# 1957 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Althea Gibson defeated Darlene Hard in the final, 6–3, 6–2 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1957 Wimbledon Championships. Gibson was the first African American player to win a Wimbledon singles title. She did not lose a set during the tournament. Shirley Fry was the reigning champion, but did not compete.

## Seeds

    01. Althea Gibson (champion)
    02. Louise Brough (quarterfinals)
    03. Shirley Bloomer (fourth round)
    04. Dorothy Knode (semifinals)
    05. Darlene Hard (final)
    06. Thelma Long (first round)
    07. Angela Mortimer (third round)
    08. Věra Pužejová (third round)
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 2 | Louise Brough | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Darlene Hard | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Darlene Hard | 6 | 6 | | 5 | Darlene Hard | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Dorothy Knode | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| 4 | Dorothy Knode | 6 | 6 | | 4 | Dorothy Knode | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | Rosie Reyes | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Rosie Reyes | 4 | 0 | | | | | | 5 | Darlene Hard | 3 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | Althea Gibson | 6 | 6 |
| | Betty Pratt | 7 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | 1 | Althea Gibson | 6 | 6 |
| | Christine Truman | 9 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Christine Truman | 9 | 5 | 6 | | Christine Truman | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | 1 | Althea Gibson | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Sandra Reynolds | 3 | 4 | | 1 | Althea Gibson | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 1 | Althea Gibson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 2 | Louise Brough | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Mary Hawton | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | L Brough | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | F de la Courtie | 2 | 0 | | | | |
| | Florence de la Courtie | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Gill Worrall | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 2 | L Brough | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | H Brewer | 5 | 1 |
| | Heather Robson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Elizabeth Broz | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | H Robson | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | H Brewer | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Milly Vagn-Nielsen | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | Heather Brewer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 5 | Darlene Hard | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Rita Bentley | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | D Hard | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | B Thung | 1 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | Maria de Amorim | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Berna Thung | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 5 | D Hard | 3 | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | E Buding | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| | Edda Buding | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Marie-Odile Bouchet | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | E Buding | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | A Haydon | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Ann Haydon | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Valerie Forbes | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 4 | Dorothy Knode | 4 | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jenny Hoad | 6 | 7 | 1 | 4 | D Knode | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Christiane Mercelis | 6 | 6 | | | C Mercelis | 4 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Anthea Warwick | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | 4 | D Knode | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Susan Chatrier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | S Chatrier | 0 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Barbara Knapp | 2 | 4 | | | S Chatrier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Joyce Fulton | 3 | 5 | | | P Panton | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Pearl Panton | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | D Knode | 6 | 6 |
| Q | Sheila Bramley | 1 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | P Edwards | 3 | 3 |
| | Phyllis Edwards | 6 | 5 | 6 | | P Edwards | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Hanna Sladek | 8 | 8 | | | H Sladek | 4 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Joan MacLeod | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | P Edwards | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | Pat Hird | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | P Hird | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | Pauline Roberts | 1 | 1 | | | P Hird | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Barbara Horton | 2 | 1 | | | D Collier | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Denise Collier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 7 | Angela Mortimer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Valerie Clark | 0 | 0 | | 7 | A Mortimer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Jenny Wagstaff | 3 | 2 | | | I Vogler | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ingeborg Vogler | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | A Mortimer | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | |
| | Pat Wheeler | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | K Fageros | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | |
| | Karol Fageros | 4 | 6 | 6 | | K Fageros | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | Ruth Kaufmann | 0 | 3 | | | I Buding | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | Ilse Buding | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | K Fageros | 5 | 4 |
| | Penny Burrell | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | R Reyes | 7 | 6 |
| | Mimi Arnold | 6 | 6 | | | M Arnold | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Viola White | 7 | 6 | | | V White | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sheila Macintosh | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | M Arnold | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | Renée Schuurman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | R Reyes | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Mary Terán de Weiss | 4 | 2 | | | R Schuurman | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Rosie Reyes | 6 | 6 | | | R Reyes | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lorna Cawthorn | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 5

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | Heather Macfarlane | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Hazel Cheadle | 6 | 6 | | H Cheadle | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | Georgie Woodgate | 6 | 7 | | G Woodgate | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Kathleen Holt | 0 | 5 | | | | | G Woodgate | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | |
| | Ruia Morrison | 6 | 6 | | | | | R Morrison | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Marion Craig-Smith | 3 | 2 | | R Morrison | | | | | | | | | |
| | Pilar Barril | 4 | 3 | | J Curry | w/o | | | | | | | | |
| | Joan Curry | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | R Morrison | 4 | 9 |
| | Sue Waters | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | E Pratt | 6 | 11 |
| | Betty Pratt | 6 | 6 | | E Pratt | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Gill Evans | 5 | 6 | 6 | G Evans | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Q | Fran Marshall | 7 | 3 | 3 | | | | E Pratt | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Vera Thomas | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | D Fancutt | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | Elaine Shenton | 2 | 7 | 9 | E Shenton | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | Daphne Fancutt | 6 | 9 | 9 | D Fancutt | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Thelma Long | 8 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 6

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | Bea Walter | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Pat Ingram | 0 | 6 | | | B Walter | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Christine Truman | 6 | 6 | | | C Truman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Marica Cranadak-Milonja | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | C Truman | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | Sonia Cox | 6 | 7 | 10 | | | | | | Q | S Cox | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| | Heidi Enzen | 1 | 9 | 8 | Q | S Cox | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Hazel Moorley | 6 | 4 | 6 | | N van der Storm | 5 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | Nel van der Storm | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | C Truman | 6 | 6 |
| | Jill Rook | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | S Bloomer | 3 | 3 |
| | Julie Lintern | 4 | 4 | | | J Rook | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | June Fitzpatrick | 2 | 4 | | | S le Besnerais | 4 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | Suzanne le Besnerais | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | J Rook | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| | Billie Woodgate | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | S Bloomer | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Poucette Bernheim | 6 | 2 | 0 | | R Woodgate | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Pat Ward | 1 | 3 | | 3 | S Bloomer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Shirley Bloomer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 7

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | Erika Vollmer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Meriel Morgan | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | E Vollmer | 5 | 6 | 11 | | | |
| | | | | | | S Reynolds | 7 | 3 | 13 | | | |
| | Sandra Reynolds | 4 | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Anne Shilcock | 6 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | S Reynolds | 6 | 8 |
| | | | | | | | | | | S Armstrong | 3 | 6 |
| | Sheila Armstrong | 10 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Rosemary Deloford | 8 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | S Armstrong | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | V Pužejová | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | |
| | Ginette Bucaille | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Věra Pužejová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 8

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | Yola Ramírez | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Gem Hoahing | 9 | 3 | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | C Hoahing | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | J Knight | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| | Jean Knight | 9 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Kay Newcombe | 7 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | C Hoahing | 1 | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | A Gibson | 6 | 6 |
| | Margaret Hellyer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | María Josefa de Riba | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | M Hellyer | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | 1 | A Gibson | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Zsuzsa Körmöczy | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Althea Gibson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |