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1956 Australian Championships – Men's singles

First-seeded Lew Hoad defeated Ken Rosewall 6–4, 3–6, 6–4, 7–5 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1956 Australian Championships.

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Lew Hoad is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

AUS Lew Hoad (champion)
AUS Ken Rosewall (finalist)
USA Herbie Flam (semifinals)
USA Gilbert Shea (quarterfinals)
AUS Ashley Cooper (quarterfinals)
AUS Neale Fraser (semifinals)
AUS Mervyn Rose (quarterfinals)
AUS Mal Anderson (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier
WC = Wild card
LL = Lucky loser
r = Retired

Finals

| team-width=150 | RD3-team1=AUS Lew Hoad | RD3-seed1=1 | RD3-team2=AUS Ken Rosewall | RD3-seed2=2 | RD3-score1-1=6 | RD3-score2-1=4 | RD3-score1-2=3 | RD3-score2-2=6 | RD3-score1-3=6 | RD3-score2-3=4 | RD3-score1-4=7 | RD3-score2-4=5 | RD2-team1=AUS Lew Hoad | RD2-seed1=1 | RD2-team2=AUS Neale Fraser | RD2-seed2=6 | RD2-score1-1=6 | RD2-score2-1=3 | RD2-score1-2=6 | RD2-score2-2=2 | RD2-score1-3=6 | RD2-score2-3=0 | RD2-team3=USA Herbie Flam | RD2-seed3=3 | RD2-team4=AUS Ken Rosewall | RD2-seed4=2 | RD2-score3-1=4 | RD2-score4-1=6 | RD2-score3-2=0 | RD2-score4-2=6 | RD2-score3-3=2 | RD2-score4-3=6 | RD1-team1=AUS Lew Hoad | RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team2=AUS Mervyn Rose | RD1-seed2=7 | RD1-score1-1=3 | RD1-score2-1=6 | RD1-score1-2=6 | RD1-score2-2=1 | RD1-score1-3=6 | RD1-score2-3=8 | RD1-score1-4=6 | RD1-score2-4=2 | RD1-score1-5=9 | RD1-score2-5=7 | RD1-team3=AUS Neale Fraser | RD1-seed3=6 | RD1-team4=USA Gilbert Shea | RD1-seed4=4 | RD1-score3-1=6 | RD1-score4-1=2 | RD1-score3-2=6 | RD1-score4-2=4 | RD1-score3-3=6 | RD1-score4-3=3 | RD1-team5=USA Herbie Flam | RD1-seed5=3 | RD1-team6=AUS Ashley Cooper | RD1-seed6=5 | RD1-score5-1=6 | RD1-score6-1=8 | RD1-score5-2=6 | RD1-score6-2=3 | RD1-score5-3=6 | RD1-score6-3=2 | RD1-score5-4=6 | RD1-score6-4=3 | RD1-team7=AUS Mal Anderson | RD1-seed7=8 | RD1-team8=AUS Ken Rosewall | RD1-seed8=2 | RD1-score7-1=4 | RD1-score8-1=6 | RD1-score7-2=3 | RD1-score8-2=6 | RD1-score7-3=7 | RD1-score8-3=5 | RD1-score7-4=6 | RD1-score8-4=8

