1957 French Championships (tennis)

1957 French Championships 21 May – 1 June 1957 56 Clay Paris (XVIe), France Stade Roland Garros 27th Grand Slam (ITF) SWE Sven DavidsonRoland-Garros 1957 (Grand Slam) - Men singles http://ww2.fft.fr/rolandgarros/pdfpalmares/hommes1957_en.pdf Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT) PDF 2013-11-29 2013-12-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20131203010037/http://ww2.fft.fr/rolandgarros/pdfpalmares/hommes1957_en.pdf dead GBR Shirley BloomerRoland-Garros 1957 (Grand Slam) - Women singles http://ww2.fft.fr/rolandgarros/pdfpalmares/femmes1957_en.pdf Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT) PDF 2013-11-29 2013-12-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20131203005853/http://ww2.fft.fr/rolandgarros/pdfpalmares/femmes1957_en.pdf dead AUS Malcolm Anderson / AUS Ashley Cooper GBR Shirley Bloomer / USA Darlene Hard TCH Věra Pužejová / TCH Jirí Javorský The 1957 French Championships (now known as the French Open) was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland-Garros in Paris, France. The tournament ran from 21 May until 1 June. It was the 61st staging of the French Championships, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1957. Sven Davidson and Shirley Bloomer won the singles titles. Finals Men's singles 1957 French Championships – Men's singles SWE Sven Davidson defeated USA Herbert Flam 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 Women's singles 1957 French Championships – Women's singles GBR Shirley Bloomer defeated USA Dorothy Head Knode 6–1, 6–3 Men's doubles AUS Malcolm Anderson / AUS Ashley Cooper defeated AUS Don Candy / AUS Mervyn Rose 6–3, 6–0, 6–3 Women's doubles GBR Shirley Bloomer / USA Darlene Hard defeated MEX Yola Ramírez / MEX Rosie Reyes 7–5, 4–6, 7–5 Mixed doubles TCH Věra Pužejová / TCH Jiří Javorský defeated FRG Edda Buding / CHI Luis Ayala 6–3, 6–4 References External links French Open official website 1957 Australian Championships Grand Slams 1957 Wimbledon Championships French Championships Category:French Championships (tennis) by year French Championships (tennis) French Championships (tennis) French Championships (tennis) French Championships (tennis)