1957 Australian Championships
1957 Australian Championships | |
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Date | 18 January - 28 January |
Edition | 45th |
Category | Grand Slam (ITF) |
Surface | Grass |
Location | Melbourne, Australia |
Venue | Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club |
Champions | |
Men's Singles | |
Ashley Cooper | |
Women's Singles | |
Shirley Fry Irvin | |
Men's Doubles | |
Lew Hoad / Neale Fraser | |
Women's Doubles | |
Althea Gibson / Shirley Fry Irvin | |
Mixed Doubles | |
Fay Muller / Mal Anderson |
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 12th held in Melbourne, and the first Grand Slam tournament of the year. The singles titles were taken by Ashley Cooper and Shirley Fry Irvin.
Contents
Champions
Men's Singles
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Ashley Cooper defeated Neale Fraser 6–3, 9–11, 6–4, 6–2 [1]
Women's Singles
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Shirley Fry Irvin defeated Althea Gibson 6–3, 6–4 [2]
Men's Doubles
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Lew Hoad / Neale Fraser defeated Mal Anderson / Ashley Cooper 6–3, 8–6, 6–4 [3]
Women's Doubles
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Althea Gibson / Shirley Fry Irvin defeated Mary Bevis Hawton / Fay Muller 6–2, 6–1 [4]
Mixed Doubles
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Fay Muller / Mal Anderson defeated Jill Langley / Billy Knight 7–5, 3–6, 6–1 [5]
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Preceded by | Grand Slams | Succeeded by 1957 French Championships |