Althea Gibson defeated Darlene Hard in the final, 6–3, 6–2 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1957 Wimbledon Championships.[1] Gibson was the first African American player to win a Wimbledon singles title.[2]Shirley Fry was the reigning champion, but did not compete.
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Althea Gibson defeated Darlene Hard in the final 6 3 6 2 to win the ladies singles tennis title at the 1957 Wimbledon Championships 1 Gibson was the first African American player to win a Wimbledon singles title 2 Shirley Fry was the reigning champion but did not compete Women s singles1957 Wimbledon ChampionshipsFinalChampionAlthea GibsonRunner upDarlene HardScore6 3 6 2DetailsDraw96 10Q Seeds8EventsSingles men women boys girlsDoubles men women mixed boys girls 1956 Wimbledon Championships 1958 Darlene Hard congratulates Althea Gibson after the finalParade in Gibson s honor in New York CityMain article 1957 Wimbledon Championships Contents 1 Seeds 2 Draw 2 1 Key 2 2 Finals 2 3 Top half 2 3 1 Section 1 2 3 2 Section 2 2 3 3 Section 3 2 3 4 Section 4 2 4 Bottom half 2 4 1 Section 5 2 4 2 Section 6 2 4 3 Section 7 2 4 4 Section 8 3 References 4 External linksSeeds Edit0 1 nbsp Althea Gibson champion 0 2 nbsp Louise Brough quarterfinals 0 3 nbsp Shirley Bloomer fourth round 0 4 nbsp Dorothy Knode semifinals 0 5 nbsp Darlene Hard final 0 6 nbsp Thelma Long first round 0 7 nbsp Angela Mortimer third round 0 8 nbsp Vera Puzejova third round Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section Draw EditKey Edit 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 Edit QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal 2 nbsp Louise Brough225 nbsp Darlene Hard665 nbsp Darlene Hard664 nbsp Dorothy Knode234 nbsp Dorothy Knode66 nbsp Rosie Reyes405 nbsp Darlene Hard321 nbsp Althea Gibson66 nbsp Betty Pratt774 nbsp Christine Truman956 nbsp Christine Truman111 nbsp Althea Gibson66 nbsp Sandra Reynolds341 nbsp Althea Gibson66Top half Edit Section 1 Edit First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round2 nbsp Louise Brough66 nbsp Mary Hawton202 nbsp L Brough66 nbsp F de la Courtie20 nbsp Florence de la Courtie66Q nbsp Gill Worrall412 nbsp L Brough76 nbsp H Brewer51 nbsp Heather Robson66 nbsp Elizabeth Broz12 nbsp H Robson12 nbsp H Brewer66 nbsp Milly Vagn Nielsen00 nbsp Heather Brewer66Section 2 Edit First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round5 nbsp Darlene Hard66 nbsp Rita Bentley205 nbsp D Hard66 nbsp B Thung11 nbsp Maria de Amorim361 nbsp Berna Thung6465 nbsp D Hard376 nbsp E Buding653 nbsp Edda Buding66Q nbsp Marie Odile Bouchet41 nbsp E Buding366 nbsp A Haydon643 nbsp Ann Haydon66 nbsp Valerie Forbes13Section 3 Edit First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round4 nbsp Dorothy Knode496 nbsp Jenny Hoad6714 nbsp D Knode656 nbsp Christiane Mercelis66 nbsp C Mercelis474 nbsp Anthea Warwick204 nbsp D Knode66 nbsp Susan Chatrier66 nbsp S Chatrier02 nbsp Barbara Knapp24 nbsp S Chatrier66Q nbsp Joyce Fulton35 nbsp P Panton11 nbsp Pearl Panton674 nbsp D Knode66Q nbsp Sheila Bramley172 nbsp P Edwards33 nbsp Phyllis Edwards656 nbsp P Edwards656 nbsp Hanna Sladek88 nbsp H Sladek471 nbsp Joan MacLeod66 nbsp P Edwards736 nbsp Pat Hird66 nbsp P Hird564 nbsp Pauline Roberts11 nbsp P Hird66Q nbsp Barbara Horton21 nbsp D Collier12 