Wimbledon Championships 1956 / men's singles

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

Men's singles at the Wimbledon Championships 1956 .

The winner was Lew Hoad .

Seeding list

No. player Round reached

01. AustraliaAustralia Lew Hoad victory
02. AustraliaAustralia Ken Rosewall final
03. SwedenSweden Sven Davidson Second round
04th United States 48United States Budge Patty Second round
No. player Round reached
05. Egypt 1952Egypt Jaroslav Drobný First round

06th United States 48United States Ham Richardson Semifinals

07th DenmarkDenmark Kurt Nielsen Third round

08th. United States 48United States Vic Seixas Semifinals

Tournament schedule

Explanation of symbols

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

Quarter-finals, semi-finals, finals

  Quarter finals Semifinals final
                                                   
  1  AustraliaAustralia L. Hoad 4th 6th 6th 13              
 AustraliaAustralia M. Anderson 6th 1 1 11    
1  AustraliaAustralia L. Hoad 3 6th 6th 6th  
  6th  United States 48United States H. Richardson 6th 4th 2 4th    
 AustraliaAustralia N. Fraser 3 11 5 4th  
 
  6th  United States 48United States H. Richardson 6th 9 7th 6th    
  1  AustraliaAustralia L. Hoad 6th 4th 7th 6th  
  2  AustraliaAustralia K. Rosewall 2 6th 5 4th  
  8th  United States 48United States V. Seixas 13 6th 6th      
 United States 48United States A. Morris 11 0 3      
8th  United States 48United States V. Seixas 3 6th 8th 3 5
  2  AustraliaAustralia K. Rosewall 6th 3 6th 6th 7th  
 SwedenSweden U. Schmidt 1 3 2    
 
  2  AustraliaAustralia K. Rosewall 6th 6th 6th      

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round   Second round   Third round   Round of 16
1  AustraliaAustralia L. Hoad 9 6th 6th                      
 Canada 1921Canada D. Fontana 7th 2 0       1  AustraliaAustralia L. Hoad 9 6th 7th    
 South Africa 1928South African Union T. Fancutt 6th 6th 6th        South Africa 1928South African Union T. Fancutt 7th 3 5      
Q  United KingdomUnited Kingdom P. Wooller 3 3 2         1  AustraliaAustralia L. Hoad 6th 6th 6th    
Q  United KingdomUnited Kingdom D. Hughes 6th 4th 11 6th        United States 48United States J. Fleitz 3 2 0      
 United States 48United States D. Brinkman 3 6th 9 3     Q  United KingdomUnited Kingdom D. Hughes 2 4th 4th      
 United States 48United States J. Fleitz 6th 1 2 6th 6th    United States 48United States J. Fleitz 6th 6th 6th      
 Spain 1945Spain E. Martinez 3 6th 6th 4th 3     1  AustraliaAustralia L. Hoad 6th 6th 6th    
 United States 48United States G. Shea 6th 6th 8th          AustraliaAustralia J. O'Brien 4th 1 4th    
 CubaCuba O. Garrido 4th 4th 6th        United States 48United States G. Shea 4th 5 4th      
 United States 48United States B. Perry 6th 6th 6th        United States 48United States B. Perry 6th 7th 6th      
 DenmarkDenmark S. Hojberg 3 4th 4th          United States 48United States B. Perry 2 8th 6th 6th 4th
 United States 48United States P. Eisenberg 6th 6th 6th          AustraliaAustralia J. O'Brien 6th 6th 8th 2 6th  
 Yugoslavia Socialist Federal RepublicYugoslavia J. Palada 2 4th 2        United States 48United States P. Eisenberg 0 1 4th      
 AustraliaAustralia J. O'Brien 6th 6th 6th        AustraliaAustralia J. O'Brien 6th 6th 6th      
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom B. Knight 4th 2 2        

