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

January 2025 March 2026 1956 U.S. National Championships grand slam AUS Ken RosewallCollins Bud The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press [New York City] 978-0942257700 2nd 460 AUS Lew Hoad 4–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–3 128 8 Ken Rosewall defeated Lew Hoad 4–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–3 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1956 U.S. National Championships.Talbert Bill Tennis Observed – The USLTA Men's Singles Champions, 1881–1966, 1967 172306 Barre Publishers Barre 131 Hoad was attempting to complete the Grand Slam. Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Ken Rosewall is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. AUS Lew Hoad (finalist) AUS Ken Rosewall (champion) USA Ham Richardson (quarterfinals) USA Vic Seixas (semifinals) AUS Neale Fraser (semifinals) AUS Ashley Cooper (quarterfinals) SWE Ulf Schmidt (third round) USA Dick Savitt (quarterfinals) Draw Key Q = Qualifier WC = Wild card LL = Lucky loser r = Retired Final eight 150 AUS Lew Hoad 1 AUS Ken Rosewall 2 6 4 2 6 3 6 3 6 AUS Neale Fraser 5 AUS Lew Hoad 1 13 15 2 6 4 6 USA Vic Seixas 4 AUS Ken Rosewall 2 8 10 0 6 3 6 AUS Neale Fraser 5 USA Ham Richardson 3 3 6 6 3 6 2 6 4 AUS Roy Emerson AUS Lew Hoad 1 6 8 3 6 5 7 AUS Ashley Cooper 6 USA Vic Seixas 4 7 9 6 3 7 9 12 10 4 6 USA Dick Savitt 8 AUS Ken Rosewall 2 4 6 5 7 6 4 10 8 1 6 Earlier rounds Section 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA Shea AUS Fraser 5 7 5 3 6 3 6 8 10 USA Shea USA Frost 6 3 10 8 6 3 USA Dorfman AUS Fraser 5 4 6 4 6 4 6 USA Mendel USA Shea 2 6 3 6 1 6 USA Meyer USA Frost 2 6 2 6 1 6 USA Gaines USA Dorfman 4 6 5 7 0 6 RSA 1928 Kupferburger AUS Fraser 5 3 6 5 7 8 6 5 7 GBR Daniels USA Mendel 2 6 5 7 4 6 USA Sledge USA Shea 3 6 3 6 1 6 USA Morgan USA Meyer 3 6 1 6 6 3 9 7 4 6 CAN 1921 Rochon USA Frost 2 6 1 6 2 6 ARG Furlong USA Gaines 2 6 6 8 4 6 USA Vincent USA Dorfman 0 6 0 6 3 6 USA Wood RSA 1928 Kupferburger 4 6 3 6 0 6 USA Maccracken AUS Fraser 5 2 6 4 6 2 6 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Fourth round Peru Olmedo USA Richardson 3 5 7 2 6 0 6 USA Green Peru Olmedo 3 6 4 6 4 6 USA Quillian USA Richardson 3 6 4 2 6 2 6 2 6 USA Green MEX 1934 Llamas 6 3 6 4 6 1 Peru Olmedo USA Quay 8 6 6 1 6 2 USA MacKay USA Quillian 6 4 4 6 3 6 2 6 GBR Becker USA Richardson 3 2 6 0 6 4 6 AUS Anderson USA Green 3 6 4 6 2 6 USA Powless MEX 1934 Llamas 5 7 2 6 1 6 ITA Gori Peru Olmedo 6 8 1 6 0 6 USA Ball USA Quay 8 6 6 3 2 6 1 6 3 6 USA Leslie USA MacKay 1 6 2 6 1 6 CHI Garcia USA Quillian 7 9 3 6 3 6 CAN 1921 Main GBR Becker 0 6 3 6 1 6 AUS Laver USA Richardson 3 1 6 2 6 3 6 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Fourth round AUS Emerson RSA 1928 Segal 9 11 7 5 6 2 6 1 USA Flam AUS Emerson 1 6 1 6 6 3 5 7 RSA 1928 Segal SWE Schmidt 7 8 6 9 7 5 7 7 5 USA Flam CAN 1921 Fontana 6 1 6 2 6 1 AUS Emerson GBR Knight 3 6 6 4 6 3 8 6 USA Perry RSA 1928 Segal 2 6 1 6 5 7 USA Cranston SWE Schmidt 7 2 6 3 6 1 6 FRA Haillet USA Flam 4 6 2 6 4 6 USA Fox CAN 1921 Fontana 6 3 3 6 4 6 3 6 USA Thompson AUS Emerson 2 6 1 6 4 6 USA Dell GBR Knight 7 5 6 3 8 10 3 6 11 13 USA Farrin USA Perry 4 6 1 6 10 8 1 6 USA Buchholz RSA 1928 Segal 3 6 1 6 4 6 CAN 1921 Platt USA Cranston 1 6 3 6 3 6 USA Morris SWE Schmidt 7 3 6 2 6 4 6 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA Golden AUS Hoad 1 3 6 2 6 5 7 USA Golden USA Moss 7 5 6 3 1 6 6 2 USA Moylan AUS Hoad 1 