US National Championships 1956 / Men's Singles

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US National Championships 1956
Singles: Men's Ladies
Double: Men's Ladies Mixed
Singles: Juniors Juniors
Double: Juniors Juniors
R. Single: Men's Ladies Quad
R. Double: Men's Ladies Quad
US National Championships
Men's Singles
1955 ◄ 1956 ► 1957
Grand Slams 1956
men's singles
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In the men's singles of the US National Championships in 1956 , today's US Open , the number 2 seeded Australian Ken Rosewall defeated his top-seeded compatriot Lew Hoad in the final in four sets. The championship was played on grass in Forest Hills , New York City ( NY ) and was held for the 76th time.

Seeding list

No. player Round reached

01. AustraliaAustralia Lew Hoad final
02. AustraliaAustralia Ken Rosewall victory
03. United States 48United States Ham Richardson Quarter finals
04th United States 48United States Vic Seixas Semifinals
No. player Round reached
05. AustraliaAustralia Neale Fraser Semifinals

06th AustraliaAustralia Ashley Cooper Quarter finals

07th SwedenSweden Ulf Schmidt 3rd round

08th. United States 48United States Dick Savitt Quarter finals

Main round

Explanation of symbols

  • r = retired
  • d = disqualification
  • where = walkover

Quarter-finals, semi-finals, finals

  Quarter finals Semifinals final
                                                   
  5  AustraliaAustralia Neale Fraser 3 6th 6th 6th              
3  United States 48United States Ham Richardson 6th 3 2 4th    
5  AustraliaAustralia Neale Fraser 13 2 4th    
  1  AustraliaAustralia Lew Hoad 15th 6th 6th      
 AustraliaAustralia Roy Emerson 6th 3 5    
 
  1  AustraliaAustralia Lew Hoad 8th 6th 7th      
  1  AustraliaAustralia Lew Hoad 6th 2 3 3  
  2  AustraliaAustralia Ken Rosewall 4th 6th 6th 6th  
  6th  AustraliaAustralia Ashley Cooper 7th 6th 7th 12 4th  
4th  United States 48United States Vic Seixas 9 3 9 10 6th  
4th  United States 48United States Vic Seixas 8th 0 3    
  2  AustraliaAustralia Ken Rosewall 10 6th 6th      
8th  United States 48United States Dick Savitt 4th 5 6th 10 1
 
  2  AustraliaAustralia Ken Rosewall 6th 7th 4th 8th 6th  

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round   Second round   Third round   Round of 16
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Daniels 2 5 4th                      
 United States 48United States Mendel 6th 7th 6th        United States 48United States Mendel 2 3 1    
 United States 48United States Sledge 3 3 1        United States 48United States Shea 6th 6th 6th      
 United States 48United States Shea 6th 6th 6th          United States 48United States Shea 6th 10 6th    
 United States 48United States Morgan 3 1 6th 9 4th      United States 48United States frost 3 8th 3      
 United States 48United States Meyer 6th 6th 3 7th 6th    United States 48United States Meyer 2 2 1      
 Canada 1921Canada Rochon 2 1 2        United States 48United States frost 6th 6th 6th      
 United States 48United States frost 6th 6th 6th          United States 48United States Shea 7th 3 3 8th  
 ArgentinaArgentina Furlong 2 6th 4th         5  AustraliaAustralia Fraser 5 6th 6th 10  
 United States 48United States Gaines 6th 8th 6th        United States 48United States Gaines 4th 5 0      
 United States 48United States Vincent 0 0 3        United States 48United States Dorfman 6th 7th 6th      
 United States 48United States Dorfman 6th 6th 6th          United States 48United States Dorfman 4th 4th 4th    
 United States 48United States Wood 4th 3 0         5  AustraliaAustralia Fraser 6th 6th 6th      
 South Africa 1928South African Union Copper burger 6th 6th 6th        South Africa 1928South African Union Copper burger 3 5 8th 5    
 United States 48United States Maccracken 2 4th 2       5  AustraliaAustralia Fraser 6th 7th 6th 7th    
5  AustraliaAustralia Fraser 6th 6th 6th        

