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1957 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles

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Champion
  
Althea Gibson

Final score
  
6–3, 6–2

Seeds
  
8

Runner-up
  
Darlene Hard

Draw
  
96 (10Q)

Singles
  
men

First-seeded Althea Gibson (USA) defeated fifth-seeded Darlene Hard (USA) 6–3, 6–2 in the final to win the Ladies' Singles tennis title at the 1957 Wimbledon Championships.

Contents

Seeds

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

  1. Althea Gibson (Champion)
  2. Louise Brough (Quarterfinalist)
  3. Shirley Bloomer (Fourth round)
  4. Dorothy Knode (Semifinalist)
  5. Darlene Hard (Finalist)
  6. Thelma Long (First round)
  7. Angela Mortimer (Third round)
  8. Vera Puzejova (Third round)

Key

  • Q = Qualifier
  • WC = Wild Card
  • LL = Lucky Loser
  • r. = retired

    • References

    1957 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles Wikipedia
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