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
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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

0
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

Key

Finals

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
Naresh Kumar
West Germany Edda Buding
8 7
2 Australia Neale Fraser
United States Althea Gibson
10 9

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 United States Vic Seixas
United States Louise Brough
6 6
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

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

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
J Robson
New Zealand H Robson
1 6
Australia Jack Arkinstall
South Africa Renée Schuurman
3 6
Jeff Robson
New Zealand Heather Robson
6 8

Section 4

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

Section 5

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

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

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
United Kingdom John Ward
United Kingdom Leonie Brighton
3 4
Naresh Kumar
West Germany Edda Buding
6 6
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
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

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

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