1956 Australian Championships - Men's Singles

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

"See also::"1956 Australian Championships - Women's Singles"

eeds

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

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

Draw

Key

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

Finals

8TeamBracket-Tennis5
team-width=150
RD3-team1=flagicon|AUS Lew Hoad
RD3-seed1=1
RD3-team2=flagicon|AUS Ken Rosewall
RD3-seed2=2
RD3-score1-1=6
RD3-score2-1=4
RD3-score1-2=3
RD3-score2-2=6
RD3-score1-3=6
RD3-score2-3=4
RD3-score1-4=7
RD3-score2-4=5
RD2-team1=flagicon|AUS Lew Hoad
RD2-seed1=1
RD2-team2=flagicon|AUS Neale Fraser
RD2-seed2=6
RD2-score1-1=6
RD2-score2-1=3
RD2-score1-2=6
RD2-score2-2=2
RD2-score1-3=6
RD2-score2-3=0
RD2-team3=flagicon|USA Herbie Flam
RD2-seed3=3
RD2-team4=flagicon|AUS Ken Rosewall
RD2-seed4=2
RD2-score3-1=4
RD2-score4-1=6
RD2-score3-2=0
RD2-score4-2=6
RD2-score3-3=2
RD2-score4-3=6
RD1-team1=flagicon|AUS Lew Hoad
RD1-seed1=1
RD1-team2=flagicon|AUS Mervyn Rose
RD1-seed2=7
RD1-score1-1=3
RD1-score2-1=6
RD1-score1-2=6
RD1-score2-2=1
RD1-score1-3=6
RD1-score2-3=8
RD1-score1-4=6
RD1-score2-4=2
RD1-score1-5=9
RD1-score2-5=7
RD1-team3=flagicon|AUS Neale Fraser
RD1-seed3=6
RD1-team4=flagicon|USA Gilbert Shea
RD1-seed4=4
RD1-score3-1=6
RD1-score4-1=2
RD1-score3-2=6
RD1-score4-2=4
RD1-score3-3=6
RD1-score4-3=3
RD1-team5=flagicon|USA Herbie Flam
RD1-seed5=3
RD1-team6=flagicon|AUS Ashley Cooper
RD1-seed6=5
RD1-score5-1=6
RD1-score6-1=8
RD1-score5-2=6
RD1-score6-2=3
RD1-score5-3=6
RD1-score6-3=2
RD1-score5-4=6
RD1-score6-4=3
RD1-team7=flagicon|AUS Mal Anderson
RD1-seed7=8
RD1-team8=flagicon|AUS Ken Rosewall
RD1-seed8=2
RD1-score7-1=4
RD1-score8-1=6
RD1-score7-2=3
RD1-score8-2=6
RD1-score7-3=7
RD1-score8-3=5
RD1-score7-4=6
RD1-score8-4=8

