1956 in tennis
| Years in tennis |
This page covers all the important events in the sport of tennis in 1956. It provides the results of notable tournaments throughout the year on both the men's and women's ILTF tennis circuits.
Australian Open
Men's singles
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Lew Hoad defeated Ken Rosewall 6–4, 3–6, 6–4, 7–5[1]
Women's singles
Mary Carter defeated Thelma Coyne Long 3–6, 6–2, 9–7[2]
Men's doubles
Lew Hoad / Ken Rosewall defeated Don Candy / Mervyn Rose 10–8, 13–11, 6–4[3]
Women's doubles
Mary Bevis Hawton / Thelma Coyne Long defeated Mary Carter / Beryl Penrose 6–2, 5–7, 9–7[4]
Mixed doubles
Beryl Penrose / Neale Fraser defeated Mary Bevis Hawton / Roy Emerson 6–2, 6–4[5]
French Open
Men's singles
Lew Hoad defeated 
Sven Davidson 6–4, 8–6, 6–3
Women's singles
Althea Gibson defeated 
Angela Mortimer 6–0, 12–10
Men's doubles
Don Candy / Robert Perry defeated Ashley Cooper / Lew Hoad 7–5, 6–3, 6–3
Women's doubles
Angela Buxton / Althea Gibson defeated Darlene Hard / Dorothy Head Knode 6–8, 8–6, 6–1
Mixed doubles
Thelma Coyne Long / 
Luis Ayala defeated Darlene Hard / Bob Howe 4–6, 6–4, 6–1
Wimbledon
Men's singles
Lew Hoad defeated Ken Rosewall, 6–2, 4–6, 7–5, 6–4 [6]
Women's singles
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Angela Buxton, 6–3, 6–1 [7]
Men's doubles
Lew Hoad / Ken Rosewall defeated 
Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola, 7–5, 6–2, 6–1 [8]
Women's doubles
Angela Buxton / Althea Gibson defeated Fay Muller / Daphne Seeney, 6–1, 8–6 [9]
Mixed doubles
Vic Seixas / Shirley Fry defeated Gardnar Mulloy / Althea Gibson, 2–6, 6–2, 7–5 [10]
US Open
Men's singles
Ken Rosewall (AUS) defeated Lew Hoad (AUS) 4–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–3
Women's singles
Shirley Fry (USA) defeated Althea Gibson (USA) 6–3, 6–4
Men's doubles
Lew Hoad (AUS) / Ken Rosewall (AUS) defeated Ham Richardson (USA) / Vic Seixas (USA) 6–2, 6–2, 3–6, 6–4 [11]
Women's doubles
Louise Brough (USA) / Margaret Osborne (USA) defeated Shirley Fry (USA) / Betty Pratt (USA) 6–3, 6–0 [12]
Mixed doubles
Margaret Osborne (USA) / Ken Rosewall (AUS) defeated Darlene Hard (USA) / Lew Hoad (AUS) 9–7, 6–1 [13]
Notes
References
- ↑ "1956 Men's Singles". Tennis Australia.
- ↑ "1956 Women's Singles". Tennis Australia.
- ↑ "1956 Men's Doubles". Tennis Australia.
- ↑ "1956 Women's Doubles". Tennis Australia.
- ↑ "1956 Mixed Doubles". Tennis Australia.
- ↑ "Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
- ↑ "Ladies' Singles Finals 1884-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
- ↑ "Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
- ↑ "Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
- ↑ "Mixed Doubles Finals 1913-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
- ↑ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 477. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ↑ Collins, p. 480
- ↑ Collins, p. 482
External links
- Official website of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)
- Official website of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA)
- Official website of the International Tennis Federation (ITF)
- Official website of the International Team Competition in Men's Tennis (Davis Cup) Archived June 8, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- Official website of the International Team Competition in Women's Tennis (Fed Cup) Archived January 7, 2014, at the Wayback Machine