Wimbledon 1956


General 1956-06-25 - 1956-07-06
Grandslam
Grass
7
Wimbledon
England

Source John Barrett, Wimbledon



Media


Winner Lewis Alan (Lew) Hoad


Players
Robert Abdesselam
S. Akhtar Ali
Malcolm James (Mal) Anderson
Eduardo P. Argon
Jack Arkinstall
Luis Alberto Ayala
Sayed, Ibrahim Badr-el-Dine
Lawrence Edgar Barclay
John Edward Barrett
Roger Becker
Mustapha Belkhodja
Reginald D. (Reg) Bennett
H. Clive Bernstein
Donald Lachlan Moore Black
Joseph (Joe) Blatchford
Brian C. Bowman
Jacques (Jackie) Brichant
Dean Brinkman
Eric Raymond (Ed) Bulmer
Donald William (Don) Candy
Geoffrey Arthur (Geoff) Cass
Anthony J. (Tony) Clayton
Derek Robert Collins
Ashley John Cooper
Pierre Darmon
Sven Viktor Davidson
Michael Grenfell (Mike) Davies
Alfred Eduard (Fred) Dehnert
Bernard Jean Yves Destremau
Irvin (Irv) Sherrod Dorfman
Jaroslav Drobny
Pablo S. Eisenberg
Roy Stanley Emerson
Trevor Thomas Fancutt
William Stephen (Buster) Farrer
Franz Feldbausch
Herbert (Herb) Flam
John Griffin Fleitz
Donald H. Fontana
Gordon Lovell Forbes
Eddie C. Ford
Malcolm Fox
Neale Andrew Fraser
Orlando Hilario Garrido Calleja
Sammy Giammalva sr
Andres Gimeno Tolaguera
Roche Goosen
Bruce Gulley
Joseph Dominik (Joe) Hackett
Andres R. Hammersley Núñez
Michael Preston (Mike) Hann
Lewis Alan (Lew) Hoad
Soren Hojberg
Ronald Edward Holmberg
John Alfred Thomas Horn
Robert Neville (Bob) Howe
Alfred (Freddie) Huber
Dennis B. Hughes
Kamilo Keretić (Keretic)
Frederic Robin Kipping
William Arthur (Billy) Knight
Ramanathan Krishnan
Naresh Kumar
Arthur David (Art) Larsen
Rodney George (Rod) Laver
S. Derrick Lester
Barry Bruce MacKay
Robert Ian (Bob) Mark
Arthur Dix Marshall
Emilio Martinez del Rey
Julian C. (Julie) Mayers
Kevin J. Meyer
Gino Mezzi
Alan Ronald Mills
Jean Claude Molinari
J. Allen Morris
Kamel Moubarek
Peter Moys
Gordon E. Mudge
Gardnar Putnam Mulloy
Kurt Nielsen
John F. O'Brien
Gerald Davies (Gerry) Oakley
Geoffrey D. Owen
Brian E. Page
Geoffrey Lane Paish
Josip Palada
Iliya Panajatović (Panajatovic)
Jiri Parma
Jesse Edward (Budge) Patty
Robert M. (Bob) Perry
Vladimir Petrović (Petrovic)
John Anthony (Tony) Pickard
Nicola Pietrangeli
Isias S. (Iyo) Pimentel
Munir Pirzada
Richard T. (Dick) Potter
Oliver B. Simon Prenn
Hans Redl
Graham A. Regan
Hamilton Farrar (Ham) Richardson
Kenneth Robert (Ken) Rosewall
Khwaja Saeed-Hai
Ulf Christian Johan (Uffe) Schmidt
Peter Scholl
Alan Abraham (Abe) Segal
Elias Victor (Vic) Seixas
Gilbert James (Gil) Shea
Orlando Sirola
Gunnar Sjowall
Finn Soehol (Søhol)
Hugh W. Stewart
Staffan Oscar Stockenberg
Hugh West Sweeney
Torben Ulrich
Johannes (Hans) van Dalsum
Wayne Van Voorhees
Ian Clyde Vermaak
Armando Vieira
Anthony (Tony) Vincent
Howard Francis Walton
Geoffrey L. Ward
John M. Ward
Ivor James Warwick
Ralph T. White
Paul A. Willey
Robert Keith (Bobby) Wilson
Peter Wooller


Rounds
Round 1
Lew Hoad*
Donald H. Fontana
9-7 6-2 6-0
Trevor Fancutt*
Peter Wooller
6-3 6-3 6-2
Dennis B. Hughes*
Dean Brinkman
6-3 4-6 11-9 6-3
John Griffin Fleitz*
Emilio Martinez
6-3 1-6 2-6 6-4 6-3
Gilbert James (Gil) Shea*
Orlando Garrido
6-4 6-4 8-6
Robert M. (Bob) Perry*
Soren Hojberg
6-3 6-4 6-4
Pablo S. Eisenberg*
Josip Palada
6-2 6-4 6-2
John F. O'Brien*
Billy Knight
6-4 6-2 6-2
Ramanathan Krishnan*
Jaroslav Drobny
6-1 4-6 6-1 6-4
Don Candy*
Pierre Darmon
12-10 6-2 6-2
Mal Anderson*
Gino Mezzi
6-1 6-2 6-4
Gunnar Sjowall*
Khwaja Saeed-Hai
7-5 6-3 6-1
Nicola Pietrangeli*
Brian C. Bowman
6-2 6-4 7-5
Isias S. (Iyo) Pimentel*
Geoff Paish
6-4 6-3 3-6 4-6 6-1
William Stephen (Buster) Farrer*
Richard T. (Dick) Potter
6-4 6-1 6-4
Staffan Stockenberg*
Alfred Eduard (Fred) Dehnert
1-6 6-4 6-2 4-6 6-4
Budge Patty*
Alfred (Freddie) Huber
6-2 6-4 9-7
Bobby Wilson*
Paul A. Willey
6-4 6-1 6-1
Neale Fraser*
Gardnar Mulloy
13-11 6-4 6-1
Joseph (Joe) Blatchford*
Andres Hammersley
2-6 6-3 6-4 3-6 7-5
Roy Emerson*
Brian E. Page
6-1 6-1 6-2
Tony Pickard*
Derek Robert Collins
6-3 6-2 6-2
Bob Howe*
Robert Abdesselam
6-1 6-4 6-4
Franz Feldbausch*
Eddie C. Ford
7-5 5-7 6-0 6-8 6-2
Ham Richardson*
Jack Arkinstall
6-4 9-7 11-13 8-6
Gordon E. Mudge*
S. Derrick Lester
6-1 6-3 6-1
Barry MacKay*
Geoff Cass
6-1 6-2 6-4
Torben Ulrich*
Vladimir Petrović (Petrovic)
6-1 6-2 6-2
Alan Mills*
Jiri Parma
6-4 7-5 6-2
Abe Segal*
Bernard Jean Yves Destremau
6-3 6-1 6-0
Arthur Dix Marshall*
Kamel Moubarek
6-0 6-1 6-1
Munir Pirzada*
Ralph T. White
6-3 6-1 8-6
Ivor James Warwick*
Iliya Panajatović (Panajatovic)
6-4 6-2 4-6 6-1
John Horn*
Hans Redl
6-2 6-3 6-1
Sammy Giammalva sr*
Eduardo P. Argon
6-3 6-3 6-2
Gordon Forbes*
Wayne Van Voorhees
6-1 6-1 6-4
Anthony (Tony) Vincent*
Peter Scholl
6-3 6-1 1-6 4-6 6-3
Herbert (Herb) Flam*
Irvin Dorfman
6-4 6-4 6-3
Jean Claude Molinari*
Howard Francis Walton
6-4 6-4 6-1
Vic Seixas*
Malcolm Fox
6-1 6-2 6-3
Michael Preston (Mike) Hann*
Roche Goosen
3-6 6-3 6-4 6-2
Robin Kipping*
Kamilo Keretić (Keretic)
4-6 1-6 8-6 6-4 6-4
Bruce Gulley*
Reg Bennett
6-4 1-6 6-0 7-5
J. Allen Morris*
Eric Raymond (Ed) Bulmer
7-5 6-3 5-7 6-4
Oliver Prenn*
Peter Moys
7-5 8-6 5-7 6-2
Donald Black*
Gerald Davies (Gerry) Oakley
6-2 3-6 6-4 10-8
Ashley Cooper*
Mike Davies
4-6 6-4 2-6 6-4 6-3
Sven Davidson*
Geoffrey D. Owen
7-5 6-1 6-3
Andres Gimeno*
Finn Soehol (Søhol)
6-0 6-4 6-1
Graham A. Regan*
Hans van Dalsum
6-3 6-3 1-6 8-6
Ian Vermaak*
Julian C. (Julie) Mayers
6-1 6-2 7-5
Ulf Schmidt*
Hugh West Sweeney
6-0 6-3 6-3
Luis Ayala*
Sayed, Ibrahim Badr-el-Dine
6-1 6-3 6-4
Roger Becker*
Joseph Dominik (Joe) Hackett
6-4 6-1 6-3
S. Akhtar Ali*
Anthony J. (Tony) Clayton
6-4 6-3 12-10
Kurt Nielsen*
Robert Ian (Bob) Mark
6-0 6-2 6-3
Hugh W. Stewart*
Kevin J. Meyer
6-3 6-3 6-4
Art Larsen*
Ron Holmberg
5-7 6-3 6-4 6-3
Lawrence Barclay*
Mustapha Belkhodja
6-1 7-5 1-6 6-3
Jacques (Jackie) Brichant*
John M. Ward
6-4 6-2 6-2
Orlando Sirola*
Rod Laver
7-5 6-4 6-2
Naresh Kumar*
Armando Vieira
w.o.
Geoffrey L. Ward*
H. Clive Bernstein
6-3 2-6 6-3 6-2
Ken Rosewall*
John Barrett
6-2 6-1 2-6 6-1