Earlier Rounds

ection 1

16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis5-Byes
RD1=First Round
RD2=Second Round
RD3=Quarterfinals
RD4=Semifinals
RD4-team01=flagicon|AUS Hoad
RD4-seed01=1
RD4-team02=flagicon|AUS Fraser
RD4-seed02=6
RD4-score01-1=6
RD4-score02-1=3
RD4-score01-2=6
RD4-score02-2=2
RD4-score01-3=6
RD4-score02-3=0
RD3-team01=flagicon|AUS Hoad
RD3-seed01=1
RD3-team02=flagicon|AUS Rose
RD3-seed02=7
RD3-score01-1=3
RD3-score02-1=6
RD3-score01-2=6
RD3-score02-2=1
RD3-score01-3=6
RD3-score02-3=8
RD3-score01-4=6
RD3-score02-4=2
RD3-score01-5=9
RD3-score02-5=7
RD3-team03=flagicon|AUS Fraser
RD3-seed03=6
RD3-team04=flagicon|USA Shea
RD3-seed04=4
RD3-score03-1=6
RD3-score04-1=2
RD3-score03-2=6
RD3-score04-2=4
RD3-score03-3=6
RD3-score04-3=3
RD2-team01=flagicon|AUS Hoad
RD2-seed01=1
RD2-team02=flagicon|AUS Gilmour
RD2-seed02=
RD2-score01-1=6
RD2-score02-1=2
RD2-score01-2=6
RD2-score02-2=3
RD2-score01-3=6
RD2-score02-3=2
RD2-team03=flagicon|AUS Rose
RD2-seed03=7
RD2-team04=flagicon|AUS Mark
RD2-seed04=
RD2-score03-1=6
RD2-score04-1=1
RD2-score03-2=6
RD2-score04-2=2
RD2-score03-3=4
RD2-score04-3=6
RD2-score03-4=6
RD2-score04-4=4
RD2-team05=flagicon|AUS Fraser
RD2-seed05=6
RD2-team06=flagicon|AUS Phillips-Moore
RD2-seed06=
RD2-score05-1=2
RD2-score06-1=6
RD2-score05-2=6
RD2-score06-2=0
RD2-score05-3=6
RD2-score06-3=2
RD2-score05-4=6
RD2-score06-4=3
RD2-team07=flagicon|AUS Emerson
RD2-seed07=
RD2-team08=flagicon|USA Shea
RD2-seed08=4
RD2-score07-1=3
RD2-score08-1=6
RD2-score07-2=8
RD2-score08-2=6
RD2-score07-3=6
RD2-score08-3=3
RD2-score07-4=1
RD2-score08-4=6
RD2-score07-5=2
RD2-score08-5=6
RD1-team01=flagicon|AUS Hoad
RD1-seed01=1
RD1-team02=flagicon|AUS Sheil
RD1-seed02=
RD1-score01-1=6
RD1-score02-1=2
RD1-score01-2=6
RD1-score02-2=1
RD1-score01-3=6
RD1-score02-3=1
RD1-team03=flagicon|AUS Gilmour
RD1-seed03=
RD1-team04=flagicon|AUS Stewart
RD1-seed04=
RD1-score03-1=6
RD1-score04-1=4
RD1-score03-2=6
RD1-score04-2=2
RD1-score03-3=6
RD1-score04-3=4
RD1-team05=flagicon|AUS Rose
RD1-seed05=7
RD1-team06=flagicon|AUS Collins
RD1-seed06=
RD1-score05-1=6
RD1-score06-1=2
RD1-score05-2=6
RD1-score06-2=0
RD1-score05-3=6
RD1-score06-3=2
RD1-team07=flagicon|AUS Mark
RD1-seed07=
RD1-team08=flagicon|MEX|1934 Reyes
RD1-seed08=
RD1-score07-1=9
RD1-score08-1=7
RD1-score07-2=6
RD1-score08-2=2
RD1-score07-3=5
RD1-score08-3=7
RD1-score07-4=3
RD1-score08-4=6
RD1-score07-5=7
RD1-score08-5=5
RD1-team09=flagicon|AUS Fraser
RD1-seed09=6
RD1-team10=flagicon|AUS Jacques
RD1-seed10=
RD1-score09-1=8
RD1-score10-1=6
RD1-score09-2=6
RD1-score10-2=4
RD1-score09-3=3
RD1-score10-3=6
RD1-score09-4=6
RD1-score10-4=1
RD1-team11=flagicon|AUS Phillips-Moore
RD1-seed11=
RD1-team12=flagicon|AUS Green
RD1-seed12=
RD1-score11-1=6
RD1-score12-1=2
RD1-score11-2=6
RD1-score12-2=0
RD1-score11-3=6
RD1-score12-3=3
RD1-team13=flagicon|AUS Emerson
RD1-seed13=
RD1-team14=flagicon|AUS Dobbs
RD1-seed14=
RD1-score13-1=6
RD1-score14-1=1
RD1-score13-2=6
RD1-score14-2=2
RD1-score13-3=6
RD1-score14-3=4
RD1-team15=flagicon|USA Shea
RD1-seed15=4
RD1-team16=flagicon|AUS Gibson
RD1-seed16=
RD1-score15-1=6
RD1-score16-1=4
RD1-score15-2=3
RD1-score16-2=6
RD1-score15-3=3
RD1-score16-3=6
RD1-score15-4=6
RD1-score16-4=2
RD1-score15-5=6
RD1-score16-5=2

