US Open 1956


General 1956-08-31 - 1956-09-09
Grandslam
Grass
7
Forest Hills, NY/West Side Tennis Club
United States of America

Source Bill Talbert, Tennis Observed



Media


Winner Kenneth Robert (Ken) Rosewall


Players
Malcolm James (Mal) Anderson
Arthur (Art) Andrews
Luis Alberto Ayala
George A. Ball
Robert M. (Bob) Barker
Bernard (Tut) Bartzen
Roger Becker
Robert Bedard (Bédard)
Thomas L. (Tommy) Boys
Charles Maxwell (Max) Brown
Earl Henry (Butch) Buchholz
Pedro Bueno-Nete
Louis Straight Clark
Anthony J. (Tony) Clayton
Francisco (Pancho) Contreras
Ashley John Cooper
Tim Coss
Paul L. Cranis
John M. Cranston
Christopher L. (Chris) Crawford
John C. Cullen
Dr. Edward Geiser (Ed) Dailey
C. Graham Daniels
Pierre Darmon
Michael Grenfell (Mike) Davies
Wilbert Randolph (Bill) Davis
Donald Lundy Dell
Leslie (Les) Dodson
Irvin (Irv) Sherrod Dorfman
Carl E. Eltzholtz
Roy Stanley Emerson
James Scott (Jim) Farrin
Herbert (Herb) Flam
Donald H. Fontana
Allen E. Fox
Myron Jay (Mike) Franks
Neale Andrew Fraser
Robert J. (Bob) Freedman
Harold (Hal) Freeman
Clyde C. Freeman
John W. (Jack) Frost
Oscar Furlong
Richard (Dick) Gaines
Koen Hie (Jimmy) Gan
Guillermo (Memo) Garcia
Reynaldo Garrido
Dr. Jack Geller
Sammy Giammalva sr
Grant Golden
Renato Gori
Greg Grant
Mike E. Green
Robert Haillet
Val Harit
David (Dave) Harum
Albert Harum
Crawford I. Henry
Lewis Alan (Lew) Hoad
Ronald Edward Holmberg
Lonnie C. Jr. Jordan
William Arthur (Billy) Knight
Frederick V. (Fred) Krais Jr.
Johann F. Kupferburger
William J. (Bill) Kuross
Gene Land
Arthur David (Art) Larsen
Rodney George (Rod) Laver
Wladimir Lerque
John J. Lesch
Richard M. (Dick) Leslie
Mario Llamas
Leslie Clarke (Les) jr. Longshore
Calvin (Cal) D. MacCracken
Barry Bruce MacKay
Lorne Garnet Main
George Mandel
Robert Ian (Bob) Mark
Cliff P. Mayne
J. Edward (Ed) Meyer
Vernon (Vern) Morgan
J. Allen Morris
Gerald H. (Jerry) Moss
Edward (Eddie) Moylan
Gardnar Putnam Mulloy
Edgar Adams III (Ned) Neely
Carl M. Noble Jr.
Richard M. (Dick) Ogden
Alejandro Rodriquez (Alex) Olmedo
Geoffrey D. Owen
William Andrew (Andy) Paton Jr.
Robert M. (Bob) Perry
Norman J. (Norm) Perry
Donald Francis (Don) Platt
John D. Powless
Allen Austin Quay
William W. (Bill) Quillian
Richard (Dick) Raskind
Whitney Reed
Paul Louis Rémy (Remy)
Hamilton Farrar (Ham) Richardson
Jeffrey J.F. Robinson
Henri Rochon
Kenneth Robert (Ken) Rosewall
Richard (Dick) Savitt
James Gordon Schmidt Sr
Ulf Christian Johan (Uffe) Schmidt
Samuel V. Schoonmaker III
Sidney (Sid) Schwartz
Alan Abraham (Abe) Segal
Elias Victor (Vic) Seixas
Gilbert James (Gil) Shea
Charles Edward (Red) Sledge Jr.
David W. (Dave) Snyder
Richard C. (Dick) Sorlein
Chauncey Depew Steele Jr.
Morton Stern
Hugh W. Stewart
Jack ter Borg
Donald (Don) Thompson
William Joseph (Bill) Tully
Torben Ulrich
Harry Van Renssalaer
Armando Vieira
Ubert C. Vincent
Donald (Don) Walraven
Barry Walraven
Sidney Burr Wood III
Sidney Burr Wood Jr.


