1957 Australian Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
1957 Australian Championships
Champion Shirley Fry
Runner-up Althea Gibson
Score6–3, 6–4
Draw32
Seeds8

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.

Seeds

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

Key

Finals

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

Section 1

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

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
  • [1] Source for the draw at ausopen.com