ection 2

16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis5-Byes
RD1=First Round
RD2=Second Round
RD3=Quarterfinals
RD4=Semifinals
RD4-team01=flagicon|USA Flam
RD4-seed01=3
RD4-team02=flagicon|AUS Rosewall
RD4-seed02=2
RD4-score01-1=6
RD4-score02-1=4
RD4-score01-2=6
RD4-score02-2=0
RD4-score01-3=6
RD4-score02-3=2
RD3-team01=flagicon|USA Flam
RD3-seed01=3
RD3-team02=flagicon|AUS Cooper
RD3-seed02=5
RD3-score01-1=6
RD3-score02-1=8
RD3-score01-2=6
RD3-score02-2=3
RD3-score01-3=6
RD3-score02-3=2
RD3-score01-4=6
RD3-score02-4=3
RD3-team03=flagicon|AUS Anderson
RD3-seed03=8
RD3-team04=flagicon|AUS Rosewall
RD3-seed04=2
RD3-score03-1=6
RD3-score04-1=4
RD3-score03-2=6
RD3-score04-2=3
RD3-score03-3=5
RD3-score04-3=7
RD3-score03-4=8
RD3-score04-4=6
RD2-team01=flagicon|USA Flam
RD2-seed01=3
RD2-team02=flagicon|AUS Candy
RD2-seed02=
RD2-score01-1=1
RD2-score02-1=6
RD2-score01-2=8
RD2-score02-2=6
RD2-score01-3=6
RD2-score02-3=4
RD2-score01-4=6
RD2-score02-4=3
RD2-team03=flagicon|AUS Newman
RD2-seed03=
RD2-team04=flagicon|AUS Cooper
RD2-seed04=5
RD2-score03-1=4
RD2-score04-1=6
RD2-score03-2=7
RD2-score04-2=9
RD2-score03-3=0
RD2-score04-3=6
RD2-team05=flagicon|AUS Bowman
RD2-seed05=
RD2-team06=flagicon|AUS Anderson
RD2-seed06=8
RD2-score05-1=2
RD2-score06-1=6
RD2-score05-2=6
RD2-score06-2=4
RD2-score05-3=3
RD2-score06-3=6
RD2-score05-4=2
RD2-score06-4=6
RD2-team07=flagicon|AUS Reid
RD2-seed07=
RD2-team08=flagicon|AUS Rosewall
RD2-seed08=2
RD2-score07-1=1
RD2-score08-1=6
RD2-score07-2=4
RD2-score08-2=6
RD2-score07-3=1
RD2-score08-3=6
RD1-team01=flagicon|USA Flam
RD1-seed01=3
RD1-team02=flagicon|USA Moss
RD1-seed02=
RD1-score01-1=6
RD1-score02-1=0
RD1-score01-2=6
RD1-score02-2=1
RD1-score01-3=6
RD1-score02-3=0
RD1-team03=flagicon|AUS Candy
RD1-seed03=
RD1-team04=flagicon|AUS Lovett
RD1-seed04=
RD1-score03-1=6
RD1-score04-1=2
RD1-score03-2=6
RD1-score04-2=2
RD1-score03-3=8
RD1-score04-3=6
RD1-team05=flagicon|AUS Newman
RD1-seed05=
RD1-team06=flagicon|AUS Flanders
RD1-seed06=
RD1-score05-1=4
RD1-score06-1=6
RD1-score05-2=6
RD1-score06-2=4
RD1-score05-3=6
RD1-score06-3=4
RD1-score05-4=6
RD1-score06-4=4
RD1-team07=flagicon|AUS Cooper
RD1-seed07=5
RD1-team08=flagicon|AUS Young
RD1-seed08=
RD1-score07-1=6
RD1-score08-1=1
RD1-score07-2=6
RD1-score08-2=1
RD1-score07-3=6
RD1-score08-3=1
RD1-team09=flagicon|AUS Bowman
RD1-seed09=
RD1-team10=flagicon|AUS Laver
RD1-seed10=
RD1-score09-1=6
RD1-score10-1=4
RD1-score09-2=3
RD1-score10-2=6
RD1-score09-3=5
RD1-score10-3=7
RD1-score09-4=13
RD1-score10-4=11
RD1-score09-5=6
RD1-score10-5=3
RD1-team11=flagicon|AUS Anderson
RD1-seed11=8
RD1-team12=flagicon|AUS Hearnden
RD1-seed12=
RD1-score11-1=6
RD1-score12-1=3
RD1-score11-2=6
RD1-score12-2=1
RD1-score11-3=6
RD1-score12-3=4
RD1-team13=flagicon|AUS Reid
RD1-seed13=
RD1-team14=flagicon|AUS Shepherd
RD1-seed14=
RD1-score13-1=6
RD1-score14-1=3
RD1-score13-2=6
RD1-score14-2=1
RD1-score13-3=6
RD1-score14-3=1
RD1-team15=flagicon|AUS Rosewall
RD1-seed15=2
RD1-team16=flagicon|AUS Brant
RD1-seed16=
RD1-score15-1=6
RD1-score16-1=1
RD1-score15-2=6
RD1-score16-2=2
RD1-score15-3=6
RD1-score16-3=1

External links

* [http://www.itftennis.com/mens/tournaments/tournamentoverview.asp?tournament=1010004390 1956 Australian Championships on ITFtennis.com] , the source for this draw