Rounds
Round 1
Ken Rosewall*
Jeffrey J.F. Robinson
6-1 6-0 6-1
Paul Remy*
Gene Land
6-0 6-2 6-2
Art Larsen*
Robert Ian (Bob) Mark
3-6 6-2 6-1 7-5
William J. (Bill) Kuross*
John J. Lesch
6-2 6-2 6-1
John C. Cullen*
Geoffrey D. Owen
6-4 7-5 6-4
Hugh W. Stewart*
Morton Stern
6-2 6-4 7-5
Robert Bedard*
Robert J. (Bob) Freedman
6-0 6-1 7-5
Cliff P. Mayne*
Arthur (Art) Andrews
6-3 6-4 7-5
Dick Savitt*
David W. (Dave) Snyder
1-6 6-1 6-1 6-0
David (Dave) Harum*
Leslie Clarke (Les) jr. Longshore
6-3 6-3 7-5
Tim Coss*
Richard M. (Dick) Ogden
6-1 6-2 6-4
Richard C. (Dick) Sorlein*
Jack ter Borg
6-4 6-1 6-4
Francisco (Pancho) Contreras*
William Joseph (Bill) Tully
4-6 6-3 10-8 7-5
Robert M. (Bob) Barker*
Sidney Burr Wood III
8-6 6-2 0-6 6-3
Chauncey Depew Steele Jr.*
Pedro Bueno-Nete
6-1 6-2 8-6
Whitney Reed*
Anthony J. (Tony) Clayton
4-6 6-3 6-3 4-6 6-2
Vic Seixas*
Mike Davies
6-3 3-6 8-10 6-3 7-5
Pierre Darmon*
Wladimir Lerque
6-1 6-1 6-2
Luis Ayala*
Thomas L. (Tommy) Boys
6-0 6-3 6-3
Armando Vieira*
Richard (Dick) Raskind
3-6 6-3 6-2 6-2
Albert Harum*
Clyde C. Freeman
6-2 6-3 6-4
Reynaldo Garrido*
Harry Van Renssalaer
4-6 7-5 6-3 10-8
Torben Ulrich*
Carl E. Eltzholtz
6-2 9-7 6-2
Ashley Cooper*
Dr. Edward Geiser (Ed) Dailey
6-3 6-3 6-2
Bernard (Tut) Bartzen*
William Andrew (Andy) Paton Jr.
6-3 6-2 6-3
Myron Jay (Mike) Franks*
Carl M. Noble Jr.
4-6 10-8 6-0 6-3
Wilbert Randolph (Bill) Davis*
Samuel V. Schoonmaker III
3-6 6-3 9-7 6-1
Sidney (Sid) Schwartz*
Lonnie C. Jr. Jordan
6-2 9-7 6-3
Dr. Jack Geller*
Harold (Hal) Freeman
6-0 6-2 6-4
Sammy Giammalva sr*
Ron Holmberg
6-4 6-4 6-2
Crawford I. Henry*
Donald (Don) Walraven
6-2 6-4 6-3
Lew Hoad*
Barry Walraven
6-0 6-2 6-0
Leslie (Les) Dodson*
Koen Hie (Jimmy) Gan
6-2 6-0 6-2
Edward (Eddie) Moylan*
Greg Grant
6-0 6-1 5-7 6-3
Gardnar Mulloy*
Christopher L. (Chris) Crawford
6-2 6-2 6-3
Gerald H. (Jerry) Moss*
Frederick V. (Fred) Krais Jr.
6-0 6-2 4-6 6-3
James Gordon Schmidt Sr*
Edgar Adams III (Ned) Neely
6-1 6-4 7-5
Grant Golden*
Val Harit
6-0 6-1 6-1
Straight Clark*
Paul L. Cranis
6-4 6-4 6-1
Ulf Schmidt*
J. Allen Morris
6-1 6-4 7-5
John M. Cranston*
Donald Francis (Don) Platt
6-1 6-3 6-3
Abe Segal*
Earl Butch Buchholz
6-3 6-1 6-4
Robert M. (Bob) Perry*
James Scott (Jim) Farrin
6-4 6-1 8-10 6-1
Billy Knight*
Donald Dell
5-7 3-6 10-8 6-3 13-11
Roy Emerson*
Donald (Don) Thompson
6-2 6 -1 6-4
Donald H. Fontana*
Allen E. Fox
3-6 6-3 6-4 6-3
Herbert (Herb) Flam*
Robert Haillet
6-4 6-2 6-4
Ham Richardson*
Rod Laver
6-1 6-2 6-3
Roger Becker*
Lorne Main
6-0 6-3 6-1
William W. (Bill) Quillian*
Guillermo (Memo) Garcia
9-7 6-3 6-3
Barry MacKay*
Richard M. (Dick) Leslie
6-1 6-2 6-1
Allen Austin Quay*
George A. Ball
6-8 3-6 6-2 6-1 6-3
Alex Olmedo*
Renato Gori
8-6 6-1 6-0
Mario Llamas*
John D. Powless
7-5 6-2 6-1
Mike E. Green*
Mal Anderson
6-3 6-4 6-2
Neale Fraser*
Calvin (Cal) D. MacCracken
6-2 6-4 6-2
Johann F. Kupferburger*
Sidney Wood jr.
6-4 6-3 6-0
Irvin Dorfman*
Ubert C. Vincent
6-0 6-0 6-3
Richard (Dick) Gaines*
Oscar Furlong
6-3 6-4 6-2
John W. (Jack) Frost*
Henri Rochon
6-2 6-1 6-2
J. Edward (Ed) Meyer*
Vernon (Vern) Morgan
6-36 -1 3-6 7-9 6-4
Gilbert James (Gil) Shea*
Charles Edward (Red) Sledge Jr.
6-3 6-3 6-1
George Mandel*
C. Graham Daniels
6-2 7-5 6-4
Norman J. (Norm) Perry*
Charles Maxwell (Max) Brown
7-5 6-8 3-6 6-4 6-2

