1956 French Championships (tennis)
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List of Champions of the 1956 French Championships (now known as the French Open
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Lewis Hoad (AUS) defeated 
Sven Davidson
(SWE) 6-4 8-6 6-3
Althea Gibson
(USA) defeated
Angela Mortimer
(GBR) 6-0 12-10
French Open (tennis)
The French Open |Roland Garros]]) is a major tennis tournament held over two weeks between late May and early June in Paris, France, at the Stade Roland Garros. It is the premier clay court tennis tournament in the world and the second of the four annual Grand Slam tournaments – the other three are...
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Men's Singles
Lewis Hoad (AUS) defeated Sven DavidsonSven Davidson
Sven Davidson was a Swedish tennis player who became the first Swede to win a Grand Slam title when he won the French Championships in 1957...
(SWE) 6-4 8-6 6-3
Women's Singles
Althea GibsonAlthea Gibson
Althea Gibson was a World No. 1 American sportswoman who became the first African-American woman to be a competitor on the world tennis tour and the first to win a Grand Slam title in 1956. She is sometimes referred to as "the Jackie Robinson of tennis" for breaking the color barrier...
(USA) defeated
Angela MortimerAngela Mortimer
Florence Angela Margaret Mortimer Barrett is a former World No. 1 British female tennis player. She was born in Plymouth, Devon, England...
(GBR) 6-0 12-10