1956 Australian Championships – Women's singles

April 2026 1956 Australian Championships AUS Mary Carter AUS Thelma Long 3–6, 6–2, 9–7 32 8 Australian Championships – Women's singles Australian Championships – Women's singles Second-seeded Mary Carter defeated Thelma Long 3–6, 6–2, 9–7 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1956 Australian Championships.Don Lawrence Mary Carter in national title victory https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mDRVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=X5UDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4037%2C4341586 The Age - 31 January 1956 20 Google News Archive Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Mary Carter is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. AUS Mary Hawton (semifinals) AUS Mary Carter (champion) AUS Beryl Penrose (quarterfinals) AUS Fay Muller (quarterfinals) AUS Thelma Long (finalist) AUS Daphne Seeney (semifinals) AUS Loris Nichols (quarterfinals) AUS Lorraine Coghlan (quarterfinals) Draw Key Q = Qualifier WC = Wild card LL = Lucky loser r = Retired Finals 150 AUS Thelma Long 5 AUS Mary Carter 2 6 3 2 6 7 9 AUS Mary Hawton 1 AUS Thelma Long 5 6 0 0 6 3 6 AUS Daphne Seeney 6 AUS Mary Carter 2 3 6 5 7 AUS Mary Hawton 1 AUS Lorraine Coghlan 8 0 6 6 0 6 3 AUS Fay Muller 4 AUS Thelma Long 5 5 7 1 6 AUS Daphne Seeney 6 AUS Beryl Penrose 3 6 2 6 1 AUS Loris Nichols 7 AUS Mary Carter 2 1 6 5 7 Earlier rounds Section 1 First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals AUS Hawton 1 AUS Long 5 6 0 0 6 3 6 AUS Hawton 1 AUS Coghlan 8 0 6 6 0 6 3 AUS Muller 4 AUS Long 5 5 7 1 6 AUS Hawton 1 AUS Thiele 6 1 6 1 AUS Coghlan 8 AUS Rayson 6 3 6 4 AUS Muller 4 AUS McCalman 6 1 6 3 AUS Long 5 AUS Jones 8 6 4 6 9 7 AUS Hawton 1 AUS Gibson w/o AUS Thiele AUS Lee 6 2 6 1 AUS Coghlan 8 AUS Bietzel w/o AUS Rayson AUS Bowden 6 3 6 2 AUS Muller 4 AUS Strachan 6 2 6 2 AUS McCalman AUS Parmenter 2 6 6 4 6 2 AUS Long 5 AUS Linde 6 0 3 6 6 1 AUS Jones AUS Sheidow 3 6 6 3 6 3 Section 2 First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals AUS Seeney 6 AUS Carter 2 3 6 5 7 AUS Seeney 6 AUS Penrose 3 6 2 6 1 AUS Nichols 7 AUS Carter 2 1 6 5 7 AUS Hellyer AUS Seeney 6 6 3 4 6 4 6 GBR Armstrong AUS Penrose 3 2 6 6 4 2 6 AUS Hopman AUS Nichols 7 2 6 1 6 AUS Fogarty AUS Carter 2 3 6 6 8 AUS Hellyer AUS Robinson 6 2 6 2 AUS Seeney 6 AUS Shearer 6 2 6 3 GBR Armstrong AUS Roberts 1 6 6 2 6 4 AUS Penrose 3 AUS Anderson 6 0 6 2 AUS Hopman AUS Langley 7 5 6 1 AUS Nichols 7 AUS Bradfield 6 4 4 6 6 2 AUS Fogarty AUS Lonergan 6 4 6 2 AUS Carter 2 AUS Couquerque 6 4 6 2 References External links 1956 LS 1955 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles Grand Slam women's singles 1956 French Championships – Women's singles Category:1956 in women's tennis 1956 Category:1956 in Australian tennis Category:1956 in Australian women's sport