# 1957 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

First-seeded Lew Hoad successfully defended his title, defeating Ashley Cooper in the final, 6–2, 6–1, 6–2 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1957 Wimbledon Championships.

## Seeds

    01. Lew Hoad (champion)
    02. Ashley Cooper (final)
    03. Ham Richardson (first round)
    04. Sven Davidson (semifinals)
    05. Neale Fraser (semifinals)
    06. Vic Seixas (quarterfinals)
    07. Herbie Flam (quarterfinals)
    08. Mervyn Rose (quarterfinals)
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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 2 | Ashley Cooper | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Herbie Flam | 3 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Herbie Flam | 3 | 5 | 1 | | | 2 | Ashley Cooper | 1 | 14 | 6 | 8 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 5 | Neale Fraser | 6 | 12 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Ulf Schmidt | 6 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | Neale Fraser | 6 | 12 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| 5 | Neale Fraser | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Neale Fraser | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | Ashley Cooper | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Lew Hoad | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | Vic Seixas | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Lew Hoad | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | Sven Davidson | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Sven Davidson | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | 4 | Sven Davidson | 4 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 1 | Lew Hoad | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Mervyn Rose | 4 | 6 | 8 | 3 | | 1 | Lew Hoad | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |
| 1 | Lew Hoad | 6 | 4 | 10 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second 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 | Fourth round |
| 2 | Ashley Cooper | 6 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fred Dehnert | 2 | 1 | 7 | | | 2 | A Cooper | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Staffan Stockenberg | 2 | 2 | 3 | | | | J Drobný | 1 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jaroslav Drobný | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 2 | A Cooper | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Robert Haillet | 6 | 11 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | R Haillet | 0 | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Gunnar Sjøwall | 4 | 9 | 3 | | | | R Haillet | 4 | 6 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lew Gerrard | 3 | 3 | 13 | | | | A Segal | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Abe Segal | 6 | 6 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | A Cooper | 6 | 6 | 9 |
| | Władysław Skonecki | 4 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | M Green | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| | Neil Gibson | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 6 | | N Gibson | 4 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bob Mark | 2 | 4 | 2 | | | | M Green | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mike Green | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | M Green | 6 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | Hugh Stewart | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | H Stewart | 4 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | |
| | Jimmy Tattersall | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | H Stewart | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Robin Kipping | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 | | E Reyes | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Esteban Reyes Jr. | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 7 | Herbie Flam | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Paul Blondel | 3 | 4 | 5 | | | 7 | H Flam | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nicola Pietrangeli | 4 | 3 | 4 | | | | R Krishnan | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ramanathan Krishnan | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | H Flam | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Reynaldo Garrido | 5 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | J Brichant | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Jacques Brichant | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | J Brichant | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Torben Ulrich | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | | | R Bédard | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Robert Bédard | 9 | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | H Flam | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | John Ward | 4 | 6 | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | W Knight | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| | Oliver Prenn | 6 | 1 | 7 | 3 | | | J Ward | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Billy Knight | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | W Knight | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Rupert Huber | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | W Knight | 10 | 3 | 9 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Reino Nyyssönen | 1 | 6 | 9 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | G Oakley | 8 | 6 | 7 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Gerry Oakley | 6 | 2 | 11 | 6 | | | G Oakley | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tony Clayton | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | A Jancsó | 3 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Antal Jancsó | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 3

| First round | 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 | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 3 | Ham Richardson | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Luis Ayala | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | L Ayala | 4 | 9 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ivo Ribeiro | 2 | 3 | 3 | | U Schmidt | 6 | 11 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ulf Schmidt | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | U Schmidt | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Howard Walton | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | P Rémy | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Peter Frankland | 6 | 3 | 8 | 6 | P Frankland | 3 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Paul Rémy | 6 | 6 | 6 | | P Rémy | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Søren Højberg | 4 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | U Schmidt | 6 | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| | Joe Hackett | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | D Candy | 4 | 6 | 2 | 9 |
| | Alan Mills | 6 | 6 | 6 | | A Mills | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Don Black | 3 | 6 | 2 | | E Martínez | 4 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Emilio Martínez | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | A Mills | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | Eduardo Argon | 8 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | D Candy | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Glenn Bassett | 6 | 4 | 4 | | E Argon | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Don Candy | 6 | 7 | 6 | | D Candy | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Narendra Nath | 3 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 5 | Neale Fraser | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Ernesto Aguirre | 1 | 2 | 0 | | 5 | N Fraser | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Roger Becker | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | R Becker | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gordon Forbes | 4 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | 5 | N Fraser | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Jack Arkinstall | 2 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | M Davies | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | Mike Davies | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | M Davies | 6 | 7 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ilija Panajotović | 2 | 1 | 7 | | | G Owen | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Geoffrey Owen | 6 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | N Fraser | 6 | 6 | 10 | 6 |
| | Budge Patty | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Patty | 3 | 4 | 12 | 4 |
| | Freddie Huber | 3 | 4 | 1 | | | J Patty | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Francisco Contreras | 9 | 6 | 6 | | | F Contreras | 4 | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gino Mezzi | 7 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | J Patty | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Mike Franks | | | | | | | | | | | | | M Franks | 4 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Giorgio Fachini | w/o | | | | | M Franks | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Michael Hann | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | | W Woodcock | 6 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Warren Woodcock | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 5

