Wimbledon Championships 1956 / women's doubles

Wimbledon 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
Wimbledon Championships women's doubles
1955 ◄ 1956 ► 1957
Grand Slams 1956 women's doubles
Australian Championships French International Tennis Championships Wimbledon Championships US National Championships

Women's doubles at the Wimbledon Championships 1956 .

The winners were Angela Buxton and Althea Gibson .

Semi-finals, finals

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier WC = wildcard LL = Lucky Loser ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate) PR = Protected Ranking SE = Special Exempt

r = retired d = disqualification where = walkover

Semifinals

final

A. Mortimer A. Shilcock

4th

2

F. Muller D. Seeney

6th

6th

F. Muller D. Seeney

1

6th

A. Buxton A. Gibson

6th

8th

L. Brough S. Fry

5

4th

A. Buxton A. Gibson

7th

6th

source

• L. Tingay: One Hundred Years of Wimbledon. Guinness World Records Ltd, London 1977, ISBN 0-900424-71-0 , p. 177.