1957 U.S. National Championships – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
1957 U.S. National Championships
Champion United States Althea Gibson
Runner-up United States Louise Brough[1]
Final score 6–3, 6–2

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.

  1. United States Althea Gibson (Champion)
  2. United States Louise Brough (Finalist)
  3. United States Dorothy Knode (Semifinalist)
  4. United Kingdom Shirley Bloomer (Quarterfinalist)
  5. United States Darlene Hard (Semifinalist)
  6. United Kingdom Christine Truman (Third round)
  7. United Kingdom Ann Haydon (Quarterfinalist)
  8. Australia Mary Hawton (Quarterfinalist)

References

  1. 1 2 Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York City]: New Chapter Press. p. 471. ISBN 978-0942257700.


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