1953 French Championships (tennis)
Appearance
1953 French Championships | |
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Date | 19 May – 30 May |
Edition | 52nd |
Category | Grand Slam (ITF) |
Surface | Clay |
Location | Paris (XVIe), France |
Venue | Stade Roland Garros |
Champions | |
Men's singles | |
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Women's singles | |
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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 19 May until 30 May. It was the 52nd staging of the French Championships, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1953.
Champions
Men's Singles
Ken Rosewall defeated
Victor Elias Seixas 6–3, 6–4, 1–6, 6–2
Women's Singles
Maureen Connolly defeated
Doris Hart 6–2, 6–4
Men's Doubles
Lew Hoad /
Ken Rosewall defeated
Mervyn Rose /
Clive Wilderspin 6–2, 6–1, 6–1
Women's Doubles
Doris Hart /
Shirley Fry defeated
Maureen Connolly /
Julia Sampson 6–4, 6–3
Mixed Doubles
Doris Hart /
Vic Seixas defeated
Maureen Connolly /
Mervyn Rose 4–6, 6–4, 6–0
References
- ^ "Roland-Garros 1953 (Grand Slam) - Men singles" (PDF). Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT).
- ^ "Roland-Garros 1953 (Grand Slam) - Women singles" (PDF). Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT).
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