1957 Australian Championships
| 1957 Australian Championships | |
|---|---|
| Date | 18-28 January 1957 |
| Edition | 45th |
| Category | Grand Slam (ITF) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Location | Melbourne, Australia |
| Venue | Kooyong 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 | |
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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.
Champions
[edit | edit source]Men's singles
[edit | edit source]Australia Ashley Cooper defeated Australia Neale Fraser 6–3, 9–11, 6–4, 6–2[1]
Women's singles
[edit | edit source]United States Shirley Fry defeated United States Althea Gibson 6–3, 6–4[2]
Men's doubles
[edit | edit source]Australia Neale Fraser / Australia Lew Hoad defeated Australia Mal Anderson / Australia Ashley Cooper 6–3, 8–6, 6–4[3]
Women's doubles
[edit | edit source]United States Shirley Fry / United States Althea Gibson defeated Australia Mary Bevis Hawton / Australia Fay Muller 6–2, 6–1[4]
Mixed doubles
[edit | edit source]Australia Fay Muller / Australia Mal Anderson defeated Australia Jill Langley / United Kingdom Billy Knight 7–5, 3–6, 6–1[5]
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