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International Championships of Egypt - Cairo 1956

General Date1956-03-02 - 1956-03-11
Tournament typeOpen
SurfaceUnknown
Rounds5
CityCairo, Egypt
CountryEgypt

Source World Tennis/Deutsche Tennis Zeitung

Media

Winner Player Lewis Alan (Lew) Hoad

Players

Jack Arkinstall
Sayed, Ibrahim Badr-el-Dine
Roger Becker
Sven Viktor Davidson
Bernard Jean Yves Destremau
Jaroslav Drobny

Lewis Alan (Lew) Hoad
Torsten Johansson
Frederick (Fred) Kovaleski
Giuseppe (Beppe) Merlo
Kamel Moubarek
Robert M. (Bob) Perry

Joseph (Beppo) Pottinger (Pöttinger)
Adly Shafei
Orlando Sirola
Gunnar Sjowall

Rounds
Round 1

Kamel Moubarek*
Beppo Pottinger

6-0 8-6

Round 2

Lew Hoad*
Torsten Johansson

4-6 6-3 6-3

Frederick (Fred) Kovaleski*
Kamel Moubarek

6-2 6-4

Giuseppe (Beppe) Merlo*
Sayed, Ibrahim Badr-el-Dine

8-6 6-2

Sven Davidson*
Robert M. (Bob) Perry

6-3 10-8

Jack Arkinstall*
Roger Becker

6-0 6-4

Jaroslav Drobny*
Adly Shafei

6-4 6-3

Orlando Sirola*
Gunnar Sjowall

2-6 6-0 6-4

Quarterfinals

Lew Hoad*
Bernard Jean Yves Destremau

6-1 -4

Frederick (Fred) Kovaleski*
Giuseppe (Beppe) Merlo

4-6 6-2 10-8

Sven Davidson*
Jack Arkinstall

6-3 6-1

Jaroslav Drobny*
Orlando Sirola

6-2 2-6 6-3

Semifinals

Lew Hoad*
Frederick (Fred) Kovaleski

6-3 6-2 6-4

Sven Davidson*
Jaroslav Drobny

6-4 7-5 4-6 6-2

Final

Lew Hoad*
Sven Davidson

1-6 6-3 4-6 6-2 6-4

Tournament

Round 1