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1956 Australian Championships – Men's Singles

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Champion
  
Lew Hoad

Final score
  
6–4, 3–6, 6–4, 7–5

men
  
women

Runner-up
  
Ken Rosewall

Singles
  
men

Doubles
  
men

Lew Hoad defeated Ken Rosewall 6–4, 3–6, 6–4, 7–5 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1956 Australian Championships.

Contents

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Lew Hoad is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

  1. Lew Hoad (Champion)
  2. Ken Rosewall (Finalist)
  3. Herbie Flam (Semifinalist)
  4. Gilbert Shea (Quarterfinalist)
  5. Ashley Cooper (Quarterfinalist)
  6. Neale Fraser (Semifinalist)
  7. Mervyn Rose (Quarterfinalist)
  8. Mal Anderson (Quarterfinalist)

Key

  • Q = Qualifier
  • WC = Wild Card
  • LL = Lucky Loser
  • r. = retired
  • References

    1956 Australian Championships – Men's Singles Wikipedia


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