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Women's singles
1957 U.S. National Championships
Final
Champion	Althea Gibson
Runner-up	Louise Brough
Score	6–3, 6–2
Details
Seeds	8
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women
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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. Gibson won the tournament without losing a set.

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 (semifinals)
4. Shirley Bloomer (quarterfinals)
5. Darlene Hard (semifinals)
6. Christine Truman (third round)
7. Ann Haydon (quarterfinals)
8. Mary Hawton (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• r = Retired

Final eight

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	1	Althea Gibson	6	6
	8	Mary Hawton	2	2
								1	Althea Gibson	6	6
								3	Dorothy Knode	2	2
	3	Dorothy Knode	6	6
		Lois Felix	2	1
															1	Althea Gibson	6	6
															2	Louise Brough	3	2
	2	Louise Brough	7	6
	7	Ann Haydon	5	2
								2	Louise Brough	6	6
								5	Darlene Hard	1	4
	4	Shirley Bloomer	0	1
	5	Darlene Hard	6	6

References

1. ^ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). : New Chapter Press. p. 471. ISBN 978-0-942257-70-0.
2. "Results". World Tennis. Vol. 5, no. 5. New York. October 1957. p. 87. Retrieved 30 September 2024.

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