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1956 Australian Championships – Women's singles

Second-seeded Mary Carter defeated Thelma Long 3–6, 6–2, 9–7 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1956 Australian Championships.

Seeds

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

  1. AUS Mary Hawton (semifinals)
  2. AUS Mary Carter (champion)
  3. AUS Beryl Penrose (quarterfinals)
  4. AUS Fay Muller (quarterfinals)
  5. AUS Thelma Long (finalist)
  6. AUS Daphne Seeney (semifinals)
  7. AUS Loris Nichols (quarterfinals)
  8. AUS Lorraine Coghlan (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

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

Finals

| team-width=150 | RD3-team1=AUS Thelma Long | RD3-seed1=5 | RD3-team2=AUS Mary Carter | RD3-seed2=2 | RD3-score1-1=6 | RD3-score2-1=3 | RD3-score1-2=2 | RD3-score2-2=6 | RD3-score1-3=7 | RD3-score2-3=9 | RD2-team1=AUS Mary Hawton | RD2-seed1=1 | RD2-team2=AUS Thelma Long | RD2-seed2=5 | RD2-score1-1=6 | RD2-score2-1=0 | RD2-score1-2=0 | RD2-score2-2=6 | RD2-score1-3=3 | RD2-score2-3=6 | RD2-team3=AUS Daphne Seeney | RD2-seed3=6 | RD2-team4=AUS Mary Carter | RD2-seed4=2 | RD2-score3-1=3 | RD2-score4-1=6 | RD2-score3-2=5 | RD2-score4-2=7 | RD1-team1=AUS Mary Hawton | RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team2=AUS Lorraine Coghlan | RD1-seed2=8 | RD1-score1-1=0 | RD1-score2-1=6 | RD1-score1-2=6 | RD1-score2-2=0 | RD1-score1-3=6 | RD1-score2-3=3 | RD1-team3=AUS Fay Muller | RD1-seed3=4 | RD1-team4=AUS Thelma Long | RD1-seed4=5 | RD1-score3-1=5 | RD1-score4-1=7 | RD1-score3-2=1 | RD1-score4-2=6 | RD1-team5=AUS Daphne Seeney | RD1-seed5=6 | RD1-team6=AUS Beryl Penrose | RD1-seed6=3 | RD1-score5-1=6 | RD1-score6-1=2 | RD1-score5-2=6 | RD1-score6-2=1 | RD1-team7=AUS Loris Nichols | RD1-seed7=7 | RD1-team8=AUS Mary Carter | RD1-seed8=2 | RD1-score7-1=1 | RD1-score8-1=6 | RD1-score7-2=5 | RD1-score8-2=7

Earlier rounds

Section 1

| RD4-team01=AUS Hawton | RD4-seed01=1 | RD4-team02=AUS Long | RD4-seed02=5 | RD4-score01-1=6 | RD4-score02-1=0 | RD4-score01-2=0 | RD4-score02-2=6 | RD4-score01-3=3 | RD4-score02-3=6 | RD3-team01=AUS Hawton | RD3-seed01=1 | RD3-team02=AUS Coghlan | RD3-seed02=8 | RD3-score01-1=0 | RD3-score02-1=6 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-score02-2=0 | RD3-score01-3=6 | RD3-score02-3=3 | RD3-team03=AUS Muller | RD3-seed03=4 | RD3-team04=AUS Long | RD3-seed04=5 | RD3-score03-1=5 | RD3-score04-1=7 | RD3-score03-2=1 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD2-team01=AUS Hawton | RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team02=AUS Thiele | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score02-1=1 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score02-2=1 | RD2-team03=AUS Coghlan | RD2-seed03=8 | RD2-team04=AUS Rayson | RD2-seed04= | RD2-score03-1=6 | RD2-score04-1=3 | RD2-score03-2=6 | RD2-score04-2=4 | RD2-team05=AUS Muller | RD2-seed05=4 | RD2-team06=AUS McCalman | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score06-1=1 | RD2-score05-2=6 | RD2-score06-2=3 | RD2-team07=AUS Long | RD2-seed07=5 | RD2-team08=AUS Jones | RD2-seed08= | RD2-score07-1=8 | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score07-2=4 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD2-score07-3=9 | RD2-score08-3=7 | RD1-team01=AUS Hawton | RD1-seed01=1 | RD1-team02=AUS Gibson | RD1-seed02= | RD1-score02-1=w/o | RD1-team03=AUS Thiele | RD1-seed03= | RD1-team04=AUS Lee | RD1-seed04= | RD1-score03-1=6 | RD1-score04-1=2 | RD1-score03-2=6 | RD1-score04-2=1 | RD1-team05=AUS Coghlan | RD1-seed05=8 | RD1-team06=AUS Bietzel | RD1-seed06= | RD1-score06-1=w/o | RD1-team07=AUS Rayson | RD1-seed07= | RD1-team08=AUS Bowden | RD1-seed08= | RD1-score07-1=6 | RD1-score08-1=3 | RD1-score07-2=6 | RD1-score08-2=2 | RD1-team09=AUS Muller | RD1-seed09=4 | RD1-team10=AUS Strachan | RD1-seed10= | RD1-score09-1=6 | RD1-score10-1=2 | RD1-score09-2=6 | RD1-score10-2=2 | RD1-team11=AUS McCalman | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team12=AUS Parmenter | RD1-seed12= | RD1-score11-1=2 | RD1-score12-1=6 | RD1-score11-2=6 | RD1-score12-2=4 | RD1-score11-3=6 | RD1-score12-3=2 | RD1-team13=AUS Long | RD1-seed13=5 | RD1-team14=AUS Linde | RD1-seed14= | RD1-score13-1=6 | RD1-score14-1=0 | RD1-score13-2=3 | RD1-score14-2=6 | RD1-score13-3=6 | RD1-score14-3=1 | RD1-team15=AUS Jones | RD1-seed15= | RD1-team16=AUS Sheidow | RD1-seed16= | RD1-score15-1=3 | RD1-score16-1=6 | RD1-score15-2=6 | RD1-score16-2=3 | RD1-score15-3=6 | RD1-score16-3=3

