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

Women's singles
Women's singles
1957 U.S. National Championships
Final
Champion	Althea Gibson
Runner-up	Louise Brough
Score	6–3, 6–2
Details
Seeds	8
Events

Althea Gibson defeated Louise Brough in the final, 6–3, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1957 U.S. National Championships.^[1] Gibson won the tournament without losing a set.^[2]

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 (semifinals)
Shirley Bloomer (quarterfinals)
Darlene Hard (semifinals)
Christine Truman (third round)
Ann Haydon (quarterfinals)
Mary Hawton (quarterfinals)

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

^ ^a ^b Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York City]: New Chapter Press. p. 471. ISBN 978-0-942257-70-0.
^ "Results". World Tennis. Vol. 5, no. 5. New York. October 1957. p. 87. Retrieved 30 September 2024.

Preceded by 1956 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles	Grand Slam women's singles	Succeeded by 1957 Australian Championships – Women's singles

[collins-1] Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York City]: New Chapter Press. p. 471. ISBN 978-0-942257-70-0.

[2] "Results". World Tennis. Vol. 5, no. 5. New York. October 1957. p. 87. Retrieved 30 September 2024.

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