1957 Singapore Open

1957 Singapore Open

Tournament details
Dates	2 October 1957– 4 December 1957
Edition	24th
Venue	Singapore Badminton Hall
Location	Geylang, Singapore
Champions
Men's singles	Seah Lye Huat
Women's singles	Nancy Lim
Men's doubles	Johnny Heah Lim Say Hup
Women's doubles	Lau Hui Huang Nancy Lim
Mixed doubles	Lim Say Hup Jessie Ong
← 1956 1958 →

The 1957 Singapore Open, also known as the 1957 Singapore Open Badminton Championships, took place from 2 October – 4 December 1957 at the Singapore Badminton Hall in Singapore. The ties were played over a few months with the first round ties being played on the 2nd of October^[1] and the finals on the 4th of December.^[2] The mixed doubles final was played on the 16th of November.^[3]

This was also the first championships whereby the tournament was open to competitors from both in and outside of Singapore.^[4]

Final results

Category	Winners	Runners-up	Score
Men's singles	Seah Lye Huat	Robert Lim	17–14, 15–3
Women's singles	Nancy Lim	Jessie Ong	11–4, 11–4
Men's doubles	Johnny Heah & Lim Say Hup	Ismail Marjan & Ong Poh Lim	10–15, 15–4, 15–7
Women's doubles	Lau Hui Huang & Nancy Lim	Nancy Ang & Jessie Ong	18–16, 15–6
Mixed doubles	Lim Say Hup & Jessie Ong	Lau Teng Chuan & Lau Hui Huang	15–13, 7–15, 18–16

References

1. "First Round Surprise for Lim". The Singapore Free Press. 3 October 1957.
2. "Seah is New Champion: Doubles to Heah and Lim". The Straits Times. 5 December 1957.
3. "Robert Enters Singles Final". The Straits Times. 17 November 1957.
4. "SBA 'Open'". Singapore Standard. 28 August 1957.