1957 Wimbledon Championships
1957 Wimbledon Championships | |
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Date | 24 June – 6 July |
Edition | 71st |
Category | Grand Slam |
Surface | Grass |
Location | Church Road SW19, Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom |
Venue | All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club |
Attendance | 272,125 |
Champions | |
Men's singles | |
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Women's singles | |
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Men's doubles | |
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Women's doubles | |
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Mixed doubles | |
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Boys' singles | |
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Girls' singles | |
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The 1957 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament was held from Monday 24 June until Saturday 6 July 1957.[1] It was the 71st staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam tennis event of 1957. Lew Hoad and Althea Gibson won the singles titles.
Champions
[edit]Seniors
[edit]Men's singles
[edit] Lew Hoad defeated
Ashley Cooper, 6–2, 6–1, 6–2 [2]
Women's singles
[edit] Althea Gibson defeated
Darlene Hard, 6–3, 6–2 [3]
Men's doubles
[edit] Gardnar Mulloy /
Budge Patty defeated
Neale Fraser /
Lew Hoad, 8–10, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 [4]
Women's doubles
[edit] Althea Gibson /
Darlene Hard defeated
Mary Hawton /
Thelma Long, 6–1, 6–2 [5]
Mixed doubles
[edit] Mervyn Rose /
Darlene Hard defeated
Neale Fraser /
Althea Gibson, 6–4, 7–5 [6]
Juniors
[edit]Boys' singles
[edit] Jimmy Tattersall defeated
Ivo Ribeiro, 6–2, 6–1 [7]
Girls' singles
[edit] Mimi Arnold defeated
Rosie Reyes, 8–6, 6–2 [8]
References
[edit]- ^ Little, Alan (2013). Wimbledon Compendium 2013 (23 ed.). London: All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club. p. 128. ISBN 978-1899039401.
- ^ "Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ "Ladies' Singles Finals 1884-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ "Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ "Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ "Mixed Doubles Finals 1913-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ "Boys' Singles Finals 1947-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
- ^ "Girls' Singles Finals 1947-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 13 August 2017.