# 1957 Australian Championships – Women's singles

First-seeded Shirley Fry defeated Althea Gibson 6–3, 6–4 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1957 Australian Championships and completed the career Grand Slam in singles.

## Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Shirley Fry is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
* Shirley Fry (champion)
* Althea Gibson (finalist)
* Mary Carter (quarterfinals)
* Beryl Penrose (semifinals)
* Lorraine Coghlan (semifinals)
* Jenny Hoad (quarterfinals)
* Margaret Hellyer (second round)
* Fay Muller (second round)

## Draw
### Key

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

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Shirley Fry | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mary Hawton | 1 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mary Hawton | 1 | 7 | | 1 | Shirley Fry | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Beryl Penrose | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| 4 | Beryl Penrose | 7 | 6 | | 4 | Beryl Penrose | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| 6 | Jenny Hoad | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Jenny Hoad | 5 | 2 | | | | | | 1 | Shirley Fry | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Althea Gibson | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Lorraine Coghlan | 8 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 2 | Althea Gibson | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | Mary Carter | 10 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Mary Carter | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | Lorraine Coghlan | 5 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Althea Gibson | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | Loris Southam | 1 | 3 | | 2 | Althea Gibson | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| 2 | Althea Gibson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### Earlier rounds
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | Fry | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Orton | 1 | 2 | | 1 | Fry | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Donoghue | 6 | 6 | | | Donoghue | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Stewart | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | Fry | 6 | 9 | | | | |
| 8 | Muller | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | Hawton | 1 | 7 | | | | |
| | Carter | 4 | 5 | | 8 | Muller | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | Hawton | 6 | 3 | | | Hawton | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Thiele | 3 | 0 | r | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Fry | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | Penrose | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Penrose | 3 | 4 |
| | Gibson | 1 | 2 | | 4 | Penrose | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Rae | 6 | 6 | | | Rae | 8 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | Strachan | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | 4 | Penrose | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| 6 | Hoad | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | Hoad | 5 | 2 | | | | |
| | Rayson | 3 | 6 | 2 | 6 | Hoad | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Jones | 6 | 6 | | | Jones | 1 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Bowden | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | Hopman | 6 | 10 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Parmenter | 4 | 12 | 4 | | Hopman | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Coghlan | 6 | 6 | | 5 | Coghlan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Shearer | 4 | 1 | | | | | | 5 | Coghlan | 8 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Duldig | 8 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 3 | Carter | 10 | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| | Langley | 10 | 0 | 1 | | Duldig | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Carter | 6 | 7 | | 3 | Carter | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Harrison | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Coghlan | 5 | 3 |
| | Southam | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Gibson | 7 | 6 |
| | Duncan | 2 | 1 | | | Southam | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Hellyer | 7 | 6 | | 7 | Hellyer | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Blackburn | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | Southam | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| | McCalman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | Gibson | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Turner | 0 | 3 | | | McCalman | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Gibson | 6 | 6 | | 2 | Gibson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tegart | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |