Women's singles
1953 French Championships
Final
Champion	Maureen Connolly
Runner-up	Doris Hart
Score	6–2, 6–4
Details
Draw	48
Seeds	16
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women
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Maureen Connolly defeated defending championDoris Hart in the final 6–2, 6–4, to win the women's singles tennis title at the1953 French Championships. With this win, Connolly became the first woman to complete the CareerGrand Slam in Women's singles.^[1]

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

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

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	1	Maureen Connolly	3	6	6
	8	Susan Chatrier	6	2	2
								1	Maureen Connolly	6	6
								5	Dorothy Head	3	3
	13	Ginette Bucaille	3	0
	5	Dorothy Head	6	6
															1	Maureen Connolly	6	6
															2	Doris Hart	2	4
	11	Nelly Adamson	1	6	0
	3	Shirley Fry	6	4	6
								3	Shirley Fry	6	4
								2	Doris Hart	8	6
	7	Jean Rinkel-Quertier	3	3
	2	Doris Hart	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	Connolly	6	6
									Mercelis	1	3
															1	Connolly	6	6
															16	Jones-Veber	3	1
								16	Jones-Veber	0	6	8
									Alvensleben	6	2	6
																						1	Connolly	3	6	6
																						8	Chatrier	6	2	2
								8	Chatrier	6	6
									Coessens	3	2
															8	Chatrier	8	7
															9	Gray	6	5
								9	Gray	6	6
									Bourbonnais	4	2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	4	Lewis
		Haillet-Passet							Haillet-Passet	1	1
		Salvet	6	8					Salvet	6	6
		Barril	4	6												Salvet	6	2	0
	13	Bucaille	6	6											13	Bucaille	2	6	6
		Hopman	1	2				13	Bucaille	3	6	6
		Amouretti	3	2					Fageros	6	2	1
		Fageros	6	6																		13	Bucaille	6	6
	5	Head	6	6																		5	Head	3	0
		Soisbault	0	0				5	Head	6	6
		Patorni	1	6	4				Ten Bosch	3	2
		Ten Bosch	6	3	6										5	Head	6	6
		Lemal	6	6	4										12	Fletcher	1	3
		Varin	8	1	6				Varin	2	3
	12	Fletcher	6	6				12	Fletcher	6	6
		Kermina	0	0

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	11	Adamson	6	6
		Halff	1	2				11	Adamson
		Brunon	9	6	6				Brunon
		Isaac	11	2	4										11	Adamson	6	6
		Walter	6	6											6	Mortimer	2	3
		Herr	0	2					Walter	0	0
		Migliori	1	6	9			6	Mortimer	6	6
	6	Mortimer	6	2	11																	11	Adamson	6	4	6
		Dubois	3	6	11																	3	Fry	1	6	0
	14	Lazzarino	6	3	13			14	Lazzarino	6	6	6
		Carlisle	3	3					Gimault	8	4	0
		Gimault	6	6											14	Lazzarino	2	0
		Galtier	0	0											3	Fry	6	6
		Curry	6	6					Curry	8	4
		Schmitt	3	3				3	Fry	10	6
	3	Fry	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								10	Sampson	7	6
									Charbonnier	5	2
															10	Sampson	4	2
															7	Rinkel-Quertier	6	6
									Billaz	4	2
								7	Rinkel-Quertier	6	6
																						7	Rinkel-Quertier	6	6
																						2	Hart	3	3
									Vollmer-Obst	4	5
								15	Shilcock	6	7
															15	Shilcock	2	3
															2	Hart	6	6
									De La Giroday	2	3
								2	Hart	6	6

• "Official 1953 Women's Draw"(PDF). Archived fromthe original(PDF) on 2007-09-30. Retrieved2007-04-29. (69.2 KiB) on the French Open website

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