Round 2
Ken Rosewall*
Paul Remy
6-1 6-4 6-2
Art Larsen*
William J. (Bill) Kuross
6-2 6-4 14-12
Hugh W. Stewart*
John C. Cullen
6-3 6-3 6-1
Robert Bedard*
Cliff P. Mayne
4-6 6-4 9-7 6-3
Dick Savitt*
David (Dave) Harum
6-0 6-1 6-0
Tim Coss*
Richard C. (Dick) Sorlein
2-6 6-4 4-6 6-3 9-7
Francisco (Pancho) Contreras*
Robert M. (Bob) Barker
6-2 6-1 6-2
Whitney Reed*
Chauncey Depew Steele Jr.
6-8 6-0 6-3 6-2
Vic Seixas*
Pierre Darmon
6-3 6-3 3-6 7-5
Luis Ayala*
Armando Vieira
6-2 6-4 6-1
Reynaldo Garrido*
Albert Harum
14-12 6-3 4-6 6-4
Ashley Cooper*
Bernard (Tut) Bartzen
9-7 6-3 8-10 6-4
Myron Jay (Mike) Franks*
Wilbert Randolph (Bill) Davis
3-6 6-2 6-1 6-1
Sidney (Sid) Schwartz*
Dr. Jack Geller
6-1 6-2 2-6 6-1
Sammy Giammalva sr*
Crawford I. Henry
6-4 6-2 9-11 7-5
Lew Hoad*
Leslie (Les) Dodson
3-6 6-0 6-3 6-1
Edward (Eddie) Moylan*
Gardnar Mulloy
6-3 6-3 6-4
Gerald H. (Jerry) Moss*
James Gordon Schmidt Sr
7-5 2-6 7-9 9-7 6-2
Grant Golden*
Straight Clark
6-1 9-11 6-2 6-4
Ulf Schmidt*
John M. Cranston
6-2 6-3 6-1
Abe Segal*
Robert M. (Bob) Perry
6-2 6-1 7-5
Roy Emerson*
Billy Knight
3-6 6-4 6-3 8-6
Herbert (Herb) Flam*
Donald H. Fontana
6-1 6-2 6-1
Ham Richardson*
Roger Becker
6-2 6-0 6-4
William W. (Bill) Quillian*
Barry MacKay
4-6 6-4 6-3 6-2
Alex Olmedo*
Allen Austin Quay
8-6 6-1 6-2
Mike E. Green*
Mario Llamas
6-3 6-4 6-1
Neale Fraser*
Johann F. Kupferburger
6-3 7-5 6-8 7-5
Irvin Dorfman*
Richard (Dick) Gaines
6-4 7-5 6-0
John W. (Jack) Frost*
J. Edward (Ed) Meyer
6-2 6-2 6-1
Gilbert James (Gil) Shea*
George Mandel
6-2 6-3 6-1
Torben Ulrich*
Norman J. (Norm) Perry
6-1 6-1 6-1

