1957 U.S. National Championships – Women's Singles
Women's Singles | |
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1957 U.S. National Championships | |
Champion | Althea Gibson |
Runner-up | Louise Brough[1] |
Final score | 6–3, 6–2 |
First-seeded Althea Gibson defeated second-seeded Louise Brough 6–3, 6–2 in the final to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 1957 U.S. National Championships.[1]
Seeds
The seeded players are listed below. Althea Gibson is the champion; others show in brackets the round in which they were eliminated.
- Althea Gibson (Champion)
- Louise Brough (Finalist)
- Dorothy Knode (Semifinalist)
- Shirley Bloomer (Quarterfinalist)
- Darlene Hard (Semifinalist)
- Christine Truman (Third round)
- Ann Haydon (Quarterfinalist)
- Mary Hawton (Quarterfinalist)
References
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