1957 French Championships – Women's singles

1957 French Championships UK Shirley Bloomer USA 1912 Dorothy Knode 6–1, 6–3 64 16 First-seeded Shirley Bloomer defeated Dorothy Knode 6–1, 6–3 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1957 French Championships.Collins Bud The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press [New York] 978-0942257700 2nd 395 Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Shirley Bloomer is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. GBR Shirley Bloomer (champion) USA 1912 Dorothy Knode (finalist) BEL Christiane Mercelis (quarterfinals) FRG Edda Buding (third round) USA 1912 Darlene Hard (quarterfinals) AUS Mary Hawton (third round) ITA Silvana Lazzarino (second round) ITA Annalissa Bellani (third round) HUN Zsuzsi Körmöczy (quarterfinals) BER Heather Brewer (quarterfinals) FRA Jacqueline Kermina (second round) FRA Ginette Bucaille (second round) TCH Vera Puzejova (semifinals) FRG Erika Vollmer (third round) ESP 1945 Pilar Barril (third round) MEX 1934 Yola Ramírez (third round) Draw Key Q = Qualifier WC = Wild card LL = Lucky loser r = Retired Finals 150 GBR Shirley Bloomer 1 USA 1912 Dorothy Knode 2 6 1 6 3 GBR Shirley Bloomer 1 TCH Věra Pužejová 13 6 4 2 6 6 4 GBR Ann Haydon   USA 1912 Dorothy Knode 2 4 6 8 10 GBR Shirley Bloomer 1 HUN Zsuzsi Körmöczy 9 6 1 6 1 TCH Věra Pužejová 13 USA 1912 Darlene Hard 5 6 3 5 7 8 6 GBR Ann Haydon   BEL Christiane Mercelis 3 6 2 6 1 BER Heather Brewer 10 USA 1912 Dorothy Knode 2 1 6 7 9 Earlier rounds Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals GBR Bloomer 1 HUN Körmöczy 9 6 1 6 1 GBR Bloomer 1 MEX 1934 Ramírez 16 8 6 3 6 6 4 ITA Bellani 8 HUN Körmöczy 9 1 6 2 6 GBR Bloomer 1 FRA De La Courtie 6 2 6 1 MEX 1934 Ramírez 16 FRA Nenot 6 1 6 3 ITA Bellani 8 POL Jędrzejowska 6 2 6 2 HUN Körmöczy 9 AUS Hoad 7 5 6 1 GBR Bloomer 1 NED Marinkelle 6 4 6 2 FRA Coste FRA De La Courtie 6 3 7 9 0 6 RSA 1928 Schuurman MEX 1934 Ramírez 16 2 6 4 6 FRA Seghers FRA Nenot 6 8 6 0 5 7 FRA Dubois ITA Bellani 8 1 6 3 6 USA 1912 Fageros POL Jędrzejowska FRA Gimault HUN Körmöczy 9 3 6 1 6 ITA Migliori AUS Hoad w/o Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals TCH Pužejová 13 USA 1912 Hard 5 6 3 5 7 8 6 FRG Buding 4 TCH Pužejová 13 7 5 1 6 5 7 USA 1912 Hard 5 AUS Hellyer 6 3 7 5 FRG Buding 4 CAN 1921 Bedard 6 0 6 1 TCH Pužejová 13 RSA 1928 Reynolds 8 6 6 1 USA 1912 Hard 5 USA 1912 Liguori 6 0 6 1 FRA Bucaille 12 AUS Hellyer 6 3 4 6 1 6 FRA Bouchet FRG Buding 4 1 6 2 6 ITA Pericoli CAN 1921 Bedard GBR Truman TCH Pužejová 13 5 7 0 6 FRA Chatrier RSA 1928 Reynolds 3 6 7 5 2 6 HUN Mrs. Gy Erdődi USA 1912 Hard 5 FRA Trauttmann USA 1912 Liguori 1 6 2 6 FRA Monnot FRA Bucaille 12 1 6 2 6 FRA Courteix AUS Hellyer 3 6 4 6 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals GBR Haydon BEL Mercelis 3 6 2 6 1 GBR Haydon AUS Hawton 6 6 3 7 5 FRG Vollmer 14 BEL Mercelis 3 2 6 2 6 GBR Haydon FRA Kermina 11 6 3 6 2 FRG Buding AUS Hawton 6 6 4 2 6 0 6 FRA Le Besnerais FRG Vollmer 14 6 3 4 6 4 6 FRA De Lansalut BEL Mercelis 3 2 6 5 7 AUS Newcombe GBR Haydon w/o NZL Morrison FRA Kermina 11 2 6 4 6 FRA De Chambure FRG Buding 4 6 4 6 NED Wienese AUS Hawton 6 3 6 3 6 ARG Weiss FRA Le Besnerais 6 4 4 6 5 7 MEX 1934 Reyes FRG Vollmer 14 2 6 4 6 BEL Pouchain FRA De Lansalut w/o FRA Bourbonnais BEL Mercelis 3 3 6 6 8 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals BER Brewer 10 USA 1912 Knode 2 1 6 7 9 BER Brewer 10 RSA 1928 Fancutt 6 3 6 3 ESP 1945 Barril 15 USA 1912 Knode 2 0 6 0 6 FRA Galtier BER Brewer 10 4 6 4 6 RSA 1928 Fancutt ITA Lazzarino 7 6 2 6 0 FRA Billaz ESP 1945 Barril 15 0 6 6 2 4 6 RSA 1928 Forbes USA 1912 Knode 2 2 6 2 6 BRA Bueno FRA Galtier KEN colonial Marshall BER Brewer 10 FRA Varin RSA 1928 Fancutt 6 8 4 6 BEL Crowet ITA Lazzarino 7 2 6 2 6 NZL Robson FRA Billaz 1 6 2 6 HUN Peterdy ESP 1945 Barril 15 4 6 7 5 5 7 FRA Berson RSA 1928 Forbes 4 6 3 6 FRA Siarry USA 1912 Knode 2 2 6 3 6 References External links http://www.fft.fr/rolandgarros/pdfpalmares/femmes1957_en.pdf Official 1957 Women's Draw 2007-04-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20070930211017/http://www.fft.fr/rolandgarros/pdfpalmares/femmes1957_en.pdf 2007-09-30 dead  (69.5 KiB) on the French Open website 1957 Australian Championships – Women's singles Grand Slam women's singles 1957 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles Category:1957 in women's tennis 1957 Category:1957 in French women's sport Category:1957 in French tennis