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South African Championships 1956

General Date1956-03-22 - 1956-04-02
Tournament typeGrand Prix Circuit
SurfaceUnknown
Rounds6
CityJohannesburg, Ellis Park
CountrySouth Africa

Source World Tennis, The Rand Daily Mail

Info Draw: 43

Media

Winner Player Ian Clyde Vermaak

Players

Cyril V. Botha
Les Bowring
Dennis Sr Breetzke
Ian (Foxy) Campbell
Derek Capell
Sven Viktor Davidson
Stanley E. Dugmore
Trevor Thomas Fancutt
John Farquharson
William Stephen (Buster) Farrer
Gordon Lovell Forbes
Ian Froman
Ralph Gandy
Kevin Glencross
E. John Hurry

Torsten Johansson
Basil J. Katz
Neville Katzen
Gaetan Koenig
Derek J. Lawer
Sydney Levy
Bernard Lidgey
Julian C. (Julie) Mayers
Brian Nattrass
Lance Nel
Ivor Phillips
Brian W. Rooke
Rodney Rudansky
Alan Abraham (Abe) Segal
Brian Smith

Heinz Stelzner
Eric William Sturgess
Gordon Lawrence Talbot
Steggie van Niekerk
Caeser H. Venter
Ian Clyde Vermaak
Theuns Viviers
Bert Weedon
Owen Gordon Williams
Alexander T. (Lex) Wood
Glyn S. Woodroffe
Brian Maxwell Woodroffe
Desmond B. Young

Rounds
Round 1

The remaining players had a bye.

Brian Smith*
Heinz Stelzner

6-2 7-5 8-10 6-4

Ian (Foxy) Campbell*
Stanley E. Dugmore

6-2 6-3 8-6

Derek J. Lawer*
Bernard Lidgey

6-3 6-2 6-1

Gordon Forbes*
Brian W. Rooke

6-2 6-2 6-1

Abe Segal*
Basil J. Katz

6-1 9-7 6-3

Desmond B. Young*
Ralph Gandy

7-5 3-6 6-0 6-4

Derek Capell*
John Farquharson

5-7 6-4 6-2 6-1

Gordon Talbot*
Neville Katzen

6-0 10-8 4-6 6-4

Gaetan Koenig*
Ian Froman

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

E. John Hurry*
Dennis Sr Breetzke

6-4 6-1 6-1

Les Bowring*
Alexander T. (Lex) Wood

6-2 1-6 7-5 6-2

Round 2

Trevor Fancutt*
Ivor Phillips

5-7 6-1 2-6 6-4 6-1

Derek Capell*
Desmond B. Young

6-3 4-6 6-4 0-6 6-2

Brian Woodroffe*
Cyril V. Botha

6-3 6-3 6-3

Ian Vermaak*
Theuns Viviers

6-1 6-0 6-1

E. John Hurry*
Bert Weedon

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

Brian Smith*
Ian (Foxy) Campbell

6-0 6-1 6-1

Gordon Forbes*
Derek J. Lawer

6-2 5-7 6-1 6-1

Sven Davidson*
Kevin Glencross

6-1 6-3 6-4

Julian C. (Julie) Mayers*
William Stephen (Buster) Farrer

6-1 6-2 6-3

Abe Segal*
Glyn S. Woodroffe

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

Eric Sturgess*
Rodney Rudansky

6-3 6-0 6-0

Caeser H. Venter*
Lance Nel

4-6 6-0 6-2 7-9 6-2

Sydney Levy*
Brian Nattrass

6-4 6-1 6-3

Owen Gordon Williams*
Steggie van Niekerk

6-4 6-0 6-4

Gordon Talbot*
Gaetan Koenig

6-3 6-3 4-6 6-4

Torsten Johansson*
Les Bowring

6-2 6-4 7-5

Round 3

Eric Sturgess*
Caeser H. Venter

6-1 6-1 6-1

Owen Gordon Williams*
Sydney Levy

9-7 6-1 6-0

Trevor Fancutt*
Derek Capell

6-3 4-6 7-5 4-6 9-7

Torsten Johansson*
Gordon Talbot

7-5 6-8 6-3 6-3

Gordon Forbes*
Brian Smith

8-6 6-3 6-3

Ian Vermaak*
E. John Hurry

1-6 9-7 6-1

Abe Segal*
Brian Woodroffe

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

Sven Davidson*
Julian C. (Julie) Mayers

6-2 6-1 6-0

Quarterfinals

Eric Sturgess*
Owen Gordon Williams

2-6 6-3 5-7 6-2 7-5

Torsten Johansson*
Trevor Fancutt

0-6 9-7 7-9 6-3 6-1

Ian Vermaak*
Gordon Forbes

6-3 4-6 6-4 6-3

Abe Segal*
Sven Davidson

2-6 6-4 1-6 6-1 8-6

Semifinals

Torsten Johansson*
Eric Sturgess

2-6 2-6 6-4 7-5 6-3

Ian Vermaak*
Abe Segal

7-9 6-4 2-6 6-3 10-8

Final

Ian Vermaak*
Torsten Johansson

6-2 4-6 3-6 6-3 8-6

Tournament

Round 1