1956 French Championships – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
1956 French Championships
Final
Champion	Angela Buxton Althea Gibson[1]
Runner-up	Darlene Hard Dorothy Head Knode[1]
Score	6–8, 8–6, 6–1
Details
Draw	27
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women
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The 1956 French Championships Women's doubles was one of the competitions of the 1956 French Championships, a tennis tournament held at the Stade Roland-Garros in Paris, France from 15 May until 26 May 1956. The matches were played in a best-of-three sets format. Angela Buxton and Althea Gibson defeated Darlene Hard and Dorothy Head Knode 6–8, 8–6, 6–1 in the final to win the title.^[2][3]

Draw

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
		Shirley Bloomer Angela Mortimer	4	6	2
		Jenny Hoad Fay Muller	6	3	6
									Jenny Hoad Fay Muller	3	3
									Darlene Hard Dorothy Head Knode	6	6
		Darlene Hard Dorothy Head Knode	6	6
		Maud Galtier Anne-Marie Seghers	4	0
																Darlene Hard Dorothy Head Knode	8	6	1
																Angela Buxton Althea Gibson	5	8	6
		Ginette Bucaille Suzanne Le Besnerais	4	5
		Angela Buxton Althea Gibson	6	7
									Angela Buxton Althea Gibson	7	3	6
									Josette Amouretti Věra Puzejova	5	6	2
		Josette Amouretti Věra Puzejova	6	6
		Andrée Varin Michelle Bourbonnais	3	1

References

External links

• Roland-Garros winners list