1957 French Championships - Women's Singles

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Shirley Bloomer defeated Dorothy Knode 6-1 6-3 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 1957 French Championships.

See also:

1957 French Championships - Men's Singles

Contents 1 Seeds 2 Draw 2.1 Key 2.2 Finals 2.3 Earlier Rounds 2.3.1 Section 1 2.3.2 Section 2 2.3.3 Section 3 2.3.4 Section 4 3 External links

[edit] 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 (Quarterfinalist) Edda Buding (Third round) Darlene Hard (Quarterfinalist) Mary Hawton (Third round) Silvana Lazzarino (Second round) Annalissa Bellani (Third round)

Zsuzsi Kormoczy (Quarterfinalist) Heather Brewer (Quarterfinalist) Jacqueline Kermina (Second round) Ginette Bucaille (Second round) Vera Puzejova (Semifinalist) Erika Vollmer (Third round) Pilar Barril (Third round) Yola Ramirez (Third round)

[edit] Draw

[edit] Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• r. = retired

[edit] Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	1	Shirley Bloomer	6	6
	9	Zsuzsi Kormoczy	1	1
								1	Shirley Bloomer	6	2	6
								13	Vera Puzejova	4	6	4
	13	Vera Puzejova	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

[edit] Earlier Rounds

[edit] Section 1

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	Ramirez	6	6	4
16	Ramirez	6	6				16	Ramirez	6	6
	Seghers	6	6	5				Nenot	1	3
	Nenot	8	0	7																	1	Bloomer	6	6
	Dubois	1	3																		9	Kormoczy	1	1
8	Bellani	6	6				8	Bellani	6	6
	Fageros							Jedrzejowska	2	2
	Jedrzejowska													8	Bellani	1	2
	Gimault	3	1											9	Kormoczy	6	6
9	Kormoczy	6	6				9	Kormoczy	7	6
	Migliori	w/o						Hoad	5	1
	Hoad

[edit] Section 2

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	Puzejova	5	6	7
13	Puzejova	7	6				13	Puzejova	8	6
	Chatrier	3	7	2				Reynolds	6	1
	Reynolds	6	5	6																	13	Puzejova	6	5	8
	Erdodi																				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

[edit] Section 3

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

[edit] Section 4

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	6	9
	Robson	1	2																		2	Knode	1	7
	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

[edit] External links

• Official 1957 Women's DrawPDF (69.5 KiB) on the French Open website