1956 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles

January 2025 March 2026 1956 U.S. National Championships grand slam USA Shirley FryCollins Bud The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press [New York City] 978-0942257700 2nd 471 USA Althea Gibson 6–3, 6–4 8 First-seeded Shirley Fry defeated Althea Gibson 6–3, 6–4 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1956 U.S. National Championships.Dunlop Lawn Tennis Annual 1957 1957 Ed. J. Burrow & Co. Ltd. London 245–247 G.P. Hughes Pat Hughes (tennis)National Tennis Championships Opens Today https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=49NNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZooDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5532%2C4895260 The Free Lance–Star AP August 31, 1956 12 Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Shirley Fry is the champion; others show in brackets the round in which they were eliminated. USA Shirley Fry (champion) USA Althea Gibson (finalist) USA Louise Brough (quarterfinals) USA Dorothy Knode (quarterfinals) USA Margaret duPont (quarterfinals) GBR Shirley Bloomer (semifinals) USA Betty Pratt (semifinals) USA Darlene Hard (quarterfinals) Draw Key Q = Qualifier WC = Wild card LL = Lucky loser r = Retired Final eight 200 USA Shirley Fry 1 USA Althea Gibson 2 6 3 6 4 USA Shirley Fry 1 GBR Shirley Bloomer 6 6 4 6 4 USA Betty Pratt 8 USA Althea Gibson 2 1 6 8 10 USA Shirley Fry 1 USA Margaret duPont 5 6 2 4 6 6 3 GBR Shirley Bloomer 6 USA Louise Brough 3 6 3 6 3 USA Dorothy Knode 4 USA Betty Pratt 7 6 4 0 6 2 6 USA Darlene Hard 8 USA Althea Gibson 2 7 9 1 6 RD1-score7-3 References 1956 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles Grand Slam women's singles 1957 Australian Championships – Women's singles 1956 Category:1956 in women's tennis Category:1956 in American women's sports Women's Singles