1953 French Championships (tennis)

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1953 French Championships
Date20–31 May 1953
Edition52
Category23rd Grand Slam (ITF)
Surface Clay
Location Paris (XVIe), France
Venue Stade Roland Garros
Champions
Men's singles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ken Rosewall [1]
Women's singles
Flag of the United States.svg Maureen Connolly [2]
Men's doubles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lew Hoad / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ken Rosewall
Women's doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Doris Hart / Flag of the United States.svg Shirley Fry
Mixed doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Doris Hart / Flag of the United States.svg Vic Seixas
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The 1953 French Championships (now known as the French Open) was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland-Garros in Paris, France. The tournament ran from 20 May until 31 May. It was the 57th staging of the French Championships, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1953. Ken Rosewall and Maureen Connolly won the singles titles.

Contents

Finals

Men's singles

Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ken Rosewall defeated Flag of the United States.svg Vic Seixas 6–3, 6–4, 1–6, 6–2

Women's singles

Flag of the United States.svg Maureen Connolly defeated Flag of the United States.svg Doris Hart 6–2, 6–4

Men's doubles

Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lew Hoad / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ken Rosewall defeated Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mervyn Rose / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Clive Wilderspin 6–2, 6–1, 6–1

Women's doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Shirley Fry / Flag of the United States.svg Doris Hart defeated Flag of the United States.svg Maureen Connolly / Flag of the United States.svg Julia Sampson 6–4, 6–3

Mixed doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Doris Hart / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Vic Seixas defeated Flag of the United States.svg Maureen Connolly / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mervyn Rose 4–6, 6–4, 6–0

References

  1. ↑ "Roland-Garros 1953 (Grand Slam) - Men singles" (PDF). Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2018.
  2. ↑ "Roland-Garros 1953 (Grand Slam) - Women singles" (PDF). Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 March 2016.
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