en 1953 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
1953 U.S. National Championships
Final
Champion	Maureen Connolly
Runner-up	Doris Hart
Score	6–2, 6–4
Details
Seeds	8
Events

Two-time defending champion Maureen Connolly defeated Doris Hart in the final, 6–2, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1953 U.S. National Championships. With the win, she became the first woman in history to complete the Grand Slam.^[1] Connolly won the tournament without losing a set.^[2]

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Maureen Connolly is the champion; others show in brackets the round in which they were eliminated.^[3]

Maureen Connolly (champion)
Doris Hart (finalist)
Shirley Fry (semifinals)
Louise Brough (semifinals)
Margaret Osborne duPont (quarterfinals)
Althea Gibson (quarterfinals)
Helen Perez (quarterfinals)
Babara Lewis (third round)

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier
WC = Wild card
LL = Lucky loser
r = Retired

Final eight

Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Finals

1	Maureen Connolly	6	6

6	Althea Gibson	3	2
				1	Maureen Connolly	6	6

				3	Shirley Fry	1	1
5	Margaret Osborne duPont	6	5

3	Shirley Fry	8	7
								1	Maureen Connolly	6	6

								2	Doris Hart	2	4
7	Helen Perez	6	3

4	Louise Brough	8	6
				4	Louise Brough	2	4

				2	Doris Hart	6	6
	Jean Rinkel-Quertier	0	1

2	Doris Hart	6	6

References

^ ^a ^b Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York City]: New Chapter Press. p. 471. ISBN 978-0942257700.
^ "Results". World Tennis. Vol. 1, no. 4. New York. September 1953. p. 41. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
^ "Seeding Made for National Tennis Meet". Sarasota Journal. AP. August 27, 1953. p. 9 – via Google News Archive.

Preceded by 1953 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles	Grand Slam women's singles	Succeeded by 1954 Australian Championships – Women's singles

[collins-1] Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York City]: New Chapter Press. p. 471. ISBN 978-0942257700.

[2] "Results". World Tennis. Vol. 1, no. 4. New York. September 1953. p. 41. Retrieved 30 September 2024.

[3] "Seeding Made for National Tennis Meet". Sarasota Journal. AP. August 27, 1953. p. 9 – via Google News Archive.

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