Round 3
Ken Rosewall*
Art Larsen
6-3 6-2 6-2
Hugh W. Stewart*
Robert Bedard
9-11 6-2 6-4 6-4
Dick Savitt*
Tim Coss
6-1 6-2 6-3
Francisco (Pancho) Contreras*
Whitney Reed
6-4 3-6 7-5 6-3
Vic Seixas*
Luis Ayala
8-6 4-6 3-6 12-10 8-6
Ashley Cooper*
Myron Jay (Mike) Franks
4-6 6-3 6-4 5-7 6-4
Sammy Giammalva sr*
Sidney (Sid) Schwartz
7-5 6-1 6-4
Lew Hoad*
Edward (Eddie) Moylan
11-9 6-3 6-4
Grant Golden*
Gerald H. (Jerry) Moss
7-5 6-3 1-6 6-2
Abe Segal*
Ulf Schmidt
8-6 9-7 5-7 7-5
Roy Emerson*
Herbert (Herb) Flam
6-1 6-1 3-6 7-5
Ham Richardson*
William W. (Bill) Quillian
4-6 6-2 6-2 6-2
Alex Olmedo*
Mike E. Green
6-3 6-4 6-4
Neale Fraser*
Irvin Dorfman
6-4 6-4 6-4
Gilbert James (Gil) Shea*
John W. (Jack) Frost
6-3 10-8 6-3
Torben Ulrich*
Reynaldo Garrido
6-4 6-3 6-1

Round 4
Ken Rosewall*
Hugh W. Stewart
2-6 9-7 6-1 6-2
Dick Savitt*
Francisco (Pancho) Contreras
6-3 6-2 6-2
Ashley Cooper*
Sammy Giammalva sr
3-6 3-6 6-4 6-3 7-5
Lew Hoad*
Grant Golden
6-3 6-2 7-5
Roy Emerson*
Abe Segal
9-11 7-5 6-2 6-1
Ham Richardson*
Alex Olmedo
7-5 6-2 6-0
Neale Fraser*
Gilbert James (Gil) Shea
5-7 6-3 6-3 10-8
Vic Seixas*
Torben Ulrich
3-6 6-3 6-4 6-3