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | Mal Anderson | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jeff Robson | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | | M Anderson | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jean-Claude Molinari | 6 | 9 | 11 | | | J-C Molinari | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Geoff Ward | 4 | 7 | 9 | | | | | | | | | M Anderson | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Peter Scholl | 4 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | K Nielsen | 9 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | Kurt Nielsen | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | K Nielsen | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Philippe Washer | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | | P Washer | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Reg Bennett | 7 | 4 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | M Anderson | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| | Colin Baxter | 4 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | V Seixas | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | Antonio Palafox | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | A Palafox | 1 | 9 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kosei Kamo | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | K Kamo | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Chris Crawford | 3 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | K Kamo | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | Naresh Kumar | 8 | 9 | 7 | | | | | | | | 6 | V Seixas | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Bob Howe | 6 | 7 | 5 | | | N Kumar | 4 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Clifton Mayne | 3 | 4 | 2 | | 6 | V Seixas | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Vic Seixas | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 6

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | Bobby Wilson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Orlando Garrido | 3 | 2 | 3 | | | R Wilson | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Andrés Gimeno | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | | A Hammersley | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Andrés Hammersley | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | R Wilson | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |
| | Ralph Oliver | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | G Mulloy | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | |
| LL | Jeffrey Robinson | 3 | 4 | 3 | | | R Oliver | 2 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Derek Lawer | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | | G Mulloy | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gardnar Mulloy | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R Wilson | 6 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| | Pablo Eisenberg | 6 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | S Davidson | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 |
| | Andrzej Licis | 1 | 3 | 6 | | | P Eisenberg | 6 | 13 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | David Gunson | 5 | 5 | 4 | | | S Schwartz | 1 | 15 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sidney Schwartz | 7 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | S Schwartz | 1 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | Harry Buttimer | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | 4 | S Davidson | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| Q | Tony Charnock | 4 | 4 | 2 | | | H Buttimer | 4 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Adrian Bey | 3 | 7 | 5 | | 4 | S Davidson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Sven Davidson | 6 | 9 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 7

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | Gaetan Koenig | 7 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Franz Saiko | 9 | 9 | 6 | | | | F Saiko | 2 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | William Álvarez | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | I Pimentel | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Isaías Pimentel | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | I Pimentel | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Carlos Fernandes | 6 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | J Ulrich | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Jørgen Ulrich | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | | J Ulrich | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jiří Javorský | 4 | 4 | 4 | | | | J Cranston | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | John Cranston | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | I Pimentel | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| | Geoffrey Paish | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | M Rose | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Q | Norman Kitovitz | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | Q | N Kitovitz | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Martin Froesch | 7 | 7 | 6 | | | | M Froesch | 0 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ivko Plećević | 5 | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | M Froesch | 2 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | Peter Nicholls | 4 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | M Rose | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Basil Katz | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | B Katz | 1 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alex Olmedo | 5 | 10 | 7 | 1 | | 8 | M Rose | 6 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Mervyn Rose | 7 | 12 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 8

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | Tony Pickard | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Hans van Dalsum | 0 | 1 | 2 | | | | A Pickard | 8 | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Eric Bulmer | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | | O Sirola | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Orlando Sirola | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | O Sirola | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| | John Barrett | 4 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | R Emerson | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | Bob Sherman | 6 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | | J Barrett | 1 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gilbert Shea | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | R Emerson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Roy Emerson | 8 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R Emerson | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| | John Lesch | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | L Hoad | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | Mario Llamas | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | J Lesch | 8 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Corbett Parker | 3 | 8 | 6 | 6 | | Q | C Parker | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Dennis Hughes | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | J Lesch | 3 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | Trevor Fancutt | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | 1 | L Hoad | 6 | 9 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Colin Hannam | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | | | T Fancutt | 4 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Pierre Darmon | 2 | 4 | 3 | | | 1 | L Hoad | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Lew Hoad | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |