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Victorian Championships 1956

General Date1956-12-06 - 1956-12-17
Tournament typeAmateur
SurfaceGrass
Rounds6
CityMelbourne, Kooyong Stadium
CountryAustralia

Source World Tennis/The Argus

Info Draw: 49

Media

Winner Player Kenneth Robert (Ken) Rosewall

Players

Malcolm James (Mal) Anderson
Donald William (Don) Candy
Raymond W.T. (Tim) Cawthorn
Barry Connolly
Ashley John Cooper
Ian Dicker
Kevin F. Dixon
William Harrison (Bill) Edwards
Roy Stanley Emerson
Kenneth Norman (Ken) Fletcher
Peter B. Frankland
Neale Andrew Fraser
Lewis Albert (Lew) Gerrard
Neil C. Gibson
Frank Gorman
William D. Green
Arthur R. Gubb

Bruce Gulley
Cliff Hallam
Paul Francis Hearnden
R. Hickey
Lewis Alan (Lew) Hoad
Robert Neville (Bob) Howe
Bert M. Kearney
Grant Kerr
William Arthur (Billy) Knight
Rodney George (Rod) Laver
Graham Lovett
Robert Ian (Bob) Mark
Cedric Hamilton Mason
James A. Mitchell
Jim L. (Jimmy) Moore
Martin Frederick Mulligan
Neville B. Nette

Peter Newman
J. Pearne
Barry Phillips-Moore
Alan K. Rae
Douglas H. Reid
Wayne Vivian Reid
Ron Jim Reid
Kenneth Robert (Ken) Rosewall
Anthony Judge (Tony) Ryan
Peter Seddon
Graeme Stewart
Brian Reginald Tobin
Geoffrey W. (Geoff) Wilkinson
Warren W. Woodcock
David J. (Dave) Yates

Rounds
Round 1

The remaining players had a bye.

Peter B. Frankland*
Lew Gerrard

6-2 7-5 6-8 6-1

Cedric Mason*
Paul Francis Hearnden

7-9 6-4 8-6 6-3

Grant Kerr*
Kevin F. Dixon

8-6 8-6 6-4

William D. Green*
Ron Jim Reid

w.o.

Rod Laver*
James A. Mitchell

6-3 6-4 6-3

Bruce Gulley*
Raymond W.T. (Tim) Cawthorn

4-6 6-4 6-2 6-4

Graeme Stewart*
Ken Fletcher

6-0 6-1 6-2

Neil C. Gibson*
Geoffrey W. (Geoff) Wilkinson

2-6 6-1 6-3 6-4

Peter Newman*
Ian Dicker

4-6 6-3 6-1 6-1

Barry Phillips-Moore*
Cliff Hallam

6-2 8-6 6-8 6-2

Billy Knight*
J. Pearne

6-4 6-2 3-6 6-2

Douglas H. Reid*
Jim L. (Jimmy) Moore

6-1 6-0 6-3

David J. (Dave) Yates*
R. Hickey

6-3 6-4 6-3

Martin Mulligan*
Barry Connolly

6-1 6-1 6-3

Graham Lovett*
Bert M. Kearney

6-4 6-4 6-2

William Harrison (Bill) Edwards*
Alan K. Rae

1-6 3-6 6-2 6-0 6-2

Arthur R. Gubb*
Peter Seddon

6-1 7-5 6-2

Round 2

Ken Rosewall*
Anthony Judge (Tony) Ryan

6-3 6-2 6-2

Rod Laver*
Peter B. Frankland

6-2 6-3 6-4

Barry Phillips-Moore*
Cedric Mason

6-2 6-0 6-3

Roy Emerson*
Douglas H. Reid

6-3 9-7 6-0

Graham Lovett*
Frank Gorman

6-2 6-1 6-3

Lew Hoad*
Neville B. Nette

6-0 6-1 6-0

Brian Tobin*
Grant Kerr

6-3 6-4 6-1

Don Candy*
William D. Green

3-6 6-4 6-2 6-4

Neale Fraser*
Bruce Gulley

6-3 6-4 9-7

Neil C. Gibson*
Graeme Stewart

6-2 6-2 6-4

Mal Anderson*
Peter Newman

6-2 8-6 6-2

Robert Ian (Bob) Mark*
Billy Knight

9-7 3-6 6-3 6-4

David J. (Dave) Yates*
Wayne Reid

6-3 6-2 6-1

Ashley Cooper*
Martin Mulligan

6-4 6-0 6-2

Bob Howe*
William Harrison (Bill) Edwards

6-4 6-4 7-5

Warren W. Woodcock*
Arthur R. Gubb

6-0 6-1 6-0

Round 3

Ken Rosewall*
Brian Tobin

8-6 6-2 6-2

Don Candy*
Rod Laver

6-4 6-4 6-3

Neale Fraser*
Neil C. Gibson

6-4 6-4 6-1

Mal Anderson*
Barry Phillips-Moore

6-3 6-4 8-6

Roy Emerson*
Robert Ian (Bob) Mark

5-7 6-4 6-2 6-0

Ashley Cooper*
David J. (Dave) Yates

6-2 6-1 6-4

Bob Howe*
Graham Lovett

7-5 6-2 7-5

Lew Hoad*
Warren W. Woodcock

6-3 7-5 6-2

Quarterfinals

Ken Rosewall*
Don Candy