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1953 Australian Championships – Women's Singles
First-seeded Maureen Connolly defeated Julia Sampson Hayward, Julia Sampson 6–3, 6–2 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1953 Australian Championships (tennis), 1953 Australian Championships. Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Maureen Connolly is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. # Maureen Connolly ''(champion)'' # Julia Sampson Hayward, Julia Sampson ''(finalist)'' # Helen Angwin ''(quarterfinals)'' # Mary Hawton ''(semifinals)'' # Beryl Penrose ''(quarterfinals)'' # Pam Southcombe ''(quarterfinals)'' # Alison Baker (tennis), Alison Baker ''(second round)'' # Dorn Fogarty ''(semifinals)'' # Nell Hall Hopman ''(quarterfinals)'' # Gwen Thiele ''(second round)'' Draw Key * Q = Qualifier (tennis), Qualifier * WC = wild card (tennis), Wild card * LL = Lucky loser * r = Retired (tennis), Retired Finals Earlier rounds Section 1 Section 2 External links archived results of Australian Open homepage [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maureen Connolly
Maureen Catherine Connolly-Brinker (née Connolly; September 17, 1934 – June 21, 1969), known as "Little Mo", was an American tennis player, the winner of nine major singles titles in the early 1950s. In 1953, she became the first woman to win a Grand Slam (all four major tournaments during the same calendar year). She is also the only player in history to win a title without losing a set at all four major championships. The following year, in July 1954, a horseback riding accident seriously injured her right leg and ended her competitive tennis career at age 19. She died of ovarian cancer at the age of 34. Early years Maureen was born in San Diego, California on September 17, 1934, the first child of Martin and Jessamine Connolly. Her parents divorced when she was three years old and she was raised by her mother and an aunt. She loved horseback riding as a child, but her mother was unable to pay the cost of riding lessons. So, she took up the game of tennis. Connolly's tennis c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |