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

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Champion
  
Ken Rosewall

Final score
  
4–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–3

men
  
women

Runner-up
  
Lew Hoad

Singles
  
men

Doubles
  
men

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.

Contents

Seeds

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

  1. Lew Hoad (Finalist)
  2. Ken Rosewall (Champion)
  3. Ham Richardson (Quarterfinalist)
  4. Vic Seixas (Semifinalist)
  5. Neale Fraser (Semifinalist)
  6. Ashley Cooper (Quarterfinalist)
  7. Ulf Schmidt (Third round)
  8. Dick Savitt (Quarterfinalist)

Key

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

    • References

    1956 U.S. National Championships – Men's Singles Wikipedia
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