1953 French Championships (tennis)

1953 French Championships
Date20–31 May 1953
Edition52
Category23rd Grand Slam (ITF)
SurfaceClay
LocationParis (XVIe), France
VenueStade Roland Garros
Champions
Men's singles
Australia Ken Rosewall[1]
Women's singles
United States Maureen Connolly[2]
Men's doubles
Australia Lew Hoad / Australia Ken Rosewall
Women's doubles
United States Doris Hart / United States Shirley Fry
Mixed doubles
United States Doris Hart / United States Vic Seixas
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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.

  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.