Earlier rounds

Section 1

| RD4-team01=AUS Hoad | RD4-seed01=1 | RD4-team02=AUS Fraser | RD4-seed02=6 | RD4-score01-1=6 | RD4-score02-1=3 | RD4-score01-2=6 | RD4-score02-2=2 | RD4-score01-3=6 | RD4-score02-3=0 | RD3-team01=AUS Hoad | RD3-seed01=1 | RD3-team02=AUS Rose | RD3-seed02=7 | RD3-score01-1=3 | RD3-score02-1=6 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-score02-2=1 | RD3-score01-3=6 | RD3-score02-3=8 | RD3-score01-4=6 | RD3-score02-4=2 | RD3-score01-5=9 | RD3-score02-5=7 | RD3-team03=AUS Fraser | RD3-seed03=6 | RD3-team04=USA Shea | RD3-seed04=4 | RD3-score03-1=6 | RD3-score04-1=2 | RD3-score03-2=6 | RD3-score04-2=4 | RD3-score03-3=6 | RD3-score04-3=3 | RD2-team01=AUS Hoad | RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team02=AUS Gilmour | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score02-1=2 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score02-2=3 | RD2-score01-3=6 | RD2-score02-3=2 | RD2-team03=AUS Rose | RD2-seed03=7 | RD2-team04=AUS Mark | RD2-seed04= | RD2-score03-1=6 | RD2-score04-1=1 | RD2-score03-2=6 | RD2-score04-2=2 | RD2-score03-3=4 | RD2-score04-3=6 | RD2-score03-4=6 | RD2-score04-4=4 | RD2-team05=AUS Fraser | RD2-seed05=6 | RD2-team06=AUS Phillips-Moore | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=2 | RD2-score06-1=6 | RD2-score05-2=6 | RD2-score06-2=0 | RD2-score05-3=6 | RD2-score06-3=2 | RD2-score05-4=6 | RD2-score06-4=3 | RD2-team07=AUS Emerson | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=USA Shea | RD2-seed08=4 | RD2-score07-1=3 | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score07-2=8 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD2-score07-3=6 | RD2-score08-3=3 | RD2-score07-4=1 | RD2-score08-4=6 | RD2-score07-5=2 | RD2-score08-5=6 | RD1-team01=AUS Hoad | RD1-seed01=1 | RD1-team02=AUS Sheil | RD1-seed02= | RD1-score01-1=6 | RD1-score02-1=2 | RD1-score01-2=6 | RD1-score02-2=1 | RD1-score01-3=6 | RD1-score02-3=1 | RD1-team03=AUS Gilmour | RD1-seed03= | RD1-team04=AUS Stewart | RD1-seed04= | RD1-score03-1=6 | RD1-score04-1=4 | RD1-score03-2=6 | RD1-score04-2=2 | RD1-score03-3=6 | RD1-score04-3=4 | RD1-team05=AUS Rose | RD1-seed05=7 | RD1-team06=AUS Collins | RD1-seed06= | RD1-score05-1=6 | RD1-score06-1=2 | RD1-score05-2=6 | RD1-score06-2=0 | RD1-score05-3=6 | RD1-score06-3=2 | RD1-team07=AUS Mark | RD1-seed07= | RD1-team08=MEX Reyes | RD1-seed08= | RD1-score07-1=9 | RD1-score08-1=7 | RD1-score07-2=6 | RD1-score08-2=2 | RD1-score07-3=5 | RD1-score08-3=7 | RD1-score07-4=3 | RD1-score08-4=6 | RD1-score07-5=7 | RD1-score08-5=5 | RD1-team09=AUS Fraser | RD1-seed09=6 | RD1-team10=AUS Jacques | RD1-seed10= | RD1-score09-1=8 | RD1-score10-1=6 | RD1-score09-2=6 | RD1-score10-2=4 | RD1-score09-3=3 | RD1-score10-3=6 | RD1-score09-4=6 | RD1-score10-4=1 | RD1-team11=AUS Phillips-Moore | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team12=AUS Green | RD1-seed12= | RD1-score11-1=6 | RD1-score12-1=2 | RD1-score11-2=6 | RD1-score12-2=0 | RD1-score11-3=6 | RD1-score12-3=3 | RD1-team13=AUS Emerson | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team14=AUS Dobbs | RD1-seed14= | RD1-score13-1=6 | RD1-score14-1=1 | RD1-score13-2=6 | RD1-score14-2=2 | RD1-score13-3=6 | RD1-score14-3=4 | RD1-team15=USA Shea | RD1-seed15=4 | RD1-team16=AUS Gibson | RD1-seed16= | RD1-score15-1=6 | RD1-score16-1=4 | RD1-score15-2=3 | RD1-score16-2=6 | RD1-score15-3=3 | RD1-score16-3=6 | RD1-score15-4=6 | RD1-score16-4=2 | RD1-score15-5=6 | RD1-score16-5=2

