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1956 Wimbledon Championships

1956 Wimbledon Championships

Date

25 June – 7 July

Edition

70th

Category

Surface

Location

Church Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom

Venue

All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club

Attendance

276,861

Champions

Women's singles

Women's doubles

Angela Buxton /

Ronnie Holmberg

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Wimbledon Championships

· 1957 →

The 1956 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament was held from Monday 25 June until Saturday 7 July 1956.^[1] It was the 70th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam tennis event of 1956. Lew Hoad and Shirley Fry won the singles titles.

Champions

Seniors

Men's singles

Lew Hoad defeated Ken Rosewall, 6–2, 4–6, 7–5, 6–4 ^[2]

Women's singles

Shirley Fry defeated Angela Buxton, 6–3, 6–1 ^[3]

Men's doubles

Lew Hoad / Ken Rosewall defeated Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola, 7–5, 6–2, 6–1 ^[4]

Women's doubles

Angela Buxton / Althea Gibson defeated Fay Muller / Daphne Seeney, 6–1, 8–6 ^[5]

Mixed doubles

Vic Seixas / Shirley Fry defeated Gardnar Mulloy / Althea Gibson, 2–6, 6–2, 7–5 ^[6]

Juniors

Boys' singles

Ronnie Holmberg defeated Rod Laver, 6–1, 6–1 ^[7]

Girls' singles

Ann Haydon defeated Ilse Buding, 6–3, 6–4 ^[8]

References

^ Little, Alan (2013). Wimbledon Compendium 2013 (23 ed.). London: All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club. p. 128. ISBN 978-1899039401.
^ "Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
^ "Ladies' Singles Finals 1884-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
^ "Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
^ "Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
^ "Mixed Doubles Finals 1913-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
^ "Boys' Singles Finals 1947-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
^ "Girls' Singles Finals 1947-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 13 August 2017.

External links

Official Wimbledon Championships website

Preceded by 1956 French Championships	Grand Slams	Succeeded by 1956 U.S. National Championships

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