1956 French Championships (tennis)
Appearance
(Redirected from 1956 French Amateur)
1956 French Championships | |
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Date | 15–26 May 1956 |
Edition | 55 |
Category | 26th Grand Slam (ITF) |
Surface | Clay |
Location | Paris (XVIe), France |
Venue | Stade Roland Garros |
Champions | |
Men's singles | |
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Women's singles | |
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Men's doubles | |
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The 1956 French Championships (now known as the French Open) was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland-Garros in Paris, France. The tournament ran from 15 May until 26 May. It was the 60th staging of the French Championships, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1956. Lew Hoad and Althea Gibson won the singles titles.
Finals
[edit]Men's singles
[edit] Lew Hoad defeated
Sven Davidson 6–4, 8–6, 6–3
Women's singles
[edit] Althea Gibson defeated
Angela Mortimer 6–0, 12–10
Men's doubles
[edit] Don Candy /
Robert Perry defeated
Ashley Cooper /
Lew Hoad 7–5, 6–3, 6–3
Women's doubles
[edit] Angela Buxton /
Althea Gibson defeated
Darlene Hard /
Dorothy Head Knode 6–8, 8–6, 6–1
Mixed doubles
[edit] Thelma Coyne Long /
Luis Ayala defeated
Darlene Hard /
Bob Howe 4–6, 6–4, 6–1
References
[edit]- ^ "Roland-Garros 1956 (Grand Slam) - Men singles" (PDF). Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-11-29.
- ^ "Roland-Garros 1956 (Grand Slam) - Women singles" (PDF). Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2013-11-29.