River Oaks Tournament 1956


General 0000-00-00 - 1956-04-23
WCT Circuit
Clay
7
Houston. Texas
United States of America

Source World Tennis



Media


Winner Hamilton Farrar (Ham) Richardson


Players
Bill Ashburn
Bernard (Tut) Bartzen
John A. Been
Thomas Pollok (Tom) Brown
Pedro Bueno-Nete
Dave Daviss
Bill Dixon
Ronald W. (Ronnie) Fisher
Herbert (Herb) Flam
Harold Folks
Arthur Louis (Art) Foust
Grant Golden
Karl Kamrath Jr
Richard P. Keeton
Felix Kelly
Gene Land
John Lawhon
Guillermo Lemus
Dale Miller
Ronald Moreira
Edward (Eddie) Moylan
Tom Nance
Clint Nettleton
Donald Francis (Don) Platt
Whitney Reed
Rafael Reyes
Hamilton Farrar (Ham) Richardson
Tommy Robinson
Alfredo Robles
Charles (Charlie) Russo
Ivan Salas
Eugenio Saller
Richard (Dick) Savitt
Ronnie Sawyer
James Gordon Schmidt Sr
Ulf Christian Johan (Uffe) Schmidt
Dr Richard Earl Schuette
Sidney (Sid) Schwartz
Elias Victor (Vic) Seixas
Gilbert James (Gil) Shea
Charles Edward (Red) Sledge Jr.
Eddie Sledge
Art Stiles
William Franklin (Billy) Talbert
Terry Todd
James Trice
Armando Vieira
Donald (Don) Walraven
Barry Walraven
Ben Weems
Alexander Wellford Sr.
Paul Wilkins
John Zimmerman


Rounds
Round 1
Rafael Reyes*
Ronald W. (Ronnie) Fisher
2-6 6-3 8-6
Dave Daviss*
Donald (Don) Walraven
2-6 6-0 9-7
Eddie Sledge*
John Lawhon
8-6 6-3
Eugenio Saller*
Barry Walraven
6-2 6-2
Guillermo Lemus*
Art Stiles
6-1 6-3

Round 2
Vic Seixas*
Alfredo Robles
6-0 6-0
John Zimmerman*
Alexander Wellford Sr.
2-6 6-2 9-7
Sidney (Sid) Schwartz*
Pedro Bueno-Nete
7-5 6-1
Tom Brown*
Charles (Charlie) Russo
6-1 6-0
Eddie Sledge*
Bill Dixon
11-9 6-4
Armando Vieira*
Clint Nettleton
6-2 8-6
Dr Richard Earl Schuette*
Paul Wilkins
6-3 6-1
James Gordon Schmidt Sr*
Harold Folks
6-0 6-2
Ulf Schmidt*
Rafael Reyes
6-1 6-0
John A. Been*
Richard P. Keeton
6-2 6-1
Herbert (Herb) Flam*
Arthur Louis (Art) Foust
6-4 6-3
Grant Golden*
Ivan Salas
6-0 6-0
Gilbert James (Gil) Shea*
Tommy Robinson
6-2 6-1
Charles Edward (Red) Sledge Jr.*
Ben Weems
6-0 6-0
Terry Todd*
Dave Daviss
1-6 6-4 8-6

Round 3
Vic Seixas*
John Zimmerman
6-2 6-0
Donald Francis (Don) Platt*
Billy Talbert
6-2 6-2
Tom Brown*
Eddie Sledge
11-9 6-4
Dick Savitt*
James Trice
6-1 6-1
Armando Vieira*
Eugenio Saller
3-6 6-4 6-1
Dr Richard Earl Schuette*
Whitney Reed
6-2 1-6 7-5
Edward (Eddie) Moylan*
Karl Kamrath Jr
6-4 6-1
Bernard (Tut) Bartzen*
Tom Nance
6-0 6-0
Sidney (Sid) Schwartz*
Bill Ashburn
6-3 6-0
James Gordon Schmidt Sr*
Felix Kelly
6-0 7-5
Ulf Schmidt*
John A. Been
3-6 10-8 6-4
Herbert (Herb) Flam*
Dale Miller
6-4 6-4
Ham Richardson*
Ronnie Sawyer
6-1 6-3
Grant Golden*
Terry Todd
6-2 6-0
Ronald Moreira*
Gene Land
6-2 6-3
Gilbert James (Gil) Shea*
Charles Edward (Red) Sledge Jr.
6-1 6-4