Upper half 2

First round   Second round   Third round   Round of 16
 IndiaIndia R. Krishnan 6th 4th 6th 6th                    
5  Egypt 1952Egypt J. Drobný 1 6th 1 4th      IndiaIndia R. Krishnan 1 7th 2 6th 6th
 AustraliaAustralia D. Candy 12 6th 6th        AustraliaAustralia D. Candy 6th 5 6th 3 3  
 FranceFrance P. Darmon 10 2 2          IndiaIndia R. Krishnan 4th 4th 1    
 AustraliaAustralia M. Anderson 6th 6th 6th          AustraliaAustralia M. Anderson 6th 6th 6th      
 BelgiumBelgium G. Mezzi 1 2 4th        AustraliaAustralia M. Anderson 6th 6th 7th      
 NorwayNorway G. Sjowall 7th 6th 6th        NorwayNorway G. Sjowall 1 1 5      
 PakistanPakistan K. Saeed 5 3 1          AustraliaAustralia M. Anderson 9 3 6th 4th 6th
 ItalyItaly N. Pietrangeli 6th 6th 7th          ItalyItaly N. Pietrangeli 7th 6th 3 6th 2
 AustraliaAustralia B. Bowman 2 4th 5        ItalyItaly N. Pietrangeli 7th 6th 6th      
 Venezuela 1954Venezuela I. Pimentel 6th 6th 3 4th 6th    Venezuela 1954Venezuela I. Pimentel 5 3 3      
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom G. Paish 4th 3 6th 6th 1      ItalyItaly N. Pietrangeli 9 6th 6th    
 South Africa 1928South African Union B. Farrer 6th 6th 6th          SwedenSweden S. Stockenberg 7th 4th 4th      
 AustraliaAustralia D. Potter 4th 1 4th        South Africa 1928South African Union B. Farrer 4th 2 10      
 SwedenSweden S. Stockenberg 1 6th 6th 4th 6th    SwedenSweden S. Stockenberg 6th 6th 12      
 NetherlandsNetherlands A. Dehnert 6th 4th 2 6th 4th    

Upper half 3

First round   Second round   Third round   Round of 16
4th  United States 48United States B. Patty 6th 6th 9                      
 AustriaAustria A. Huber 2 4th 7th       4th  United States 48United States B. Patty 10 6th 3 4th  
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom B. Wilson 6th 6th 6th        United KingdomUnited Kingdom B. Wilson 12 2 6th 6th    
 Canada 1921Canada P. Willey 4th 1 1          United KingdomUnited Kingdom B. Wilson 6th 5 3    
 AustraliaAustralia N. Fraser 13 6th 6th          AustraliaAustralia N. Fraser 8th 7th 6th      
 United States 48United States G. Mulloy 11 4th 1        AustraliaAustralia N. Fraser 6th 6th 6th      
Q  United States 48United States J. Blatchford 2 6th 6th 3 7th   Q  United States 48United States J. Blatchford 1 1 4th      
 ChileChile A. Hammersley 6th 3 4th 6th 5      AustraliaAustralia N. Fraser 6th 6th 7th    
 AustraliaAustralia R. Emerson 6th 6th 6th          AustraliaAustralia R. Howe 2 4th 5    
Q  South Africa 1928South African Union B. Page 1 1 2        AustraliaAustralia R. Emerson 6th 6th 3 6th    
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom T. Pickard 6th 6th 6th        United KingdomUnited Kingdom T. Pickard 1 4th 6th 3    
LL  United KingdomUnited Kingdom D. Collins 3 2 2          AustraliaAustralia R. Emerson 2 6th 1 4th  
 AustraliaAustralia R. Howe 6th 6th 6th          AustraliaAustralia R. Howe 6th 2 6th 6th    
 FranceFrance R. Abdesselam 1 4th 4th        AustraliaAustralia R. Howe 6th 6th 6th      
 Germany BRBR Germany F. Feldbausch 7th 5 6th 6th 6th    Germany BRBR Germany F. Feldbausch 4th 2 3      
LL  United KingdomUnited Kingdom E. Ford 5 7th 0 8th 2    

Upper half 4

First round   Second round   Third round   Round of 16
6th  United States 48United States H. Richardson 6th 9 11 8th                    
 AustraliaAustralia J. Arkinstall 4th 7th 13 6th     6th  United States 48United States H. Richardson 6th 6th 6th    
Q  United KingdomUnited Kingdom G. Mudge 6th 6th 6th       Q  United KingdomUnited Kingdom G. Mudge 1 1 0      
LL  United KingdomUnited Kingdom D. Lester 1 3 1         6th  United States 48United States H. Richardson 6th 10 6th    
 United States 48United States B. MacKay 6th 6th 6th          DenmarkDenmark T. Ulrich 4th 8th 3      
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom G. Cass 1 2 4th        United States 48United States B. MacKay 5 4th 2      
 DenmarkDenmark T. Ulrich 6th 6th 6th        DenmarkDenmark T. Ulrich 7th 6th 6th      
 Yugoslavia Socialist Federal RepublicYugoslavia Petrovic 1 2 2         6th  United States 48United States H. Richardson 7th        
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom A. Mills 6th 7th 6th          South Africa 1928South African Union A. Segak 5 r      
 CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia J. Parma 4th 5 2        United KingdomUnited Kingdom A. Mills 3 2 3      
 South Africa 1928South African Union A. Segak 6th 6th 6th        South Africa 1928South African Union A. Segak 6th 6th 6th      
 FranceFrance B. Destremau 3 1 0          South Africa 1928South African Union A. Segak 6th 6th 22nd    
 AustraliaAustralia A. Marshall 6th 6th 6th          AustraliaAustralia A. Marshall 0 2 20th      
 Egypt 1952Egypt K. Moubarek 0 1 1        AustraliaAustralia A. Marshall 6th 6th 6th      
LL  PakistanPakistan M. Pirzada 6th 6th 8th       LL  PakistanPakistan M. Pirzada 0 2 3      
Q  United KingdomUnited Kingdom R. White 3 1 6th        

