Bastad 1956
General 1956-07-08 - 1956-07-15
Open
Clay
5
Baastad, Sweden
Sweden
Source World Tennis/Tennis Tidningen
Media
Winner Kenneth Robert (Ken) Rosewall
Players
Finn Aas
Bengt Axelsson
Luis Alberto Ayala
Sven Viktor Davidson
Herbert (Herb) Flam
Neale Andrew Fraser
Bengt Axelsson
Luis Alberto Ayala
Sven Viktor Davidson
Herbert (Herb) Flam
Neale Andrew Fraser
Torsten Johansson
Jan Josefsson
Arthur David (Art) Larsen
Jan Erik Lundquist
Kurt Nielsen
Reino Nyyssonen
Jan Josefsson
Arthur David (Art) Larsen
Jan Erik Lundquist
Kurt Nielsen
Reino Nyyssonen
Percy Rosberg
Kenneth Robert (Ken) Rosewall
Ulf Christian Johan (Uffe) Schmidt
Shamser Singh
Staffan Oscar Stockenberg
Kenneth Robert (Ken) Rosewall
Ulf Christian Johan (Uffe) Schmidt
Shamser Singh
Staffan Oscar Stockenberg
Rounds
Round 1
Torsten Johansson*
Jan Josefsson
Jan Josefsson
6-3
6-0
6-3
Round 2
Herbert (Herb) Flam*
Jan Erik Lundquist
Jan Erik Lundquist
6-3
6-4
7-5
Ken Rosewall*
Percy Rosberg
Percy Rosberg
6-2
6-2
6-3
Neale Fraser*
Bengt Axelsson
Bengt Axelsson
16-14
6-2
3-6
6-2
Luis Ayala*
Finn Aas
Finn Aas
6-0
6-1
6-4
Ulf Schmidt*
Torsten Johansson
Torsten Johansson
6-3
9-7
6-3
Kurt Nielsen*
Staffan Stockenberg
Staffan Stockenberg
9-11
6-3
4-6
6-1
6-1
Art Larsen*
Reino Nyyssonen
Reino Nyyssonen
6-3
6-3
5-7
7-5
Sven Davidson*
Shamser Singh
Shamser Singh
w.o.
Quarterfinals
Kurt Nielsen*
Neale Fraser
Neale Fraser
4-6
6-0
6-1
6-3
Ken Rosewall*
Luis Ayala
Luis Ayala
6-1
6-4
7-5
Sven Davidson*
Art Larsen
Art Larsen
7-5
7-5
6-1
Herbert (Herb) Flam*
Ulf Schmidt
Ulf Schmidt
6-3
6-4
6-4
Semifinals
Ken Rosewall*
Herbert (Herb) Flam
Herbert (Herb) Flam
6-1
7-5
6-3
Kurt Nielsen*
Sven Davidson
Sven Davidson
1-6
6-2
6-2
6-4
Final
Ken Rosewall*
Kurt Nielsen
Kurt Nielsen
7-5
6-3
6-1
Tournament
Round 1
Torsten Johansson*
Jan Josefsson
Jan Josefsson
Round 2
Ken Rosewall*
Percy Rosberg
Percy Rosberg
Luis Ayala*
Finn Aas
Finn Aas
Herbert (Herb) Flam*
Jan Erik Lundquist
Jan Erik Lundquist
Ulf Schmidt*
Torsten Johansson
Torsten Johansson
Kurt Nielsen*
Staffan Stockenberg
Staffan Stockenberg
Neale Fraser*
Bengt Axelsson
Bengt Axelsson
Sven Davidson*
Shamser Singh
Shamser Singh
Art Larsen*
Reino Nyyssonen
Reino Nyyssonen
Quarterfinals
Ken Rosewall*
Luis Ayala
Luis Ayala
Herbert (Herb) Flam*
Ulf Schmidt
Ulf Schmidt
Kurt Nielsen*
Neale Fraser
Neale Fraser
Sven Davidson*
Art Larsen
Art Larsen
Semifinals
Ken Rosewall*
Herbert (Herb) Flam
Herbert (Herb) Flam
Kurt Nielsen*
Sven Davidson
Sven Davidson
Final
Ken Rosewall*
Kurt Nielsen
Kurt Nielsen