nbsp Denise Collier66Section 4 Edit First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round7 nbsp Angela Mortimer66 nbsp Valerie Clark007 nbsp A Mortimer66Q nbsp Jenny Wagstaff32 nbsp I Vogler11 nbsp Ingeborg Vogler667 nbsp A Mortimer363 nbsp Pat Wheeler632 nbsp K Fageros646 nbsp Karol Fageros466 nbsp K Fageros467 nbsp Ruth Kaufmann03 nbsp I Buding635 nbsp Ilse Buding66 nbsp K Fageros54 nbsp Penny Burrell00 nbsp R Reyes76 nbsp Mimi Arnold66 nbsp M Arnold66 nbsp Viola White76 nbsp V White40 nbsp Sheila Macintosh54 nbsp M Arnold33 nbsp Renee Schuurman66 nbsp R Reyes66 nbsp Mary Teran de Weiss42 nbsp R Schuurman51 nbsp Rosie Reyes66 nbsp R Reyes76 nbsp Lorna Cawthorn32Bottom half Edit Section 5 Edit First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round nbsp Heather Macfarlane01 nbsp Hazel Cheadle66 nbsp H Cheadle14 nbsp Georgie Woodgate67 nbsp G Woodgate66 nbsp Kathleen Holt05 nbsp G Woodgate631 nbsp Ruia Morrison66 nbsp R Morrison266 nbsp Marion Craig Smith32 nbsp R Morrison nbsp Pilar Barril43 nbsp J Curryw o nbsp Joan Curry66 nbsp R Morrison49 nbsp Sue Waters10 nbsp E Pratt611 nbsp Betty Pratt66 nbsp E Pratt66 nbsp Gill Evans566 nbsp G Evans31Q nbsp Fran Marshall733 nbsp E Pratt66 nbsp Vera Thomas657 nbsp D Fancutt43 nbsp Elaine Shenton279 nbsp E Shenton40 nbsp Daphne Fancutt699 nbsp D Fancutt666 nbsp Thelma Long877Section 6 Edit First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round nbsp Bea Walter68Q nbsp Pat Ingram06 nbsp B Walter32 nbsp Christine Truman66 nbsp C Truman66 nbsp Marica Cranadak Milonja11 nbsp C Truman66Q nbsp Sonia Cox6710Q nbsp S Cox11 nbsp Heidi Enzen198Q nbsp S Cox736 nbsp Hazel Moorley646 nbsp N van der Storm562 nbsp Nel van der Storm361 nbsp C Truman66 nbsp Jill Rook663 nbsp S Bloomer33 nbsp Julie Lintern44 nbsp J Rook646 nbsp June Fitzpatrick24 nbsp S le Besnerais460 nbsp Suzanne le Besnerais66 nbsp J Rook12 nbsp Billie Woodgate2663 nbsp S Bloomer66 nbsp Poucette Bernheim620 nbsp R Woodgate01 nbsp Pat Ward133 nbsp S Bloomer663 nbsp Shirley Bloomer66Section 7 Edit First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round nbsp Erika Vollmer66Q nbsp Meriel Morgan10 nbsp E Vollmer5611 nbsp S Reynolds7313 nbsp Sandra Reynolds496 nbsp Anne Shilcock674 nbsp S Reynolds68 nbsp S Armstrong36 nbsp Sheila Armstrong1036 nbsp Rosemary Deloford862 nbsp S Armstrong6168 nbsp V Puzejova461 nbsp Ginette Bucaille138 nbsp Vera Puzejova66Section 8 Edit First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round nbsp Yola Ramirez766 nbsp Gem Hoahing938 nbsp C Hoahing66 nbsp J Knight31 nbsp Jean Knight946 nbsp Kay Newcombe762 nbsp C Hoahing111 nbsp A Gibson66 nbsp Margaret Hellyer66 nbsp Maria Josefa de Riba10 nbsp M Hellyer421 nbsp A Gibson66 nbsp Zsuzsa Kormoczy441 nbsp Althea Gibson66References Edit Barrett John 2014 Wimbledon The Official History 4th ed Vision Sports Publishing ISBN 9 781909 534230 Johnson Publishing Company 13 October 2003 Jet Johnson Publishing Company pp 51 ISSN 0021 5996 External links EditSource for the draw at Wimbledon comPreceded by1958 French Championships Women s singles Grand Slam women s singles Succeeded by1958 U S National Championships Women s singles Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1957 Wimbledon Championships Women 27s singles amp oldid 1168671182, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
