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South African Championships 1957

General Date1957-04-11 - 1957-04-25
Tournament typeAmateur
SurfaceUnknown
Rounds6
CityJohannesburg, Ellis Park
CountrySouth Africa

Source World tennis, june 1957, Deutsche Tennis Zeitung, The Rand Daily Mail

Info Draw: 42

Media

Winner Player Eric William Sturgess

Players

Adrian Bey
Ian (Foxy) Campbell
Stanley (Stan) Davidson
Ralph Gandy
Kevin Glencross
Henri Haddad
John (Jackie Jr) Hammill
D. Harris
Neville Katzen
Johnny Landman
Rikki Lautenberg
Brian Nattrass
Arthur Port
Rodney Rudansky

Robin Spengler
Roy K. Stilwell
Eric William Sturgess
Theuns Viviers
Tucker Vorster
Desmond B. Young

Cyril V. Botha
Derek Capell
Stanley E. Dugmore
Trevor Thomas Fancutt
William Stephen (Buster) Farrer
Gordon Lovell Forbes
Neale Andrew Fraser

E. John Hurry
Carl Knudsen
Gaetan Koenig
Derek J. Lawer
Keith Roy Malcolm
Julian C. (Julie) Mayers
Ivor Phillips
Alan Abraham (Abe) Segal
Gordon Lawrence Talbot
Ian Clyde Vermaak
Raymond A. (Ray) Weedon
Owen Gordon Williams
Brian Maxwell Woodroffe

Rounds
Round 1

The remaining players had a bye.

E. John Hurry*
Adrian Bey

6-1 6-2 1-6 6-2

Derek J. Lawer*
Ivor Phillips

6-0 6-4 2-6 7-5

Keith Roy Malcolm*
Henri Haddad

6-3 4-6 6-3 6-0

Gordon Forbes*
Neville Katzen

6-0 6-1 6-4

William Stephen (Buster) Farrer*
Theuns Viviers

8-6 6-0 6-0

Rikki Lautenberg*
Desmond B. Young

8-6 6-3 6-3

Ian Vermaak*
Arthur Port

6-0 6-3 6-3

Stanley E. Dugmore*
D. Harris

6-4 6-2 6-4

Gaetan Koenig*
Johnny Landman

6-3 2-6 6-2 3-6 7-5

Round 2

Eric Sturgess*
Roy K. Stilwell

6-2 6-1 6-2

Julian C. (Julie) Mayers*
John (Jackie Jr) Hammill

6-2 6-2 6-2

Brian Woodroffe*
Carl Knudsen

6-0 6-1 6-0

Gordon Talbot*
Brian Nattrass

6-2 6-2 6-1

Abe Segal*
Rodney Rudansky

6-2 6-2 6-1

E. John Hurry*
Stanley (Stan) Davidson

Derek J. Lawer*
Cyril V. Botha

Gordon Forbes*
Keith Roy Malcolm

Neale Fraser*
Ian (Foxy) Campbell

6-1 6-0 6-4

Derek Capell*
Ralph Gandy

6-3 6-4 7-5

Owen Gordon Williams*
Tucker Vorster

6-1 0-6 6-3 6-3

Ian Vermaak*
Stanley E. Dugmore

Trevor Fancutt*
Robin Spengler

6-4 6-3 6-4

Gaetan Koenig*
Kevin Glencross

William Stephen (Buster) Farrer*
Rikki Lautenberg

Raymond A. (Ray) Weedon*

Round 3

Neale Fraser*
Raymond A. (Ray) Weedon

3-6 6-3 6-2 6-3

Owen Gordon Williams*
Derek Capell

3-6 6-2 6-4 3-6 6-3

Gaetan Koenig*
Trevor Fancutt

6-2 6-4 6-3

Ian Vermaak*
William Stephen (Buster) Farrer

6-1 8-6 6-3

Gordon Forbes*
Derek J. Lawer

6-3 10-8 6-4

Abe Segal*
E. John Hurry

6-3 7-5 6-4

Gordon Talbot*
Brian Woodroffe

6-4 6-2 4-6 6-3

Eric Sturgess*
Julian C. (Julie) Mayers

6-8 6-3 6-2 6-4

Quarterfinals

Neale Fraser*
Owen Gordon Williams

6-2 6-2 4-6 6-3

Gaetan Koenig*
Ian Vermaak

3-6 6-3 3-6 7-5 6-3

Gordon Forbes*
Abe Segal

8-6 8-6 6-2

Eric Sturgess*
Gordon Talbot

6-3 6-3 6-1

Semifinals

Gaetan Koenig*
Neale Fraser

4-6 6-4 6-1 2-6 6-3

Eric Sturgess*
Gordon Forbes

5-7 6-2 6-2 6-2

Final

Eric Sturgess*
Gaetan Koenig

9-7 6-3 6-1

Tournament

Round 1