1957 Australian Championships – Women's singles
Women's singles | |||||||
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1957 Australian Championships | |||||||
Final | |||||||
Champion | Shirley Fry | ||||||
Runner-up | Althea Gibson | ||||||
Score | 6–3, 6–4 | ||||||
Details | |||||||
Draw | 32 | ||||||
Seeds | 8 | ||||||
Events | |||||||
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1957 tennis event results
First-seeded Shirley Fry defeated Althea Gibson 6–3, 6–4 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1957 Australian Championships and completed the career Grand Slam in singles.
Seeds
The seeded players are listed below. Shirley Fry is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
- Shirley Fry (champion)
- Althea Gibson (finalist)
- Mary Carter (quarterfinals)
- Beryl Penrose (semifinals)
- Lorraine Coghlan (semifinals)
- Jenny Hoad (quarterfinals)
- Margaret Hellyer (second round)
- Fay Muller (second round)
Draw
Key
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- r = Retired
Finals
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Shirley Fry | 6 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
Mary Hawton | 1 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Shirley Fry | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Beryl Penrose | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Beryl Penrose | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Jenny Hoad | 5 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Shirley Fry | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Althea Gibson | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Lorraine Coghlan | 8 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Mary Carter | 10 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Lorraine Coghlan | 5 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Althea Gibson | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
Loris Southam | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | Althea Gibson | 6 | 6 |
Earlier rounds
Section 1
First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Fry | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Orton | 1 | 2 | 1 | Fry | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Donoghue | 6 | 6 | Donoghue | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Stewart | 4 | 1 | 1 | Fry | 6 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Muller | 6 | 7 | Hawton | 1 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Carter | 4 | 5 | 8 | Muller | 6 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Hawton | 6 | 3 | Hawton | 2 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thiele | 3 | 0 | r | 1 | Fry | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Penrose | 6 | 6 | 4 | Penrose | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Gibson | 1 | 2 | 4 | Penrose | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Rae | 6 | 6 | Rae | 8 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Strachan | 1 | 1 | 4 | Penrose | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Hoad | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | Hoad | 5 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
Rayson | 3 | 6 | 2 | 6 | Hoad | 6 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
Jones | 6 | 6 | Jones | 1 | 7 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Bowden | 3 | 1 |
Section 2
First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hopman | 6 | 10 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Parmenter | 4 | 12 | 4 | Hopman | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Coghlan | 6 | 6 | 5 | Coghlan | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Shearer | 4 | 1 | 5 | Coghlan | 8 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Duldig | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | Carter | 10 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
Langley | 10 | 0 | 1 | Duldig | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Carter | 6 | 7 | 3 | Carter | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Harrison | 4 | 5 | 5 | Coghlan | 5 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Southam | 6 | 6 | 2 | Gibson | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Duncan | 2 | 1 | Southam | 6 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Hellyer | 7 | 6 | 7 | Hellyer | 2 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Blackburn | 5 | 4 | Southam | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
McCalman | 6 | 6 | 2 | Gibson | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Turner | 0 | 3 | McCalman | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Gibson | 6 | 6 | 2 | Gibson | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tegart | 4 | 0 |
External links
- [1] Source for the draw at ausopen.com
Preceded by | Grand Slam women's singles | Succeeded by |
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