Althea Gibson defeated Louise Brough in the final, 6–3, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1957 U.S. National Championships. Gibson did not lose a set during the tournament.
Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Althea Gibson is the champion; others show in brackets the round in which they were eliminated.
Althea Gibson (champion) Louise Brough (finalist) Dorothy Knode (semifinals) Shirley Bloomer (quarterfinals) Darlene Hard (semifinals) Christine Truman (third round) Ann Haydon (quarterfinals) Mary Hawton (quarterfinals)
Draw
Key Q = Qualifier WC = Wild card LL = Lucky loser r = Retired
Final eight
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