1957 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles

Defending champion Althea Gibson and her partner Darlene Hard defeated Mary Hawton and Thelma Long in the final, 6–1, 6–2 to win the ladies' doubles tennis title at the 1957 Wimbledon Championships.[1]

Women's doubles
1957 Wimbledon Championships
Final
ChampionsUnited States Althea Gibson
United States Darlene Hard
Runners-upAustralia Mary Hawton
Australia Thelma Long
Score6–1, 6–2
Details
Draw48 (5 Q )
Seeds4
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
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Angela Buxton and Gibson were the reigning champions, but Buxton did not compete.

Seeds

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01.     Althea Gibson /   Darlene Hard (champions)
02.     Mary Hawton /   Thelma Long (final)
03.     Anne Shilcock /   Pat Ward (semifinals)
04.     Yola Ramírez /   Rosie Reyes (semifinals)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
2   Mary Hawton
  Thelma Long
7 6
  Shirley Bloomer
  Betty Pratt
5 2
2   Mary Hawton
  Thelma Long
7 6
4   Yola Ramírez
  Rosie Reyes
5 2
4   Yola Ramírez
  Rosie Reyes
6 6
  Jenny Hoad
  Milly Vagn-Nielsen
3 4
2   Mary Hawton
  Thelma Long
1 2
1   Althea Gibson
  Darlene Hard
6 6
  Věra Pužejová
  Erika Vollmer
3 2
3   Anne Shilcock
  Pat Ward
6 6
3   Anne Shilcock
  Pat Ward
2 2
1   Althea Gibson
  Darlene Hard
6 6
  Pat Hird
  Angela Mortimer
3 0
1   Althea Gibson
  Darlene Hard
6 6

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
2   Mary Hawton
  Thelma Long
6 6
  Heidi Enzen
  Ruth Kaufmann
1 1
2   M Hawton
  T Long
6 6
  R Morrison
  H Robson
2 3
  Ruia Morrison
  Heather Robson
6 3 6
  Ginette Bucaille
  Susan Chatrier
2 6 4
2   M Hawton
  T Long
7 6
  S Bloomer
  E Pratt
5 2
  Ann Haydon
  Christine Truman
6 6
  Heather Brewer
  Jean Forbes
3 3
  A Haydon
  C Truman
7 0 4
  S Bloomer
  E Pratt
5 6 6
  Marion Craig-Smith
  Barbara Knapp
1 3
  Shirley Bloomer
  Betty Pratt
6 6

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4   Yola Ramírez
  Rosie Reyes
6 2 13
  Edda Buding
  Ilse Buding
2 6 11 4   Y Ramírez
  R Reyes
6 6
  Evelyn Fulton
  Joyce Fulton
6 6   E Fulton
  J Fulton
0 4
  Kathleen Holt
  Joan MacLeod
3 2 4   Y Ramírez
  R Reyes
8 6
  Maria de Amorim
  Poucette Bernheim
0 2   M Arnold
  K Fageros
6 3
  Mimi Arnold
  Karol Fageros
6 6   M Arnold
  K Fageros
6 7
  Sheila Bramley
  Heather Macfarlane
6 4 6   S Bramley
  H Macfarlane
2 5
  Mary Eyre
  Viola White
1 6 3 4   Y Ramírez
  R Reyes
6 6
  Rosemary Deloford
  Elaine Shenton
3 2   J Hoad
  M Vagn-Nielsen
3 4
  Daphne Fancutt
  Dorothy Knode
6 6   D Fancutt
  D Knode
6 6
  Rita Bentley
  Hazel Cheadle
8 6   R Bentley
  H Cheadle
3 3
  Gloria Butler
  Mary Terán de Weiss
6 4   D Fancutt
  D Knode
6 6 3
Q   Pauline Drew
  MM Gell
2 2   J Hoad
  M Vagn-Nielsen
1 8 6
  Jenny Hoad
  Milly Vagn-Nielsen
6 6   J Hoad
  M Vagn-Nielsen
7 6
  Hanna Sladek
  Georgie Woodgate
3 4   S Brock
  Mrs LL Glover
5 1
Q   Sidney Brock
  Mrs LL Glover
6 6

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
  Pauline Roberts
  Billie Woodgate
1 5
  Věra Pužejová
  Erika Vollmer
6 7   V Pužejová
  E Vollmer
6 7
Q   Jenny Wagstaff
  Bobbie Wilson
6 6 Q   J Wagstaff
  B Wilson
1 5
  Pilar Barril
  María Josefa de Riba
3 3   V Pužejová
  E Vollmer
6 6
  Sheila Macintosh
  Janet Morgan
1 3   P Panton
  V Thomas
1 1
  Pearl Panton
  Vera Thomas
6 6   P Panton
  V Thomas
5 6 6
  Thelma Lister
  Margot Parker
3 6 6   T Lister
  M Parker
7 4 4
  Marica Cranadak-Milonja
  Ingeborg Vogler
6 1 2   V Pužejová
  E Vollmer
3 2
  Jean Knight
  Anthea Warwick
5 1 3   A Shilcock
  P Ward
6 6
  June Fitzpatrick
  Heather Flinn
7 6   J Fitzpatrick
  H Flinn
7 0
  Sandra Reynolds
  Renée Schuurman
7 9   S Reynolds
  R Schuurman
9 6
  Suzanne le Besnerais
  Elizabeth Broz
5 7   S Reynolds
  R Schuurman
6 6 2
Q   MG Fry
  Gwen Scott
2 6 3   A Shilcock
  P Ward
8 2 6
  Carole Levy
  Bea Walter
6 8   C Levy
  B Walter
6 3 2
  Gill Evans
  Jill Rook
3 6 1 3   A Shilcock
  P Ward
4 6 6
3   Anne Shilcock
  Pat Ward
6 0 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
  Pat Hird
  Angela Mortimer
6 6
Q   Fran Marshall
  Joy Michell
2 3
  P Hird
  A Mortimer
4 6 6
  Z Körmöczy
  C Mercelis
6 3 4
  Zsuzsa Körmöczy
  Christiane Mercelis
7 6
  Hazel Moorley
  Kay Newcombe
5 3
  P Hird
  A Mortimer
3 0
1   A Gibson
  D Hard
6 6
  Nel van der Storm
  Berna Thung
4 8
  Sheila Armstrong
  Margaret Hellyer
6 10
  S Armstrong
  M Hellyer
3 6
1   A Gibson
  D Hard
6 8
  Lorna Cawthorn
  Gem Hoahing
2 2
1   Althea Gibson
  Darlene Hard
6 6

References

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  1. ^ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
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