1957 Australian Championships

The 1957 Australian Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on outdoor Grass courts at the Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia from 17 January to 27 January. It was the 45th edition of the Australian Championships (now known as the Australian Open), the 13th held in Melbourne, and the first Grand Slam tournament of the year. The singles titles were taken by Ashley Cooper and Shirley Fry.

1957 Australian Championships
Date18-28 January 1957
Edition45th
CategoryGrand Slam (ITF)
SurfaceGrass
LocationMelbourne, Australia
VenueKooyong Lawn Tennis Club
Champions
Men's singles
Australia Ashley Cooper
Women's singles
United States Shirley Fry
Men's doubles
Australia Lew Hoad / Australia Neale Fraser
Women's doubles
United States Althea Gibson / United States Shirley Fry Irvin
Mixed doubles
Australia Fay Muller / Australia Mal Anderson

Champions

Men's singles
Main article: 1957 Australian Championships – Men's singles

Australia Ashley Cooper defeated Australia Neale Fraser 6–3, 9–11, 6–4, 6–2 [1]

Women's singles
Main article: 1957 Australian Championships – Women's singles

United States Shirley Fry defeated United States Althea Gibson 6–3, 6–4 [2]

Men's doubles

Australia Neale Fraser / Australia Lew Hoad defeated Australia Mal Anderson / Australia Ashley Cooper 6–3, 8–6, 6–4 [3]

Women's doubles

United States Shirley Fry / United States Althea Gibson defeated Australia Mary Bevis Hawton / Australia Fay Muller 6–2, 6–1 [4]

Mixed doubles

Australia Fay Muller / Australia Mal Anderson defeated Australia Jill Langley / United Kingdom Billy Knight 7–5, 3–6, 6–1 [5]

References
  1. "1957 Men's Singles". Tennis Australia.
  2. "1957 Women's Singles". Tennis Australia.
  3. "1957 Men's Doubles". Tennis Australia.
  4. "1957 Women's Doubles". Tennis Australia.
  5. "1957 Mixed Doubles". Tennis Australia.


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