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)
Shirley Bloomer (quarterfinals)
Mary Hawton (quarterfinals)
Draw
editKey
edit- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- r = Retired
Final eight
edit| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 5 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 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.