1957 Australian Championships – Women's singles

First-seeded Shirley Fry defeated Althea Gibson 6–3, 6–4 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1957 Australian Championships and completed the career Grand Slam in singles.

Women's singles
1957 Australian Championships
Final
ChampionUnited States Shirley Fry
Runner-upUnited States Althea Gibson
Score6–3, 6–4
Details
Draw32
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
← 1956 · Australian Championships · 1958 →

Seeds

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

  1.   Shirley Fry (champion)
  2.   Althea Gibson (finalist)
  3.   Mary Carter (quarterfinals)
  4.   Beryl Penrose (semifinals)
  5.   Lorraine Coghlan (semifinals)
  6.   Jenny Hoad (quarterfinals)
  7.   Margaret Hellyer (second round)
  8.   Fay Muller (second round)

Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
1   Shirley Fry 6 9
  Mary Hawton 1 7
1   Shirley Fry 6 6
4   Beryl Penrose 3 4
4   Beryl Penrose 7 6
6   Jenny Hoad 5 2
1   Shirley Fry 6 6
2   Althea Gibson 3 4
5   Lorraine Coghlan 8 6 6
3   Mary Carter 10 4 1
5   Lorraine Coghlan 5 3
2   Althea Gibson 7 6
  Loris Southam 1 3
2   Althea Gibson 6 6

Earlier rounds

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Section 1

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1   Fry 6 6
  Orton 1 2 1   Fry 6 6
  Donoghue 6 6   Donoghue 1 1
  Stewart 4 1 1   Fry 6 9
8   Muller 6 7   Hawton 1 7
  Carter 4 5 8   Muller 6 4 1
  Hawton 6 3   Hawton 2 6 6
  Thiele 3 0 r 1   Fry 6 6
4   Penrose 6 6 4   Penrose 3 4
  Gibson 1 2 4   Penrose 6 6 6
  Rae 6 6   Rae 8 3 1
  Strachan 1 1 4   Penrose 7 6
6   Hoad 6 3 6 6   Hoad 5 2
  Rayson 3 6 2 6   Hoad 6 5 6
  Jones 6 6   Jones 1 7 3
  Bowden 3 1

Section 2

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
  Hopman 6 10 6
  Parmenter 4 12 4   Hopman 3 3
5   Coghlan 6 6 5   Coghlan 6 6
  Shearer 4 1 5   Coghlan 8 6 6
  Duldig 8 6 6 3   Carter 10 4 1
  Langley 10 0 1   Duldig 3 2
3   Carter 6 7 3   Carter 6 6
  Harrison 4 5 5   Coghlan 5 3
  Southam 6 6 2   Gibson 7 6
  Duncan 2 1   Southam 6 9
7   Hellyer 7 6 7   Hellyer 2 7
  Blackburn 5 4   Southam 1 3
  McCalman 6 6 2   Gibson 6 6
  Turner 0 3   McCalman 4 1
2   Gibson 6 6 2   Gibson 6 6
  Tegart 4 0
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  • [1] Source for the draw at ausopen.com
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