1957 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles
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Women's singles | |
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1957 U.S. National Championships | |
Champion | Althea Gibson |
Runner-up | Louise Brough[1] |
Final score | 6–3, 6–2 |
Seeds | 8 |
First-seeded Althea Gibson defeated second-seeded Louise Brough 6–3, 6–2 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1957 U.S. National Championships.[1]
Seeds[]
The seeded players are listed below. Althea Gibson is the champion; others show in brackets the round in which they were eliminated.
- Althea Gibson (Champion)
- Louise Brough (Finalist)
- Dorothy Knode (Semifinalist)
- Shirley Bloomer (Quarterfinalist)
- Darlene Hard (Semifinalist)
- Christine Truman (Third round)
- Ann Haydon (Quarterfinalist)
- Mary Hawton (Quarterfinalist)
Draw[]
Key[]
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- r = Retired
Final eight[]
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Althea Gibson | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Mary Hawton | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Althea Gibson | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Dorothy Knode | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Dorothy Knode | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
Lois Felix | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Althea Gibson | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Louise Brough | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Louise Brough | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Ann Haydon | 5 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Louise Brough | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Darlene Hard | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Shirley Bloomer | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Darlene Hard | 6 | 6 |
References[]
Categories:
- U.S. National Championships (tennis) by year – Women's singles
- 1957 in women's tennis
- 1957 in American women's sports
- 1957 U.S. National Championships (tennis)