1953 French Championships – Women's Singles


defeated defending champion Doris Hart in the final 6–2, 6-4, to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 1953 French Championships. With this win, Connolly became the first woman to complete the Career Grand Slam in Women's singles.

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Maureen Connolly is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
  1. Maureen Connolly '
  2. Doris Hart '
  3. Shirley Fry '
  4. Baba Mercedes Lewis '
  5. Dorothy Head '
  6. Angela Mortimer '
  7. Jean Rinkel-Quertier '
  8. Susan Chatrier '
  9. Ann Gray '
  10. Julia Sampson '
  11. Nelly Adamson '
  12. Helen Fletcher '
  13. Ginette Bucaille '
  14. Silvana Lazzarino '
  15. Anne Shilcock '
  16. Raymonde Jones-Veber '

    Draw

Key

Earlier Rounds

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4