1956 Wimbledon Championships - Gentlemen's Singles

Seeds

1.   Louise Brough
   Louise Brough
   Althea Louise Brough Clapp was a World No. 1 American female tennis player.-Biography:She was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma but moved to Beverly Hills, California when she was four years old. She was taught by Dick Skeen and had a classic forehand and backhand and a paralyzing American twist...
   
    (Semifinalist)
2.   Beverley Fleitz (Quarterfinalist)
3.   Angela Mortimer
   Angela Mortimer
   Florence Angela Margaret Mortimer Barrett is a former World No. 1 British female tennis player. She was born in Plymouth, Devon, England...
   
    (Quarterfinalist)
4.   Althea Gibson
   Althea 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...
   
    (Quarterfinalist)
5.   Shirley Fry
   Shirley Fry
   Shirley June Fry Irvin was a World No. 1 American female tennis player who was born in Akron, Ohio, United States.Irvin is one of sixteen persons to have won each Grand Slam singles tournament at least once during the person's career...
   
    (Champion)
6.   Angela Buxton
   Angela Buxton
   Angela Buxton is an English tennis player. She won the women's doubles title at both the French Championships and Wimbledon in 1956 with Althea Gibson.-Tennis accomplishments:...
   
    (Finalist)
7.   Dorothy Knode (Second round)
8.   Shirley Bloomer (Quarterfinalist)

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• r. = retired

Finals

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

Section 5

Section 6

Section 7

Section 8

External links

• 1956 Wimbledon Championships on ITFtennis.com, the source for this draw