1953 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
Women's doubles
1953 Wimbledon Championships
Champions	Shirley Fry ; Doris Hart
Runners-up	Maureen Connolly ; Julia Sampson
Score	6–0, 6–0
Draw	48 (5 Q )
Seeds	4

Shirley Fry and Doris Hart successfully defended their title, defeating Maureen Connolly and Julia Sampson in the final, 6–0, 6–0 to win the ladies' doubles tennis title at the 1953 Wimbledon Championships.[1][2]

Seeds

01.

Shirley Fry /

Doris Hart (champions)

02.

03.

04.

Dorothy Knode (second round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final

1	Shirley Fry Doris Hart	6	6

	Dora Kilian Lucille van der Westhuizen	2	2
				1	Shirley Fry Doris Hart	6	6

				3	Helen Fletcher Jean Rinkel-Quertier	0	0
3	Helen Fletcher Jean Rinkel-Quertier	7	6

Q	Ruth Bennett Jean Petchell	5	0
								1	Shirley Fry Doris Hart	6	6

								2	Maureen Connolly Julia Sampson	0	0
	Angela Mortimer Anne Shilcock	6	6

	Mary Eyre Viola White	4	4
					Angela Mortimer Anne Shilcock	2	3

				2	Maureen Connolly Julia Sampson	6	6
	Rosemary Bulleid Pat Ward	2	3

2	Maureen Connolly Julia Sampson	6	6

First round	Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

	1	Shirley Fry Doris Hart
		Joan Curry Rita Drobný	w/o
						1	S Fry D Hart	6	6
							N Glover M Terán de Weiss	0	0
		Bea Walter Billie Woodgate	6	1	4
		Nancy Glover Mary Terán de Weiss	3	6	6
											1	S Fry D Hart	6	6
												D Kilian L van der Westhuizen	2	2
		Audrey Houseley Molly Stone	2	4
		Dora Kilian Lucille van der Westhuizen	6	6
							D Kilian L van der Westhuizen	6	8	6
							C Mercelis J de Ridder	8	6	2
		Valerie Lewis Rosemary Walsh	3	6	4
		Christiane Mercelis Janine de Ridder	6	4	6

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

3	Helen Fletcher Jean Rinkel-Quertier	6	6
	Gem Hoahing Georgie Woodgate	4	2		3	H Fletcher J Rinkel-Quertier	6	6
	Margaret Fisher Anne Goldsworthy					M Fisher A Goldsworthy	2	3
	Birgit Gullbrandsson-Sandén Mary Lagerborg	w/o								3	H Fletcher J Rinkel-Quertier	6	6
	Violette Alvensleben-Rigollet María Josefa de Riba	6	4	6							V Alvensleben-Rigollet MJ de Riba	2	0
Q	Margaret Lewis Winifred Nickless	4	6	4		V Alvensleben-Rigollet MJ de Riba	6	6
	Ada Ernest Laura Morgan	3	6	4		W Hammersley P King	1	4
	Freda Hammersley Phyllis King	6	1	6											3	H Fletcher J Rinkel-Quertier	7	6
Q	Ruth Bennett Jean Petchell	6	6												Q	R Bennett J Petchell	5	0
	Pat Gotla Barbara Knapp	4	3		Q	R Bennett J Petchell	6	6
	Betty Dawes Peggy Dawson-Scott	5	1			S Chatrier B Lewis	4	3
	Susan Chatrier Baba Lewis	7	6							Q	R Bennett J Petchell	6	4	7
	Nelly Adamson Suzanne Schmitt	6	4	6							N Adamson S Schmitt	3	6	5
	Mrs KE Graham Murray Mrs J Higginson	1	6	4		N Adamson S Schmitt	3	8	6
	Pearl Panton Vera Thomas	6	6			P Panton V Thomas	6	6	4
Q	Jean Knight Mary Stephens	1	4

First round				Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

	Susan Billington Margot Parker	6	1
	Angela Mortimer Anne Shilcock	8	6		A Mortimer A Shilcock	6	6
	Margaret Grace Judy Wallace	4	6		M Mackay H Proudfoot	2	2
	Molly Mackay Helen Proudfoot	6	8							A Mortimer A Shilcock	6	6
Q	Patience Chapman Vivienne Uber	3	3							Mrs E Erdődy Bárd Z Körmöczy	4	4
	Mrs E Erdődy Bárd Zsuzsa Körmöczy	6	6		Mrs E Erdődy Bárd Z Körmöczy	6	6	7
	Heather Brewer Hazel Cheadle	6	6		H Brewer H Cheadle	3	8	5
	Joan Bowyer Gladys Lines	1	3											A Mortimer A Shilcock	6	6
	Gloria Butler Anne Gray	5	2											M Eyre V White	4	4
	Margaret Carlisle Katie Johns	7	6		M Carlisle K Johns	w/o
	Erika Vollmer Toto Zehden	4	4		S Bloomer P Harrison
	Shirley Bloomer Pat Harrison	6	6							S Bloomer P Harrison	4	7
	Mary Eyre Viola White	8	6							M Eyre V White	6	9
	Joyce Coles Mary Wavish	6	2		M Eyre V White	6	5	6
	Michelle Bourbonnais Fenny ten Bosch	3	1	4	B Davidson D Knode	4	7	3
4	Barbara Davidson Dorothy Knode	6	6

First round	Second round				Third round				Quarterfinals

		BM Goodman Margaret Knott	3	3
		Valerie Gardner Janet Morgan	6	6
						V Gardner J Morgan	1	4
						R Bulleid P Ward	6	6
		Rosemary Bulleid Pat Ward	6	6
	Q	SC Collett Mrs J Maltby	3	3
										R Bulleid P Ward	2	3
									2	M Connolly J Sampson	6	6
		Maeve Downey Betty Lombard	1	2
		Molly Blair Nell Hopman	6	6
						M Blair N Hopman	1	2
					2	M Connolly J Sampson	6	6
		Audrey Bilse Joan Scott	4	0
	2	Maureen Connolly Julia Sampson	6	6

100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977
Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

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