Upper half 2

First round   Second round   Third round   Round of 16
 AustraliaAustralia Anderson 3 4th 2                      
 United States 48United States Green 6th 6th 6th        United States 48United States Green 6th 6th 6th    
 United States 48United States Powless 5 2 1        Mexico 1934Mexico Llamas 3 4th 1      
 Mexico 1934Mexico Llamas 7th 6th 6th          United States 48United States Green 3 4th 4th    
 ItalyItaly Gori 6th 1 0          United States 48United States Olmedo 6th 6th 6th      
 United States 48United States Olmedo 8th 6th 6th        United States 48United States Olmedo 8th 6th 6th      
 United States 48United States ball 8th 6th 2 1 3    United States 48United States Quay 6th 1 2      
 United States 48United States Quay 6th 3 6th 6th 6th      United States 48United States Olmedo 5 2 0    
 United States 48United States Leslie 1 2 1         3  United States 48United States Richardson 7th 6th 6th    
 United States 48United States MacKay 6th 6th 6th        United States 48United States MacKay 6th 4th 3 2    
 ChileChile Garcia 7th 3 3        United States 48United States Quillian 4th 6th 6th 6th    
 United States 48United States Quillian 9 6th 6th          United States 48United States Quillian 6th 2 2 2  
 Canada 1921Canada Main 0 3 1         3  United States 48United States Richardson 4th 6th 6th 6th    
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Becker 6th 6th 6th        United KingdomUnited Kingdom Becker 2 0 4th      
 AustraliaAustralia Laver 1 2 3       3  United States 48United States Richardson 6th 6th 6th      
3  United States 48United States Richardson 6th 6th 6th        

Upper half 3

First round   Second round   Third round   Round of 16
 France 1946Fourth French Republic Haillet 4th 2 4th                      
 United States 48United States Flam 6th 6th 6th        United States 48United States Flam 6th 6th 6th    
 United States 48United States Fox 6th 3 4th 3      Canada 1921Canada Fontana 1 2 1      
 Canada 1921Canada Fontana 3 6th 6th 6th        United States 48United States Flam 1 1 6th 5  
 United States 48United States Thompson 2 1 4th          AustraliaAustralia Emerson 6th 6th 3 7th    
 AustraliaAustralia Emerson 6th 6th 6th        AustraliaAustralia Emerson 3 6th 6th 8th    
 United States 48United States Dell 7th 6th 8th 3 11    United KingdomUnited Kingdom Knight 6th 4th 3 6th    
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Knight 5 3 10 6th 13      AustraliaAustralia Emerson 9 7th 6th 6th  
 United States 48United States Farrin 4th 1 10 1        South Africa 1928South African Union Segal 11 5 2 1  
 United States 48United States Perry 6th 6th 8th 6th      United States 48United States Perry 2 1 5      
 United States 48United States Buchholz 3 1 4th        South Africa 1928South African Union Segal 6th 6th 7th      
 South Africa 1928South African Union Segal 6th 6th 6th          South Africa 1928South African Union Segal 8th 9 5 7th  
 Canada 1921Canada Flat 1 3 3         7th  SwedenSweden Schmidt 6th 7th 7th 5    
 United States 48United States Cranston 6th 6th 6th        United States 48United States Cranston 2 3 1      
 United States 48United States Morris 3 2 4th       7th  SwedenSweden Schmidt 6th 6th 6th      
7th  SwedenSweden Schmidt 6th 6th 6th        

