1953 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' Singles

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Girls' Singles
1953 Wimbledon Championships
Champion South Africa Dora Kilian
Runner-up United Kingdom Valerie Pitt
Final score 5–7, 6–1, 7–5
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women mixed

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Fanny ten Bosch was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Margot Dittmeyer.

Dora Kilian defeated Valerie Pitt in the final, 6–4, 4–6, 6–1 to win the Girls' Singles tennis title at the 1953 Wimbledon Championships.[1]

Draw

Key

Draw

First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
West Germany Margot Dittmeyer 5 9 6
Netherlands Fanny ten Bosch Netherlands Fanny ten Bosch 7 7 2
Republic of Ireland Mary O'Sullivan West Germany Margot Dittmeyer 7 3 7
South Africa Dora Kilian 6 6 South Africa Dora Kilian 5 6 9
Norway E Gahr 0 2 South Africa Dora Kilian 6 6
Sweden Ulla Hultkrantz 7 6 Sweden Ulla Hultkrantz 1 0
Austria E Biermayer 5 2 South Africa Dora Kilian 6 4 6
Southern Rhodesia Joan Bowyer 6 6 United Kingdom Valerie Pitt 4 6 1
Belgium F Ferris 2 3 Southern Rhodesia Joan Bowyer 6 2 5
France C Brunon 4 7 6 France C Brunon 3 6 7
India Rita Davar 6 5 3 France C Brunon 4 4
United Kingdom Valerie Pitt 6 6
United Kingdom Valerie Pitt 8 6
Switzerland M Blaser 6 4

References

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External links

  • [1] Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com