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round   Second round   Third round   Round of 16
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom I. Warwick 6th 6th 4th 6th                    
 Yugoslavia Socialist Federal RepublicYugoslavia I. Panajotovic 4th 2 6th 1      United KingdomUnited Kingdom I. Warwick 10 6th 6th    
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom J. Horn 6th 6th 6th        United KingdomUnited Kingdom J. Horn 8th 2 1      
 Germany BRBR Germany H. Redl 2 3 1          United KingdomUnited Kingdom I. Warwick 0 2 1    
 United States 48United States S. Giammalva 6th 6th 6th          South Africa 1928South African Union G. Forbes 6th 6th 6th      
 UruguayUruguay E. argon 3 3 2        United States 48United States S. Giammalva 1 7th 4th      
 South Africa 1928South African Union G. Forbes 6th 6th 6th        South Africa 1928South African Union G. Forbes 6th 9 6th      
 United States 48United States W. van Voorhees 1 1 4th          South Africa 1928South African Union G. Forbes 2 1 6th    
 United States 48United States A. Vincent 6th 6th 1 4th 6th     8th  United States 48United States V. Seixas 6th 6th 8th    
 Germany BRBR Germany P. Scholl 3 3 6th 6th 3    United States 48United States A. Vincent 3 7th 3 1    
 United States 48United States H. Flam 6th 6th 6th        United States 48United States H. Flam 6th 5 6th 6th    
 United States 48United States I. Dorfman 4th 4th 3          United States 48United States H. Flam 6th 1 1 8th  
 FranceFrance JC Molinari 6th 6th 6th         8th  United States 48United States V. Seixas 4th 6th 6th 10    
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom H. Walton 4th 4th 1        FranceFrance JC Molinari 5 3 2      
8th  United States 48United States V. Seixas 6th 6th 6th       8th  United States 48United States V. Seixas 7th 6th 6th      
 United States 48United States M. Fox 1 2 3        

Lower half 2

First round   Second round   Third round   Round of 16
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom M. Hann 3 6th 6th 6th                    
LL  South Africa 1928South African Union R. Goosen 6th 3 4th 2      United KingdomUnited Kingdom M. Hann 5 5 4th    
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom F. Kipping 4th 1 8th 6th 6th    United KingdomUnited Kingdom F. Kipping 7th 7th 6th      
Q  Yugoslavia Socialist Federal RepublicYugoslavia K. Keretic 6th 6th 6th 4th 4th      United KingdomUnited Kingdom F. Kipping 4th 5 7th    
 AustraliaAustralia B. Gulley 6th 1 6th 7th        United States 48United States A. Morris 6th 7th 9      
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom R. Bennett 4th 6th 0 5      AustraliaAustralia B. Gulley 2 3 3      
 United States 48United States A. Morris 7th 6th 5 6th      United States 48United States A. Morris 6th 6th 6th      
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom E. Bulmer 5 3 7th 4th        United States 48United States A. Morris 1 12 8th 3 6th
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom B. Prenn 7th 8th 5 6th        AustraliaAustralia A. Cooper 6th 10 6th 6th 3
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom P. Moys 5 6th 7th 2      United KingdomUnited Kingdom B. Prenn 6th 4th 0 9 1  
 Rhodesia South 1923Southern Rhodesia D. Black 6th 3 6th 10      Rhodesia South 1923Southern Rhodesia D. Black 4th 6th 6th 7th 6th  
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom G. Oakley 2 6th 4th 8th        Rhodesia South 1923Southern Rhodesia D. Black 2 6th 1 6th 7th
 AustraliaAustralia A. Cooper 4th 6th 2 6th 6th      AustraliaAustralia A. Cooper 6th 4th 6th 4th 9  
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom M. Davies 6th 4th 6th 4th 3    AustraliaAustralia A. Cooper 6th 2 6th 1 6th  
3  SwedenSweden S. Davidson 7th 6th 6th       3  SwedenSweden S. Davidson 3 6th 3 6th 4th  
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom G. Owen 5 1 3        