Upper half 4

First round   Second round   Third round   Round of 16
 United States 48United States Cranis 4th 4th 1                      
 United States 48United States Clark 6th 6th 6th        United States 48United States Clark 1 11 2 4th  
 Canada 1921Canada Harit 0 1 1        United States 48United States Golden 6th 9 6th 6th    
 United States 48United States Golden 6th 6th 6th          United States 48United States Golden 7th 6th 1 6th  
 United States 48United States Neely 1 4th 5          United States 48United States Moss 5 3 6th 2    
 United States 48United States Schmidt 6th 6th 7th        United States 48United States Schmidt 5 6th 9 7th 2  
 United States 48United States Krais 0 2 6th 3      United States 48United States Moss 7th 2 7th 9 6th  
 United States 48United States Moss 6th 6th 4th 6th        United States 48United States Golden 3 2 5    
 United States 48United States Crawford 2 2 3         1  AustraliaAustralia Hoad 6th 6th 7th    
 United States 48United States Mulloy 6th 6th 6th        United States 48United States Mulloy 3 3 4th      
 United States 48United States Grant 0 1 7th 3      United States 48United States Moylan 6th 6th 6th      
 United States 48United States Moylan 6th 6th 5 6th        United States 48United States Moylan 9 3 4th    
 IndonesiaIndonesia Gan 2 0 2         1  AustraliaAustralia Hoad 11 6th 6th      
 United States 48United States Dodson 6th 6th 6th        United States 48United States Dodson 6th 0 3 1    
 United States 48United States Walraven 0 2 0       1  AustraliaAustralia Hoad 3 6th 6th 6th    
1  AustraliaAustralia Hoad 6th 6th 6th        

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round   Second round   Third round   Round of 16
 United States 48United States Walraven 2 4th 3                      
 United States 48United States Henry 6th 6th 6th        United States 48United States Henry 4th 2 11 5  
 United States 48United States Holmberg 4th 4th 2        United States 48United States Giammalva 6th 6th 9 7th    
 United States 48United States Giammalva 6th 6th 6th          United States 48United States Giammalva 7th 6th 6th    
 United States 48United States Freeman 0 2 4th          United States 48United States Black 5 1 4th      
 United States 48United States Geller 6th 6th 6th        United States 48United States Geller 1 2 6th 1    
 United States 48United States Jordan 2 7th 3        United States 48United States Black 6th 6th 2 6th    
 United States 48United States Black 6th 9 6th          United States 48United States Giammalva 6th 6th 4th 3 5
 United States 48United States Schoonmaker 6th 3 7th 1       6th  AustraliaAustralia cooper 3 3 6th 6th 7th
 United States 48United States Davis 3 6th 9 6th      United States 48United States Davis 6th 2 1 1    
 United States 48United States Noble 6th 8th 0 3      United States 48United States Franks 3 6th 6th 6th    
 United States 48United States Franks 4th 10 6th 6th        United States 48United States Franks 6th 3 4th 7th 4th
 United States 48United States Paton 3 2 3         6th  AustraliaAustralia cooper 4th 6th 6th 5 6th  
 United States 48United States Bartzen 6th 6th 6th        United States 48United States Bartzen 7th 3 10 4th    
 United States 48United States Dailey 3 3 2       6th  AustraliaAustralia cooper 9 6th 8th 6th    
6th  AustraliaAustralia cooper 6th 6th 6th        

Lower half 2

First round   Second round   Third round   Round of 16
 United States 48United States Brown 5 8th 6th 4th 2                  
 United States 48United States Perry 7th 6th 3 6th 6th    United States 48United States Perry 1 1 1    
 United States 48United States Eltzholtz 2 7th 2        DenmarkDenmark Ulrich 6th 6th 6th      
 DenmarkDenmark Ulrich 6th 9 6th          DenmarkDenmark Ulrich 6th 6th 6th    
 United States 48United States Van Rensselaer 6th 5 3 8th        United States 48United States Garrido 4th 3 1      
 United States 48United States Garrido 4th 7th 6th 10      United States 48United States Garrido 14th 6th 4th 6th    
 United States 48United States Freeman 2 3 4th        United States 48United States Harum 12 3 6th 4th    
 United States 48United States Harum 6th 6th 6th          DenmarkDenmark Ulrich 6th 3 4th 3  
 United States 48United States Raskind 6th 3 2 2       4th  United States 48United States Seixas 3 6th 6th 6th  
 Brazil 1889Brazil Vieira 3 6th 6th 6th      Brazil 1889Brazil Vieira 2 4th 1      
 United States 48United States Boys 0 3 3        ChileChile Ayala 6th 6th 6th      
 ChileChile Ayala 6th 6th 6th          ChileChile Ayala 6th 6th 6th 10 6th
 EcuadorEcuador Lerque 1 1 2         4th  United States 48United States Seixas 8th 4th 3 12 8th  
 France 1946Fourth French Republic Darmon 6th 6th 6th        France 1946Fourth French Republic Darmon 3 3 6th 5    
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Davies 3 6th 10 3 5   4th  United States 48United States Seixas 6th 6th 3 7th    
4th  United States 48United States Seixas 6th 3 8th 6th 7th    

