1956 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
1956 Wimbledon Championships
Final
Champion	Shirley Fry
Runner-up	Angela Buxton
Score	6–3, 6–1
Details
Draw	96 (10Q)
Seeds	8
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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.

Champion

Shirley Fry

Runner-up

Angela Buxton

Score6–3, 6–1

Draw96 (10)

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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

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

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
							J Roos-Van der Wal	8	2
							E Watson	10	6
		Elaine Watson	6	6
		Joan Curry	2	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

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

1956 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

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Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

Bottom half

Section 5

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Section 7

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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

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

	Kathleen Holt	4	7	6
	Margaret H. 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

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

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