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 January - 28 January
Edition45th
CategoryGrand Slam (ITF)
SurfaceGrass
LocationMelbourne, Australia
VenueKooyong Lawn Tennis Club
Champions
Men's Singles
Ashley Cooper
Women's Singles
Shirley Fry
Men's Doubles
Lew Hoad / Neale Fraser
Women's Doubles
Althea Gibson / Shirley Fry Irvin
Mixed Doubles
Fay Muller / Mal Anderson

Champions

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

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

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

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

Men's Doubles

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

Women's Doubles

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

Mixed Doubles

Fay Muller / Mal Anderson defeated Jill Langley / 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.


Preceded by
1956 U.S. National Championships		 Grand Slams Succeeded by
1957 French Championships
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