1957 Australian Championships - Women's Singles

Shirley Fry defeated Althea Gibson 6-3 6-4 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 1957 Australian Championships.

"See also::"1957 Australian Championships - Men's Singles"

eeds

The seeded players are listed below. Shirley Fry is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

1. flagicon|USA Shirley Fry "(Champion)"
2. flagicon|USA Althea Gibson "(Finalist)"
3. flagicon|AUS Mary Carter "(Quarterfinalist)"
4. flagicon|AUS Beryl Penrose "(Semifinalist)"
5. flagicon|AUS Lorraine Coghlan "(Semifinalist)"
6. flagicon|AUS Jennifer Staley "(Quarterfinalist)"
7. flagicon|AUS Margaret Hellyer "(Second round)"
8. flagicon|AUS Fay Muller "(Second round)"

Draw

Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild Card
* LL = Lucky Loser
* r. = retired

Finals

8TeamBracket-Tennis3
team-width=150
RD3-team1=flagicon|USA Shirley Fry
RD3-seed1=1
RD3-team2=flagicon|USA Althea Gibson
RD3-seed2=2
RD3-score1-1=6
RD3-score2-1=3
RD3-score1-2=6
RD3-score2-2=4
RD2-team1=flagicon|USA Shirley Fry
RD2-seed1=1
RD2-team2=flagicon|AUS Beryl Penrose
RD2-seed2=4
RD2-score1-1=6
RD2-score2-1=3
RD2-score1-2=6
RD2-score2-2=4
RD2-team3=flagicon|AUS Lorraine Coghlan
RD2-seed3=5
RD2-team4=flagicon|USA Althea Gibson
RD2-seed4=2
RD2-score3-1=5
RD2-score4-1=7
RD2-score3-2=3
RD2-score4-2=6
RD1-team1=flagicon|USA Shirley Fry
RD1-seed1=1
RD1-team2=flagicon|AUS Mary Hawton
RD1-seed2=
RD1-score1-1=6
RD1-score2-1=1
RD1-score1-2=9
RD1-score2-2=7
RD1-team3=flagicon|AUS Beryl Penrose
RD1-seed3=4
RD1-team4=flagicon|AUS Jennifer Staley
RD1-seed4=6
RD1-score3-1=7
RD1-score4-1=5
RD1-score3-2=6
RD1-score4-2=2
RD1-team5=flagicon|AUS Lorraine Coghlan
RD1-seed5=5
RD1-team6=flagicon|AUS Mary Carter
RD1-seed6=3
RD1-score5-1=8
RD1-score6-1=10
RD1-score5-2=6
RD1-score6-2=4
RD1-score5-3=6
RD1-score6-3=1
RD1-team7=flagicon|AUS Loris Southam
RD1-seed7=
RD1-team8=flagicon|USA Althea Gibson
RD1-seed8=2
RD1-score7-1=1
RD1-score8-1=6
RD1-score7-2=3
RD1-score8-2=6

Earlier Rounds

ection 1

16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3-Byes
RD1=First Round
RD2=Second Round
RD3=Quarterfinals
RD4=Semifinals
RD4-team01=flagicon|USA Fry
RD4-seed01=1
RD4-team02=flagicon|AUS Penrose
RD4-seed02=4
RD4-score01-1=6
RD4-score02-1=3
RD4-score01-2=6
RD4-score02-2=4
RD3-team01=flagicon|USA Fry
RD3-seed01=1
RD3-team02=flagicon|AUS Hawton
RD3-seed02=
RD3-score01-1=6
RD3-score02-1=1
RD3-score01-2=9
RD3-score02-2=7
RD3-team03=flagicon|AUS Penrose
RD3-seed03=4
RD3-team04=flagicon|AUS Staley
RD3-seed04=6
RD3-score03-1=7
RD3-score04-1=5
RD3-score03-2=6
RD3-score04-2=2
RD2-team01=flagicon|USA Fry
RD2-seed01=1
RD2-team02=flagicon|AUS Donoghue
RD2-seed02=
RD2-score01-1=6
RD2-score02-1=1
RD2-score01-2=6
RD2-score02-2=1
RD2-team03=flagicon|AUS Muller
RD2-seed03=8
RD2-team04=flagicon|AUS Hawton
RD2-seed04=
RD2-score03-1=6
RD2-score04-1=2
RD2-score03-2=4
RD2-score04-2=6
RD2-score03-3=1
RD2-score04-3=6
RD2-team05=flagicon|AUS Penrose
RD2-seed05=4
RD2-team06=flagicon|AUS Rae
RD2-seed06=
RD2-score05-1=6
RD2-score06-1=8
RD2-score05-2=6
RD2-score06-2=3
RD2-score05-3=6
RD2-score06-3=1
RD2-team07=flagicon|AUS Staley
RD2-seed07=6
RD2-team08=flagicon|AUS Jones
RD2-seed08=
RD2-score07-1=6
RD2-score08-1=1
RD2-score07-2=5
RD2-score08-2=7
RD2-score07-3=6
RD2-score08-3=3
RD1-team01=flagicon|USA Fry
RD1-seed01=1
RD1-team02=flagicon|AUS Orton
RD1-seed02=
RD1-score01-1=6
RD1-score02-1=1
RD1-score01-2=6
RD1-score02-2=2
RD1-team03=flagicon|AUS Donoghue
RD1-seed03=
RD1-team04=flagicon|AUS Stewart
RD1-seed04=
RD1-score03-1=6
RD1-score04-1=4
RD1-score03-2=6
RD1-score04-2=1
RD1-team05=flagicon|AUS Muller
RD1-seed05=8
RD1-team06=flagicon|AUS Carter
RD1-seed06=
RD1-score05-1=6
RD1-score06-1=4
RD1-score05-2=7
RD1-score06-2=5
RD1-team07=flagicon|AUS Hawton
RD1-seed07=
RD1-team08=flagicon|AUS Thiele
RD1-seed08=
RD1-score07-1=6
RD1-score08-1=3
RD1-score07-2=3
RD1-score08-2=0
RD1-score08-3=r.
RD1-team09=flagicon|AUS Penrose
RD1-seed09=4
RD1-team10=flagicon|AUS Gibson
RD1-seed10=
RD1-score09-1=6
RD1-score10-1=1
RD1-score09-2=6
RD1-score10-2=2
RD1-team11=flagicon|AUS Rae
RD1-seed11=
RD1-team12=flagicon|AUS Strachan
RD1-seed12=
RD1-score11-1=6
RD1-score12-1=1
RD1-score11-2=6
RD1-score12-2=1
RD1-team13=flagicon|AUS Staley
RD1-seed13=6
RD1-team14=flagicon|AUS Rayson
RD1-seed14=
RD1-score13-1=6
RD1-score14-1=3
RD1-score13-2=3
RD1-score14-2=6
RD1-score13-3=6
RD1-score14-3=2
RD1-team15=flagicon|AUS Jones
RD1-seed15=
RD1-team16=flagicon|AUS Bowden
RD1-seed16=
RD1-score15-1=6
RD1-score16-1=3
RD1-score15-2=6
RD1-score16-2=1

