Wimbledon Championships 1956 / women's singles

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

Women's singles of the Wimbledon Championships 1956 .

The winner was Shirley Fry .

Seeding list

No. Player Round reached 01.  Louise Brough Semifinals 02.  Beverley Fleitz Quarter finals 03.  Angela Mortimer Quarter finals 04th  Althea Gibson Quarter finals

No. Player Round reached 05.  Shirley Fry victory 06th  Angela Buxton final 07th  Dorothy Knode Second round 08th.  Shirley Bloomer Quarter finals

Tournament schedule

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

Quarter-finals, semi-finals, finals

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

1

L. Brough

5

6th

6th

8th

S. Bloomer

7th

1

3

1

L. Brough

4th

6th

3

5

S. Fry

6th

4th

6th

4th

A. Gibson

6th

3

4th

5

S. Fry

4th

6th

6th

5

S. Fry

6th

6th

6th

A. Buxton

3

1

P. Ward

6th

6th

3

A. Mortimer

3

0

P. Ward

1

4th

6th

A. Buxton

6th

6th

6th

A. Buxton

w.

O.

2

B. Fleitz

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

1

L. Brough

6th

6th

J. Forbes

0

0

1

L. Brough

6th

6th

J. Middleton

0

4th

P. Edwards

2

4th

J. Middleton

6th

6th

1

L. Brough

6th

6th

F. Muller

3

1

F. Muller

6th

6th

Q

C. Monnot

3

2

F. Muller

6th

6th

C. Yates-Bell

0

0

B. Knapp

0

8th

4th

C. Yates-Bell

6th

6th

6th

Upper half 2

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

8th

S. Bloomer

6th

6th

J. Knight

0

0

8th

S. Bloomer

4th

6th

8th

B. Pratt

6th

2

6th

M. Craig-Smith

4th

3

B. Pratt

6th

6th

8th

S. Bloomer

6th

7th

P. Brown

2

5

S. Gustafsson

6th

7th

E. Broz

2

5

S. Gustafsson

1

3

P. Brown

6th

6th

P. Brown

6th

4th

6th

S. Reynolds

4th

6th

3

Upper half 3

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

E. Buding

4th

2

4th

A. Gibson

6th

6th

4th

A. Gibson

6th

6th

M. Parker

6th

0

2

Q

P. Wheeler

1

2

Q

P. Wheeler

2

6th

6th

4th

A. Gibson

4th

6th

6th

Q

K. Newcombe

0

2

A. Shilcock

6th

2

1

A. Haydon

6th

6th

A. Haydon

6th

3

2

I. Buding

3

2

A. Shilcock

3

6th

6th

A. Shilcock

6th

6th

4th

A. Gibson

6th

6th

E. Schmith

3

4th

P. Hird

0

4th

I. Metzner

6th

6th

I. Metzner

6th

0

5

J. Fitzpatrick

6th

3

2

P. Hird

3

6th

7th

P. Hird

2

6th

6th

P. Hird

3

6th

6th

S. Speight

0

3

L. Snow

6th

1

2

L. Snow

6th

6th

L. Snow

6th

6th

M. O'Donnell

6th

5

4th

A. Holt

3

1

A. Holt

4th

7th

6th

Upper half 4

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

C. Mercelis

2

1

5

S. Fry

6th

6th

5

S. Fry

6th

6th

A. Winther

2

1

G. Bucaille

3

2

G. Bucaille

6th

6th

5

S. Fry

6th

6th

M. Boundy

5

2

H. Brewer

3

4th

MJ de Riba

7th

6th

MJ de Riba

4th

0

N. van der Storm

1

3

H. Brewer

6th

6th

H. Brewer

6th

6th

5

S. Fry

6th

6th

J. Morgan

4th

6th

7th

J. Staley Hoad

2

2

Q

S. Waddington

6th

4th

9

Q

S. Waddington

4th

6th

10

V. White

6th

2

7th

J. Macleod

6th

0

8th

J. Macleod

2

6th

9

Q

S. Waddington

0

2

L. Cawthorn

2

2

J. Staley Hoad

6th

6th

V. Thomas

6th

6th

V. Thomas

6th

4th

G. Woodgate

3

6th

2

J. Staley Hoad

8th

6th

J. Staley Hoad

6th

3

6th

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

Q

J. Rook

0

0

B. Carr

6th

6th

B. Carr

10

6th

2

H. Macfarlane

3

2

P. Ward

12

4th

6th

P. Ward

6th

6th

P. Ward

6th

6th

E. van Tonder

1

5

Q

E. Becroft

4th

4th

J. Clarke

6th

7th

J. Clarke

3

6th

5

S. Armstrong

0

5

Q

E. Becroft

6th

3

7th

Q

E. Becroft

6th

7th

P. Ward

6th

6th

Q

S. Brock

1

1

V. Suková

3

2

E. Vollmer

6th

6th

E. Vollmer

6th

6th

P. Roberts

6th

7th

4th

D. Spiers

2

0

D. Spiers

8th

5

6th

E. Vollmer

8th

3

V. Lewis

6th

0

3

V. Suková

10

6th

V. Suková

1

6th

6th

V. Suková

6th

7th

6th

S. Waters

6th

2

7th

D. Knode

4th

9

1

7th

D. Knode

8th

6th

Lower half 2

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

Q

J. Godfrey

4th

2

Q

F. de la Courtie-Billat

6th

6th

Q

F. de la Courtie-Billat

5

6th

6th

G. Evans

2

2

T. Hale

7th

4th

8th

T. Hale

6th

6th

T. Hale

w.

O.

B. Gullbrandsson Sands

6th

5

B. Davidson

B. Davidson

8th

7th

B. Davidson

6th

7th

6th

R. Deloford

6th

4th

1

B. Walter

3

9

4th

B. Walter

0

6th

6th

T. Hale

2

0

D. Collier

2

2

3

A. Mortimer

6th

6th

D. Hard

6th

6th

D. Hard

6th

6th

S. Bramley

5

4th

Q

H. Moorley

2

3

Q

H. Moorley

7th

6th

D. Hard

3

5

A. Gibb

4th

3

3

A. Mortimer

6th

7th

P. Panton

6th

6th

P. Panton

1

2

T. Long

1

6th

3

3

A. Mortimer

6th

6th

3

A. Mortimer

6th

4th

6th

Lower half 3

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

J. Curry

2

3

E. Watson

6th

6th

E. Watson

10

6th

J. Roos

8th

2

B. Wilson

6th

2

2

J. Roos

4th

6th

6th

E. Watson

4th

4th

6th

A. Buxton

6th

6th

L. Gram-Andersen

6th

6th

N. Kemsey-Bourne

4th

1

L. Gram-Andersen

3

2

6th

A. Buxton

6th

6th

S. le Besnerais

4th

0

6th

A. Buxton

6th

6th

Lower half 4

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

Z. Körmöczy

6th

6th

N. Hopman

1

4th

Z. Körmöczy

6th

6th

D. Seeney

2

3

L. Brighton

2

3

D. Seeney

6th

6th

Z. Körmöczy

0

6th

2

B. Fleitz

6th

8th

J. Edmondson

4th

2

G. Hoahing

6th

6th

G. Hoahing

1

3

2

B. Fleitz

6th

6th

P. Barril

4th

3

2

B. Fleitz

6th

6th

source

• J. Barrett: Wimbledon: The Official History of the Championships. HarperCollins Publishers, London 2001, ISBN 0-00-711707-8 , p. 345.