1957 Australian Championships – Men's singles

Second-seeded Ashley Cooper defeated Neale Fraser 6–3, 9–11, 6–4, 6–2 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1957 Australian Championships.

Men's singles
1957 Australian Championships
Final
ChampionAustralia Ashley Cooper
Runner-upAustralia Neale Fraser
Score6–3, 9–11, 6–4, 6–2
Details
Draw32
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
← 1956 · Australian Championships · 1958 →

Seeds

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The seeded players are listed below. Ashley Cooper is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. It was a difficult championship for everyone involved, widely regarded as one of the championships in all Australian history.

  1.   Lew Hoad (semifinals)
  2.   Ashley Cooper (champion)
  3.   Neale Fraser (finalist)
  4.   Mal Anderson (semifinals)
  5.   Nicola Pietrangeli (quarterfinals)
  6.   Mike Davies (second round)
  7.   Warren Woodcock (quarterfinals)
  8.   Bob Howe (second round)

Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1   Lew Hoad 4 3 6 6 6
  Michael Green 6 6 2 3 3
1   Lew Hoad 5 6 1 4
3   Neale Fraser 7 3 6 6
3   Neale Fraser 6 6 6
  Graham Lovett 0 1 0
3   Neale Fraser 3 11 4 2
2   Ashley Cooper 6 9 6 6
5   Nicola Pietrangeli 7 7 2
4   Mal Anderson 9 9 6
4   Mal Anderson 4 7 4
2   Ashley Cooper 6 9 6
7   Warren Woodcock 2 6 1 4
2   Ashley Cooper 6 3 6 6

Earlier rounds

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Section 1

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1   Hoad 7 6 6
  Hearnden 5 1 4 1   Hoad 6 6 6
  Gibson 6 6 6   Gibson 3 4 0
  Maggi 3 3 1 1   Hoad 4 3 6 6 6
8   Howe 6 6 7   Green 6 6 2 3 3
  Laver 0 3 5 8   Howe 4 2 4
  Green 8 6 6   Green 6 6 6
  Gerrard 6 2 2 1   Hoad 5 6 1 4
3   Fraser 6 6 6 3   Fraser 7 3 6 6
  Stewart 3 4 3 3   Fraser 7 6 6 6
  Tobin 7 6 3 6   Tobin 9 1 0 2
  Newman 5 0 6 2 3   Fraser 6 6 6
6   Davies 3 6 6 6   Lovett 0 1 0
  Pearce 6 3 2 2 6   Davies 6 6 4 4
  Lovett 6 2 6 7   Lovett 1 8 6 6
  Shepherd 4 6 2 5

Section 2

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
  Mark 4 6 6 6
  Bowman 6 4 2 3   Mark 9 6 4 1
5   Pietrangeli 4 6 6 8 5   Pietrangeli 11 3 6 6
  Napier 6 3 4 6 5   Pietrangeli 7 7 2
  Franks 4   Anderson 9 9 6
  Gulley w/o   Franks 3 2 0
4   Anderson 6 10 6 4   Anderson 6 6 6
  O'Kane 1 8 1 4   Anderson 4 7 4
  Knight 6 6 6 2   Cooper 6 9 6
  Jacques 0 3 2   Knight 6 2 4 2
7   Woodcock 6 7 1 6 7   Woodcock 3 6 6 6
  Yates 2 5 6 2 7   Woodcock 2 6 1 4
  Phillips-Moore 6 5 6 6 2   Cooper 6 3 6 6
  Hallam 2 7 0 1   Phillips-Moore 3 2 8
2   Cooper 6 6 6 2   Cooper 6 6 10
  Kendall 0 0 3
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  • [1] Source for the draw at ausopen.com
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