1957 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles

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.

Seeds
The seeded players are listed below. Althea Gibson is the champion; others show in brackets the round in which they were eliminated.


 * 1) 🇺🇸 Althea Gibson (champion)
 * 2) 🇺🇸 Louise Brough (finalist)
 * 3) 🇺🇸 Dorothy Knode (semifinals)
 * 4) 🇬🇧 Shirley Bloomer (quarterfinals)
 * 5) 🇺🇸 Darlene Hard (semifinals)
 * 6) 🇬🇧 Christine Truman (third round)
 * 7) 🇬🇧 Ann Haydon (quarterfinals)
 * 8) 🇦🇺 Mary Hawton (quarterfinals)

Key

 * Q = Qualifier
 * WC = Wild card
 * LL = Lucky loser
 * r = Retired