Lewis Hoad defeated
Sven DavidsonSven 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...
6-4 8-6 6-3 in the final to win the
Men's Singles title at the
1956 French ChampionshipsList of Champions of the 1956 French Championships :-Men's Singles: Lewis Hoad defeated Sven Davidson 6-4 8-6 6-3-Women's Singles: Althea Gibson defeated Angela Mortimer 6-0 12-10...
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See also:
- 1956 French Championships - Women's Singles
Althea Gibson defeated Angela Mortimer 6-0 12-10 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 1956 French Championships.See also:-Seeds:...
Seeds
The seeded players are listed below. Lewis Hoad is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
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 Lewis Hoad (Champion)
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 Budge PattyJohn "Budge" Edward Patty was an American male tennis player. He was born in Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States.1950 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles...
(Fourth round)
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 Sven DavidsonSven 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...
(Finalist)
- Arthur D. Larsen (Fourth round)
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 Giuseppe MerloGiuseppe Merlo is an Italian former tennis player. He was born in Meran.-References:* Profile at ATP...
(Semifinalist)
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 Jaroslav DrobnýJaroslav Drobný was an amateur tennis champion as well as being an ice hockey player for the Czechoslovakian national team...
(Fourth round)
- Ashley Cooper (Semifinalist)
- Tut B. Bartzen (First round)
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 Luis AyalaLuis Alberto Ayala Salinas is a former Chilean world-ranked tennis player who competed in the 1950s and 1960s. When he retired, he became a tennis professional at River Oaks Country Club in Houston, Texas. Currently, he is the Director of Tennis at the Forest Club in Houston, Texas.-Grand slams:...
(Fourth round)
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 Kurt NielsenKurt Nielsen was a Danish tennis player. He was born in Copenhagen, and is the only Danish tennis player ever to have played in a men's singles final in a Grand Slam tournament....
(Fourth round)
- Herbert Flam
----Herbert Flam was an American tennis player.Considered to be one of the best male Jewish tennis players in history, he was ranked World No...
(Quarterfinalist)
- Robert M. Perry (Fourth round)
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 Paul RemyPaul Remy is a French tennis player. He was active in the 1950s, playing in Wimbledon, the US Open, the French Open and the Davis Cup.-References:...
(Quarterfinalist)
- Don Candy
Don Candy is an Australian Tennis player.Singles - French Championships: eighth-finals in 1956 and 1960.Australian Championships: quarter-finals in 1952 and 1959.-References:...
(Fourth round)
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 Jacques BrichantJacques Brichant was a Belgian tennis player.Brichant has played the most Davis Cup ties for his country. Brichant reached the semi-finals of the French Championships in singles once, and the quarter-finals twice....
(Quarterfinalist)
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 Roger BeckerRoger Becker was a British tennis player.In 1952, Becker played in the Davis Cupat 18 years of age, the youngest British player to have done so at the time, his record stood until 2005 when it was broken by Andy Murray aged 17. He served as Paul Hutchins's coach for a time.-Sources:*...
(Fourth round)
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Key
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild Card
- LL = Lucky Loser
- r. = retired
Finals
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Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Section 5
Section 6
Section 7
Section 8
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