1957 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles explained

Score:6–4, 7–5
Draw:80 (5)
Seeds:4
After Name:Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles
Before Name:Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles
Type:grand slam

See main article: 1957 Wimbledon Championships. 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

See also: 1 and 1. Vic Seixas / Shirley Fry (fourth round)

See also: 2 and 8. Neale Fraser / Althea Gibson (final)

See also: 3 and 6. Jiří Javorský / Věra Pužejová (third round)

See also: 4 and 3. Mervyn Rose / Darlene Hard (champions)

Draw

Top half

Section 4

Bottom half

Section 8

Notes and References

  1. Book: Barrett, John. Wimbledon: The Official History. 2014. Vision Sports Publishing. 9-781909-534230. 4th.