Irish Championships 1956


General 1956-07-09 - 1956-07-14
Amateur
Grass
5
Dublin, Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Wilton Place
Ireland

Source World Tennis, The Irish Times



Media


Winner Jesse Edward (Budge) Patty


Players
Dr. Harry Barniville
Ivar McGrath Boden
James P. (Jim) Buckley
G.A. Clarke
Harry P. Crowe
Julian Drury-Byrne
Raymund Francis Egan
Brian D. Ellis
Jim J. Fitzgibbon
Gerard D. (Gerry) Fitzpatrick
Gordon Lovell Forbes
A.R. Gillespie
Robert Vivian (Viv) Gotto
Joseph Dominik (Joe) Hackett
John Lavan
Thomas MacNamara
Jim J. McArdle
Joseph Patrick McHale
Matthew (Matt) Murphy
Jim O'Connell
Jesse Edward (Budge) Patty
Richard (Dick) Sweetnam

Peter R. Payne
Donald M. Pratt
Gilbert James (Gil) Shea
Hugh W. Stewart
Ian Clyde Vermaak


Rounds
Round 1
Dr. Harry Barniville*
Thomas MacNamara
4-6 6-1 6-2
Jim O'Connell*
John Lavan
8-6 6-1
Gilbert James (Gil) Shea*
Joe McHale
6-2 6-1
Vivian Gotto*
Brian D. Ellis
4-6 6-3 6-3
Raymund Francis Egan*
Donald M. Pratt
6-4 4-6 6-3
Gordon Forbes*
Julian Drury-Byrne
6-2 6-3
Ian Vermaak*
Richard (Dick) Sweetnam
6-0 6-2
Peter R. Payne*
Jim J. McArdle
w.o.
Harry P. Crowe*
James P. (Jim) Buckley
6-1 6-2
G.A. Clarke*
Jim J. Fitzgibbon
9-7 3-6 6-2
Matthew (Matt) Murphy*
A.R. Gillespie
7-5 6-2
Ivar McGrath Boden*
bye
Budge Patty*
bye
Joseph Dominik (Joe) Hackett*
bye
Gerry Fitzpatrick*
bye
Hugh W. Stewart*
bye

Round 2
Gilbert James (Gil) Shea*
Vivian Gotto
6-2 8-6
Budge Patty*
Dr. Harry Barniville
7-5 6-4
Gordon Forbes*
Raymund Francis Egan
6-0 6-0
Hugh W. Stewart*
Ivar McGrath Boden
6-1 6-0
Joseph Dominik (Joe) Hackett*
Jim O'Connell
6-3 6-4
Ian Vermaak*
Peter R. Payne
6-0 6-1
Harry P. Crowe*
G.A. Clarke
?
Matthew (Matt) Murphy*
Gerry Fitzpatrick
6-3 6-2

Quarterfinals
Hugh W. Stewart*
Matthew (Matt) Murphy
6-2 6-0
Gordon Forbes*
Gilbert James (Gil) Shea
6-3 3-6 8-6
Budge Patty*
Joseph Dominik (Joe) Hackett
6-2 6-1
Ian Vermaak*
Harry P. Crowe
6-0 6-1

Semifinals
Budge Patty*
Gordon Forbes
1-6 6-3 6-3 6-3
Hugh W. Stewart*
Ian Vermaak
5-7 6-2 7-5 6-4

Final
Budge Patty*
Hugh W. Stewart
3-6 6-3 6-4 6-3


Tournament
Round 1
Budge Patty*
Dr. Harry Barniville*
Thomas MacNamara
Joseph Dominik (Joe) Hackett*
Jim O'Connell*
John Lavan
Gordon Forbes*
Julian Drury-Byrne
Raymund Francis Egan*
Donald M. Pratt
Gilbert James (Gil) Shea*
Joe McHale
Vivian Gotto*
Brian D. Ellis
Hugh W. Stewart*
Ivar McGrath Boden*
Matthew (Matt) Murphy*
A.R. Gillespie
Gerry Fitzpatrick*
Ian Vermaak*
Richard (Dick) Sweetnam
Peter R. Payne*
Jim J. McArdle
Harry P. Crowe*
James P. (Jim) Buckley
G.A. Clarke*
Jim J. Fitzgibbon
Round 2
Budge Patty*
Dr. Harry Barniville
Joseph Dominik (Joe) Hackett*
Jim O'Connell
Gordon Forbes*
Raymund Francis Egan
Gilbert James (Gil) Shea*
Vivian Gotto
Hugh W. Stewart*
Ivar McGrath Boden
Matthew (Matt) Murphy*
Gerry Fitzpatrick
Ian Vermaak*
Peter R. Payne
Harry P. Crowe*
G.A. Clarke
Quarterfinals
Budge Patty*
Joseph Dominik (Joe) Hackett
Gordon Forbes*
Gilbert James (Gil) Shea
Hugh W. Stewart*
Matthew (Matt) Murphy
Ian Vermaak*
Harry P. Crowe
Semifinals
Budge Patty*
Gordon Forbes
Hugh W. Stewart*
Ian Vermaak
Final
Budge Patty*
Hugh W. Stewart