1956 U.S. National Championships – Men's Singles

Ken Rosewall defeated Lew Hoad 4–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–3 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1956 U.S. National Championships.[2]

Men's Singles
1956 U.S. National Championships
Champion Ken Rosewall[1]
Runner-up Lew Hoad[1]
Final score4–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–3
Draw128
Seeds8

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Ken Rosewall is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

  1. Lew Hoad (Finalist)
  2. Ken Rosewall (Champion)
  3. Ham Richardson (Quarterfinalist)
  4. Vic Seixas (Semifinalist)
  5. Neale Fraser (Semifinalist)
  6. Ashley Cooper (Quarterfinalist)
  7. Ulf Schmidt (Third round)
  8. Dick Savitt (Quarterfinalist)

Draw

Key
  • Q = Qualifier
  • WC = Wild Card
  • LL = Lucky Loser
  • r. = retired

Final Eight
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                     
5 Neale Fraser 3 6 6 6
3 Ham Richardson 6 3 2 4
5 Neale Fraser 13 2 4
1 Lew Hoad 15 6 6
Roy Emerson 6 3 5
1 Lew Hoad 8 6 7
1 Lew Hoad 6 2 3 3
2 Ken Rosewall 4 6 6 6
6 Ashley Cooper 7 6 7 12 4
4 Vic Seixas 9 3 9 10 6
4 Vic Seixas 8 0 3
2 Ken Rosewall 10 6 6
8 Dick Savitt 4 5 6 10 1
2 Ken Rosewall 6 7 4 8 6

Section 1
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
Daniels 2 5 4
Mendel 6 7 6 Mendel 2 3 1
Sledge 3 3 1 Shea 6 6 6
Shea 6 6 6 Shea 6 10 6
Morgan 3 1 6 9 4 Frost 3 8 3
Meyer 6 6 3 7 6 Meyer 2 2 1
Rochon 2 1 2 Frost 6 6 6
Frost 6 6 6 Shea 7 3 3 8
Furlong 2 6 4 5 Fraser 5 6 6 10
Gaines 6 8 6 Gaines 4 5 0
Vincent 0 0 3 Dorfman 6 7 6
Dorfman 6 6 6 Dorfman 4 4 4
Wood 4 3 0 5 Fraser 6 6 6
Kupferburger 6 6 6 Kupferburger 3 5 8 5
Maccracken 2 4 2 5 Fraser 6 7 6 7
5 Fraser 6 6 6

Section 2
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
Anderson 3 4 2
Green 6 6 6 Green 6 6 6
Powless 5 2 1 Llamas 3 4 1
Llamas 7 6 6 Green 3 4 4
Gori 6 1 0 Olmedo 6 6 6
Olmedo 8 6 6 Olmedo 8 6 6
Ball 8 6 2 1 3 Quay 6 1 2
Quay 6 3 6 6 6 Olmedo 5 2 0
Leslie 1 2 1 3 Richardson 7 6 6
Mackay 6 6 6 Mackay 6 4 3 2
Garcia 7 3 3 Quillian 4 6 6 6
Quillian 9 6 6 Quillian 6 2 2 2
Main 0 3 1 3 Richardson 4 6 6 6
Becker 6 6 6 Becker 2 0 4
Laver 1 2 3 3 Richardson 6 6 6
3 Richardson 6 6 6

Section 3
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
Haillet 4 2 4
Flam 6 6 6 Flam 6 6 6
Fox 6 3 4 3 Fontana 1 2 1
Fontana 3 6 6 6 Flam 1 1 6 5
Thompson 2 1 4 Emerson 6 6 3 7
Emerson 6 6 6 Emerson 3 6 6 8
Dell 7 6 8 3 11 Knight 6 4 3 6
Knight 5 3 10 6 13 Emerson 9 7 6 6
Farrin 4 1 10 1 Segal 11 5 2 1
Perry 6 6 8 6 Perry 2 1 5
Buchholz 3 1 4 Segal 6 6 7
Segal 6 6 6 Segal 8 9 5 7
Platt 1 3 3 7 Schmidt 6 7 7 5
Cranston 6 6 6 Cranston 2 3 1
Morris 3 2 4 7 Schmidt 6 6 6
7 Schmidt 6 6 6