Quarterfinals
Ken Rosewall*
Dick Savitt
6-4 7-5 4-6 8-10 6-1
Lew Hoad*
Roy Emerson
8-6 6-3 7-5
Neale Fraser*
Ham Richardson
3-6 6-3 6-2 6-4
Vic Seixas*
Ashley Cooper
9-7 3-6 9-7 10-12 6-4

Semifinals
Lew Hoad*
Neale Fraser
15-13 6-2 6-4
Ken Rosewall*
Vic Seixas
10-8 6-0 6-3

Final
Ken Rosewall*
Lew Hoad
4-6 6-2 6-3 6-3


Tournament
Round 1
Ken Rosewall*
Jeffrey J.F. Robinson
Paul Remy*
Gene Land
Art Larsen*
Robert Ian (Bob) Mark
William J. (Bill) Kuross*
John J. Lesch
Hugh W. Stewart*
Morton Stern
John C. Cullen*
Geoffrey D. Owen
Robert Bedard*
Robert J. (Bob) Freedman
Cliff P. Mayne*
Arthur (Art) Andrews
Dick Savitt*
David W. (Dave) Snyder
David (Dave) Harum*
Leslie Clarke (Les) jr. Longshore
Tim Coss*
Richard M. (Dick) Ogden
Richard C. (Dick) Sorlein*
Jack ter Borg
Francisco (Pancho) Contreras*
William Joseph (Bill) Tully
Robert M. (Bob) Barker*
Sidney Burr Wood III
Whitney Reed*
Anthony J. (Tony) Clayton
Chauncey Depew Steele Jr.*
Pedro Bueno-Nete
Vic Seixas*
Mike Davies
Pierre Darmon*
Wladimir Lerque
Luis Ayala*
Thomas L. (Tommy) Boys
Armando Vieira*
Richard (Dick) Raskind
Torben Ulrich*
Carl E. Eltzholtz
Norman J. (Norm) Perry*
Charles Maxwell (Max) Brown
Reynaldo Garrido*
Harry Van Renssalaer
Albert Harum*
Clyde C. Freeman
Ashley Cooper*
Dr. Edward Geiser (Ed) Dailey
Bernard (Tut) Bartzen*
William Andrew (Andy) Paton Jr.
Myron Jay (Mike) Franks*
Carl M. Noble Jr.
Wilbert Randolph (Bill) Davis*
Samuel V. Schoonmaker III
Sammy Giammalva sr*
Ron Holmberg
Crawford I. Henry*
Donald (Don) Walraven
Sidney (Sid) Schwartz*
Lonnie C. Jr. Jordan
Dr. Jack Geller*
Harold (Hal) Freeman
Lew Hoad*
Barry Walraven
Leslie (Les) Dodson*
Koen Hie (Jimmy) Gan
Edward (Eddie) Moylan*
Greg Grant
Gardnar Mulloy*
Christopher L. (Chris) Crawford
Grant Golden*
Val Harit
Straight Clark*
Paul L. Cranis
Gerald H. (Jerry) Moss*
Frederick V. (Fred) Krais Jr.
James Gordon Schmidt Sr*
Edgar Adams III (Ned) Neely
Roy Emerson*
Donald (Don) Thompson
Billy Knight*
Donald Dell
Herbert (Herb) Flam*
Robert Haillet
Donald H. Fontana*
Allen E. Fox
Abe Segal*
Earl Butch Buchholz
Robert M. (Bob) Perry*
James Scott (Jim) Farrin
Ulf Schmidt*
J. Allen Morris
John M. Cranston*
Donald Francis (Don) Platt
Neale Fraser*
Calvin (Cal) D. MacCracken
Johann F. Kupferburger*
Sidney Wood jr.
Irvin Dorfman*
Ubert C. Vincent
Richard (Dick) Gaines*
Oscar Furlong
Gilbert James (Gil) Shea*
Charles Edward (Red) Sledge Jr.
George Mandel*
C. Graham Daniels
John W. (Jack) Frost*
