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1956 French Championships – Men's singles

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First-seeded Lew Hoad defeated Sven Davidson 6–4, 8–6, 6–3 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1956 French Championships.[2]

Men's singles
1956 French Championships
Final
ChampionAustralia Lew Hoad[1]
Runner-upSweden Sven Davidson[1]
Score6–4, 8–6, 6–3
Details
Draw114
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Seeds edit

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

  1.   Lew Hoad (champion)
  2.   Budge Patty (fourth round)
  3.   Sven Davidson (finalist)
  4.   Art Larsen (fourth round)
  5.   Giuseppe Merlo (semifinals)
  6.   Jaroslav Drobný (fourth round)
  7.   Ashley Cooper (semifinals)
  8.   Tut Bartzen (first round)
  9.   Luis Ayala (fourth round)
  10.   Kurt Nielsen (fourth round)
  11.   Herbert Flam (quarterfinals)
  12.   Bob Perry (fourth round)
  13.   Paul Rémy (quarterfinals)
  14.   Don Candy (fourth round)
  15.   Jacques Brichant (quarterfinals)
  16.   Roger Becker (fourth round)

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
15   Jacques Brichant 4 6 6 3
7   Ashley Cooper 6 8 2 6
7   Ashley Cooper 2 7 7 3
3   Sven Davidson 6 9 5 6
3   Sven Davidson 6 6 7
11   Herbert Flam 2 4 5
3   Sven Davidson 4 6 3
1   Lew Hoad 6 8 6
5   Giuseppe Merlo 4 6 2 6 10
13   Paul Rémy 6 2 6 4 8
5   Giuseppe Merlo 4 5 4
1   Lew Hoad 6 7 6
  Nicola Pietrangeli 1 3 0
1   Lew Hoad 6 6 6

Earlier rounds edit

Section 1 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Morales 2 0 0
  Olozaga 6 6 6   Olozaga 6 4 3 4
  Plećević 3 6 6 6
  Plećević 2 0 4
15   Brichant 6 6 6
  Follveider 2 1 1
15   Brichant 6 6 6
15   Brichant 3 4 7 7 6
2   Patty 6 6 5 5 2
  Javorský 6 6 6
  Belkhodja 2 2 2
  Javorský 3 2 3
2   Patty 6 6 6
  Huber
2   Patty

Section 2 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Asbóth 6 6 6
  Fachini 4 3 1   Asbóth 6 6 6
  Weiss 7 1 6 4 2   Hajjar 1 1 0
  Hajjar 5 6 2 6 6   Asbóth 7 1 4 6 4
  Molinari 8 6 6 10   Nielsen 5 6 6 0 6
  Johansson 6 4 2   Molinari 5 4 5
  Laver 1 2 4 10   Nielsen 7 6 7
10   Nielsen 6 6 6 10   Nielsen 3 3 4
  Macy 1 8 2 7   Cooper 6 6 6
  Hammersley 6 10 6   Hammersley 6 9 2 0 0
  Davies   Davies 3 7 6 6 6
  Garrido   Davies 2 4 1
  El Khoury 8 2 4 4 7   Cooper 6 6 6
  Desq 6 6 6 6   Desq 5 7 2
  Van Voorhees 2 4 1 7   Cooper 7 9 6
7   Cooper 6 6 6

Section 3 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Lartigue 1 2 1
  Feldbausch 6 6 6   Feldbausch 3 6 6 1 6
  Lasry 6 6 6   Lasry 6 3 0 6 2
  Smith 2 1 0   Feldbausch 2 0 3
  De Kermadec 5 6 6 2 6 14   Candy 6 6 6
  Mey 7 3 4 6 2   De Kermadec 4 0 2
  Favieres 4 6 4 2 14   Candy 6 6 6
14   Candy 6 3 6 6 14   Candy 3 7 6 4
  Laval 2 0 4 3   Davidson 6 5 8 6
  Nys 6 6 6   Nys 6 2 2 6
  Darmon 6 6 6   Darmon 4 6 6 8
  Rueda 1 1 1   Darmon 8 5 2 6
  Reyes Jr 7 2 9 2 3   Davidson 6 7 6 8
  Sirola 9 6 7 6   Sirola 3 4 5
  Powers 0 0 0 3   Davidson 6 6 7
3   Davidson 6 6 6

