1956 Wimbledon Championships

Tennis tournament

Date

25 June – 7 July

Edition

70th

Category

Grand Slam

Surface

Grass

Location

Church Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom

Venue

All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club

Attendance

276,861

Champions

Men's singles

Lew Hoad

Women's singles

Shirley Fry

Men's doubles

Lew Hoad /

Ken Rosewall

Women's doubles

Angela Buxton /

Althea Gibson

Mixed doubles

Vic Seixas /

Shirley Fry

Boys' singles

Ronnie Holmberg

Girls' singles

Ann Haydon

← 1955 ·

Wimbledon Championships

· 1957 →

The 1956 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament was held from Monday 25 June until Saturday 7 July 1956.^[1] It was the 70th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam tennis event of 1956. Lew Hoad and Shirley Fry won the singles titles.

Champions

Seniors

Men's singles

Lew Hoad defeated Ken Rosewall, 6–2, 4–6, 7–5, 6–4 ^[2]

Juniors

Boys' singles

Ronnie Holmberg defeated Rod Laver, 6–1, 6–1 ^[7]

Girls' singles

Ann Haydon defeated Ilse Buding, 6–3, 6–4 ^[8]

References

^ Little, Alan (2013). Wimbledon Compendium 2013 (23 ed.). London: All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club. p. 128. ISBN 978-1899039401.
^ "Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
^ "Ladies' Singles Finals 1884-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
^ "Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
^ "Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
^ "Mixed Doubles Finals 1913-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
^ "Boys' Singles Finals 1947-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
^ "Girls' Singles Finals 1947-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 13 August 2017.