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1953 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' singles

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Girls' singles
1953 Wimbledon Championships
Final
ChampionSouth Africa Dora Kilian
Runner-upUnited Kingdom Valerie Pitt
Score6–4, 4–6, 6–1
Details
Draw13
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
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Fenny ten Bosch was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Margot Dittmeyer.

Dora Kilian defeated Valerie Pitt in the final, 6–4, 4–6, 6–1 to win the girls' singles tennis title at the 1953 Wimbledon Championships.[1]

Draw

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Key

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Draw

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First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
West Germany Margot Dittmeyer 5 9 6
Netherlands Fenny ten Bosch Netherlands Fenny ten Bosch 7 7 2
Republic of Ireland Mary O'Sullivan West Germany Margot Dittmeyer 7 3 7
South Africa Dora Kilian 6 6 South Africa Dora Kilian 5 6 9
Norway E Gahr 0 2 South Africa Dora Kilian 6 6
Sweden Ulla Hultkrantz 7 6 Sweden Ulla Hultkrantz 1 0
Austria E Biermayer 5 2 South Africa Dora Kilian 6 4 6
Southern Rhodesia Joan Bowyer 6 6 United Kingdom Valerie Pitt 4 6 1
Belgium F Ferris 2 3 Southern Rhodesia Joan Bowyer 6 2 5
France C Brunon 4 7 6 France C Brunon 3 6 7
India Rita Davar 6 5 3 France C Brunon 4 4
United Kingdom Valerie Pitt 6 6
United Kingdom Valerie Pitt 8 6
Switzerland M Blaser 6 4

References

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  1. ^ "Girls' Singles Finals 1947-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
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