1953 Australian Championships
1953 Australian Championships | |
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Date | 9 January – 17 January |
Edition | 41st |
Category | Grand Slam (ITF) |
Surface | Grass |
Location | Melbourne, Australia |
Venue | Kooyong Stadium |
Champions | |
Men's Singles | |
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Women's Singles | |
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Men's Doubles | |
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Women's Doubles | |
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Mixed Doubles | |
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The 1953 Australian Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on outdoor Grass courts at the Kooyong Stadium in Melbourne, Australia from 9 January to 17 January. It was the 41st edition of the Australian Championships (now known as the Australian Open), the 11th held in Melbourne, and the first Grand Slam tournament of the year. American Maureen Connolly won the women's singles, the first step towards the first Grand Slam by a woman. Australian Ken Rosewall won the men's singles title.
Contents
Champions
Men's Singles
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Ken Rosewall defeated
Mervyn Rose 6–0, 6–3, 6–4
Women's Singles
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Maureen Connolly defeated
Julia Sampson 6–3, 6–2
Men's Doubles
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Lew Hoad /
Ken Rosewall defeated
Don Candy /
Mervyn Rose 9–11, 6–4, 10–8, 6–4 [1]
Women's Doubles
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Maureen Connolly /
Julia Sampson defeated
Mary Bevis Hawton /
Beryl Penrose 6–4, 6–2 [2]
Mixed Doubles
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Julia Sampson /
Rex Hartwig defeated
Maureen Connolly /
Ham Richardson 6–4, 6–3 [3]
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Preceded by | Grand Slams | Succeeded by 1953 French Championships |