1957 French Championships – Women's Singles

First-seeded Shirley Bloomer defeated Dorothy Knode 6–1, 6–3 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1957 French Championships (tennis), 1957 French Championships.

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Shirley Bloomer is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

# Shirley Bloomer ''(champion)''
# Dorothy Knode ''(finalist)''
# Christiane Mercelis ''(quarterfinals)''
# Edda Buding ''(third round)''
# Darlene Hard ''(quarterfinals)''
# Mary Hawton ''(third round)''
# Silvana Lazzarino ''(second round)''
# Annalissa Bellani ''(third round)''
# Zsuzsi Körmöczy ''(quarterfinals)''
# Heather Brewer-Segal, Heather Brewer ''(quarterfinals)''
# Jacqueline Kermina ''(second round)''
# Ginette Bucaille ''(second round)''
# Vera Puzejova ''(semifinals)''
# Erika Vollmer ''(third round)''
# Pilar Barril ''(third round)''
# Yola Ramírez ''(third round)''

Draw

Key

* Q = Qualifier (tennis), Qualifier
* WC = wild card (tennis), Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* r = Retired (tennis), Retired

Finals

Earlier rounds

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

References

External links

*   on the French Open website

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