Lower half 3

First round   Second round   Third round   Round of 16
 Spain 1945Spain A. Gimeno 6th 6th 6th                      
 NorwayNorway F. Soehol 0 4th 1        Spain 1945Spain A. Gimeno 6th 6th 6th    
 AustraliaAustralia G. Regan 6th 6th 1 8th      AustraliaAustralia G. Regan 2 2 1      
 NetherlandsNetherlands J. to Dalsum 3 3 6th 6th        Spain 1945Spain A. Gimeno 6th 3 1 4th  
 South Africa 1928South African Union I. Vermaak 6th 6th 7th          SwedenSweden U. Schmidt 4th 6th 6th 6th    
 South Africa 1928South African Union J. Mayers 1 2 5        South Africa 1928South African Union I. Vermaak 6th 4th 6th 7th 3  
 SwedenSweden U. Schmidt 6th 6th 6th        SwedenSweden U. Schmidt 8th 6th 1 5 6th  
 United States 48United States H. Sweeney 0 3 3          SwedenSweden U. Schmidt 7th 5 6th 6th  
 ChileChile L. Ayala 6th 6th 6th          ChileChile L. Ayala 5 7th 4th 2  
 Egypt 1952Egypt I. Badreldin-Sayed 1 3 4th        ChileChile L. Ayala 1 4th 12 6th 6th  
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom R. Becker 6th 6th 6th        United KingdomUnited Kingdom R. Becker 6th 6th 10 2 3  
 IrelandIreland J. Hackett 4th 1 3          ChileChile L. Ayala 5 6th 6th 5 6th
Q  IndiaIndia A. Ali 6th 6th 12         7th  DenmarkDenmark K. Nielsen 7th 4th 4th 7th 4th  
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom A. Clayton 4th 3 10       Q  IndiaIndia A. Ali 1 10 2 1    
7th  DenmarkDenmark K. Nielsen 6th 6th 6th       7th  DenmarkDenmark K. Nielsen 6th 8th 6th 6th    
Q  AustraliaAustralia B. Mark 0 2 3        

Lower half 4

First round   Second round   Third round   Round of 16
 United States 48United States H. Stewart 6th 6th 6th                      
 AustraliaAustralia K. Meyer 3 3 4th        United States 48United States H. Stewart 3 2 0    
 United States 48United States A. Larsen 5 6th 6th 6th      United States 48United States A. Larsen 6th 6th 6th      
 United States 48United States R. Holmberg 7th 3 4th 3        United States 48United States A. Larsen 6th 6th 6th    
 Canada 1921Canada L. Barclay 6th 7th 1 6th        BelgiumBelgium J. Brichant 3 3 1      
 TunisiaTunisia M. Belkhodjia 1 5 6th 3      Canada 1921Canada L. Barclay 4th 7th 5      
 BelgiumBelgium J. Brichant 6th 6th 6th        BelgiumBelgium J. Brichant 6th 9 7th      
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom J. Ward 4th 2 2          United States 48United States A. Larsen 5 5 3    
 ItalyItaly O. Sirola 7th 6th 6th         2  AustraliaAustralia K. Rosewall 7th 7th 6th    
Q  AustraliaAustralia R. Laver 5 4th 2        ItalyItaly O. Sirola 2 7th 6th 4th 8th  
 IndiaIndia N. Kumar w. O.          IndiaIndia N. Kumar 6th 5 2 6th 6th  
 Brazil 1889Brazil A. Vieira                ItalyItaly O. Sirola 5 4th 7th    
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom G. Ward 6th 2 6th 6th       2  AustraliaAustralia K. Rosewall 7th 6th 9      
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom C. Amber 3 6th 3 2      United KingdomUnited Kingdom G. Ward 2 1 3      
2  AustraliaAustralia K. Rosewall 6th 6th 2 6th     2  AustraliaAustralia K. Rosewall 6th 6th 6th      
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom J. Barrett 2 1 6th 1      

source

  • J. Barrett: Wimbledon: The Official History of the Championships. HarperCollins Publishers, London 2001, ISBN 0-00-711707-8 , p. 344.