Round 2
Lew Hoad*
Trevor Fancutt
98-7 6-3 7-5
John Griffin Fleitz*
Dennis B. Hughes
6-2 6-4 6-4
Robert M. (Bob) Perry*
Gilbert James (Gil) Shea
6-4 7-5 6-4
John F. O'Brien*
Pablo S. Eisenberg
6-0 6-1 6-4
Ramanathan Krishnan*
Don Candy
1-6 7-5 2-6 6-3 6-3
Mal Anderson*
Gunnar Sjowall
6-1 6-1 7-5
Nicola Pietrangeli*
Isias S. (Iyo) Pimentel
7-5 6-3 6-3
Staffan Stockenberg*
William Stephen (Buster) Farrer
6-4 6-2 12-10
Bobby Wilson*
Budge Patty
12-10 2-6 6-3 6-4
Neale Fraser*
Joseph (Joe) Blatchford
6-1 6-1 6-4
Roy Emerson*
Tony Pickard
6-1 6-4 3-6 6-3
Bob Howe*
Franz Feldbausch
6-4 6-2 6-3
Ham Richardson*
Gordon E. Mudge
6-1 6-1 6-0
Torben Ulrich*
Barry MacKay
7-5 6-4 6-2
Abe Segal*
Alan Mills
6-3 6-2 6-3
Arthur Dix Marshall*
Munir Pirzada
6-0 6-2 6-3
Ivor James Warwick*
John Horn
10-8 6-2 6-1
Gordon Forbes*
Sammy Giammalva sr
6-1 9-7 6-4
Herbert (Herb) Flam*
Anthony (Tony) Vincent
6-3 5-7 6-3 6-1
Vic Seixas*
Jean Claude Molinari
7-5 6-3 6-2
Robin Kipping*
Michael Preston (Mike) Hann
7-5 7-5 6-4
J. Allen Morris*
Bruce Gulley
6-2 6-3 6-3
Donald Black*
Oliver Prenn
4-6 6-4 6-0 7-9 6-1
Ashley Cooper*
Sven Davidson
6-3 2-6 6-3 1-6 6-4
Andres Gimeno*
Graham A. Regan
6-2 6-2 6-1
Ulf Schmidt*
Ian Vermaak
8-6 6-4 1-6 5-7 6-3
Luis Ayala*
Roger Becker
1-6 4-6 12-10 6-2 6-3
Kurt Nielsen*
S. Akhtar Ali
6-1 8-10 6-2 6-1
Art Larsen*
Hugh W. Stewart
6-3 6-2 6-0
Jacques (Jackie) Brichant*
Lawrence Barclay
6-4 9-7 7-5
Orlando Sirola*
Naresh Kumar
2-6 7-5 6-2 4-6 8-6
Ken Rosewall*
Geoffrey L. Ward
6-2 6-1 6-3

