Men's singles |
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1956 U.S. National Championships |
Final |
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Champion | Ken Rosewall[1] |
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Runner-up | Lew Hoad[1] |
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Score | 4–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–3 |
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Details |
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Draw | 128 |
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Seeds | 8 |
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Events |
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Singles | men | women | | boys | girls | Doubles | men | women | mixed | boys | girls | |
← 1955 · | U.S. National Championships | · 1957 → |
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1956 tennis event results
Ken Rosewall defeated Lew Hoad 4–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–3 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1956 U.S. National Championships.[2] Hoad was attempting to complete the Grand Slam.
Seeds
The seeded players are listed below. Ken Rosewall is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
- Lew Hoad (finalist)
- Ken Rosewall (champion)
- Ham Richardson (quarterfinals)
- Vic Seixas (semifinals)
- Neale Fraser (semifinals)
- Ashley Cooper (quarterfinals)
- Ulf Schmidt (third round)
- Dick Savitt (quarterfinals)
Draw
Key
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- r = Retired
Final eight
Earlier rounds
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
| First round | | | Second round | | | Third round | | | Fourth round | |
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| | Cranis | 4 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | Clark | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Clark | 1 | 11 | 2 | 4 | | |
| | Harit | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | Golden | 6 | 9 | 6 | 6 | | |
| | Golden | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | Golden | 7 | 6 | 1 | 6 | | |
| | Neely | 1 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | Moss | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | | |
| | Schmidt | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | Schmidt | 5 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 2 | | | | |
| | Krais | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | Moss | 7 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | |
| | Moss | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | Golden | 3 | 2 | 5 | | | |
| | Crawford | 2 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | 1 | Hoad | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | |
| | Mulloy | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Mulloy | 3 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | Grant | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | | | | | Moylan | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Moylan | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | Moylan | 9 | 3 | 4 | | | |
| | Gan | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | 1 | Hoad | 11 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Dodson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Dodson | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | | | |
| | Walraven | 0 | 2 | 0 | | | | | 1 | Hoad | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | |
| 1 | Hoad | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
Section 5
Section 6
| First round | | | Second round | | | Third round | | | Fourth round | |
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| | Brown | 5 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | Perry | 7 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | Perry | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | |
| | Eltzholtz | 2 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | Ulrich | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Ulrich | 6 | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | | Ulrich | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Van Rensselaer | 6 | 5 | 3 | 8 | | | | | | | Garrido | 4 | 3 | 1 | | | |
| | Garrido | 4 | 7 | 6 | 10 | | | | | Garrido | 14 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Freeman | 2 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | Harum | 12 | 3 | 6 | 4 | | |
| | Harum | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Ulrich | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | | |
| | Raskind | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | 4 | Seixas | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | |
| | Vieira | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | Vieira | 2 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | Boys | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | Ayala | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Ayala | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | Ayala | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 6 | |
| | Lerque | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | 4 | Seixas | 8 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 8 | |
| | Darmon | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Darmon | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | |
| | Davies | 3 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 5 | | | 4 | Seixas | 6 | 6 | 3 | 7 | | |
| 4 | Seixas | 6 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 7 | | |
Section 7
| First round | | | Second round | | | Third round | | | Fourth round | |
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| | Clayton | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| | Reed | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | Reed | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | |
| | Bueno-Nete | 1 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | Steele Jr. | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2 | | |
| | Steele Jr. | 6 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | Reed | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | | |
| | Wood | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | Contreras | 6 | 3 | 7 | 6 | | |
| | Barker | 8 | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | | Barker | 2 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | Tully | 6 | 3 | 8 | 5 | | | | | Contreras | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Contreras | 4 | 6 | 10 | 7 | | | | | | Contreras | 3 | 2 | 2 | | | |
| | Ter Borg | 4 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | 8 | Savitt | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Sorlien | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Sorlien | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | |
| | Ogden | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | Coss | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 9 | |
| | Coss | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | Coss | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | |
| | Longshore | 3 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | 8 | Savitt | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Harum | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | Harum | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | |
| | Snyder | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | | | 8 | Savitt | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| 8 | Savitt | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | |
Section 8
| First round | | | Second round | | | Third round | | | Fourth round | |
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| | Andrews | 3 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | |
| | Mayne | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | Mayne | 6 | 4 | 7 | 3 | | |
| | Freedman | 0 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | Bédard | 4 | 6 | 9 | 6 | | |
| | Bédard | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | Bédard | 11 | 2 | 4 | 4 | | |
| | Stern | 2 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | Stewart | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | |
| | Stewart | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | Stewart | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Owen | 4 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | Cullen | 3 | 3 | 1 | | | |
| | Cullen | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | Stewart | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | | |
| | Lesch | 2 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | 2 | Rosewall | 2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | | |
| | Kuross | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Kuross | 2 | 4 | 12 | | | | | | |
| | Mark | 6 | 2 | 1 | 5 | | | | | Larsen | 6 | 6 | 14 | | | |
| | Larsen | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | Larsen | 3 | 2 | 2 | | | |
| | Land | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | Rosewall | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Rémy | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Rémy | 1 | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | Robinson | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | 2 | Rosewall | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| 2 | Rosewall | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
References
- ^ a b Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York City]: New Chapter Press. p. 460. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ^ Talbert, Bill (1967). Tennis Observed – The USLTA Men's Singles Champions, 1881–1966,. Barre: Barre Publishers. p. 131. OCLC 172306.
External links
- 1956 U.S. National Championships on ITFtennis.com Archived 2016-03-22 at the Wayback Machine, the source for this draw
- Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) – 1956 U.S. Championships men's singles draw