Wimbledon Championships 1957 / women's singles

Wimbledon Championships 1957
Singles:	Men's	Ladies
Double:	Men's	Ladies	Mixed
Singles:	Juniors	Juniors
Double:	Juniors	Juniors
R. Single:	Men's	Ladies	Quad
R. Double:	Men's	Ladies	Quad
Wimbledon Championships women singles
1956 ◄ 1957 ► 1958
Grand Slams 1957 women's singles
Australian Championships French International Tennis Championships Wimbledon Championships US National Championships

Women's singles at the Wimbledon Championships 1957 .

The winner was Althea Gibson .

Seeding list

No. Player Round reached 01.  Althea Gibson victory 02.  Louise Brough Quarter finals 03.  Shirley Bloomer Round of 16 04th  Dorothy Knode Semifinals

No. Player Round reached 05.  Darlene Hard final 06th  Thelma Long First round 07th  Angela Mortimer Third round 08th.  Věra Suková Third round

Tournament schedule

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier WC = wildcard LL = Lucky Loser ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate) PR = Protected Ranking SE = Special Exempt

r = retired d = disqualification where = walkover

Quarter-finals, semi-finals, finals

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

1

A. Gibson

6th

6th

S. Reynolds

3

4th

1

A. Gibson

6th

6th

C. Truman

1

1

C. Truman

9

5

6th

B. Rosenquest-Pratt

7th

7th

4th

1

A. Gibson

6th

6th

5

D. Hard

3

2

RM Reyes

4th

0

4th

D. Knode

6th

6th

4th

D. Knode

2

3

5

D. Hard

6th

6th

5

D. Hard

6th

6th

2

L. Brough

2

2

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

1

A. Gibson

6th

6th

Z. Körmöczy

4th

4th

1

A. Gibson

6th

6th

M. Hellyer

4th

2

MJ de Riba

1

0

M. Hellyer

6th

6th

1

A. Gibson

6th

6th

G. Hoahing

1

1

K. Newcombe

7th

6th

2

J. Knight

9

4th

6th

J. Knight

3

1

G. Hoahing

6th

6th

G. Hoahing

9

3

8th

Y. Ramirez

7th

6th

6th

Upper half 2

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

8th

V. Suková

6th

6th

G. Bucaille

1

3

8th

V. Suková

4th

6th

1

S. Armstrong

6th

1

6th

R. Deloford

8th

6th

2

S. Armstrong

10

3

6th

S. Armstrong

3

6th

S. Reynolds

6th

8th

A. Shilcock

6th

7th

4th

S. Reynolds

4th

9

6th

S. Reynolds

7th

3

13

E. Vollmer

5

6th

11

Q

ME Morgan

1

0

E. Vollmer

6th

6th

Upper half 3

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

P. Ward

1

3

3

S. Bloomer

6th

6th

3

S. Bloomer

6th

6th

P. Bernheim

6th

2

0

B. Woodgate

0

1

B. Woodgate

2

6th

6th

3

S. Bloomer

6th

6th

J. Fitzpatrick

2

4th

J. Rook

1

2

S. le Besnerais

6th

6th

S. le Besnerais

4th

6th

0

J. Lintern

4th

4th

J. Rook

6th

4th

6th

J. Rook

6th

6th

3

S. Bloomer

3

3

H. Moorley

3

6th

1

C. Truman

6th

6th

N. van der Storm

6th

4th

6th

N. van der Storm

5

6th

2

H. Enzen

1

9

8th

Q

S. Cox

7th

3

6th

Q

S. Cox

6th

7th

10

Q

S. Cox

1

1

M. Cranadak-Milonja

1

1

C. Truman

6th

6th

C. Truman

6th

6th

C. Truman

6th

6th

Q

P. Ingram

0

6th

B. Walter

3

2

B. Walter

6th

8th

Upper half 4

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

6th

T. Long

8th

7th

7th

D. Fancutt

6th

9

9

D. Fancutt

6th

6th

V. Thomas

6th

5

7th

E. Shenton

4th

0

E. Shenton

2

7th

9

D. Fancutt

4th

3

Q

F. Marshall

7th

3

3

B. Rosenquest-Pratt

6th

6th

G. Evans

5

6th

6th

G. Evans

3

1

S. Waters

1

0

B. Rosenquest-Pratt

6th

6th

B. Rosenquest-Pratt

6th

6th

B. Rosenquest-Pratt

6th

11

P. Barril

4th

3

R. Morrison-Davy

4th

9

J. Curry

6th

6th

J. Curry

M. Craig-Smith

3

2

R. Morrison-Davy

w.