Section 2

| RD4-team01=USA Flam | RD4-seed01=3 | RD4-team02=AUS Rosewall | RD4-seed02=2 | RD4-score02-1=6 | RD4-score01-1=4 | RD4-score02-2=6 | RD4-score01-2=0 | RD4-score02-3=6 | RD4-score01-3=2 | RD3-team01=USA Flam | RD3-seed01=3 | RD3-team02=AUS Cooper | RD3-seed02=5 | RD3-score01-1=6 | RD3-score02-1=8 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-score02-2=3 | RD3-score01-3=6 | RD3-score02-3=2 | RD3-score01-4=6 | RD3-score02-4=3 | RD3-team03=AUS Anderson | RD3-seed03=8 | RD3-team04=AUS Rosewall | RD3-seed04=2 | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score03-1=4 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD3-score03-2=3 | RD3-score04-3=5 | RD3-score03-3=7 | RD3-score04-4=8 | RD3-score03-4=6 | RD2-team01=USA Flam | RD2-seed01=3 | RD2-team02=AUS Candy | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=1 | RD2-score02-1=6 | RD2-score01-2=8 | RD2-score02-2=6 | RD2-score01-3=6 | RD2-score02-3=4 | RD2-score01-4=6 | RD2-score02-4=3 | RD2-team03=AUS Newman | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=AUS Cooper | RD2-seed04=5 | RD2-score03-1=4 | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score03-2=7 | RD2-score04-2=9 | RD2-score03-3=0 | RD2-score04-3=6 | RD2-team05=AUS Bowman | RD2-seed05= | RD2-team06=AUS Anderson | RD2-seed06=8 | RD2-score05-1=2 | RD2-score06-1=6 | RD2-score05-2=6 | RD2-score06-2=4 | RD2-score05-3=3 | RD2-score06-3=6 | RD2-score05-4=2 | RD2-score06-4=6 | RD2-team07=AUS Reid | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=AUS Rosewall | RD2-seed08=2 | RD2-score07-1=1 | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score07-2=4 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD2-score07-3=1 | RD2-score08-3=6 | RD1-team01=USA Flam | RD1-seed01=3 | RD1-team02=USA Moss | RD1-seed02= | RD1-score01-1=6 | RD1-score02-1=0 | RD1-score01-2=6 | RD1-score02-2=1 | RD1-score01-3=6 | RD1-score02-3=0 | RD1-team03=AUS Candy | RD1-seed03= | RD1-team04=AUS Lovett | RD1-seed04= | RD1-score03-1=6 | RD1-score04-1=2 | RD1-score03-2=6 | RD1-score04-2=2 | RD1-score03-3=8 | RD1-score04-3=6 | RD1-team05=AUS Newman | RD1-seed05= | RD1-team06=AUS Flanders | RD1-seed06= | RD1-score05-1=4 | RD1-score06-1=6 | RD1-score05-2=6 | RD1-score06-2=4 | RD1-score05-3=6 | RD1-score06-3=4 | RD1-score05-4=6 | RD1-score06-4=4 | RD1-team07=AUS Cooper | RD1-seed07=5 | RD1-team08=AUS Young | RD1-seed08= | RD1-score07-1=6 | RD1-score08-1=1 | RD1-score07-2=6 | RD1-score08-2=1 | RD1-score07-3=6 | RD1-score08-3=1 | RD1-team09=AUS Bowman | RD1-seed09= | RD1-team10=AUS Laver | RD1-seed10= | RD1-score09-1=6 | RD1-score10-1=4 | RD1-score09-2=3 | RD1-score10-2=6 | RD1-score09-3=5 | RD1-score10-3=7 | RD1-score09-4=13 | RD1-score10-4=11 | RD1-score09-5=6 | RD1-score10-5=3 | RD1-team11=AUS Anderson | RD1-seed11=8 | RD1-team12=AUS Hearnden | RD1-seed12= | RD1-score11-1=6 | RD1-score12-1=3 | RD1-score11-2=6 | RD1-score12-2=1 | RD1-score11-3=6 | RD1-score12-3=4 | RD1-team13=AUS Reid | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team14=AUS Shepherd | RD1-seed14= | RD1-score13-1=6 | RD1-score14-1=3 | RD1-score13-2=6 | RD1-score14-2=1 | RD1-score13-3=6 | RD1-score14-3=1 | RD1-team15=AUS Rosewall | RD1-seed15=2 | RD1-team16=AUS Brant | RD1-seed16= | RD1-score15-1=6 | RD1-score16-1=1 | RD1-score15-2=6 | RD1-score16-2=2 | RD1-score15-3=6 | RD1-score16-3=1

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