1957 Australian Championships
The 1957 Australian Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on outdoor Grass courts at the Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia from 17 January to 27 January. It was the 45th edition of the Australian Championships (now known as the Australian Open), the 13th held in Melbourne, and the first Grand Slam tournament of the year. The singles titles were taken by Ashley Cooper and Shirley Fry. ChampionsMen's singlesAshley Cooper defeated Neale Fraser 6–3, 9–11, 6–4, 6–2 [1] Women's singlesShirley Fry defeated Althea Gibson 6–3, 6–4 [2] Men's doublesNeale Fraser / Lew Hoad defeated Mal Anderson / Ashley Cooper 6–3, 8–6, 6–4 [3] Women's doublesShirley Fry / Althea Gibson defeated Mary Bevis Hawton / Fay Muller 6–2, 6–1 [4] Mixed doublesFay Muller / Mal Anderson defeated Jill Langley / Billy Knight 7–5, 3–6, 6–1 [5] References
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