title: 1958 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles
text: # 1958 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles
  
  Defending champion Althea Gibson defeated Darlene Hard in the final, 3–6, 6–1, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1958 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.
  
  * Althea Gibson (champion)
  * Dorothy Knode (quarterfinals)
  * Ann Haydon (third round)
  * Maria Bueno (quarterfinals)
  * Janet Hopps (first round)
  * Sally Moore (quarterfinals)
  * Christine Truman (quarterfinals)
  * Beverly Baker Fleitz (semifinals)
  
  ## Draw
  
  ### Key
  
  * Q = Qualifier
  * WC = Wild card
  * LL = Lucky loser
  * r = Retired
  
  ### Final eight
  
  | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Althea Gibson | 11 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | Christine Truman | 9 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | Christine Truman | 9 | 1 | 1 | Althea Gibson | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | | | | 8 | Beverly Baker Fleitz | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
  | 4 | Maria Bueno | 1 | 2 | 8 | Beverly Baker Fleitz | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
  | 8 | Beverly Baker Fleitz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | Beverly Baker Fleitz | 6 | 6 | | | | | 1 | Althea Gibson | 3 | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | Darlene Hard | 6 | 1 | 2 |
  | 4 | Dorothy Knode | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | Darlene Hard | 6 | 1 | 2 |
  | | Jeanne Arth | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Jeanne Arth | 6 | 6 | | Jeanne Arth | 5 | 2 | | | | | |
  | | | | | 4 | Darlene Hard | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
  | 4 | Darlene Hard | 6 | 6 | 4 | Darlene Hard | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
  | 6 | Sally Moore | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  