International tennis championships of Germany 1956 / women's singles

This article describes the results of the women's singles at the 1956 International Tennis Championships in Germany .

Seeding list

No. Player Round reached 01.  Anne Shilcock Semifinals 02.  Zsusza Körmöczy  Round of 16 03.  Pat Ward Quarter finals 04th  Thelma Long victory

Tournament schedule

Explanation of symbols

bye = bye

where = walkover

Results

Semi-finals, finals

Semifinals

final

1

Anne Shilcock

4th

1

4th

Thelma Long

6th

6th

4th

Thelma Long

7th

6th

Silvana Lazzarino

5

2

Edda Buding

4th

4th

Silvana Lazzarino

6th

6th

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

1

A. Shilcock

6th

6th

J. Kramer

2

3

1

A. Shilcock

1

6th

6th

Ch. Ramorino

6th

2

2

Ch. Ramorino

w.

O.

L. Snow

1

A. Shilcock

8th

6th

I. Buding

6th

3

G. List

6th

6th

J. Hoad

2

3

G. List

3

5

I. Buding

6th

7th

I. Buding

6th

6th

M. Dubois

4th

3

Upper half 2

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

4th

Th. Long

6th

6th

G. von Ladiges

2

1

4th

Th. Long

7th

6th

I. Metzner

5

1

T. Zehden

5

4th

I. Metzner

7th

6th

4th

Th. Long

6th

6th

E. Vollmer

4th

1

V. Pužejová

6th

6th

M. Galtier

2

4th

V. Pužejová

6th

2

2

E. Vollmer

3

6th

6th

M. Paas

3

1

E. Vollmer

6th

6th

E. Vollmer

6th

6th

L. Schou Nilsen

1

2

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

Ch. Mercelis

5

8th

6th

B. Ahlert

7th

6th

4th

Ch. Mercelis

1

2

F. Muller

6th

6th

F. Muller

6th

6th

K. Warnke

4th

4th

F. Muller

3

2

E. Buding

6th

6th

E. Buding

6th

6th

R. Davar

1

3

E. Buding

4th

6th

6th

3

P. Ward

6th

3

4th

U. Heidtmann

bye

U. Heidtmann

4th

3

3

P. Ward

6th

6th

bye

3

P. Ward

Lower half 2

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

S. Lazzarino

6th

2

6th

M. Koeller

2

6th

4th

S. Lazzarino

6th

2

7th

D. Seeney

4th

6th

5

M. Burkardt

2

3

D. Seeney

6th

6th

S. Lazzarino

6th

6th

M. Dittmeyer

2

0

M. Dittmeyer

6th

6th

S. Pachta

2

0

M. Dittmeyer

w.

O.

2

Zs. Körmöczy

B. Förstendorf

1

1

2

Zs. Körmöczy

6th

6th

swell

• Hamburger Abendblatt , issues from July 26th to August 6th 1956, available in the online archive at http://www.abendblatt.de (subject to a charge)
• Tennis, official organ of the German Tennis Federation , Volume X, Issue 15 (August 1st 1956 edition)

Note: For some results there are slight deviations between the Hamburger Abendblatt and the magazine Tennis. We are following Tennis magazine here.

Remarks

1. ↑ Körmöczy had a fever.