O.

R. Morrison-Davy

6th

6th

R. Morrison-Davy

2

6th

6th

A. Holt

0

5

G. Woodgate

6th

3

1

G. Woodgate

6th

7th

G. Woodgate

6th

6th

H. Macfarlane

0

1

H. Cheadle

1

4th

H. Cheadle

6th

6th

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

L. Cawthorn

3

2

RM Reyes

6th

6th

RM Reyes

7th

6th

M. Weiss

4th

2

R. Schuurman

5

1

R. Schuurman

6th

6th

RM Reyes

6th

6th

S. Macintosh

5

4th

M. Arnold

3

3

V. White

7th

6th

V. White

4th

0

P. Burrell

0

0

M. Arnold

6th

6th

M. Arnold

6th

6th

RM Reyes

7th

6th

R. Kaufmann

0

3

K. Fageros

5

4th

I. Buding

6th

6th

I. Buding

6th

3

5

P. Wheeler

6th

3

2

K. Fageros

4th

6th

7th

K. Fageros

4th

6th

6th

K. Fageros

6th

4th

6th

Q

J. Wagstaff

3

2

7th

A. Mortimer

3

6th

3

I. Vogler

6th

6th

I. Vogler

1

1

V. Clark

0

0

7th

A. Mortimer

6th

6th

7th

A. Mortimer

6th

6th

Lower half 2

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

Q

B. Horton

2

1

D. Collier

6th

6th

D. Collier

1

2

P. Roberts

1

1

P. Hird

6th

6th

P. Hird

6th

6th

P. Hird

5

6th

4th

J. Macleod

6th

6th

P. Edwards

7th

3

6th

H. Sladek

8th

8th

H. Sladek

4th

7th

1

Q

S. Bramley

1

7th

2

P. Edwards

6th

5

6th

P. Edwards

6th

5

6th

P. Edwards

3

3

Q

J. Fulton

3

5

4th

D. Knode

6th

6th

P. Panton

6th

7th

P. Panton

1

1

B. Knapp

2

4th

S. Chatrier

6th

6th

S. Chatrier

6th

6th

S. Chatrier

0

2

A. Warwick

2

0

4th

D. Knode

6th

6th

C. Mercelis

6th

6th

C. Mercelis

4th

7th

4th

J. Staley Hoad

6th

7th

1

4th

D. Knode

6th

5

6th

4th

D. Knode

4th

9

6th

Lower half 3

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

V. Forbes

1

3

A. Haydon

6th

6th

A. Haydon

6th

4th

3

E. Buding

3

6th

6th

Q

MO Bouchet

4th

1

E. Buding

6th

6th

E. Buding

6th

5

3

5

D. Hard

3

7th

6th

B. Thung

6th

4th

6th

M. de Amorim

3

6th

1

B. Thung

1

1

5

D. Hard

6th

6th

R. Lauder

2

0

5

D. Hard

6th

6th

Lower half 4

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

H. Brewer

6th

6th

M. Vagn-Nielsen

0

0

H. Brewer

6th

6th

H. Robson

1

2

E. Broz

1

2

H. Robson

6th

6th

H. Brewer

5

1

2

L. Brough

7th

6th

Q

G. Worrall

4th

1

F. de la Courtie-Billat

6th

6th

F. de la Courtie-Billat

2

0

2

L. Brough

6th

6th

M. Bevis Hawton

2

0

2

L. Brough

6th

6th

source

• J. Barrett: Wimbledon: The Official History of the Championships. Harper Collins Publishers, London 2001, ISBN 978-0-00-711707-9 , p. 347.