Section 4
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
Cranis 4 4 1
Clark 6 6 6 Clark 1 11 2 4
Harit 0 1 1 Golden 6 9 6 6
Golden 6 6 6 Golden 7 6 1 6
Neely 1 4 5 Moss 5 3 6 2
Schmidt 6 6 7 Schmidt 5 6 9 7 2
Krais 0 2 6 3 Moss 7 2 7 9 6
Moss 6 6 4 6 Golden 3 2 5
Crawford 2 2 3 1 Hoad 6 6 7
Mulloy 6 6 6 Mulloy 3 3 4
Grant 0 1 7 3 Moylan 6 6 6
Moylan 6 6 5 6 Moylan 9 3 4
Gan 2 0 2 1 Hoad 11 6 6
Dodson 6 6 6 Dodson 6 0 3 1
Walraven 0 2 0 1 Hoad 3 6 6 6
1 Hoad 6 6 6

Section 5
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
Walraven 2 4 3
Henry 6 6 6 Henry 4 2 11 5
Holmberg 4 4 2 Giammalva 6 6 9 7
Giammalva 6 6 6 Giammalva 7 6 6
Freeman 0 2 4 Schwartz 5 1 4
Geller 6 6 6 Geller 1 2 6 1
Jordan 2 7 3 Schwartz 6 6 2 6
Schwartz 6 9 6 Giammalva 6 6 4 3 5
Schoonmaker 6 3 7 1 6 Cooper 3 3 6 6 7
Davis 3 6 9 6 Davis 6 2 1 1
Noble 6 8 0 3 Franks 3 6 6 6
Franks 4 10 6 6 Franks 6 3 4 7 4
Paton 3 2 3 6 Cooper 4 6 6 5 6
Bartzen 6 6 6 Bartzen 7 3 10 4
Dailey 3 3 2 6 Cooper 9 6 8 6
6 Cooper 6 6 6

Section 6
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
Brown 5 8 6 4 2
Perry 7 6 3 6 6 Perry 1 1 1
Eltzholtz 2 7 2 Ulrich 6 6 6
Ulrich 6 9 6 Ulrich 6 6 6
Van Rensselaer 6 5 3 8 Garrido 4 3 1
Garrido 4 7 6 10 Garrido 14 6 4 6
Freeman 2 3 4 Harum 12 3 6 4
Harum 6 6 6 Ulrich 6 3 4 3
Raskind 6 3 2 2 4 Seixas 3 6 6 6
Vieira 3 6 6 6 Vieira 2 4 1
Boys 0 3 3 Ayala 6 6 6
Ayala 6 6 6 Ayala 6 6 6 10 6
Lerque 1 1 2 4 Seixas 8 4 3 12 8
Darmon 6 6 6 Darmon 3 3 6 5
Davies 3 6 10 3 5 4 Seixas 6 6 3 7
4 Seixas 6 3 8 6 7

Section 7
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
Clayton 6 3 3 6 2
Reed 4 6 6 4 6 Reed 6 6 6 6
Bueno-Nete 1 2 6 Steele, Jr. 8 0 3 2
Steele, Jr. 6 6 8 Reed 4 6 5 3
Wood 6 2 6 3 Contreras 6 3 7 6
Barker 8 6 0 6 Barker 2 1 2
Tully 6 3 8 5 Contreras 6 6 6
Contreras 4 6 10 7 Contreras 3 2 2
Ter Borg 4 1 4 8 Savitt 6 6 6
Sorlein 6 6 6 Sorlein 6 4 6 3 7
Ogden 1 2 6 2 Coss 2 6 4 6 9
Coss 6 6 4 6 Coss 1 2 3
Longshore 3 3 5 8 Savitt 6 6 6
Harum 6 6 7 Harum 0 1 0
Snyder 6 1 1 0 8 Savitt 6 6 6
8 Savitt 1 6 6 6

Section 8
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
Andrews 3 4 5
Mayne 6 6 7 Mayne 6 4 7 3
Freedman 0 1 5 Bédard 4 6 9 6
Bédard 6 6 7 Bédard 11 2 4 4
Stern 2 4 5 Stewart 9 6 6 6
Stewart 6 6 7 Stewart 6 6 6
Owen 4 5 4 Cullen 3 3 1
Cullen 6 7 6 Stewart 6 7 1 2
Lesch 2 2 1 2 Rosewall 2 9 6 6
Kuross 6 6 6 Kuross 2 4 12
Mark 6 2 1 5 Larsen 6 6 14
Larsen 3 6 6 7 Larsen 3 2 2
Land 0 2 2 2 Rosewall 6 6 6
Remy 6 6 6 Remy 1 4 2
Robinson 1 0 1 2 Rosewall 6 6 6
2 Rosewall 6 6 6

References
  1. Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York City]: New Chapter Press. p. 460. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. Talbert, Bill (1967). Tennis Observed – The USLTA Men's Singles Champions, 1881-1966,. Barre: Barre Publishers. p. 131. OCLC 172306.
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