Round 4
Vic Seixas*
Donald Francis (Don) Platt
6-2 6-3
Tom Brown*
Sidney (Sid) Schwartz
8-6 6-3
Dick Savitt*
Armando Vieira
6-3 6-1
Edward (Eddie) Moylan*
Dr Richard Earl Schuette
6-4 6-1
Bernard (Tut) Bartzen*
James Gordon Schmidt Sr
6-0 6-1
Herbert (Herb) Flam*
Ulf Schmidt
6-2 6-2
Ham Richardson*
Grant Golden
5-7 6-3 6-0
Ham Richardson*
Grant Golden
5-7 6-3 6-0
Gilbert James (Gil) Shea*
Ronald Moreira
8-6 6-3

Quarterfinals
Vic Seixas*
Tom Brown
6-2 6-2 2-6 6-4
Dick Savitt*
Edward (Eddie) Moylan
6-2 4-6 5-7 2-5 ret.
Herbert (Herb) Flam*
Bernard (Tut) Bartzen
1-6 6-3 4-6 6-3 6-1
Ham Richardson*
Gilbert James (Gil) Shea
7-5 8-6 6-2

Semifinals
Vic Seixas*
Dick Savitt
7-5 6-2 6-4
Ham Richardson*
Herbert (Herb) Flam
6-4 0-6 8-6 9-7

Final
Ham Richardson*
Vic Seixas
7-5 6-0 3-6 6-4


Tournament
Round 1
Guillermo Lemus*
Art Stiles
Dave Daviss*
Donald (Don) Walraven
Rafael Reyes*
Ronald W. (Ronnie) Fisher
Eddie Sledge*
John Lawhon
Round 2
Grant Golden*
Ivan Salas
Terry Todd*
Dave Daviss
Gilbert James (Gil) Shea*
Tommy Robinson
Charles Edward (Red) Sledge Jr.*
Ben Weems
Herbert (Herb) Flam*
Arthur Louis (Art) Foust
Ulf Schmidt*
Rafael Reyes
John A. Been*
Richard P. Keeton
James Gordon Schmidt Sr*
Harold Folks
Vic Seixas*
Alfredo Robles
John Zimmerman*
Alexander Wellford Sr.
Tom Brown*
Charles (Charlie) Russo
Eddie Sledge*
Bill Dixon
Sidney (Sid) Schwartz*
Pedro Bueno-Nete
Armando Vieira*
Clint Nettleton
Dr Richard Earl Schuette*
Paul Wilkins
Round 3
Ham Richardson*
Ronnie Sawyer
Grant Golden*
Terry Todd
Gilbert James (Gil) Shea*
Charles Edward (Red) Sledge Jr.
Ronald Moreira*
Gene Land
Herbert (Herb) Flam*
Dale Miller
Ulf Schmidt*
John A. Been
Bernard (Tut) Bartzen*
Tom Nance
James Gordon Schmidt Sr*
Felix Kelly
Vic Seixas*
John Zimmerman
Donald Francis (Don) Platt*
Billy Talbert
Tom Brown*
Eddie Sledge
Sidney (Sid) Schwartz*
Bill Ashburn
Dick Savitt*
James Trice
Armando Vieira*
Eugenio Saller
Edward (Eddie) Moylan*
Karl Kamrath Jr
Dr Richard Earl Schuette*
Whitney Reed
Round 4
Ham Richardson*
Grant Golden
Gilbert James (Gil) Shea*
Ronald Moreira
Herbert (Herb) Flam*
Ulf Schmidt
Bernard (Tut) Bartzen*
James Gordon Schmidt Sr
Vic Seixas*
Donald Francis (Don) Platt
Tom Brown*
Sidney (Sid) Schwartz
Dick Savitt*
Armando Vieira
Edward (Eddie) Moylan*
Dr Richard Earl Schuette
Quarterfinals
Ham Richardson*
Gilbert James (Gil) Shea
Herbert (Herb) Flam*
Bernard (Tut) Bartzen
Vic Seixas*
Tom Brown
Dick Savitt*
Edward (Eddie) Moylan
Semifinals
Ham Richardson*
Herbert (Herb) Flam
Vic Seixas*
Dick Savitt
Final
Ham Richardson*
Vic Seixas