1957 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

First-seeded Lew Hoad successfully defended his title, defeating Ashley Cooper in the final, 6–2, 6–1, 6–2 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1957 Wimbledon Championships.[1]

Men's singles
1957 Wimbledon Championships
Final
ChampionAustralia Lew Hoad
Runner-upAustralia Ashley Cooper
Score6–2, 6–1, 6–2
Details
Draw128 (10 Q )
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
← 1956 · Wimbledon Championships · 1958 →

Seeds

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01.     Lew Hoad (champion)
02.     Ashley Cooper (final)
03.     Ham Richardson (first round)
04.     Sven Davidson (semifinals)
05.     Neale Fraser (semifinals)
06.     Vic Seixas (quarterfinals)
07.     Herbie Flam (quarterfinals)
08.     Mervyn Rose (quarterfinals)

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Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
2   Ashley Cooper 6 7 6
7   Herbie Flam 3 5 1
2   Ashley Cooper 1 14 6 8
5   Neale Fraser 6 12 3 6
  Ulf Schmidt 6 4 8 4 4
5   Neale Fraser 1 6 6 6 6
2   Ashley Cooper 2 1 2
1   Lew Hoad 6 6 6
6   Vic Seixas 7 4 4 4
4   Sven Davidson 5 6 6 6
4   Sven Davidson 4 4 5
1   Lew Hoad 6 6 7
8   Mervyn Rose 4 6 8 3
1   Lew Hoad 6 4 10 6

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
2   Ashley Cooper 6 6 9
  Fred Dehnert 2 1 7 2   A Cooper 6 6 6
  Staffan Stockenberg 2 2 3   J Drobný 1 3 3
  Jaroslav Drobný 6 6 6 2   A Cooper 6 6 6
  Robert Haillet 6 11 6   R Haillet 0 2 4
  Gunnar Sjøwall 4 9 3   R Haillet 4 6 6 9
  Lew Gerrard 3 3 13   A Segal 6 4 4 7
  Abe Segal 6 6 15 2   A Cooper 6 6 9
  Władysław Skonecki 4 7 3 6 1   M Green 2 3 7
  Neil Gibson 6 5 6 2 6   N Gibson 4 5 2
  Bob Mark 2 4 2   M Green 6 7 6
  Mike Green 6 6 6   M Green 6 1
  Hugh Stewart 6 6 6   H Stewart 4 0r
  Jimmy Tattersall 2 2 4   H Stewart 6 6 3 6
  Robin Kipping 7 6 0 3 4   E Reyes 2 4 6 3
  Esteban Reyes Jr. 5 0 6 6 6

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7   Herbie Flam 6 6 7
  Paul Blondel 3 4 5 7   H Flam 3 6 7 5 6
  Nicola Pietrangeli 4 3 4   R Krishnan 6 2 5 7 2
  Ramanathan Krishnan 6 6 6 7   H Flam 1 6 6 6
  Reynaldo Garrido 5 2 2   J Brichant 6 2 1 4
  Jacques Brichant 7 6 6   J Brichant 6 8 6
  Torben Ulrich 7 6 5 1   R Bédard 2 6 4
  Robert Bédard 9 3 7 6 7   H Flam 6 6 6
  John Ward 4 6 9 6   W Knight 3 1 3
  Oliver Prenn 6 1 7 3   J Ward 1 3 6 1
  Billy Knight 6 6 4 6   W Knight 6 6 4 6
  Rupert Huber 2 4 6 3   W Knight 10 3 9 6
  Reino Nyyssönen 1 6 9 3   G Oakley 8 6 7 1
  Gerry Oakley 6 2 11 6   G Oakley 6 6 6
  Tony Clayton 6 6 2 0 2   A Jancsó 3 4 4
  Antal Jancsó 3 4 6 6 6

Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3   Ham Richardson 6 4 5 4
  Luis Ayala 3 6 7 6   L Ayala 4 9 2
  Ivo Ribeiro 2 3 3   U Schmidt 6 11 6
  Ulf Schmidt 6 6 6   U Schmidt 6 6 1 1 6
  Howard Walton 3 6 6 0   P Rémy 4 1 6 6 4
  Peter Frankland 6 3 8 6   P Frankland 3 2 0
  Paul Rémy 6 6 6   P Rémy 6 6 6
  Søren Højberg 4 2 3   U Schmidt 6 2 6 11
  Joe Hackett 2 1 3   D Candy 4 6 2 9
  Alan Mills 6 6 6   A Mills 6 6 6
  Don Black 3 6 2   E Martínez 4 3 3
  Emilio Martínez 6 8 6   A Mills 6 3 2 4
  Eduardo Argon 8 6 6   D Candy 2 6 6 6
  Glenn Bassett 6 4 4   E Argon 1 6 3 2
  Don Candy 6 7 6   D Candy 6 1 6 6
  Narendra Nath 3 5 3

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5   Neale Fraser 6 6 6
Q   Ernesto Aguirre 1 2 0 5   N Fraser 6 6 4 6
  Roger Becker 6 6 6   R Becker 3 3 6 4
  Gordon Forbes 4 3 3 5   N Fraser 6 6 1 1 6
  Jack Arkinstall 2 0 3   M Davies 2 3 6 6 2
  Mike Davies 6 6 6   M Davies 6 7 3 7
  Ilija Panajotović 2 1 7   G Owen 3 5 6 5
  Geoffrey Owen 6 6 9 5   N Fraser 6 6 10 6
  Budge Patty 6 6 6   J Patty 3 4 12 4
  Freddie Huber 3 4 1   J Patty 6 6 6
  Francisco Contreras 9 6 6   F Contreras 4 4 0
  Gino Mezzi 7 1 3   J Patty 6 6 6
  Mike Franks   M Franks 4 3 4
  Giorgio Fachini w/o   M Franks 2 6 2 6 9
  Michael Hann 1 3 6 2   W Woodcock 6 4 6 0 7
  Warren Woodcock 6 6 4 6