Round 3
Lew Hoad*
John Griffin Fleitz
6-3 6-2 6-0
John F. O'Brien*
Robert M. (Bob) Perry
6-2 6-8 8-6 2-6 6-4
Mal Anderson*
Ramanathan Krishnan
6-4 6-4 6-1
Nicola Pietrangeli*
Staffan Stockenberg
9-7 6-4 6-4
Neale Fraser*
Bobby Wilson
8-6 7-5 6-3
Bob Howe*
Roy Emerson
6-2 2-6 6-1 6-4
Ham Richardson*
Torben Ulrich
6-4 10-8 6-3
Abe Segal*
Arthur Dix Marshall
6-0 6-2 22-20
Gordon Forbes*
Ivor James Warwick
6-0 6-2 6-1
Vic Seixas*
Herbert (Herb) Flam
4-6 6-1 6-1 10-8
J. Allen Morris*
Robin Kipping
6-4 7-5 9-7
Ashley Cooper*
Donald Black
6-2 4-6 6-1 4-6 9-7
Ulf Schmidt*
Andres Gimeno
4-6 6-3 6-1 6-4
Luis Ayala*
Kurt Nielsen
5-7 6-4 6-4 5-7 6-4
Art Larsen*
Jacques (Jackie) Brichant
6-3 6-3 6-1
Ken Rosewall*
Orlando Sirola
7-5 6-4 9-7

Round 4
Lew Hoad*
John F. O'Brien
6-4 6-1 6-4
Mal Anderson*
Nicola Pietrangeli
9-7 3-6 6-3 4-6 6-2
Neale Fraser*
Bob Howe
6-2 6-4 7-5
Ham Richardson*
Abe Segal
7-5 ret.
Vic Seixas*
Gordon Forbes
6-2 6-1 8-6
J. Allen Morris*
Ashley Cooper
1-6 12-10 8-6 3-6 6-3
Ulf Schmidt*
Luis Ayala
7-5 5-7 6-4 6-2
Ken Rosewall*
Art Larsen
7-5 7-5 6-3

Quarterfinals
Lew Hoad*
Mal Anderson
4-6 6-1 6-1 13-11
Ham Richardson*
Neale Fraser
6-3 9-11 7-5 6-4
Vic Seixas*
J. Allen Morris
13-11 6-0 6-3
Ken Rosewall*
Ulf Schmidt
6-1 6-3 6-2

Semifinals
Lew Hoad*
Ham Richardson
3-6 6-4 6-2 6-4
Ken Rosewall*
Vic Seixas
6-3 3-6 6-8 6-3 7-5

