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1956 Wimbledon Championships

Field	Value
date	25 June – 7 July
edition	70th
location	Church Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
venue	All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
surface	Grass
category	Grand Slam
attendance	276,861
champms	AUS Lew Hoad
champws	USA Shirley Fry
champmd	AUS Lew Hoad / AUS Ken Rosewall
champwd	GBR Angela Buxton / USA Althea Gibson
champxd	USA Vic Seixas / USA Shirley Fry
champbs	USA Ronnie Holmberg
champgs	GBR Ann Haydon

SW19, Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom

The 1956 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament was held from Monday 25 June until Saturday 7 July 1956. It was the 70th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam tennis event of 1956. Lew Hoad and Shirley Fry won the singles titles.

Champions

Seniors

Men's singles

Main article: 1956 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

AUS Lew Hoad defeated AUS Ken Rosewall, 6–2, 4–6, 7–5, 6–4

Women's singles

Main article: 1956 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

USA Shirley Fry defeated UK Angela Buxton, 6–3, 6–1

Men's doubles

Main article: 1956 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles

AUS Lew Hoad / AUS Ken Rosewall defeated ITA Nicola Pietrangeli / ITA Orlando Sirola, 7–5, 6–2, 6–1

Women's doubles

Main article: 1956 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles

GBR Angela Buxton / USA Althea Gibson defeated AUS Fay Muller / AUS Daphne Seeney, 6–1, 8–6

Mixed doubles

Main article: 1956 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles

USA Vic Seixas / USA Shirley Fry defeated USA Gardnar Mulloy / USA Althea Gibson, 2–6, 6–2, 7–5

Juniors

Boys' singles

Main article: 1956 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' singles

USA Ronnie Holmberg defeated AUS Rod Laver, 6–1, 6–1

Girls' singles

Main article: 1956 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' singles

GBR Ann Haydon defeated FRG Ilse Buding, 6–3, 6–4

References

Little, Alan. (2013). "Wimbledon Compendium 2013". [[AELTC.
"Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877-2017". [[The Championships, Wimbledon.
"Ladies' Singles Finals 1884-2017". [[The Championships, Wimbledon.
"Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884-2017". [[The Championships, Wimbledon.
"Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913-2017". [[The Championships, Wimbledon.
"Mixed Doubles Finals 1913-2017". [[The Championships, Wimbledon.
"Boys' Singles Finals 1947-2017". [[The Championships, Wimbledon.
"Girls' Singles Finals 1947-2017". [[The Championships, Wimbledon.

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