1953 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles

Mixed doubles
1953 Wimbledon Championships
Champions	Vic Seixas Doris Hart
Runners-up	Enrique Morea Shirley Fry
Score	9–7, 7–5
Draw	80 (5 Q )
Seeds	4

Main article: 1953 Wimbledon Championships

Frank Sedgman and Doris Hart were the defending champions, but Sedgman was ineligible to compete after turning professional. Hart partnered with Vic Seixas, and they defeated Enrique Morea and Shirley Fry in the final, 9–7, 7–5 to win the mixed doubles tennis title at the 1953 Wimbledon Championships.

Seeds

01.   Vic Seixas / Doris Hart (champions)

02.   Mervyn Rose / Maureen Connolly (fourth round)

03.   Geoffrey Paish / Jean Rinkel-Quertier (quarterfinals)

04.   Enrique Morea / Shirley Fry (final)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
		George Worthington Pat Ward	6	4	6
		József Asbóth Zsuzsa Körmöczy	2	6	1
									George Worthington Pat Ward	2	2
								4	Enrique Morea Shirley Fry	6	6
	4	Enrique Morea Shirley Fry	6	6
		Jeffrey Michelmore Joan Scott	1	3
															4	Enrique Morea Shirley Fry	7	5
															1	Vic Seixas Doris Hart	9	7
		Lew Hoad Julia Sampson	6	6
	3	Geoffrey Paish Jean Rinkel-Quertier	3	3
									Lew Hoad Julia Sampson	3	5
								1	Vic Seixas Doris Hart	6	7
		Władysław Skonecki Violette Alvensleben-Rigollet	2	1
	1	Vic Seixas Doris Hart	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								2	Mervyn Rose Maureen Connolly	6	6
									Ian Ayre Mary Terán de Weiss	0	4
															2	M Rose M Connolly	6	6
																N Kumar W Hammersley	4	3
									Naresh Kumar Freda Hammersley	6	6
								Q	Don Black Diane Midgley	3	1
																						2	M Rose M Connolly	7	4	4
																							G Worthington P Ward	5	6	6
									George Worthington Pat Ward	6	6
									Claude Lister Thelma Lister	1	4
																G Worthington P Ward	6	6
																W Shute D Collier	4	4
									Bob Lee Norma Seacy	5	2
									Warwick Shute Denise Collier	7	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
									Johann Kupferburger Lucille van der Westhuizen
									Horst Hermann Erika Vollmer	w/o
																J Kupferburger L van der Westhuizen	6	6
																L-T Tan M Reeves	4	4
									Jacques Brichant Janine de Ridder	7	6	12
								Q	Liep-Tjiauw Tan Maureen Reeves	9	2	14
																							J Kupferburger L van der Westhuizen	3	2
																							J Asbóth Z Körmöczy	6	6
									József Asbóth Zsuzsa Körmöczy	6	6
									Henry Billington Susan Billington	4	4
																J Asbóth Z Körmöczy	6	7
																G Mezzi R Bentley	2	5
									Gino Mezzi Rita Bentley	9	6
									Ian Vermaak Shirley Bloomer	7	0

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								4	Enrique Morea Shirley Fry	6	3	6
									Philippe Chatrier Susan Chatrier	2	6	1
															4	E Morea S Fry	6	6
																C Hannam A Shilcock	2	2
									Colin Hannam Anne Shilcock	6	6
									Ivor Warwick Pat Hird	3	3
																						4	E Morea S Fry	5	6	6
																							R Hartwig D Knode	7	3	4
									Bobby Thorn Georgie Woodgate	6	3	0
									John Ager Jean Petchell	2	6	6
																J Ager J Petchell	4	1
																R Hartwig D Knode	6	6
									Rex Hartwig Dorothy Knode	6	6
									Jean Borotra Margot Gordon	3	1