9 11 3 6 4 6 USA Clark USA Golden 1 6 11 9 2 6 4 6 USA Schmidt USA Moss 5 7 6 2 9 7 7 9 2 6 USA Mulloy USA Moylan 3 6 3 6 4 6 USA Dodson AUS Hoad 1 6 3 0 6 3 6 1 6 USA Cranis USA Clark 4 6 4 6 1 6 CAN 1921 Harit USA Golden 0 6 1 6 1 6 USA Neely USA Schmidt 1 6 4 6 5 7 USA Krais USA Moss 0 6 2 6 6 4 3 6 USA Crawford USA Mulloy 2 6 2 6 3 6 USA Grant USA Moylan 0 6 1 6 7 5 3 6 INA Gan USA Dodson 2 6 0 6 2 6 USA Walraven AUS Hoad 1 0 6 2 6 0 6 Section 5 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA Giammalva AUS Cooper 6 6 3 6 3 4 6 3 6 5 7 USA Giammalva USA Schwartz 7 5 6 1 6 4 USA Franks AUS Cooper 6 6 4 3 6 4 6 7 5 4 6 USA Henry USA Giammalva 4 6 2 6 11 9 5 7 USA Geller USA Schwartz 1 6 2 6 6 2 1 6 USA Davis USA Franks 6 3 2 6 1 6 1 6 USA Bartzen AUS Cooper 6 7 9 3 6 10 8 4 6 USA Walraven USA Henry 2 6 4 6 3 6 USA Holmberg USA Giammalva 4 6 4 6 2 6 USA Freeman USA Geller 0 6 2 6 4 6 USA Jordan USA Schwartz 2 6 7 9 3 6 USA Schoonmaker USA Davis 6 3 3 6 7 9 1 6 USA Noble USA Franks 6 4 8 10 0 6 3 6 USA Paton USA Bartzen 3 6 2 6 3 6 USA Dailey AUS Cooper 6 3 6 3 6 2 6 Section 6 First round Second round Third round Fourth round DEN Ulrich USA Seixas 4 6 3 3 6 4 6 3 6 DEN Ulrich USA Garrido 6 4 6 3 6 1 CHI Ayala USA Seixas 4 6 8 6 4 6 3 10 12 6 8 USA Perry DEN Ulrich 1 6 1 6 1 6 USA Garrido USA Harum 14 12 6 3 4 6 6 4 BRA Vieira CHI Ayala 2 6 4 6 1 6 FRA Darmon USA Seixas 4 3 6 3 6 6 3 5 7 USA Brown USA Perry 5 7 8 6 6 3 4 6 2 6 USA Eltzholtz DEN Ulrich 2 6 7 9 2 6 USA Van Rensselaer USA Garrido 6 4 5 7 3 6 8 10 USA Freeman USA Harum 2 6 3 6 4 6 USA Raskind BRA Vieira 6 3 3 6 2 6 2 6 USA Boys CHI Ayala 0 6 3 6 3 6 ECU Lerque FRA Darmon 1 6 1 6 2 6 GBR Davies USA Seixas 4 3 6 6 3 10 8 3 6 5 7 Section 7 First round Second round Third round Fourth round MEX 1934 Contreras USA Savitt 8 3 6 2 6 2 6 USA Reed MEX 1934 Contreras 4 6 6 3 5 7 3 6 USA Coss USA Savitt 8 1 6 2 6 3 6 USA Reed USA Steele Jr. 6 8 6 0 6 3 6 2 USA Barker MEX 1934 Contreras 2 6 1 6 2 6 USA Sorlien USA Coss 6 2 4 6 6 4 3 6 7 9 USA Harum USA Savitt 8 0 6 1 6 0 6 GBR Clayton USA Reed 6 4 3 6 3 6 6 4 2 6 BRA Bueno-Nete USA Steele Jr. 1 6 2 6 6 8 USA Wood USA Barker 6 8 2 6 6 0 3 6 USA Tully MEX 1934 Contreras 6 4 3 6 8 10 5 7 USA Ter Borg USA Sorlien 4 6 1 6 4 6 USA Ogden USA Coss 1 6 2 6 6 4 2 6 USA Longshore USA Harum 3 6 3 6 5 7 USA Snyder USA Savitt 8 6 1 1 6 1 6 0 6 Section 8 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA Stewart AUS Rosewall 2 6 2 7 9 1 6 2 6 CAN 1921 Bédard USA Stewart 11 9 2 6 4 6 4 6 USA Larsen AUS Rosewall 2 3 6 2 6 2 6 USA Mayne CAN 1921 Bédard 6 4 4 6 7 9 3 6 USA Stewart USA Cullen 6 3 6 3 6 1 USA Kuross USA Larsen 2 6 4 6 12 14 FRA Rémy AUS Rosewall 2 1 6 4 6 2 6 USA Andrews USA Mayne 3 6 4 6 5 7 USA Freedman CAN 1921 Bédard 0 6 1 6 5 7 USA Stern USA Stewart 2 6 4 6 5 7 GBR Owen USA Cullen 4 6 5 7 4 6 USA Lesch USA Kuross 2 6 2 6 1 6 AUS Mark USA Larsen 6 3 2 6 1 6 5 7 USA Land FRA Rémy 0 6 2 6 2 6 GBR Robinson AUS Rosewall 2 1 6 0 6 1 6 References External links 1956 U.S. National Championships on ITFtennis.com https://web.archive.org/web/20160322080324/http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/men%27s-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1010004540 2016-03-22 , the source for this draw Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) – 1956 U.S. Championships men's singles draw 1956 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles Grand Slam men's singles 1957 Australian Championships – Men's singles Men's Singles 1956 1956