Lower half 3

First round   Second round   Third round   Round of 16
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Clayton 6th 3 3 6th 2                  
 United States 48United States Reed 4th 6th 6th 4th 6th    United States 48United States Reed 6th 6th 6th 6th  
 Brazil 1889Brazil Bueno-Nete 1 2 6th        United States 48United States Steele, Jr. 8th 0 3 2    
 United States 48United States Steele, Jr. 6th 6th 8th          United States 48United States Reed 4th 6th 5 3  
 United States 48United States Wood 6th 2 6th 3        Mexico 1934Mexico Contreras 6th 3 7th 6th    
 United States 48United States Barker 8th 6th 0 6th      United States 48United States Barker 2 1 2      
 United States 48United States Tully 6th 3 8th 5      Mexico 1934Mexico Contreras 6th 6th 6th      
 Mexico 1934Mexico Contreras 4th 6th 10 7th        Mexico 1934Mexico Contreras 3 2 2    
 United States 48United States Ter Borg 4th 1 4th         8th  United States 48United States Savitt 6th 6th 6th    
 United States 48United States Sorlein 6th 6th 6th        United States 48United States Sorlein 6th 4th 6th 3 7th  
 United States 48United States Ogden 1 2 6th 2      United States 48United States Coss 2 6th 4th 6th 9  
 United States 48United States Coss 6th 6th 4th 6th        United States 48United States Coss 1 2 3    
 United States 48United States Longshore 3 3 5         8th  United States 48United States Savitt 6th 6th 6th      
 United States 48United States Harum 6th 6th 7th        United States 48United States Harum 0 1 0      
 United States 48United States Snyder 6th 1 1 0     8th  United States 48United States Savitt 6th 6th 6th      
8th  United States 48United States Savitt 1 6th 6th 6th      

Lower half 4

First round   Second round   Third round   Round of 16
 United States 48United States Andrews 3 4th 5                      
 United States 48United States Mayne 6th 6th 7th        United States 48United States Mayne 6th 4th 7th 3  
 United States 48United States Freedman 0 1 5        Canada 1921Canada Bédard 4th 6th 9 6th    
 Canada 1921Canada Bédard 6th 6th 7th          Canada 1921Canada Bédard 11 2 4th 4th  
 United States 48United States star 2 4th 5          United States 48United States Stewart 9 6th 6th 6th    
 United States 48United States Stewart 6th 6th 7th        United States 48United States Stewart 6th 6th 6th      
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Owen 4th 5 4th        United States 48United States Cullen 3 3 1      
 United States 48United States Cullen 6th 7th 6th          United States 48United States Stewart 6th 7th 1 2  
 United States 48United States Lesch 2 2 1         2  AustraliaAustralia Rosewall 2 9 6th 6th  
 United States 48United States Kuross 6th 6th 6th        United States 48United States Kuross 2 4th 12      
 AustraliaAustralia mark 6th 2 1 5      United States 48United States Larsen 6th 6th 14th      
 United States 48United States Larsen 3 6th 6th 7th        United States 48United States Larsen 3 2 2    
 United States 48United States country 0 2 2         2  AustraliaAustralia Rosewall 6th 6th 6th      
 France 1946Fourth French Republic Remy 6th 6th 6th        France 1946Fourth French Republic Remy 1 4th 2      
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Robinson 1 0 1       2  AustraliaAustralia Rosewall 6th 6th 6th      
2  AustraliaAustralia Rosewall 6th 6th 6th        

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