1957 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles

January 2025 March 2026 1957 U.S. National Championships USA Althea Gibson USA Louise Brough 6–3, 6–2 8 1957 U.S. National Championships (tennis) Althea Gibson defeated Louise Brough in the final, 6–3, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1957 U.S. National Championships.Collins Bud The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press [New York City] 978-0-942257-70-0 2nd 471 Gibson did not lose a set during the tournament.October 1957 Results https://archive.org/details/sim_tennis-illustrated_1957-10_5_5_0/page/n86/ World Tennis New York 5 5 87 30 September 2024 Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Althea Gibson is the champion; others show in brackets the round in which they were eliminated. USA Althea Gibson (champion) USA Louise Brough (finalist) USA Dorothy Knode (semifinals) GBR Shirley Bloomer (quarterfinals) USA Darlene Hard (semifinals) GBR Christine Truman (third round) GBR Ann Haydon (quarterfinals) AUS Mary Hawton (quarterfinals) Draw Key Q = Qualifier WC = Wild card LL = Lucky loser r = Retired Final eight 200 USA Althea Gibson 1 USA Louise Brough 2 6 3 6 2 USA Althea Gibson 1 USA Dorothy Knode 3 6 2 6 2 USA Louise Brough 2 USA Darlene Hard 5 6 1 6 4 USA Althea Gibson 1 AUS Mary Hawton 8 6 2 6 2 USA Dorothy Knode 3 USA Lois Felix 6 2 6 1 USA Louise Brough 2 GBR Ann Haydon 7 7 5 6 2 GBR Shirley Bloomer 4 USA Darlene Hard 5 0 6 1 6 References 1956 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles Grand Slam women's singles 1957 Australian Championships – Women's singles 1957 Category:1957 in women's tennis Category:1957 in American women's sports Women's Singles