1956 French Championships (tennis)

1956 French Championships 15–26 May 1956 55 Clay Paris (XVIe), France Stade Roland Garros 26th Grand Slam (ITF) AUS Lew HoadRoland-Garros 1956 (Grand Slam) - Men singles http://ww2.fft.fr/rolandgarros/pdfpalmares/hommes1956_en.pdf Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT) PDF 2013-11-29 2013-12-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20131203010033/http://ww2.fft.fr/rolandgarros/pdfpalmares/hommes1956_en.pdf dead USA Althea GibsonRoland-Garros 1956 (Grand Slam) - Women singles http://ww2.fft.fr/rolandgarros/pdfpalmares/femmes1956_en.pdf Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT) PDF 2013-11-29 2016-03-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303181439/http://ww2.fft.fr/rolandgarros/pdfpalmares/femmes1956_en.pdf dead AUS Don Candy / USA Robert Perry GBR Angela Buxton / USA Althea Gibson AUS Thelma Coyne Long / CHI Luis Ayala The 1956 French Championships (now known as the French Open) was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland-Garros in Paris, France. The tournament ran from 15 May until 26 May. It was the 60th staging of the French Championships, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1956. Lew Hoad and Althea Gibson won the singles titles. Finals Men's singles 1956 French Championships – Men's singles AUS Lew Hoad defeated SWE Sven Davidson 6–4, 8–6, 6–3 Women's singles 1956 French Championships – Women's singles USA Althea Gibson defeated GBR Angela Mortimer 6–0, 12–10 Men's doubles 1956 French Championships – Men's doubles AUS Don Candy / USA Robert Perry defeated AUS Ashley Cooper / AUS Lew Hoad 7–5, 6–3, 6–3 Women's doubles 1956 French Championships – Women's doubles GBR Angela Buxton / USA Althea Gibson defeated USA Darlene Hard / USA Dorothy Head Knode 6–8, 8–6, 6–1 Mixed doubles AUS Thelma Coyne Long / CHI Luis Ayala defeated USA Darlene Hard / AUS Bob Howe 4–6, 6–4, 6–1 References External links French Open official website 1956 Australian Championships Grand Slams 1956 Wimbledon Championships French Championships 1956 French Championships French Championships French Championships