Bottom half

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Section 5

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Mal Anderson 1 7 7 6
  Jeff Robson 6 5 5 4   M Anderson 4 6 6 6
  Jean-Claude Molinari 6 9 11   J-C Molinari 6 2 2 4
  Geoff Ward 4 7 9   M Anderson 7 6 6 4 6
  Peter Scholl 4 4 4   K Nielsen 9 2 0 6 3
  Kurt Nielsen 6 6 6   K Nielsen
  Philippe Washer 9 6 5 6   P Washer w/o
  Reg Bennett 7 4 7 4   M Anderson 6 3 2 2
  Colin Baxter 4 3 3 6   V Seixas 4 6 6 6
  Antonio Palafox 6 6 6   A Palafox 1 9 3 3
  Kosei Kamo 6 6 6   K Kamo 6 7 6 6
Q   Chris Crawford 3 3 3   K Kamo 2 2 7 3
  Naresh Kumar 8 9 7 6   V Seixas 6 6 5 6
  Bob Howe 6 7 5   N Kumar 4 1 4
  Clifton Mayne 3 4 2 6   V Seixas 6 6 6
6   Vic Seixas 6 6 6

Section 6

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Bobby Wilson 6 6 6
  Orlando Garrido 3 2 3   R Wilson 6 6 3 6
  Andrés Gimeno 2 4 6 4   A Hammersley 2 3 6 2
  Andrés Hammersley 6 6 3 6   R Wilson 4 6 6 7
  Ralph Oliver 6 6 6   G Mulloy 6 3 3 5
LL   Jeffrey Robinson 3 4 3   R Oliver 2 3 1
Q   Derek Lawer 4 1 6 4   G Mulloy 6 6 6
  Gardnar Mulloy 6 6 3 6   R Wilson 6 1 6 4
  Pablo Eisenberg 6 6 8 4   S Davidson 3 6 8 6
  Andrzej Licis 1 3 6   P Eisenberg 6 13 5 1
Q   David Gunson 5 5 4   S Schwartz 1 15 7 6
  Sidney Schwartz 7 7 6   S Schwartz 1 4 5
  Harry Buttimer 6 6 6 4   S Davidson 6 6 7
Q   Tony Charnock 4 4 2   H Buttimer 4 4 4
Q   Adrian Bey 3 7 5 4   S Davidson 6 6 6
4   Sven Davidson 6 9 7

Section 7

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Gaetan Koenig 7 7 4
  Franz Saiko 9 9 6   F Saiko 2 2 3
  William Álvarez 4 2 6 2   I Pimentel 6 6 6
  Isaías Pimentel 6 6 4 6   I Pimentel 6 6 3 6
  Carlos Fernandes 6 7 3 6 4   J Ulrich 2 2 6 3
  Jørgen Ulrich 3 5 6 8 6   J Ulrich 6 6 3 6
  Jiří Javorský 4 4 4   J Cranston 3 4 6 1
  John Cranston 6 6 6   I Pimentel 3 3 4
  Geoffrey Paish 6 3 3 3 8   M Rose 6 6 6
Q   Norman Kitovitz 3 6 6 6 Q   N Kitovitz 6 4 6 3 5
  Martin Froesch 7 7 6   M Froesch 0 6 4 6 7
  Ivko Plećević 5 5 0   M Froesch 2 4 2
  Peter Nicholls 4 4 3 8   M Rose 6 6 6
  Basil Katz 6 6 6   B Katz 1 5 5
  Alex Olmedo 5 10 7 1 8   M Rose 6 7 7
8   Mervyn Rose 7 12 5 6

Section 8

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Tony Pickard 6 6 6
  Hans van Dalsum 0 1 2   A Pickard 8 3 6 3
  Eric Bulmer 4 3 6 6 3   O Sirola 6 6 8 6
  Orlando Sirola 6 6 4 3 6   O Sirola 3 6 1 4
  John Barrett 4 10 7 6 6   R Emerson 6 2 6 6
Q   Bob Sherman 6 12 5 3 1   J Barrett 1 1 4
  Gilbert Shea 6 3 1   R Emerson 6 6 6
  Roy Emerson 8 6 6   R Emerson 4 4 2
  John Lesch 6 6 4 6 1   L Hoad 6 6 6
  Mario Llamas 2 2 6 4   J Lesch 8 3 6 6
Q   Corbett Parker 3 8 6 6 Q   C Parker 6 6 4 3
Q   Dennis Hughes 6 6 3 1   J Lesch 3 7 4
  Trevor Fancutt 6 7 6 6 1   L Hoad 6 9 6
  Colin Hannam 3 5 8 3   T Fancutt 4 2 1
  Pierre Darmon 2 4 3 1   L Hoad 6 6 6
1   Lew Hoad 6 6 6

References

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  1. ^ Barrett, John (2001). Wimbledon : The Official History of the Championships. London: CollinsWillow. p. 346. ISBN 0007117078.
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