1956 French Championships (tennis)

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1956 French Championships
Date15–26 May 1956
Edition55
Category26th Grand Slam (ITF)
Surface Clay
Location Paris (XVIe), France
Venue Stade Roland Garros
Champions
Men's singles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lew Hoad [1]
Women's singles
Flag of the United States.svg Althea Gibson [2]
Men's doubles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Don Candy / Flag of the United States.svg Robert Perry
Women's doubles
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Angela Buxton / Flag of the United States.svg Althea Gibson
Mixed doubles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Thelma Coyne Long / Flag of Chile.svg Luis Ayala
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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.

Contents

Finals

Men's singles

Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lew Hoad defeated Flag of Sweden.svg Sven Davidson 6–4, 8–6, 6–3

Women's singles

Flag of the United States.svg Althea Gibson defeated Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Angela Mortimer 6–0, 12–10

Men's doubles

Flag of Australia (converted).svg Don Candy / Flag of the United States.svg Robert Perry defeated Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ashley Cooper / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lew Hoad 7–5, 6–3, 6–3

Women's doubles

Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Angela Buxton / Flag of the United States.svg Althea Gibson defeated Flag of the United States.svg Darlene Hard / Flag of the United States.svg Dorothy Head Knode 6–8, 8–6, 6–1

Mixed doubles

Flag of Australia (converted).svg Thelma Coyne Long / Flag of Chile.svg Luis Ayala defeated Flag of the United States.svg Darlene Hard / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bob Howe 4–6, 6–4, 6–1

References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ "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.
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