds

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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

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Finals

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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

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Section 1

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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

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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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