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1953 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' singles

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Boys' singles
1953 Wimbledon Championships
Final
ChampionUnited Kingdom Billy Knight
Runner-upIndia Ramanathan Krishnan
Score7–5, 6–4
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
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Billy Knight defeated Ramanathan Krishnan in the final, 7–5, 6–4 to win the boys' singles tennis title at the 1953 Wimbledon Championships.[1]

Draw

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Key

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Draw

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First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Denmark Jørgen Ulrich 6 4 6
South Africa Keith Malcolm 2 6 3 Denmark Jørgen Ulrich 6 6
Austria H Stiehl 1 5 Hungary István Pálinkás 4 4
Hungary István Pálinkás 6 7 Denmark Jørgen Ulrich 6 7 4
Republic of Ireland J O'Connell 1 1 India Ramanathan Krishnan 8 5 6
India Ramanathan Krishnan 6 6 India Ramanathan Krishnan 6 6
West Germany Günther Meyer 5 6 6 West Germany Günther Meyer 0 0
Belgium C Dewamme 7 2 2 India Ramanathan Krishnan 5 4
Dominion of Ceylon Rupert Ferdinands 3 4 United Kingdom Billy Knight 7 6
France Jean-Noël Grinda 6 6 France Jean-Noël Grinda 6 6
Jamaica ES Hale 5 0 Sweden Jan-Erik Lundqvist 4 1
Sweden Jan-Erik Lundqvist 7 6 France Jean-Noël Grinda 2 3
United Kingdom Billy Knight 6 6 United Kingdom Billy Knight 6 6
Norway Gunnar Sjøwall 3 1 United Kingdom Billy Knight 6 6
Netherlands Henk Bitter 6 6 6 Netherlands Henk Bitter 0 2
Switzerland Heinrich Bertschinger 8 3 2

References

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  1. ^ "Boys' Singles Finals 1947-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
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