Sicilian International Championships 1956


General 1956-04-02 - 1956-09-09
Amateur
Clay
5
Palermo, Italy
Italy

Source World Tennis/Tennis Italiano



Media


Winner Giuseppe (Beppe) Merlo


Players
Lawrence Edgar Barclay
Umberto Bergamo
Johann Christoph Biederlack
Donald Lachlan Moore Black
Ferruccio Bonetti
Milan (Misko) Branovic
Eduardo Cascino
Antonio Cascino
Gianni Dardanoni
Andres R. Hammersley Núñez
Werner Helmrich
Sergio Jacobini
Antonio Maggi
Giuseppe (Beppe) Merlo
Mr. Piacenti
Nicola Pietrangeli
Michele Pirro
Alan Abraham (Abe) Segal
Orlando Sirola
Hugh W. Stewart
Paul A. Willey


Rounds
Round 1
Ferruccio Bonetti*
Johann Christoph Biederlack
3-6 6-4 6-0
Nicola Pietrangeli*
Donald Black
3-6 6-3 6-4
Michele Pirro*
Werner Helmrich
6-4 7-5
Andres Hammersley*
Eduardo Cascino
6-2 6-0
Antonio Maggi*
Lawrence Barclay
6-2 6-0
Umberto Bergamo*
Paul A. Willey
6-3 6-4
Orlando Sirola*
Gianni Dardanoni
6-2 6-1

Round 2
Sergio Jacobini*
Orlando Sirola
6-3 6-3
Nicola Pietrangeli*
Donald Black
3-6 6-3 6-4
Hugh W. Stewart*
Antonio Cascino
6-0 6-3
Milan (Misko) Branovic*
Mr. Piacenti
6-4 3-6 6-2

Quarterfinals
Hugh W. Stewart*
Ferruccio Bonetti
6-2 6-1
Abe Segal*
Umberto Bergamo
6-2 6-4
Nicola Pietrangeli*
Michele Pirro
6-4 7-5
Giuseppe (Beppe) Merlo*
Milan (Misko) Branovic
6-4 6-1

Semifinals
Giuseppe (Beppe) Merlo*
Abe Segal
6-4 6-1
Hugh W. Stewart*
Nicola Pietrangeli
1-6 6-3 9-7

Final
Giuseppe (Beppe) Merlo*
Hugh W. Stewart
6-4 8-10 6-3 6-2


Tournament
Round 1
Umberto Bergamo*
Paul A. Willey
Orlando Sirola*
Gianni Dardanoni
Nicola Pietrangeli*
Donald Black
Round 2
Sergio Jacobini*
Orlando Sirola
Milan (Misko) Branovic*
Mr. Piacenti
Hugh W. Stewart*
Antonio Cascino
Nicola Pietrangeli*
Donald Black
Quarterfinals
Giuseppe (Beppe) Merlo*
Milan (Misko) Branovic
Abe Segal*
Umberto Bergamo
Hugh W. Stewart*
Ferruccio Bonetti
Nicola Pietrangeli*
Michele Pirro
Semifinals
Giuseppe (Beppe) Merlo*
Abe Segal
Hugh W. Stewart*
Nicola Pietrangeli
Final
Giuseppe (Beppe) Merlo*
Hugh W. Stewart