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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
Singles men women Doubles men women
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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. Connolly won the tournament without losing a set.

Seeds

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

1. Maureen Connolly (champion)
2. Doris Hart (finalist)
3. Shirley Fry (semifinals)
4. Louise Brough (semifinals)
5. Margaret Osborne duPont (quarterfinals)
6. Althea Gibson (quarterfinals)
7. Helen Perez (quarterfinals)
8. 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

1. ^ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). : 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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