1957 Australian Championships - Women's Singles
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Shirley Fry
defeated Althea Gibson
6–3 6–4 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 1957 Australian Championships
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See also:
is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
Shirley Fry
Shirley June Fry Irvin was a World No. 1 American female tennis player who was born in Akron, Ohio, United States.Irvin is one of sixteen persons to have won each Grand Slam singles tournament at least once during the person's career...
defeated Althea Gibson
Althea Gibson
Althea Gibson was a World No. 1 American sportswoman who became the first African-American woman to be a competitor on the world tennis tour and the first to win a Grand Slam title in 1956. She is sometimes referred to as "the Jackie Robinson of tennis" for breaking the color barrier...
6–3 6–4 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 1957 Australian Championships
1957 Australian Championships (tennis)
List of Champions of the 1957 Australian Championships :-Men's Singles: Ashley Cooper defeated Neale Fraser 6-3 9-11 6-4 6-2-Women's Singles: Shirley Fry Irvin defeated Althea Gibson 6-3, 6-4...
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- 1957 Australian Championships - Men's Singles1957 Australian Championships - Men's SinglesAshley Cooper defeated Neale Fraser 6–3 9–11 6–4 6–2 in the final to win the Men's Singles title at the 1957 Australian Championships.See also:-Seeds:The seeded players are listed below...
Seeds
The seeded players are listed below. Shirley FryShirley Fry
Shirley June Fry Irvin was a World No. 1 American female tennis player who was born in Akron, Ohio, United States.Irvin is one of sixteen persons to have won each Grand Slam singles tournament at least once during the person's career...
is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
Shirley FryShirley FryShirley June Fry Irvin was a World No. 1 American female tennis player who was born in Akron, Ohio, United States.Irvin is one of sixteen persons to have won each Grand Slam singles tournament at least once during the person's career...
(Champion)- Althea GibsonAlthea GibsonAlthea Gibson was a World No. 1 American sportswoman who became the first African-American woman to be a competitor on the world tennis tour and the first to win a Grand Slam title in 1956. She is sometimes referred to as "the Jackie Robinson of tennis" for breaking the color barrier...
(Finalist) 
Mary Carter (Quarterfinalist)- Beryl Penrose (Semifinalist)
- Lorraine CoghlanLorraine CoghlanLorraine Coghlan Robinson is a female former tennis player from the state of Victoria in Australia. In 1956 she won the Australian Championships Girls Singles title. Coghlan teamed with Bob Howe to win the mixed doubles title at Wimbledon in 1958...
(Semifinalist) - Jennifer Staley (Quarterfinalist)
- Margaret Hellyer (Second round)
- Fay Muller (Second round)
Key
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild Card
- LL = Lucky Loser
- r. = retired
Finals
Section 1
Section 2
External links
- 1957 Australian Championships on ITFtennis.com, the source for this draw