1957 Australian Championships – Women's singles

April 2026 1957 Australian Championships USA Shirley Fry USA Althea Gibson 6–3, 6–4 32 8 Australian Championships – Women's singles 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. Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Shirley Fry is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. USA Shirley Fry (champion) USA Althea Gibson (finalist) AUS Mary Carter (quarterfinals) AUS Beryl Penrose (semifinals) AUS Lorraine Coghlan (semifinals) AUS Jenny Hoad (quarterfinals) AUS Margaret Hellyer (second round) AUS Fay Muller (second round) Draw Key Q = Qualifier WC = Wild card LL = Lucky loser r = Retired Finals 175 USA Shirley Fry 1 USA Althea Gibson 2 6 3 6 4 USA Shirley Fry 1 AUS Beryl Penrose 4 6 3 6 4 AUS Lorraine Coghlan 5 USA Althea Gibson 2 5 7 3 6 USA Shirley Fry 1 AUS Mary Hawton 6 1 9 7 AUS Beryl Penrose 4 AUS Jenny Hoad 6 7 5 6 2 AUS Lorraine Coghlan 5 AUS Mary Carter 3 8 10 6 4 6 1 AUS Loris Southam USA Althea Gibson 2 1 6 3 6 Earlier rounds Section 1 First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals USA Fry 1 AUS Penrose 4 6 3 6 4 USA Fry 1 AUS Hawton 6 1 9 7 AUS Penrose 4 AUS Hoad 6 7 5 6 2 USA Fry 1 AUS Donoghue 6 1 6 1 AUS Muller 8 AUS Hawton 6 2 4 6 1 6 AUS Penrose 4 AUS Rae 6 8 6 3 6 1 AUS Hoad 6 AUS Jones 6 1 5 7 6 3 USA Fry 1 AUS Orton 6 1 6 2 AUS Donoghue AUS Stewart 6 4 6 1 AUS Muller 8 AUS Carter 6 4 7 5 AUS Hawton AUS Thiele 6 3 3 0 r AUS Penrose 4 AUS Gibson 6 1 6 2 AUS Rae AUS Strachan 6 1 6 1 AUS Hoad 6 AUS Rayson 6 3 3 6 6 2 AUS Jones AUS Bowden 6 3 6 1 Section 2 First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals AUS Coghlan 5 USA Gibson 2 5 7 3 6 AUS Coghlan 5 AUS Carter 3 8 10 6 4 6 1 AUS Southam USA Gibson 2 1 6 3 6 AUS Hopman AUS Coghlan 5 3 6 3 6 AUS Duldig AUS Carter 3 3 6 2 6 AUS Southam AUS Hellyer 7 6 2 9 7 AUS McCalman USA Gibson 2 4 6 1 6 AUS Hopman AUS Parmenter 6 4 10 12 6 4 AUS Coghlan 5 AUS Shearer 6 4 6 1 AUS Duldig AUS Langley 8 10 6 0 6 1 AUS Carter 3 AUS Harrison 6 4 7 5 AUS Southam AUS Duncan 6 2 6 1 AUS Hellyer 7 AUS Blackburn 7 5 6 4 AUS McCalman AUS Turner 6 0 6 3 USA Gibson 2 AUS Tegart 6 4 6 0 External links 1957 LS 1956 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles Grand Slam women's singles 1957 French Championships – Women's singles Category:1957 in women's tennis 1957 Category:1957 in Australian tennis Category:1957 in Australian women's sport