Final
Lew Hoad*
Ken Rosewall
6-2 4-6 7-5 6-4


Tournament
Round 1
Lew Hoad*
Donald H. Fontana
Trevor Fancutt*
Peter Wooller
John Griffin Fleitz*
Emilio Martinez
Dennis B. Hughes*
Dean Brinkman
John F. O'Brien*
Billy Knight
Pablo S. Eisenberg*
Josip Palada
Robert M. (Bob) Perry*
Soren Hojberg
Gilbert James (Gil) Shea*
Orlando Garrido
Mal Anderson*
Gino Mezzi
Gunnar Sjowall*
Khwaja Saeed-Hai
Ramanathan Krishnan*
Jaroslav Drobny
Don Candy*
Pierre Darmon
Nicola Pietrangeli*
Brian C. Bowman
Isias S. (Iyo) Pimentel*
Geoff Paish
Staffan Stockenberg*
Alfred Eduard (Fred) Dehnert
William Stephen (Buster) Farrer*
Richard T. (Dick) Potter
Ham Richardson*
Jack Arkinstall
Gordon E. Mudge*
S. Derrick Lester
Torben Ulrich*
Vladimir Petrović (Petrovic)
Barry MacKay*
Geoff Cass
Abe Segal*
Bernard Jean Yves Destremau
Alan Mills*
Jiri Parma
Arthur Dix Marshall*
Kamel Moubarek
Munir Pirzada*
Ralph T. White
Neale Fraser*
Gardnar Mulloy
Joseph (Joe) Blatchford*
Andres Hammersley
Bobby Wilson*
Paul A. Willey
Budge Patty*
Alfred (Freddie) Huber
Bob Howe*
Robert Abdesselam
Franz Feldbausch*
Eddie C. Ford
Roy Emerson*
Brian E. Page
Tony Pickard*
Derek Robert Collins
Ken Rosewall*
John Barrett
Geoffrey L. Ward*
H. Clive Bernstein
Orlando Sirola*
Rod Laver
Naresh Kumar*
Armando Vieira
Art Larsen*
Ron Holmberg
Hugh W. Stewart*
Kevin J. Meyer
Jacques (Jackie) Brichant*
John M. Ward
Lawrence Barclay*
Mustapha Belkhodja
Ulf Schmidt*
Hugh West Sweeney
Ian Vermaak*
Julian C. (Julie) Mayers
Andres Gimeno*
Finn Soehol (Søhol)
Graham A. Regan*
Hans van Dalsum
Luis Ayala*
Sayed, Ibrahim Badr-el-Dine
Roger Becker*
Joseph Dominik (Joe) Hackett
Kurt Nielsen*
Robert Ian (Bob) Mark
S. Akhtar Ali*
Anthony J. (Tony) Clayton
Vic Seixas*
Malcolm Fox
Jean Claude Molinari*
Howard Francis Walton
Herbert (Herb) Flam*
Irvin Dorfman
Anthony (Tony) Vincent*
Peter Scholl
Gordon Forbes*
Wayne Van Voorhees
Sammy Giammalva sr*
Eduardo P. Argon
Ivor James Warwick*
Iliya Panajatović (Panajatovic)
John Horn*
Hans Redl
J. Allen Morris*
Eric Raymond (Ed) Bulmer
Bruce Gulley*
Reg Bennett
Robin Kipping*
Kamilo Keretić (Keretic)
Michael Preston (Mike) Hann*
Roche Goosen
Ashley Cooper*
Mike Davies
Sven Davidson*
Geoffrey D. Owen
Donald Black*
Gerald Davies (Gerry) Oakley
Oliver Prenn*
Peter Moys
Round 2
Lew Hoad*
Trevor Fancutt
John Griffin Fleitz*
Dennis B. Hughes
John F. O'Brien*
Pablo S. Eisenberg
Robert M. (Bob) Perry*
Gilbert James (Gil) Shea
Mal Anderson*
Gunnar Sjowall
Ramanathan Krishnan*
Don Candy
Nicola Pietrangeli*
Isias S. (Iyo) Pimentel
Staffan Stockenberg*
William Stephen (Buster) Farrer
Ham Richardson*
Gordon E. Mudge
Torben Ulrich*
Barry MacKay
Abe Segal*
Alan Mills
Arthur Dix Marshall*
Munir Pirzada
Neale Fraser*
Joseph (Joe) Blatchford
Bobby Wilson*
Budge Patty
Bob Howe*
Franz Feldbausch
Roy Emerson*
Tony Pickard
Ken Rosewall*
Geoffrey L. Ward
Orlando Sirola*
Naresh Kumar
Art Larsen*
Hugh W. Stewart
Jacques (Jackie) Brichant*
Lawrence Barclay
Ulf Schmidt*
Ian Vermaak
Andres Gimeno*
Graham A. Regan
Luis Ayala*
Roger Becker
Kurt Nielsen*
S. Akhtar Ali
Vic Seixas*
Jean Claude Molinari
Herbert (Herb) Flam*
Anthony (Tony) Vincent
Gordon Forbes*
Sammy Giammalva sr
Ivor James Warwick*
John Horn
J. Allen Morris*
Bruce Gulley
Robin Kipping*
Michael Preston (Mike) Hann
Ashley Cooper*
Sven Davidson
Donald Black*
Oliver Prenn
Round 3
Lew Hoad*
John Griffin Fleitz
John F. O'Brien*
Robert M. (Bob) Perry
Mal Anderson*
Ramanathan Krishnan
Nicola Pietrangeli*
Staffan Stockenberg
Ham Richardson*
Torben Ulrich
Abe Segal*
Arthur Dix Marshall
Neale Fraser*
Bobby Wilson
Bob Howe*
Roy Emerson
Ken Rosewall*
Orlando Sirola
Art Larsen*
Jacques (Jackie) Brichant
Ulf Schmidt*
Andres Gimeno
Luis Ayala*
Kurt Nielsen
Vic Seixas*
Herbert (Herb) Flam
Gordon Forbes*
Ivor James Warwick
J. Allen Morris*
Robin Kipping
Ashley Cooper*
Donald Black
Round 4
Lew Hoad*
John F. O'Brien
Mal Anderson*
Nicola Pietrangeli
Ham Richardson*
Abe Segal
Neale Fraser*
Bob Howe
Ken Rosewall*
Art Larsen
Ulf Schmidt*
Luis Ayala
Vic Seixas*
Gordon Forbes
J. Allen Morris*
Ashley Cooper
Quarterfinals
Lew Hoad*
Mal Anderson
Ham Richardson*
Neale Fraser
Ken Rosewall*
Ulf Schmidt
Vic Seixas*
J. Allen Morris
Semifinals
Lew Hoad*
Ham Richardson
Ken Rosewall*
Vic Seixas
Final
Lew Hoad*
Ken Rosewall