1956 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles

April 2022 1956 Wimbledon Championships s GBR Angela Buxton USA 1912 Althea Gibson AUS Fay Muller AUS Daphne Seeney 6–1, 8–6 48 (5 Q Qualifiers) 4 grand slam 1956 Wimbledon Championships Angela Buxton and Althea Gibson defeated Fay Muller and Daphne Seeney in the final, 6–1, 8–6 to win the ladies' doubles tennis title at the 1956 Wimbledon Championships.Barrett John Wimbledon: The Official History 2014 Vision Sports Publishing 9-781909-534230 4th Gibson became the first African American to win a Wimbledon title; she would go on to win the singles title the next year. Angela Mortimer and Anne Shilcock were the defending champions, but lost in the semifinals to Muller and Seeney. Seeds 1 4 USA 1912 Louise Brough / USA 1912 Shirley Fry (semifinals) 2 1 GBR Angela Mortimer / GBR Anne Shilcock (semifinals) 3 3 GBR Angela Buxton / USA 1912 Althea Gibson (champions) 4 2 USA 1912 Beverly Fleitz / USA 1912 Darlene Hard (second round) Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 180 2 GBR Angela MortimerGBR Anne Shilcock 6 6 SAF 1928 Doreen WedderburnGBR Georgie Woodgate 2 4 GBR Doreen SpiersGBR Bea Walter 2 4 AUS Fay MullerAUS Daphne Seeney 6 6 AUS Thelma LongUSA 1912 Betty Pratt 7 1 1 3 GBR Angela BuxtonUSA 1912 Althea Gibson 5 6 6 FRA Béatrice de ChambureFRA Colette Monnot 0 1 1 USA 1912 Louise BroughUSA 1912 Shirley Fry 6 6 2 GBR Angela MortimerGBR Anne Shilcock 4 2 AUS Fay MullerAUS Daphne Seeney 6 6 3 GBR Angela BuxtonUSA 1912 Althea Gibson 7 6 USA 1912 Louise BroughUSA 1912 Shirley Fry 5 4 AUS Fay MullerAUS Daphne Seeney 1 6 3 GBR Angela BuxtonUSA 1912 Althea Gibson 6 8 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 2 GBR Angela MortimerGBR Anne Shilcock 7 6 NED Joopy Roos-Van der WalNED Nel van der Storm 5 2 GBR Lesley FultonGBR Mrs FB Webb 1 1 FRA Suzanne le BesneraisFRA Ginette Bucaille 6 6 IND Rita DavarGBR Gem Hoahing w/o NZL Elaine BecroftGBR Rosemary Bulleid SAF 1928 Doreen WedderburnGBR Georgie Woodgate 9 4 6 GBR Sheila BramleyGBR Heather Macfarlane 7 6 1 2 GBR A MortimerGBR A Shilcock 6 7 FRA S le BesneraisFRA G Bucaille 1 5 NZL E BecroftGBR R Bulleid 3 6 4 SAF 1928 D WedderburnGBR G Woodgate 6 3 6 2 GBR A MortimerGBR A Shilcock 6 6 SAF 1928 D WedderburnGBR G Woodgate 2 4 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 4 USA 1912 Beverly FleitzUSA 1912 Darlene Hard 6 6 GBR Pearl PantonGBR Vera Thomas 0 3 GBR Carole LevyAUS Kay Newcombe 6 3 1 GBR Doreen SpiersGBR Bea Walter 3 6 6 GBR Joan CurryGBR Rita Drobný 0 6 3 GBR Mary EyreGBR Viola White 6 4 6 GBR Janet MorganGBR Sheila Speight 4 5 GBR Marion Craig-SmithGBR Pat Hird 6 7 FRG Edda BudingFRG Ilse Buding SWE Birgit Gullbrandsson-SandénSWE Solveig Gustafsson w/o