1956 U.S. National Championships – Women's Singles
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| Women's Singles | |
|---|---|
| 1956 U.S. National Championships | |
| Champion |  Shirley Fry[1] |
| Runner-up | Althea Gibson[1] |
| Final score | 6–3, 6–4 |
First-seeded Shirley Fry defeated Althea Gibson 6–3, 6–4 in the final to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 1956 U.S. National Championships.[2][3]
Contents
Seeds
The seeded players are listed below. Shirley Fry is the champion; others show in brackets the round in which they were eliminated.
- Shirley Fry (Champion)
- Althea Gibson (Finalist)
- Louise Brough (Quarterfinalist)
- Dorothy Knode (Quarterfinalist)
- Margaret duPont (Quarterfinalist)
Shirley Bloomer (Semifinalist)- Betty Pratt (Semifinalist)
- Darlene Hard (Quarterfinalist)
Draw
Key
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild Card
- LL = Lucky Loser
- r. = retired
Final Eight
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Shirley Fry |
6 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| 5 | Margaret duPont |
2 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Shirley Fry |
6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Shirley Bloomer |
4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Shirley Bloomer |
6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Louise Brough |
3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Shirley Fry |
6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Althea Gibson |
3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Dorothy Knode |
6 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | Betty Pratt |
4 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | Betty Pratt |
1 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Althea Gibson |
6 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Darlene Hard |
7 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Althea Gibson |
9 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
