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.^[1] Gibson was the first African American player to win a Wimbledon singles title.^[2] She did not lose a set during the tournament. Shirley Fry was the reigning champion, but did not compete.

Women's singles
1957 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	Althea Gibson
Runner-up	Darlene Hard
Score	6–3, 6–2
Draw	96 (10 Q )
Seeds	8

Darlene Hard congratulates Althea Gibson after the final

Parade in Gibson's honor in New York City

Main article: 1957 Wimbledon Championships

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
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

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

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third 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

	First round							Second round							Third 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							Second round							Third 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							Second round							Third 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							Second round							Third 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							Second round							Third 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

	First round							Second round							Third 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

	First round							Second round							Third 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