1953 Wimbledon Championships | |
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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 | |
Vic Seixas | |
Women's singles | |
Maureen Connolly | |
Men's doubles | |
Lew Hoad / Ken Rosewall | |
Women's doubles | |
Shirley Fry / Doris Hart | |
Mixed doubles | |
Vic Seixas / Doris Hart | |
Boys' singles | |
Billy Knight | |
Girls' singles | |
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.
Main article: 1953 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles |
Vic Seixas defeated Kurt Nielsen, 9–7, 6–3, 6–4 [2]
Main article: 1953 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles |
Maureen Connolly defeated Doris Hart 8–6, 7–5 [3]
Main article: 1953 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles |
Lew Hoad / Ken Rosewall defeated Rex Hartwig / Mervyn Rose, 6–4, 7–5, 4–6, 7–5 [4]
Main article: 1953 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles |
Shirley Fry / Doris Hart defeated Maureen Connolly / Julia Sampson, 6–0, 6–0 [5]
Main article: 1953 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles |
Vic Seixas / Doris Hart defeated Enrique Morea / Shirley Fry, 9–7, 7–5 [6]
Main article: 1953 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' singles |
Billy Knight defeated Ramanathan Krishnan, 7–5, 6–4 [7]
Main article: 1953 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' singles |
Dora Kilian defeated Valerie Pitt, 6–4, 4–6, 6–1 [8]