1956 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles

Shirley Fry defeated Angela Buxton in the final, 6–3, 6–1 to win the Ladies' Singles tennis title at the 1956 Wimbledon Championships.[1] Louise Brough was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Fry.

Women's Singles
1956 Wimbledon Championships
Champion Shirley Fry
Runner-up Angela Buxton
Final score6–3, 6–1
Draw96 (10 Q )
Seeds8
Main article: 1956 Wimbledon Championships

Seeds
01.   Louise Brough (Semifinals)
02.   Beverly Fleitz (Quarterfinals)
03.   Angela Mortimer (Quarterfinals)
04.   Althea Gibson (Quarterfinals)
05.   Shirley Fry (Champion)
06.   Angela Buxton (Final)
07.   Dorothy Knode (Second round)
08.   Shirley Bloomer (Quarterfinals)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

Key

Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
2 Beverly Fleitz w/o
6 Angela Buxton
6 Angela Buxton 6 6
Pat Ward 1 4
3 Angela Mortimer 3 0
Pat Ward 6 6
6 Angela Buxton 3 1
5 Shirley Fry 6 6
5 Shirley Fry 4 6 6
4 Althea Gibson 6 3 4
5 Shirley Fry 6 4 6
1 Louise Brough 4 6 3
8 Shirley Bloomer 7 1 3
1 Louise Brough 5 6 6

Section 1
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
2 Beverly Fleitz 6 6
Pilar Barril 4 3
2 B Fleitz 6 6
C Hoahing 1 3
Gem Hoahing 6 6
Jennifer Edmondson 4 2
2 B Fleitz 6 8
Z Körmöczy 0 6
Daphne Seeney 6 6
Leonie Brighton 2 3
D Seeney 2 3
Z Körmöczy 6 6
Nell Hopman 1 4
Zsuzsa Körmöczy 6 6

Section 2
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
6 Angela Buxton 6 6
Suzanne le Besnerais 4 0
6 A Buxton 6 6
L Gram-Andersen 3 2
Norma Kemsey-Bourne 4 1
Lisa Gram-Andersen 6 6
6 A Buxton 6 6
E Watson 4 4
Joopy Roos-Van der Wal 4 6 6
Bobbie Wilson 6 2 2
F Roos-Van der Wal 8 2
E Watson 10 6
Elaine Watson 6 6
Joan Curry 2 3

Section 3
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
3 Angela Mortimer 6 4 6
Thelma Long 1 6 3 3 A Mortimer 6 6
Anthea Gibb 4 3 P Panton 1 2
Pearl Panton 6 6 3 A Mortimer 6 7
Q Hazel Moorley 7 6 D Hard 3 5
Sheila Bramley 5 4 Q H Moorley 2 3
Denise Collier 2 2 D Hard 6 6
Darlene Hard 6 6 3 A Mortimer 6 6
Bea Walter 0 6 6 T Hale 2 0
Rosemary Deloford 6 4 1 B Walter 3 9 4
Birgit Gullbrandsson-Sandén 6 5 B Davidson 6 7 6
Barbara Davidson 8 7 B Davidson w/o
Thea Hale 6 6 T Hale
Gill Evans 2 2 T Hale 7 4 8
Q Florence de la Courtie 6 6 Q F de la Courtie 5 6 6
Q Jane Godfrey 4 2

Section 4
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
7 Dorothy Knode 8 6
Sue Waters 6 2 7 D Knode 4 9 1
Valerie Lewis 6 0 3 V Pužejová 6 7 6
Věra Pužejová 1 6 6 V Pužejová 10 6
Doreen Spiers 8 5 6 E Vollmer 8 3
Pauline Roberts 6 7 4 D Spiers 2 0
Erika Vollmer 6 6 E Vollmer 6 6
Q Sidney Brock 1 1 V Pužejová 3 2
Sheila Armstrong 0 5 P Ward 6 6
Q Elaine Becroft 6 7 Q E Becroft 6 3 7
Estelle van Tonder 1 5 J Clarke 3 6 5
Jean Clarke 6 7 Q E Becroft 4 4
Heather Macfarlane 3 2 P Ward 6 6
Pat Ward 6 6 P Ward 12 4 6
Q Jill Rook 0 0 B Carr 10 6 2
Bernice Carr 6 6

Section 5
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
Jenny Hoad 6 3 6
Georgie Woodgate 3 6 2 J Hoad 8 6
Lorna Cawthorn 2 2 V Thomas 6 4
Vera Thomas 6 6 J Hoad 6 6
Joan MacLeod 2 6 9 Q S Waddington 0 2
Viola White 6 2 7 J MacLeod 6 0 8
Janet Morgan 4 6 7 Q S Waddington 4 6 10
Q Sheila Waddington 6 4 9 J Hoad 2 2
Heather Brewer 6 6 5 S Fry 6 6
Nel van der Storm 1 3 H Brewer 6 6
María Josefa de Riba 7 6 MJ de Riba 4 0
Marion Boundy 5 2 H Brewer 3 4
Ginette Bucaille 6 6 5 S Fry 6 6
Astrid Winther 2 1 G Bucaille 3 2
Christiane Mercelis 2 1 5 S Fry 6 6
5 Shirley Fry 6 6

Section 6
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
Kathleen Holt 4 7 6
Margaret O'Donnell 6 5 4 K Holt 3 1
Louise Snow 6 6 L Snow 6 6
Sheila Speight 0 3 L Snow 6 1 2
Pat Hird 2 6 6 P Hird 3 6 6
June Fitzpatrick 6 3 2 P Hird 3 6 7
Else Schmith 3 4 I Metzner 6 0 5
Ingrid Metzner 6 6 P Hird 0 4
Anne Shilcock 6 6 4 A Gibson 6 6
Ilse Buding 3 2 A Shilcock 3 6 6
Q Kay Newcombe 0 2 A Haydon 6 3 2
Ann Haydon 6 6 A Shilcock 6 2 1
Q Pat Wheeler 2 6 6 4 A Gibson 4 6 6
Margot Parker 6 0 2 Q P Wheeler 1 2
Edda Buding 4 2 4 A Gibson 6 6
4 Althea Gibson 6 6

Section 7
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
Sandra Reynolds 4 6 3
Pat Brown 6 4 6
P Brown 6 6
S Gustafsson 1 3
Elizabeth Broz 2 5
Solveig Gustafsson 6 7
P Brown 2 5
8 S Bloomer 6 7
Betty Pratt 6 6
Marion Craig-Smith 4 3
B Pratt 6 2 6
8 S Bloomer 4 6 8
Jean Knight 0 0
8 Shirley Bloomer 6 6

Section 8
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
Caroline Yates-Bell 6 6 6
Barbara Knapp 0 8 4
C Yates-Bell 0 0
F Muller 6 6
Q Colette Monnot 3 2
Fay Muller 6 6
F Muller 3 1
1 L Brough 6 6
Jennifer Middleton 6 6
Pauline Edwards 2 4
J Middleton 0 4
1 L Brough 6 6
Jean Forbes 0 0
1 Louise Brough 6 6

References
  1. Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
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