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]
| Women's singles | |
|---|---|
| 1957 U.S. National Championships | |
| Champion |  Althea Gibson |
| Runner-up | Louise Brough[1] |
| Score | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Seeds | 8 |
Seeds
editThe 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
editKey
edit- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- r = Retired
Final eight
edit| 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
edit- ^ 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.