1956 Wimbledon Championships
| 1956 Wimbledon Championships | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
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
[edit | edit source]Seniors
[edit | edit source]Men's singles
[edit | edit source] Lew Hoad defeated Ken Rosewall, 6–2, 4–6, 7–5, 6–4 [2]
Women's singles
[edit | edit source] Shirley Fry defeated Angela Buxton, 6–3, 6–1 [3]
Men's doubles
[edit | edit source] Lew Hoad / Ken Rosewall defeated Italy Nicola Pietrangeli / Italy Orlando Sirola, 7–5, 6–2, 6–1 [4]
Women's doubles
[edit | edit source] Angela Buxton / Althea Gibson defeated Fay Muller / Daphne Seeney, 6–1, 8–6 [5]
Mixed doubles
[edit | edit source] Vic Seixas / Shirley Fry defeated Gardnar Mulloy / Althea Gibson, 2–6, 6–2, 7–5 [6]
Juniors
[edit | edit source]Boys' singles
[edit | edit source] Ronnie Holmberg defeated Rod Laver, 6–1, 6–1 [7]
Girls' singles
[edit | edit source] Ann Haydon defeated 
Ilse Buding, 6–3, 6–4 [8]
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