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1957 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles

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Mixed doubles
1957 Wimbledon Championships
Final
ChampionsAustralia Mervyn Rose
United States Darlene Hard
Runners-upAustralia Neale Fraser
United States Althea Gibson
Score6–4, 7–5
Details
Draw80 (5 Q )
Seeds4
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
← 1956 · Wimbledon Championships · 1958 →

Vic Seixas and Shirley Fry were the defending champions, but Fry did not compete. Seixas partnered with Louise Brough, but they lost in the fourth round to Luis Ayala and Thelma Long.

Mervyn Rose and Darlene Hard defeated Neale Fraser and Althea Gibson in the final, 6–4, 7–5 to win the mixed doubles tennis title at the 1957 Wimbledon Championships.[1]

Seeds

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01.   United States Vic Seixas / United States Shirley Fry (fourth round)
02.   Australia Neale Fraser / United States Althea Gibson (final)
03.   Czechoslovakia Jiří Javorský / Czechoslovakia Věra Pužejová (third round)
04.   Australia Mervyn Rose / United States Darlene Hard (champions)

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

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
Chile Luis Ayala
Australia Thelma Long
6 6
United Kingdom Alan Mills
United Kingdom Rita Bentley
1 2
Chile Luis Ayala
Australia Thelma Long
6 3 2
4 Australia Mervyn Rose
United States Darlene Hard
3 6 6
4 Australia Mervyn Rose
United States Darlene Hard
6 6
United States Sidney Schwartz
United States Mimi Arnold
3 0
4 Australia Mervyn Rose
United States Darlene Hard
6 7
Australia Neale Fraser
United States Althea Gibson
4 5
Australia Roy Emerson
Australia Margaret Hellyer
6 6
Japan Kosei Kamo
Bermuda Heather Brewer
1 3
Australia Roy Emerson
Australia Margaret Hellyer
4 4
2 Australia Neale Fraser
United States Althea Gibson
6 6
India Naresh Kumar
West Germany Edda Buding
8 7
2 Australia Neale Fraser
United States Althea Gibson
10 9

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 United States Vic Seixas
United States Louise Brough
6 6
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sima Nikolić
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Marica Cranadak-Milonja
3 2
1 United States V Seixas
United States L Brough
6 6
United Kingdom H Truman
United Kingdom C Truman
4 4
United Kingdom Humphrey Truman
United Kingdom Christine Truman
6 6
France Jean-Pierre Bergerat
France Florence de la Courtie
3 1
1 United States V Seixas
United States L Brough
7 6 3
Chile L Ayala
Australia T Long
9 1 6
Q Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Roy Stilwell
United Kingdom Jennifer Chamberlain
6 6
Denmark Søren Højberg
Denmark Milly Vagn-Nielsen
3 4
Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland R Stilwell
United Kingdom J Chamberlain
0 4
Chile L Ayala
Australia T Long
6 6
South Africa Gordon Forbes
South Africa Valerie Forbes
4 6 3
Chile Luis Ayala
Australia Thelma Long
6 4 6

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
United Kingdom Alan Mills
United Kingdom Rita Bentley
6 6
United Kingdom Colin Hannam
United Kingdom Gill Evans
3 4
United Kingdom A Mills
United Kingdom R Bentley
4 6 6
Austria A Huber
Austria E Broz
6 1 3
Austria Freddie Huber
Austria Elizabeth Broz
8 6
United Kingdom Claude Lister
United Kingdom Thelma Lister
6 2
United Kingdom A Mills
United Kingdom R Bentley
7 7
United Kingdom R Bennett
United Kingdom S Armstrong
5 5
United Kingdom Reg Bennett
United Kingdom Sheila Armstrong
6 6
Switzerland Paul Blondel
Switzerland Heidi Enzen
2 3
United Kingdom R Bennett
United Kingdom S Armstrong
4 8 6
United Kingdom E Crump
United Kingdom Mrs NR Allport
6 6 2
Netherlands Fred Dehnert
Netherlands Nel van der Storm
5 0
Q United Kingdom Eric Crump
United Kingdom Mrs NR Allport
7 6

Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4 Australia Mervyn Rose
United States Darlene Hard
6 6
United Kingdom Mike Davies
West Germany Ilse Buding
2 3
4 Australia M Rose
United States D Hard
6 6
New Zealand C Parker
United Kingdom G Woodgate
0 3
New Zealand Corbett Parker
United Kingdom Georgie Woodgate
6 6
Colombia William Álvarez
United Kingdom Gillian Findlay
4 4
4 Australia M Rose
United States D Hard
6 6
United States G Mulloy
United States D Knode
2 1
United States Gardnar Mulloy
United States Dorothy Knode
6 7
Finland Reino Nyyssönen
United Kingdom Mary Eyre
3 5
United States G Mulloy
United States D Knode
6 8
New Zealand J Robson
New Zealand H Robson
1 6
Australia Jack Arkinstall
South Africa Renée Schuurman
3 6
New Zealand Jeff Robson
New Zealand Heather Robson
6 8

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
New Zealand Peter Nicholls
United Kingdom Billie Woodgate
9 4 7
Spain Andrés Gimeno
Spain María Josefa de Riba
7 6 5 New Zealand P Nicholls
United Kingdom R Woodgate
3 4
United Kingdom Billy Knight
United Kingdom Ann Haydon
3 6 6 Mexico M Llamas
Belgium C Mercelis
6 6
Mexico Mario Llamas
Belgium Christiane Mercelis
6 1 8 Mexico M Llamas
Belgium C Mercelis
5 6 9
Poland Czesław Spychała
United Kingdom Bea Walter
8 6 6 Poland C Spychała
United Kingdom B Walter
7 3 7
France Robert Haillet
France Annie Haillet
10 4 4 Poland C Spychała
United Kingdom B Walter
2 6 6
France Jean Borotra
France Marie-Odile Bouchet
3 5 Hungary A Jancsó
United Kingdom J Rook
6 4 4
Hungary Antal Jancsó
United Kingdom Jill Rook
6 7 Mexico M Llamas
Belgium C Mercelis
5 7
United Kingdom Howard Walton
United Kingdom Joy Michell
1 3 United States S Schwartz
United States M Arnold
7 9
United Kingdom John Barrett
United Kingdom Pat Ward
6 6 United Kingdom John Barrett
United Kingdom Pat Ward
5 4
Egypt Jaroslav Drobný
United Kingdom Rita Drobný
6 2 United States S Schwartz
United States M Arnold
7 6
United States Sidney Schwartz
United States Mimi Arnold
8 6 United States S Schwartz
United States M Arnold
9 6 8
United States Hugh Stewart
West Germany Erika Vollmer
6 6 United States H Stewart
West Germany E Vollmer
11 3 6
Q United Kingdom Bob Powell
United Kingdom Liz Lawrenson
4 4 United States H Stewart
West Germany E Vollmer
6 7
Italy Nicola Pietrangeli
United States Karol Fageros
3 7 6 Italy N Pietrangeli
United States K Fageros
4 5
France Pierre Darmon
France Ginette Bucaille
6 5 1

Bottom half

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Section 5

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Poland Władysław Skonecki
Australia Kay Newcombe
0 1
United Kingdom Geoffrey Paish
United Kingdom Anne Shilcock
6 6 United Kingdom G Paish
United Kingdom A Shilcock
12 3 6
Australia Warren Woodcock
Hungary Zsuzsa Körmöczy
1 4 Sweden S Davidson
United Kingdom S Bloomer
10 6 8
Sweden Sven Davidson
United Kingdom Shirley Bloomer
6 6 Sweden S Davidson
United Kingdom S Bloomer
5 7 3
France Paul Rémy
France Susan Chatrier
6 6 France P Rémy
France S Chatrier
7 5 6
France Philippe Chatrier
United Kingdom Vera Thomas
3 2 France P Rémy
France S Chatrier
6 6
Q United Kingdom Derek Collins
United Kingdom Mrs FJ Tomlin
0 3 Switzerland M Froesch
Switzerland R Kaufmann
3 0
Switzerland Martin Froesch
Switzerland Ruth Kaufmann
6 6 France P Rémy
France S Chatrier
2 6 3
Netherlands Hans van Dalsum
Netherlands Berna Thung
9 9 Australia R Emerson
Australia M Hellyer
6 3 6
Canada Robert Bédard
Canada Anne Bédard
7 7 Netherlands J van Dalsum
Netherlands B Thung
4 3
Brazil Carlos Fernandes
Brazil Maria de Amorim
4 6 7 Brazil C Fernandes
Brazil M de Amorim
6 6
United Kingdom Peter Moys
United Kingdom Marion Craig-Smith
6 3 5 Brazil C Fernandes
Brazil M de Amorim
4 5
Australia Bob Mark
Australia Jenny Hoad
6 6 3 Australia R Emerson
Australia M Hellyer
6 7
Australia Roy Emerson
Australia Margaret Hellyer
1 8 6 Australia R Emerson
Australia M Hellyer
6 7 6
Cuba Orlando Garrido
West Germany Ingeborg Vogler
3 6 3 Spain J Bartrolí
Spain P Barril
2 9 3
Spain Jaime Bartrolí
Spain Pilar Barril
6 3 6

