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1953 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' singles

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

ChampionSouth Africa Dora Kilian
Runner-upUnited Kingdom Valerie Pitt
Score6–4, 4–6, 6–1
Draw13
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Girls' singles
1953 Wimbledon Championships
Final
ChampionSouth Africa Dora Kilian
Runner-upUnited Kingdom Valerie Pitt
Score6–4, 4–6, 6–1
Details
Draw13
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
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· 1954 
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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 Fenny ten Bosch Netherlands Fenny 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

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