Section 4 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Gimeno 2 2 6 2
  Fancutt 6 6 3 6   Fancutt 13 4 6 6
  Willey   Pellizza 11 6 1 2
  Pellizza   Fancutt 2 1 0
  Pasquier 0 3 1 11   Flam 6 6 6
  Vincent 6 6 6   Vincent 2 2 1
  Keretic 3 4 4 11   Flam 6 6 6
11   Flam 6 6 6 11   Flam 7 6 8
  O'Brien 4 1 10 1 6   Drobný 5 3 6
  Wilson 6 6 8 6   Wilson 6 6 6 6
  Pimentel 7 6 2 0 6   Jalabert 2 2 3 1
  Jalabert 5 4 6 6 8   Wilson 0 6 6
  Mark 6 6 13 6   Drobný 6 8 8
  Rinderknech 2 3 11   Mark 0 2 1
  Howe 2 3 2 6   Drobný 6 6 6
6   Drobný 6 6 6

Section 5 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5   Merlo
  Sturdza 5   Merlo 6 6 6
  Dorfman 7 6 6 7   Dorfman 0 3 2
  De La Prade 9 4 1 5 5   Merlo 6 6 6
  Haillet   Haillet 4 2 4
  Pinart   Haillet 8 5 6 7
  Ahmad 2 0 2   Vermaak 6 7 4 5
  Vermaak 6 6 6 5   Merlo 6 6 6
12   Perry 6 6 6 12   Perry 2 3 3
  Bergerat 2 0 1 12   Perry 6 6 8
  Argon 6 4 4 6 6   Argon 3 4 6
  Lesage 3 6 6 3 2 12   Perry 3 6 6 6
  Brinkman 5 6 6 6 6   Mezzi 6 1 1 2
  Chatrier 7 8 4 1 1   Brinkman 0 2 6
  Mezzi 6 6 6   Mezzi 6 6 8
  Panajotovic 2 3 4

Section 6 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4   Larsen 6 10 6
  Dubuc 1 8 2 4   Larsen 6 6 7
  Lerque 4 6 3 6 3   Black 4 3 5
  Black 6 3 6 4 6 4   Larsen 6 6 6
  Schaff 2 4 2   Deniau 0 2 2
  Saeed Hai 6 6 6   Saeed Hai 6 2 4 6 1
  Deniau 6 6 6   Deniau 4 6 6 2 6
  Hawton 3 3 2 4   Larsen 7 3 6 5 3
13   Rémy 7 6 6 13   Rémy 5 6 1 7 6
  Knight 5 0 3 13   Rémy 6 6 5 6
  Bergamo 1 2 0   Fox 2 1 7 1
  Fox 6 6 6 13   Rémy 6 6 6
  Barclay   Ádám-Stolpa 4 1 2
  Borghini   Borghini 2 2 2
  Malosse 4 3 4   Ádám-Stolpa 6 6 6
  Ádám-Stolpa 6 6 6

Section 7 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8   Bartzen
  Scholl   Scholl 2 3 6 6 3
  Lemasson 4 4 0   Forbes 6 6 3 4 6
  Forbes 6 6 6   Forbes 6 9 3
  Pietrangeli 6 6 6   Pietrangeli 8 11 6
  Devroe 1 1 2   Pietrangeli 6 6 6
  Deniau 1 3 6 6 6   Deniau 2 0 1
  Becker 6 6 4 4 4   Pietrangeli 6 6 0 5 6
9   Ayala 8 6 6 9   Ayala 4 1 6 7 4
  Perreau-Saussine 6 3 0 9   Ayala 6 6 6
  Popovic   Popovic 1 0 2
  Slobin 9   Ayala 6 6 6
  Schmidt 6 6 6   Schmidt 4 4 3
  Martínez 2 1 2   Schmidt 6 6 6
  Grandet 6 6 6   Grandet 3 2 4
  Stern 2 3 1

Section 8 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   Hoad 6 6 7
  Gulyás 4 2 5
1   Hoad 1 7 6 4 6
  Abdesselam 6 5 0 6 0
  Abdesselam 6 6 6
  Chabance 1 1 2
1   Hoad 6 7 6 6
16   Becker 8 5 1 3
16   Becker 9 6 6
  Ulrich 7 1 1
16   Becker 8 6 6
  Bernard 6 1 2
  Bernard 10 7 6
  Lemyze 4 7 6 6   Lemyze 8 5 4
  Najar 6 5 2 2

References edit

  1. ^ a b Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 388. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. ^ G.P. Hughes, ed. (1957). Dunlop Lawn Tennis Annual 1957. London: Ed. J. Burrow & Co. Ltd. pp. 204–207.

External links edit

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