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.[1]

Women's singles
1957 French Championships
Final
ChampionUnited Kingdom Shirley Bloomer
Runner-upUnited States Dorothy Knode
Score6–1, 6–3
Details
Draw64
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
← 1956 · French Championships · 1958 →

Seeds

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

  1.   Shirley Bloomer (champion)
  2.   Dorothy Knode (finalist)
  3.   Christiane Mercelis (quarterfinals)
  4.   Edda Buding (third round)
  5.   Darlene Hard (quarterfinals)
  6.   Mary Hawton (third round)
  7.   Silvana Lazzarino (second round)
  8.   Annalissa Bellani (third round)
  9.   Zsuzsi Körmöczy (quarterfinals)
  10.   Heather Brewer (quarterfinals)
  11.   Jacqueline Kermina (second round)
  12.   Ginette Bucaille (second round)
  13.   Vera Puzejova (semifinals)
  14.   Erika Vollmer (third round)
  15.   Pilar Barril (third round)
  16.   Yola Ramírez (third round)

Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
1   Shirley Bloomer 6 6
9   Zsuzsi Körmöczy 1 1
1   Shirley Bloomer 6 2 6
13   Věra Pužejová 4 6 4
13   Věra Pužejová 6 5 8
5   Darlene Hard 3 7 6
1   Shirley Bloomer 6 6
2   Dorothy Knode 1 3
    Ann Haydon 6 6
3   Christiane Mercelis 2 1
    Ann Haydon 4 8
2   Dorothy Knode 6 10
10   Heather Brewer 1 7
2   Dorothy Knode 6 9

Earlier rounds

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1   Bloomer 6 6
  Marinkelle 4 2 1   Bloomer 6 6
  Coste 6 7 0   De La Courtie 2 1
  De La Courtie 3 9 6 1   Bloomer 8 3 6
  Schuurman 2 4 16   Ramírez 6 6 4
16   Ramírez 6 6 16   Ramírez 6 6
  Seghers 6 6 5   Nenot 1 3
  Nenot 8 0 7 1   Bloomer 6 6
  Dubois 1 3 9   Körmöczy 1 1
8   Bellani 6 6 8   Bellani 6 6
  Fageros   Jędrzejowska 2 2
  Jędrzejowska 8   Bellani 1 2
  Gimault 3 1 9   Körmöczy 6 6
9   Körmöczy 6 6 9   Körmöczy 7 6
  Migliori w/o   Hoad 5 1
  Hoad

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
  Bouchet 1 2
4   Buding 6 6 4   Buding 6 6
  Pericoli   Bedard 0 1
  Bedard 4   Buding 7 1 5
  Truman 5 0 13   Pužejová 5 6 7
13   Pužejová 7 6 13   Pužejová 8 6
  Chatrier 3 7 2   Reynolds 6 1
  Reynolds 6 5 6 13   Pužejová 6 5 8
  Mrs. Gy Erdődi 5   Hard 3 7 6
5   Hard 5   Hard 6 6
  Trauttmann 1 2   Liguori 0 1
  Liguori 6 6 5   Hard 6 7
  Monnot 1 2   Hellyer 3 5
12   Bucaille 6 6 12   Bucaille 6 4 1
  Courteix 3 4   Hellyer 3 6 6
  Hellyer 6 6

Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
  Newcombe w/o
  Haydon   Haydon 6 6
  Morrison 2 4 11   Kermina 3 2
11   Kermina 6 6   Haydon 6 7
  De Chambure 4 4 6   Hawton 3 5
  Buding 6 6   Buding 6 2 0
  Wienese 3 3 6   Hawton 4 6 6
6   Hawton 6 6   Haydon 6 6
  Weiss 6 4 5 3   Mercelis 2 1
  Le Besnerais 4 6 7   Le Besnerais 6 4 4
  Reyes 2 4 14   Vollmer 3 6 6
14   Vollmer 6 6 14   Vollmer 2 2
  Pouchain w/o 3   Mercelis 6 6
  De Lansalut   De Lansalut 2 5
  Bourbonnais 3 6 3   Mercelis 6 7
3   Mercelis 6 8

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
  Bueno
  Galtier   Galtier 4 4
  Marshall 10   Brewer 6 6
10   Brewer 10   Brewer 6 6
  Varin 6 4   Fancutt 3 3
  Fancutt 8 6   Fancutt 6 6
  Crowet 2 2 7   Lazzarino 2 0
7   Lazzarino 6 6 10   Brewer 1 7
  Robson 1 2 2   Knode 6 9
  Billaz 6 6   Billaz 0 6 4
  Peterdy 4 7 5 15   Barril 6 2 6
15   Barril 6 5 7 15   Barril 0 0
  Berson 4 3 2   Knode 6 6
  Forbes 6 6   Forbes 2 2
  Siarry 2 3 2   Knode 6 6
2   Knode 6 6

References

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  1. ^ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 395. ISBN 978-0942257700.
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Preceded by Grand Slam women's singles Succeeded by