British Hard Court Championships 1956


General 1956-04-23 - 1956-04-29
Open
Clay
6
Bournemouth
England

Source World Tennis



Media


Winner Jesse Edward (Budge) Patty


Players
Baldev Aggarwal
W.T. (Tommy) Anderson
D.C. Argyle
John Edward Barrett
Roger Becker
O.D. Beresford
Brian C. Bowman
Basil Jack Bucknell
Donald William (Don) Butler
Derek Robert Collins
L.P. (Julian) Coni
D. Croft
Norman Dale
Michael Grenfell (Mike) Davies
Clifford William (Bokkie) Delaporte
Roy W. Dixon
E.M.G. Earl
Pablo S. Eisenberg
A.S. Elliott
Malcolm P. Gibb
A.L. Graeme
G.F. Grevett
Ronald Guiney
Bruce Gulley
Michael Preston (Mike) Hann
Colin William Hannam
Lewis Alan (Lew) Hoad
Robert Neville (Bob) Howe
Dennis B. Hughes
Samir Khoury
Norman Kitovitz
William Arthur (Billy) Knight
S. Derrick Lester
Julian C. (Julie) Mayers
Kevin J. Meyer
Jeffrey Michelmore
Alan Ronald Mills
Gordon E. Mudge
John F. O'Brien
Brian E. Page
Geoffrey Lane Paish
Jesse Edward (Budge) Patty
John Anthony (Tony) Pickard
Oliver B. Simon Prenn
Geoffrey W. Radford
Graham A. Regan
Hamilton Farrar (Ham) Richardson
Michael John (Mike) Sangster
Ulf Christian Johan (Uffe) Schmidt
M.G. Shaffery
G.R. Smith
Czeslaw Spychala
J. Ronald (Ron) Statham
Noel Bernard Stokes
C. Brian Sumner
William W.H. (Bill) Threlfall
Cuthbert Collingwood (Teddy) Tinling
Torben Ulrich
Pierre T. Vercueil
Francis J. Wallis
Howard Francis Walton
Geoffrey L. Ward
Ivor James Warwick
Robert Keith (Bobby) Wilson


Rounds
Round 1
Malcolm P. Gibb*
Geoffrey W. Radford
2-6 6-2 6-2 3-6 8-6
Howard Francis Walton*
Geoffrey L. Ward
2-6 6-2 6-2 6-3
John Barrett*
Pierre T. Vercueil
6-1 6-0 6-2
Roger Becker*
Clifford William (Bokkie) Delaporte
6-1 6-2 6-1
Graham A. Regan*
Ivor James Warwick
6-4 6-1 6-1
Bob Howe*
Colin William Hannam
6-1 6-3 1-6 6-3
Oliver Prenn*
William W.H. (Bill) Threlfall
6-2 6-2 6-?
Bruce Gulley*
Baldev Aggarwal
6-0 6-3 6-2
Brian C. Bowman*
Julian C. (Julie) Mayers
6-3 6-1 7-5
Pablo S. Eisenberg*
Norman Kitovitz
7-9 6-0 3-6 6-3 6-2
Derek Robert Collins*
Gordon E. Mudge
0-6 1-6 6-1 6-2 6-2
W.T. (Tommy) Anderson*
Czeslaw Spychala
6-4 8-6 6-3
Torben Ulrich*
Samir Khoury
3-6 7-5 6-3 14-12
Lew Hoad*
Noel Bernard Stokes
6-2 6-0 6-0
Michael Preston (Mike) Hann*
A.L. Graeme
6-1 6-2 6-3
Tony Pickard*
G.F. Grevett
6-4 6-1 6-2
Basil Jack Bucknell*
S. Derrick Lester
6-4 6-3 7-9 6-4
Kevin J. Meyer*
L.P. (Julian) Coni
6-1 7-5 6-1
Donald Butler*
O.D. Beresford
6-2 6-0 6-4
Ham Richardson*
J. Ronald (Ron) Statham
6-1 6-0 6-1
Michael Sangster*
Norman Dale
6-2 6-1 2-6 6-1
C. Brian Sumner*
Cuthbert Collingwood (Teddy) Tinling
6-2 4-6 6-3 6-2
Mike Davies*
G.R. Smith
6-0 6-4 6-2
Alan Mills*
D. Croft
6-0 6-0 6-1
Jeffrey Michelmore*
D.C. Argyle
7-5 6-2 6-2
Bobby Wilson*
Dennis B. Hughes
6-0 6-0 6-1
Geoff Paish*
E.M.G. Earl
6-4 7-5 6-3
Budge Patty*
M.G. Shaffery
6-1 6-1 6-1
Ronald Guiney*
Roy W. Dixon
6-0 6-2 6-2
Billy Knight*
Brian E. Page
6-2 6-1 6-1
Ulf Schmidt*
Francis J. Wallis
6-4 6-1 6-4
John F. O'Brien*
A.S. Elliott
6-0 3-6 6-2 6-2

