1956 French Championships – Men's doubles

1956 French Championships AUS Don Candy USA Bob PerryCollins Bud The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press [New York] 978-0942257700 2nd 108, 400 AUS Ashley Cooper AUS Lew Hoad 7–5, 6–3, 6–3 32 French Championships – Men's doubles French Championships – Men's doubles 1956 French Championships (tennis) The 1956 French Championships men's doubles was one of the competitions of the 1956 French Championships, a tennis tournament held at the Stade Roland-Garros in Paris, France from 15 May until 26 May 1956. The draw consisted of 32 teams and matches were played in a best-of-five sets format. Don Candy and Bob Perry defeated Ashley Cooper and Lew Hoad 7–5, 6–3, 6–3 in the final to win the title. The winning teams received 25,000 French franc per player with the runner-up players earning 12,000 Fr and the four losing semifinalists receiving 6,000 Fr each.Championnats Internationaux de France "Smash" June–July 1956 17 75 14 FrenchDunlop Lawn Tennis Annual 1957 1957 Ed. J. Burrow & Co. Ltd. London 204–205, 210–211 G.P. Hughes Pat Hughes (tennis) http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article138125252 Scratch Pair Win French Doubles The Canberra Times 30 8,859 Australian Capital Territory, Australia 29 May 1956 6 National Library of Australia Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175 ITA Nicola PietrangeliITA Orlando Sirola 3 7 4 4 AUS Don CandyUSA Bob Perry 6 5 6 6 MEX Luis AyalaSWE Sven Davidson 4 6 6 6 RSA 1928 Gordon ForbesRSA 1928 Ian Vermaak 6 4 4 4 ESP 1945 Andrés GimenoESP 1945 Fernando Olazaga 5 2 5 EGY 1953 Jaroslav Drobný RSA 1928 Trevor Fancutt 7 6 7 BEL Jacques BrichantBEL Gino Mezzi 1 1 3 AUS Ashley CooperAUS Lew Hoad 6 6 6 AUS Don CandyUSA Bob Perry 6 3 11 9 MEX Luis AyalaSWE Sven Davidson 3 6 9 7 EGY 1953 Jaroslav Drobný RSA 1928 Trevor Fancutt 4 2 8 AUS Ashley CooperAUS Lew Hoad 6 6 10 AUS Don CandyUSA Bob Perry 7 6 6 AUS Ashley CooperAUS Lew Hoad 5 3 3 References External links Roland-Garros winners list Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) – main draw French Championships - Men's Doubles Category:French Open by year – Men's doubles Category:1956 in French tennis