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

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Champion
  
Althea Gibson

Final score
  
6–3, 6–2

Doubles
  
men

Runner-up
  
Louise Brough

Singles
  
men

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.

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Althea Gibson is the champion; others show in brackets the round in which they were eliminated.

  1. Althea Gibson (Champion)
  2. Louise Brough (Finalist)
  3. Dorothy Knode (Semifinalist)
  4. Shirley Bloomer (Quarterfinalist)
  5. Darlene Hard (Semifinalist)
  6. Christine Truman (Third round)
  7. Ann Haydon (Quarterfinalist)
  8. Mary Hawton (Quarterfinalist)

References

1957 U.S. National Championships – Women's Singles Wikipedia