1953 Australian Championships
Template:TennisEventInfo 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 12th 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.
Finals
Men's singles
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Women's singles
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Men's doubles
Template:Flagicon Lew Hoad / Template:Flagicon Ken Rosewall defeated Template:Flagicon Don Candy / Template:Flagicon Mervyn Rose 9–11, 6–4, 10–8, 6–4
Women's doubles
Template:Flagicon Maureen Connolly / Template:Flagicon Julia Sampson defeated Template:Flagicon Mary Bevis Hawton / Template:Flagicon Beryl Penrose 6–4, 6–2
Mixed doubles
Template:Flagicon Julia Sampson / Template:Flagicon Rex Hartwig defeated Template:Flagicon Maureen Connolly / Template:Flagicon Ham Richardson 6–4, 6–3
External links
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