Section 2

| RD4-team01=AUS Seeney | RD4-seed01=6 | RD4-team02=AUS Carter | RD4-seed02=2 | RD4-score01-1=3 | RD4-score02-1=6 | RD4-score01-2=5 | RD4-score02-2=7 | RD3-team01=AUS Seeney | RD3-seed01=6 | RD3-team02=AUS Penrose | RD3-seed02=3 | RD3-score01-1=6 | RD3-score02-1=2 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-score02-2=1 | RD3-team03=AUS Nichols | RD3-seed03=7 | RD3-team04=AUS Carter | RD3-seed04=2 | RD3-score03-1=1 | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=5 | RD3-score04-2=7 | RD2-team01=AUS Hellyer | RD2-seed01= | RD2-team02=AUS Seeney | RD2-seed02=6 | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score02-1=3 | RD2-score01-2=4 | RD2-score02-2=6 | RD2-score01-3=4 | RD2-score02-3=6 | RD2-team03=GBR Armstrong | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=AUS Penrose | RD2-seed04=3 | RD2-score03-1=2 | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score03-2=6 | RD2-score04-2=4 | RD2-score03-3=2 | RD2-score04-3=6 | RD2-team05=AUS Hopman | RD2-seed05= | RD2-team06=AUS Nichols | RD2-seed06=7 | RD2-score05-1=2 | RD2-score06-1=6 | RD2-score05-2=1 | RD2-score06-2=6 | RD2-team07=AUS Fogarty | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=AUS Carter | RD2-seed08=2 | RD2-score07-1=3 | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score07-2=6 | RD2-score08-2=8 | RD1-team01=AUS Hellyer | RD1-seed01= | RD1-team02=AUS Robinson | RD1-seed02= | RD1-score01-1=6 | RD1-score02-1=2 | RD1-score01-2=6 | RD1-score02-2=2 | RD1-team03=AUS Seeney | RD1-seed03=6 | RD1-team04=AUS Shearer | RD1-seed04= | RD1-score03-1=6 | RD1-score04-1=2 | RD1-score03-2=6 | RD1-score04-2=3 | RD1-team05=GBR Armstrong | RD1-seed05= | RD1-team06=AUS Roberts | RD1-seed06= | RD1-score05-1=1 | RD1-score06-1=6 | RD1-score05-2=6 | RD1-score06-2=2 | RD1-score05-3=6 | RD1-score06-3=4 | RD1-team07=AUS Penrose | RD1-seed07=3 | RD1-team08=AUS Anderson | RD1-seed08= | RD1-score07-1=6 | RD1-score08-1=0 | RD1-score07-2=6 | RD1-score08-2=2 | RD1-team09=AUS Hopman | RD1-seed09= | RD1-team10=AUS Langley | RD1-seed10= | RD1-score09-1=7 | RD1-score10-1=5 | RD1-score09-2=6 | RD1-score10-2=1 | RD1-team11=AUS Nichols | RD1-seed11=7 | RD1-team12=AUS Bradfield | RD1-seed12= | RD1-score11-1=6 | RD1-score12-1=4 | RD1-score11-2=4 | RD1-score12-2=6 | RD1-score11-3=6 | RD1-score12-3=2 | RD1-team13=AUS Fogarty | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team14=AUS Lonergan | RD1-seed14= | RD1-score13-1=6 | RD1-score14-1=4 | RD1-score13-2=6 | RD1-score14-2=2 | RD1-team15=AUS Carter | RD1-seed15=2 | RD1-team16=AUS Couquerque | RD1-seed16= | RD1-score15-1=6 | RD1-score16-1=4 | RD1-score15-2=6 | RD1-score16-2=2

References

References

  1. (31 January 1956). "Mary Carter in national title victory". The Age -.
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