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1956 French Championships – Women's singles

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Women's singles
1956 French Championships
Final
ChampionUnited StatesAlthea Gibson
Runner-upUnited KingdomAngela Mortimer
Score6–0, 12–10
Details
Draw55
Seeds16
Events
Singlesmenwomen
Doublesmenwomen
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1956 tennis event results
Main article:1956 French Championships (tennis)

Althea Gibson defeatedAngela Mortimer in the final, 6–0, 12–10 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1956 French Championships.[1] It was her firstGrand Slam tournament title, and Gibson became the firstAfrican American to win a Grand Slam tournament.[2]

Seeds

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

  1. United KingdomAngela Mortimer(finalist)
  2. United StatesDorothy Knode(third round)
  3. United StatesAlthea Gibson(champion)
  4. AustraliaMary Hawton(first round)
  5. HungaryZsuzsi Körmöczy(semifinals)
  6. United KingdomShirley Bloomer(quarterfinals)
  7. BelgiumChristiane Mercelis(second round)
  8. United StatesBarbara Davidson(second round)
  9. FranceSuzanne Le Besnerais(third round)
  10. West GermanyEdda Buding(quarterfinals)
  11. AustraliaThelma Long(third round)
  12. United StatesDarlene Hard(third round)
  13. ItalyAnnalissa Bellani(third round)
  14. FranceGinette Bucaille(third round)
  15. United KingdomAngela Buxton(semifinals)
  16. FranceMyrtil Dubois(third round)

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
               
1United KingdomAngela Mortimer647
 AustraliaJenny Hoad065
1United KingdomAngela Mortimer66
5HungaryZsuzsi Körmöczy43
 West GermanyIlse Buding11
5HungaryZsuzsi Körmöczy66
1United KingdomAngela Mortimer010
3United StatesAlthea Gibson612
6United KingdomShirley Bloomer21
3United StatesAlthea Gibson66
3United StatesAlthea Gibson266
15United KingdomAngela Buxton604
10West GermanyEdda Buding62
15United KingdomAngela Buxton86

Earlier rounds

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Section 1

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First roundSecond roundThird roundQuarterfinals
1United KingdomMortimer76
FranceSalvet52
1United KingdomMortimer66
16FranceDubois12
BelgiumPouchain40
16FranceDubois66
1United KingdomMortimer647
AustraliaHoad065
8United StatesDavidson625
AustraliaHoad66AustraliaHoad167
FranceAmouretti13AustraliaHoad
9FranceLe Besnerais9FranceLe Besnerais
ItalyRamorino9FranceLe Besnerais646
AustraliaHopman653West GermanyAlhert164
West GermanyAlhert376

Section 2

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First roundSecond roundThird roundQuarterfinals
4AustraliaHawton643
FranceLemal166FranceLemal01
West GermanyBuding66West GermanyBuding66
United KingdomWalter02West GermanyBuding166
FranceBouchet4413ItalyBellani632
South AfricaO'Donnell66South AfricaO'Donnell24
13ItalyBellani6613ItalyBellani66
FranceLaunay03West GermanyBuding11
5HungaryKörmöczy665HungaryKörmöczy66
FranceVarin115HungaryKörmöczy66
BelgiumCoessens34FranceMonnot01
FranceMonnot665HungaryKörmöczy476
FranceKermina66612United StatesHard653
FranceTrauttmann082FranceKermina13
12United StatesHard65612United StatesHard66
BrazilMetzner073

Section 3

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First roundSecond roundThird roundQuarterfinals
FranceTrancart12
11AustraliaLong6611AustraliaLong76
ItalyMigliori366ItalyMigliori52
NetherlandsWienese64311AustraliaLong35
FranceBourbonnais8376United KingdomBloomer67
FranceNenot665FranceBourbonnais12
BelgiumIsaac136United KingdomBloomer66
6United KingdomBloomer666United KingdomBloomer21
14FranceBucaille3663United StatesGibson66
SpainBarril62214FranceBucaille066
West GermanyDittmeyer364South AfricaForbes644
South AfricaForbes63614FranceBucaille11
CzechoslovakiaPuzejova663United StatesGibson66
FranceGaltier13CzechoslovakiaPuzejova42
FranceGimault113United StatesGibson66
3United StatesGibson66

Section 4

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First roundSecond roundThird roundQuarterfinals
FranceDe Chambure30
AustraliaSeeney66AustraliaSeeney679
FranceSeghers66FranceSeghers857
BelgiumCrowet32AustraliaSeeney23
10West GermanyBuding6610West GermanyBuding66
SwitzerlandWavre1410West GermanyBuding69
FranceDe La Courtie427BelgiumMercelis47
7BelgiumMercelis6610West GermanyBuding62
15United KingdomBuxton86
15United KingdomBuxton66
AustraliaMuller44
15United KingdomBuxton476
2United StatesKnode651
FranceCoste41
2United StatesKnode66

References

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  1. ^Collins, Bud (2010).The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 395.ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. ^G.P. Hughes, ed. (1957).Dunlop Lawn Tennis Annual 1957. London: Ed. J. Burrow & Co. Ltd. pp. 204–205,208–209.

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