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
		Staffan Stockenberg Birgit Gullbrandsson-Sandén	6	2	5
		Guy Jackson Maeve Downey	4	6	7				G Jackson M Downey	6	2	5
		Russell Seymour Joan Bowyer	6	6					R Seymour J Bowyer	4	6	7
	Q	Rex Hack Noelle Knight	4	2												R Seymour J Bowyer	4	1
		Hugh Stewart Helga Strecker	3	0												J Michelmore J Scott	6	6
		Jeffrey Michelmore Joan Scott	6	6					J Michelmore J Scott	6	6
		Malcolm Fox Valerie Lewis	10	11					M Fox V Lewis	4	4
		Eric Filby Rosemary Walsh	8	9																			J Michelmore J Scott	6	8
		Gheorghe Sturdza Hazel Cheadle	2	0																			A Dawes E Dawes	3	6
		Tony Dawes Betty Dawes	6	6					A Dawes E Dawes	3	10	7
		Cliff Hovell Mary Halford	2	4					C Baxter M Mackay	6	8	5
		Colin Baxter Molly Mackay	6	6												A Dawes E Dawes
		Roland Carter Molly Blair	0	3												T Anderson J MacLeod	w/o
	Q	Billy Knight Jean Knight	6	6				Q	W Knight J Knight	1	5
		Tommy Anderson Joan MacLeod	6	6	6				T Anderson J MacLeod	6	7
		Ian McDonald Anne Goldsworthy	3	8	3

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
		Roy Wilson Bobbie Wilson	8	3	1
	Q	John White Margaret Carlisle	6	6	6				J White M Carlisle	6	2	0
		Headley Baxter Peggy Dawson-Scott	6	6	6				H Baxter P Dawson-Scott	4	6	6
		Jean-Claude Molinari Gloria Butler	4	8	4											H Baxter P Dawson-Scott	3	4
		John Barrett Pat Harrison	11	3	3											B Woodroffe B Davidson	6	6
		Bryan Woodroffe Barbara Davidson	9	6	6				B Woodroffe B Davidson	6	6
		Czesław Spychała Bea Walter	6	2	6				C Spychała B Walter	2	4
		Jack Arkinstall Suzanne Schmitt	3	6	4																		B Woodroffe B Davidson	3	4
		Lew Hoad Julia Sampson	6	6																			L Hoad J Sampson	6	6
		Joe Hackett Doreen Spiers	1	3					L Hoad J Sampson	6	6
		Ron Statham Helen Fletcher	2	9	6				R Statham H Fletcher	1	2
		Philippe Washer Christiane Mercelis	6	7	4											L Hoad J Sampson
		Narendra Nath Michelle Bourbonnais	6	6												M Mohtadi B Knapp	w/o
		Dennis Brown Lorna White	4	1					N Nath M Bourbonnais	5	7
		Matthew Mohtadi Barbara Knapp	6	6					M Mohtadi B Knapp	7	9
		Vivian Gotto Roguie Bain	3	2

Section 6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
									Barry Green Billie Woodgate	4	5
									Roger Becker Viola White	6	7
																R Becker V White	5	7
																C Ferrer MJ de Riba	7	9
									Clive Wilderspin Gem Hoahing	5	7
									Carlos Ferrer María Josefa de Riba	7	9
																							C Ferrer MJ de Riba	2	3
																						3	G Paish J Rinkel-Quertier	6	6
									Jacques Peten Audrey Bilse	5	4
									John Horn Elaine Watson	7	6
																J Horn E Watson	4	3
															3	G Paish J Rinkel-Quertier	6	6
									Pierre Geelhand de Merxem Dora Kilian	3	2
								3	Geoffrey Paish Jean Rinkel-Quertier	6	6

Section 7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
									Ian Campbell Helen Proudfoot	3	6
									Antal Jancsó Márta Peterdy-Wolf	6	8
																A Jancsó M Peterdy-Wolf	4	6	2
																E Tsai H Brewer	6	3	6
									Leslie Cater Leonie Brighton	5	6	1
									Edwin Tsai Heather Brewer	7	4	6
																							E Tsai H Brewer	6	4	4
																							W Skonecki V Alvensleben-Rigollet	2	6	6
									Władysław Skonecki Violette Alvensleben-Rigollet	6	6
									Fred Dehnert Fenny ten Bosch	3	3
																W Skonecki V Alvensleben-Rigollet
																B Destremau N Adamson
									Bernard Destremau Nelly Adamson
									Boebi van Meegeren Mary Lagerborg	w/o

Section 8

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
									Ernst Buchholz Toto Zehden	w/o
									Freddie Huber Elizabeth Broz
																A Huber E Broz	6	8
																C Kemp E Lombard	4	6
									Cyril Kemp Betty Lombard	6	2	6
									Doug Scharenguivel Mary Eyre	4	6	4
																							A Huber E Broz	3	4
																						1	V Seixas D Hart	6	6
									Harry Hopman Nell Hopman	1	7	6
									Don Butler Rosemary Bulleid	6	5	1
																H Hopman E Hopman	1	2
															1	V Seixas D Hart	6	6
									Jaime Bartrolí Nancy Glover	0	0
								1	Vic Seixas Doris Hart	6	6

External links

• Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com