AUS Fay MullerAUS Daphne Seeney 6 6 ESP 1945 Pilar BarrilESP 1945 María Josefa de Riba 1 1 GBR Denise CollierGBR Pauline Roberts 6 3 2 GBR Jill RookGBR Caroline Yates-Bell 3 6 6 USA 1912 Gloria ButlerUSA 1912 Barbara Davidson w/o USA 1912 Jean ClarkeUSA 1912 Louise Snow 4 USA 1912 B FleitzUSA 1912 D Hard w/o GBR D SpiersGBR B Walter GBR M EyreGBR V White 2 7 3 GBR M Craig-SmithGBR P Hird 6 5 6 FRG E BudingFRG I Buding 2 4 AUS F MullerAUS D Seeney 6 6 GBR J RookGBR C Yates-Bell 6 6 USA 1912 J ClarkeUSA 1912 L Snow 4 4 GBR D SpiersGBR B Walter 4 6 6 GBR M Craig-SmithGBR P Hird 6 4 3 AUS F MullerAUS D Seeney 6 6 GBR J RookGBR C Yates-Bell 1 2 GBR D SpiersGBR B Walter 2 4 AUS F MullerAUS D Seeney 6 6 Bottom half Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals Q GBR Gem GilbertGBR Sue Waters 2 0 AUS Thelma LongUSA 1912 Betty Pratt 6 6 GBR Sheila ArmstrongGBR Ann Haydon 3 2 GBR Shirley BloomerGBR Pat Ward 6 6 GBR Valerie LewisGBR Evelyn Moeller 6 6 Q GBR Pauline EdwardsGBR Hazel Moorley 1 4 GBR SM ColebrookeGBR Barbara Knapp 6 7 GBR Jennifer MiddletonGBR Elaine Watson 3 5 BER 1910 Heather BrewerAUS Nell Hopman 6 6 GBR Margot GordonFRG Erika Vollmer 3 4 AUT Elizabeth BrozAUS Margaret H. O'Donnell 2 2 USA 1912 Dorothy KnodeBEL Christiane Mercelis 6 6 SAF 1928 Jean ForbesSAF 1928 Thea Hale w/o AUS Jenny HoadHUN 1949 Zsuzsa Körmöczy TCH Věra PužejováNOR Astrid Winther 1 1 3 GBR Angela BuxtonUSA 1912 Althea Gibson 6 6 AUS T LongUSA 1912 E Pratt 8 6 GBR S BloomerGBR P Ward 6 0 GBR V LewisGBR E Moeller 6 6 GBR SM ColebrookeGBR B Knapp 3 2 BER 1910 H BrewerAUS E Hopman 6 5 3 USA 1912 D KnodeBEL C Mercelis 3 7 6 AUS J HoadHUN 1949 Z Körmöczy 1 1 3 GBR A BuxtonUSA 1912 A Gibson 6 6 AUS T LongUSA 1912 E Pratt 6 6 GBR V LewisGBR E Moeller 2 4 USA 1912 D KnodeBEL C Mercelis 3 2 3 GBR A BuxtonUSA 1912 A Gibson 6 6 AUS T LongUSA 1912 E Pratt 7 1 1 3 GBR A BuxtonUSA 1912 A Gibson 5 6 6 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals GBR Susan BillingtonGBR Margot Parker 7 6 Q GBR Gill EvansSAF 1928 Estelle van Tonder 5 2 FRA Béatrice de ChambureFRA Colette Monnot 6 6 GBR Rosemary DelofordGBR Billie Woodgate 4 2 Q SAF 1928 Sandra ReynoldsSAF 1928 Sheila Waddington 6 7 Q GBR Lorna WhiteGBR Bobbie Wilson 3 5 DEN Lisa Gram-AndersenDEN Else Schmith 1 0 1 USA 1912 Louise BroughUSA 1912 Shirley Fry 6 6 GBR S BillingtonGBR M Parker 2 6 4 FRA B de ChambureFRA C Monnot 6 3 6 SAF 1928 S ReynoldsSAF 1928 S Waddington 0 0 1 USA 1912 L BroughUSA 1912 S Fry 6 6 FRA Béatrice de ChambureFRA Colette Monnot 0 1 1 USA 1912 L BroughUSA 1912 S Fry 6 6 References External links 1956 LD Women's Doubles Category:Wimbledon Championship by year – Women's doubles Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon Championships