Section 6

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Q United Kingdom Basil Hutchins
United Kingdom Mary Chamberlain
4 8 2
Japan Kosei Kamo
Bermuda Heather Brewer
6 6 6
Japan K Kamo
Bermuda H Brewer
7 6
Poland A Licis
United Kingdom H Cheadle
5 3
South Africa Gordon Talbot
United Kingdom Elaine Shenton
6 3 2
Poland Andrzej Licis
United Kingdom Hazel Cheadle
4 6 6
Japan K Kamo
Bermuda H Brewer
6 6
Venezuela I Pimentel
France S le Besnerais
4 3
Venezuela Isaías Pimentel
France Suzanne le Besnerais
6 6
Spain Emilio Martínez
Spain Mary Terán de Weiss
2 3
Venezuela I Pimentel
France S le Besnerais
6 7
3 Czechoslovakia J Javorský
Czechoslovakia V Pužejová
4 5
Australia Mal Anderson
South Africa Sandra Reynolds
6 3 4
3 Czechoslovakia Jiří Javorský
Czechoslovakia Věra Pužejová
4 6 6

Section 7

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
United Kingdom John Ward
United Kingdom Leonie Brighton
3 4
India Naresh Kumar
West Germany Edda Buding
6 6
India N Kumar
West Germany E Buding
3 6 6
Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland B Katz
United Kingdom V White
6 3 2
Denmark Jørgen Ulrich
United Kingdom Pearl Panton
3 2
Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Basil Katz
United Kingdom Viola White
6 6
India N Kumar
West Germany E Buding
6 5 6
India R Krishnan
United States E Pratt
2 7 3
Greece Peter Theodoracopulos
Mexico Yola Ramírez
0 2
India Ramanathan Krishnan
United States Betty Pratt
6 6
India R Krishnan
United States E Pratt
6 6
Australia R Howe
Australia M Hawton
4 4
South Africa Abe Segal
United States Gloria Butler
4 6 3
Australia Bob Howe
Australia Mary Hawton
6 4 6

Section 8

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Australia Neil Gibson
United Kingdom Julie Lintern
4 6 6
LL United Kingdom Keith Collar
United Kingdom Zena Lusty
6 1 1
Australia N Gibson
United Kingdom J Lintern
4 12 1
United Kingdom G Oakley
United Kingdom P Hird
6 10 6
United Kingdom Gerry Oakley
United Kingdom Pat Hird
6 6
South Africa Trevor Fancutt
South Africa Daphne Fancutt
2 3
United Kingdom G Oakley
United Kingdom P Hird
1 4
2 Australia N Fraser
United States A Gibson
6 6
New Zealand Lew Gerrard
New Zealand Ruia Morrison
6 7
United Kingdom Ivor Warwick
United Kingdom Anthea Warwick
1 5
New Zealand L Gerrard
New Zealand R Morrison
2 4
2 Australia N Fraser
United States A Gibson
6 6
United Kingdom Eric Bulmer
United Kingdom Pauline Roberts
2 2
2 Australia Neale Fraser
United States Althea Gibson
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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