Round 2
Oliver Prenn*
Jeffrey Michelmore
6-4 6-1 6-1
Billy Knight*
W.T. (Tommy) Anderson
6-3 6-2 7-5
Mike Davies*
C. Brian Sumner
6-3 6-3 6-3
Howard Francis Walton*
Tony Pickard
6-2 6-3 6-3
Bob Howe*
Derek Robert Collins
6-4 6-4 6-4
Roger Becker*
Bruce Gulley
6-0 6-3 6-4
Alan Mills*
Graham A. Regan
6-3 4-6 6-2 2-6 6-1
John Barrett*
Donald Butler
6-3 6-2 6-3
Ulf Schmidt*
John F. O'Brien
6-1 6-4 3-6 6-4
Torben Ulrich*
Michael Sangster
6-1 6-3 6-3
Budge Patty*
Geoff Paish
6-3 6-3 6-0
Lew Hoad*
Michael Preston (Mike) Hann
6-0 6-0 6-1
Pablo S. Eisenberg*
Kevin J. Meyer
4-6 6-2 6-2 6-3
Basil Jack Bucknell*
Ronald Guiney
2-6 6-4 6-2 6-4
Ham Richardson*
Brian C. Bowman
6-2 6-1 7-5
Bobby Wilson*
Malcolm P. Gibb
6-1 6-0 6-1

Round 3
Billy Knight*
Basil Jack Bucknell
6-1 6-2 6-0
Roger Becker*
Oliver Prenn
6-3 6-2 6-2
Ulf Schmidt*
Pablo S. Eisenberg
6-3 6-4 6-3
Ham Richardson*
John Barrett
6-1 10-8 6-1
Torben Ulrich*
Mike Davies
4-6 9-7 6-4 6-3
Bob Howe*
Alan Mills
5-7 6-3 3-6 6-2 8-6
Lew Hoad*
Howard Francis Walton
6-4 6-0 6-3
Budge Patty*
Bobby Wilson
6-? 6-2 6-2

Quarterfinals
Torben Ulrich*
Bob Howe
1-6 6-1 6-4 2-6 6-3
Ham Richardson*
Ulf Schmidt
6-3 6-3 4-6 6-3
Budge Patty*
Roger Becker
11-9 4-6 6-4 6-4
Lew Hoad*
Billy Knight
6-3 4-6 6-3 6-4

Semifinals
Budge Patty*
Torben Ulrich
8-6 6-1 6-1
Ham Richardson*
Lew Hoad
8-6 6-3 6-3

Final
Budge Patty*
Ham Richardson
1-6 6-3 6-3 6-3


Tournament
Round 1
Budge Patty*
M.G. Shaffery
Geoff Paish*
E.M.G. Earl
Bobby Wilson*
Dennis B. Hughes
Malcolm P. Gibb*
Geoffrey W. Radford
Roger Becker*
Clifford William (Bokkie) Delaporte
Bruce Gulley*
Baldev Aggarwal
Oliver Prenn*
William W.H. (Bill) Threlfall
Jeffrey Michelmore*
D.C. Argyle
Torben Ulrich*
Samir Khoury
Michael Sangster*
Norman Dale
Mike Davies*
G.R. Smith
C. Brian Sumner*
Cuthbert Collingwood (Teddy) Tinling
Bob Howe*
Colin William Hannam
Derek Robert Collins*
Gordon E. Mudge
Alan Mills*
D. Croft
Graham A. Regan*
Ivor James Warwick
Ham Richardson*
J. Ronald (Ron) Statham
Brian C. Bowman*
Julian C. (Julie) Mayers
John Barrett*
Pierre T. Vercueil
Donald Butler*
O.D. Beresford
Ulf Schmidt*
Francis J. Wallis
John F. O'Brien*
A.S. Elliott
Pablo S. Eisenberg*
Norman Kitovitz
Kevin J. Meyer*
L.P. (Julian) Coni
Lew Hoad*
Noel Bernard Stokes
Michael Preston (Mike) Hann*
A.L. Graeme
Howard Francis Walton*
Geoffrey L. Ward
Tony Pickard*
G.F. Grevett
Billy Knight*
Brian E. Page
W.T. (Tommy) Anderson*
Czeslaw Spychala
Basil Jack Bucknell*
S. Derrick Lester
Ronald Guiney*
Roy W. Dixon
Round 2
Budge Patty*
Geoff Paish
Bobby Wilson*
Malcolm P. Gibb
Roger Becker*
Bruce Gulley
Oliver Prenn*
Jeffrey Michelmore
Torben Ulrich*
Michael Sangster
Mike Davies*
C. Brian Sumner
Bob Howe*
Derek Robert Collins
Alan Mills*
Graham A. Regan
Ham Richardson*
Brian C. Bowman
John Barrett*
Donald Butler
Ulf Schmidt*
John F. O'Brien
Pablo S. Eisenberg*
Kevin J. Meyer
Lew Hoad*
Michael Preston (Mike) Hann
Howard Francis Walton*
Tony Pickard
Billy Knight*
W.T. (Tommy) Anderson
Basil Jack Bucknell*
Ronald Guiney
Round 3
Budge Patty*
Bobby Wilson
Roger Becker*
Oliver Prenn
Torben Ulrich*
Mike Davies
Bob Howe*
Alan Mills
Ham Richardson*
John Barrett
Ulf Schmidt*
Pablo S. Eisenberg
Lew Hoad*
Howard Francis Walton
Billy Knight*
Basil Jack Bucknell
Quarterfinals
Budge Patty*
Roger Becker
Torben Ulrich*
Bob Howe
Ham Richardson*
Ulf Schmidt
Lew Hoad*
Billy Knight
Semifinals
Budge Patty*
Torben Ulrich
Ham Richardson*
Lew Hoad
Final
Budge Patty*
Ham Richardson