1953 French Championships (tennis)

1953 French Championships
Date	20–31 May 1953
Edition	52
Category	23rd Grand Slam (ITF)
Surface	Clay
Location	Paris (XVI^e), France
Venue	Stade Roland Garros
Champions
Men's singles
Ken Rosewall[1]
Women's singles
Maureen Connolly[2]
Men's doubles
Lew Hoad / Ken Rosewall
Women's doubles
Doris Hart / Shirley Fry
Mixed doubles
Doris Hart / Vic Seixas

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 20 May until 31 May. It was the 57th staging of the French Championships, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1953. Ken Rosewall and Maureen Connolly won the singles titles.

Finals

Men's singles

Main article: 1953 French Championships – Men's singles

Ken Rosewall defeated Vic Seixas 6–3, 6–4, 1–6, 6–2

Women's singles

Main article: 1953 French Championships – Women's singles

Maureen Connolly defeated Doris Hart 6–2, 6–4

Men's doubles

Main article: 1953 French Championships – Men's doubles

Lew Hoad / Ken Rosewall defeated Mervyn Rose / Clive Wilderspin 6–2, 6–1, 6–1

Women's doubles

Main article: 1953 French Championships – Women's doubles

Shirley Fry / Doris Hart defeated Maureen Connolly / Julia Sampson 6–4, 6–3

Mixed doubles

Main article: 1953 French Championships – Mixed doubles

Doris Hart / Vic Seixas defeated Maureen Connolly / Mervyn Rose 4–6, 6–4, 6–0

References

1. "Roland-Garros 1953 (Grand Slam) - Men singles" (PDF). Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2018.
2. "Roland-Garros 1953 (Grand Slam) - Women singles" (PDF). Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 March 2016.

External links

• French Open official website

Preceded by 1953 Australian Championships

Grand Slams

Succeeded by 1953 Wimbledon Championships