Henri Rochon
J. Edward (Ed) Meyer*
Vernon (Vern) Morgan
Ham Richardson*
Rod Laver
Roger Becker*
Lorne Main
William W. (Bill) Quillian*
Guillermo (Memo) Garcia
Barry MacKay*
Richard M. (Dick) Leslie
Alex Olmedo*
Renato Gori
Allen Austin Quay*
George A. Ball
Mike E. Green*
Mal Anderson
Mario Llamas*
John D. Powless
Round 2
Ken Rosewall*
Paul Remy
Art Larsen*
William J. (Bill) Kuross
Hugh W. Stewart*
John C. Cullen
Robert Bedard*
Cliff P. Mayne
Dick Savitt*
David (Dave) Harum
Tim Coss*
Richard C. (Dick) Sorlein
Francisco (Pancho) Contreras*
Robert M. (Bob) Barker
Whitney Reed*
Chauncey Depew Steele Jr.
Vic Seixas*
Pierre Darmon
Luis Ayala*
Armando Vieira
Torben Ulrich*
Norman J. (Norm) Perry
Reynaldo Garrido*
Albert Harum
Ashley Cooper*
Bernard (Tut) Bartzen
Myron Jay (Mike) Franks*
Wilbert Randolph (Bill) Davis
Sammy Giammalva sr*
Crawford I. Henry
Sidney (Sid) Schwartz*
Dr. Jack Geller
Lew Hoad*
Leslie (Les) Dodson
Edward (Eddie) Moylan*
Gardnar Mulloy
Grant Golden*
Straight Clark
Gerald H. (Jerry) Moss*
James Gordon Schmidt Sr
Roy Emerson*
Billy Knight
Herbert (Herb) Flam*
Donald H. Fontana
Abe Segal*
Robert M. (Bob) Perry
Ulf Schmidt*
John M. Cranston
Neale Fraser*
Johann F. Kupferburger
Irvin Dorfman*
Richard (Dick) Gaines
Gilbert James (Gil) Shea*
George Mandel
John W. (Jack) Frost*
J. Edward (Ed) Meyer
Ham Richardson*
Roger Becker
William W. (Bill) Quillian*
Barry MacKay
Alex Olmedo*
Allen Austin Quay
Mike E. Green*
Mario Llamas
Round 3
Ken Rosewall*
Art Larsen
Hugh W. Stewart*
Robert Bedard
Dick Savitt*
Tim Coss
Francisco (Pancho) Contreras*
Whitney Reed
Vic Seixas*
Luis Ayala
Torben Ulrich*
Reynaldo Garrido
Ashley Cooper*
Myron Jay (Mike) Franks
Sammy Giammalva sr*
Sidney (Sid) Schwartz
Lew Hoad*
Edward (Eddie) Moylan
Grant Golden*
Gerald H. (Jerry) Moss
Roy Emerson*
Herbert (Herb) Flam
Abe Segal*
Ulf Schmidt
Neale Fraser*
Irvin Dorfman
Gilbert James (Gil) Shea*
John W. (Jack) Frost
Ham Richardson*
William W. (Bill) Quillian
Alex Olmedo*
Mike E. Green
Round 4
Ken Rosewall*
Hugh W. Stewart
Dick Savitt*
Francisco (Pancho) Contreras
Vic Seixas*
Torben Ulrich
Ashley Cooper*
Sammy Giammalva sr
Lew Hoad*
Grant Golden
Roy Emerson*
Abe Segal
Neale Fraser*
Gilbert James (Gil) Shea
Ham Richardson*
Alex Olmedo
Quarterfinals
Ken Rosewall*
Dick Savitt
Vic Seixas*
Ashley Cooper
Lew Hoad*
Roy Emerson
Neale Fraser*
Ham Richardson
Semifinals
Ken Rosewall*
Vic Seixas
Lew Hoad*
Neale Fraser
Final
Ken Rosewall*
Lew Hoad