ection 2

16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3-Byes
RD1=First Round
RD2=Second Round
RD3=Quarterfinals
RD4=Semifinals
RD4-team01=flagicon|AUS Coghlan
RD4-seed01=5
RD4-team02=flagicon|USA Gibson
RD4-seed02=2
RD4-score01-1=7
RD4-score02-1=5
RD4-score01-2=6
RD4-score02-2=3
RD3-team01=flagicon|AUS Coghlan
RD3-seed01=5
RD3-team02=flagicon|AUS Carter
RD3-seed02=3
RD3-score01-1=8
RD3-score02-1=10
RD3-score01-2=6
RD3-score02-2=4
RD3-score01-3=6
RD3-score02-3=1
RD3-team03=flagicon|AUS Southam
RD3-seed03=
RD3-team04=flagicon|USA Gibson
RD3-seed04=2
RD3-score03-1=6
RD3-score04-1=1
RD3-score03-2=6
RD3-score04-2=3
RD2-team01=flagicon|AUS Hopman
RD2-seed01=
RD2-team02=flagicon|AUS Coghlan
RD2-seed02=5
RD2-score01-1=3
RD2-score02-1=6
RD2-score01-2=3
RD2-score02-2=6
RD2-team03=flagicon|AUS Duldig
RD2-seed03=
RD2-team04=flagicon|AUS Carter
RD2-seed04=3
RD2-score03-1=3
RD2-score04-1=6
RD2-score03-2=2
RD2-score04-2=6
RD2-team05=flagicon|AUS Southam
RD2-seed05=
RD2-team06=flagicon|AUS Hellyer
RD2-seed06=7
RD2-score05-1=6
RD2-score06-1=2
RD2-score05-2=9
RD2-score06-2=7
RD2-team07=flagicon|AUS McCalman
RD2-seed07=
RD2-team08=flagicon|USA Gibson
RD2-seed08=2
RD2-score07-1=4
RD2-score08-1=6
RD2-score07-2=1
RD2-score08-2=6
RD1-team01=flagicon|AUS Hopman
RD1-seed01=
RD1-team02=flagicon|AUS Parmenter
RD1-seed02=
RD1-score01-1=6
RD1-score02-1=4
RD1-score01-2=10
RD1-score02-2=12
RD1-score01-3=6
RD1-score02-3=4
RD1-team03=flagicon|AUS Coghlan
RD1-seed03=5
RD1-team04=flagicon|AUS Shearer
RD1-seed04=
RD1-score03-1=6
RD1-score04-1=4
RD1-score03-2=6
RD1-score04-2=1
RD1-team05=flagicon|AUS Duldig
RD1-seed05=
RD1-team06=flagicon|AUS Langley
RD1-seed06=
RD1-score05-1=8
RD1-score06-1=10
RD1-score05-2=6
RD1-score06-2=0
RD1-score05-3=6
RD1-score06-3=1
RD1-team07=flagicon|AUS Carter
RD1-seed07=3
RD1-team08=flagicon|AUS Harrison
RD1-seed08=
RD1-score07-1=6
RD1-score08-1=4
RD1-score07-2=7
RD1-score08-2=5
RD1-team09=flagicon|AUS Southam
RD1-seed09=
RD1-team10=flagicon|AUS Duncan
RD1-seed10=
RD1-score09-1=6
RD1-score10-1=2
RD1-score09-2=6
RD1-score10-2=1
RD1-team11=flagicon|AUS Hellyer
RD1-seed11=7
RD1-team12=flagicon|AUS Blackburn
RD1-seed12=
RD1-score11-1=7
RD1-score12-1=5
RD1-score11-2=6
RD1-score12-2=4
RD1-team13=flagicon|AUS McCalman
RD1-seed13=
RD1-team14=flagicon|AUS Turner
RD1-seed14=
RD1-score13-1=6
RD1-score14-1=0
RD1-score13-2=6
RD1-score14-2=3
RD1-team15=flagicon|USA Gibson
RD1-seed15=2
RD1-team16=flagicon|AUS Tegart
RD1-seed16=
RD1-score15-1=6
RD1-score16-1=4
RD1-score15-2=6
RD1-score16-2=0

External links

* [http://www.itftennis.com/mens/tournaments/tournamentoverview.asp?tournament=1020000048 1957 Australian Championships on ITFtennis.com] , the source for this draw