- 1956 Australian Championships - Women's Singles
Mary Carter defeatedThelma Long 3-6 6-2 9-7 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 1956 Australian Championships."See also::"
1956 Australian Championships - Men's Singles "eeds
The seeded players are listed below.
Mary Carter is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.- flagicon|AUS
Mary Hawton "(Semifinalist)" - flagicon|AUS
Mary Carter "(Champion)" - flagicon|AUS
Beryl Penrose "(Quarterfinalist)" - flagicon|AUS
Fay Muller "(Quarterfinalist)" - flagicon|AUS
Thelma Long "(Finalist)" - flagicon|AUS
Daphne Seeney (Fancutt) "(Semifinalist)" - flagicon|AUS
Loris Nichols "(Quarterfinalist)" - flagicon|AUS
Lorraine Coghlan "(Quarterfinalist)"
Draw
Key
* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild Card
* LL = Lucky Loser
* r. = retiredFinals
8TeamBracket-Tennis3
team-width=150
RD3-team1=flagicon|AUS Thelma Long
RD3-seed1=5
RD3-team2=flagicon|AUS Mary Carter
RD3-seed2=2
RD3-score1-1=6
RD3-score2-1=3
RD3-score1-2=2
RD3-score2-2=6
RD3-score1-3=7
RD3-score2-3=9
RD2-team1=flagicon|AUS Mary Hawton
RD2-seed1=1
RD2-team2=flagicon|AUS Thelma Long
RD2-seed2=5
RD2-score1-1=6
RD2-score2-1=0
RD2-score1-2=0
RD2-score2-2=6
RD2-score1-3=3
RD2-score2-3=6
RD2-team3=flagicon|AUS Daphne Seeney (Fancutt)
RD2-seed3=6
RD2-team4=flagicon|AUS Mary Carter
RD2-seed4=2
RD2-score3-1=3
RD2-score4-1=6
RD2-score3-2=5
RD2-score4-2=7
RD1-team1=flagicon|AUS Mary Hawton
RD1-seed1=1
RD1-team2=flagicon|AUS Lorraine Coghlan
RD1-seed2=8
RD1-score1-1=0
RD1-score2-1=6
RD1-score1-2=6
RD1-score2-2=0
RD1-score1-3=6
RD1-score2-3=3
RD1-team3=flagicon|AUS Fay Muller
RD1-seed3=4
RD1-team4=flagicon|AUS Thelma Long
RD1-seed4=5
RD1-score3-1=5
RD1-score4-1=7
RD1-score3-2=1
RD1-score4-2=6
RD1-team5=flagicon|AUS Daphne Seeney(Fancutt)
RD1-seed5=6
RD1-team6=flagicon|AUS Beryl Penrose
RD1-seed6=3
RD1-score5-1=6
RD1-score6-1=2
RD1-score5-2=6
RD1-score6-2=1
RD1-team7=flagicon|AUS Loris Nichols
RD1-seed7=7
RD1-team8=flagicon|AUS Mary Carter
RD1-seed8=2
RD1-score7-1=1
RD1-score8-1=6
RD1-score7-2=5
RD1-score8-2=7Earlier Rounds
ection 1
16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3-Byes
RD1=First Round
RD2=Second Round
RD3=Quarterfinals
RD4=Semifinals
RD4-team01=flagicon|AUS Hawton
RD4-seed01=1
RD4-team02=flagicon|AUS Long
RD4-seed02=5
RD4-score01-1=0
RD4-score02-1=6
RD4-score01-2=6
RD4-score02-2=0
RD4-score01-3=6
RD4-score02-3=3
RD3-team01=flagicon|AUS Hawton
RD3-seed01=1
RD3-team02=flagicon|AUS Coghlan
RD3-seed02=8
RD3-score01-1=0
RD3-score02-1=6
RD3-score01-2=6
RD3-score02-2=0
RD3-score01-3=6
RD3-score02-3=3
RD3-team03=flagicon|AUS Muller
RD3-seed03=4
RD3-team04=flagicon|AUS Long
RD3-seed04=5
RD3-score03-1=7
RD3-score04-1=5
RD3-score03-2=6
RD3-score04-2=1
RD2-team01=flagicon|AUS Hawton
RD2-seed01=1
RD2-team02=flagicon|AUS Thiele
RD2-seed02=
RD2-score01-1=6
RD2-score02-1=1
RD2-score01-2=6
RD2-score02-2=1
RD2-team03=flagicon|AUS Coghlan
RD2-seed03=8
RD2-team04=flagicon|AUS Rayson
RD2-seed04=
RD2-score03-1=6
RD2-score04-1=3
RD2-score03-2=6
RD2-score04-2=4
RD2-team05=flagicon|AUS Muller
RD2-seed05=4
RD2-team06=flagicon|AUS McCalman
RD2-seed06=
RD2-score05-1=6
RD2-score06-1=1
RD2-score05-2=6
RD2-score06-2=3
RD2-team07=flagicon|AUS Long
RD2-seed07=5
RD2-team08=flagicon|AUS Jones
RD2-seed08=
RD2-score07-1=8
RD2-score08-1=6
RD2-score07-2=4
RD2-score08-2=6
RD2-score07-3=9
RD2-score08-3=7
RD1-team01=flagicon|AUS Hawton
RD1-seed01=1
RD1-team02=flagicon|AUS Gibson
RD1-seed02=
RD1-score02-1=w/o
RD1-team03=flagicon|AUS Thiele
RD1-seed03=
RD1-team04=flagicon|AUS Lee
RD1-seed04=
RD1-score03-1=6
RD1-score04-1=2
RD1-score03-2=6
RD1-score04-2=1
RD1-team05=flagicon|AUS Coghlan
RD1-seed05=8
RD1-team06=flagicon|AUS Bietzel
RD1-seed06=
RD1-score06-1=w/o
RD1-team07=flagicon|AUS Rayson
RD1-seed07=
RD1-team08=flagicon|AUS Bowden
RD1-seed08=
RD1-score07-1=6
RD1-score08-1=3
RD1-score07-2=6
RD1-score08-2=2
RD1-team09=flagicon|AUS Muller
RD1-seed09=4
RD1-team10=flagicon|AUS Strachan
RD1-seed10=
RD1-score09-1=6
RD1-score10-1=2
RD1-score09-2=6
RD1-score10-2=2
RD1-team11=flagicon|AUS McCalman
RD1-seed11=
RD1-team12=flagicon|AUS Parmenter
RD1-seed12=
RD1-score11-1=2
RD1-score12-1=6
RD1-score11-2=6
RD1-score12-2=4
RD1-score11-3=6
RD1-score12-3=2
RD1-team13=flagicon|AUS Long
RD1-seed13=5
RD1-team14=flagicon|AUS Linde
RD1-seed14=
RD1-score13-1=6
RD1-score14-1=0
RD1-score13-2=3
RD1-score14-2=6
RD1-score13-3=6
RD1-score14-3=1
RD1-team15=flagicon|AUS Jones
RD1-seed15=
RD1-team16=flagicon|AUS Sheidow
RD1-seed16=
RD1-score15-1=3
RD1-score16-1=6
RD1-score15-2=6
RD1-score16-2=3
RD1-score15-3=6
RD1-score16-3=3ection 2
16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3-Byes
RD1=First Round
RD2=Second Round
RD3=Quarterfinals
RD4=Semifinals
RD4-team01=flagicon|AUS Seeney(Fancutt)
RD4-seed01=6
RD4-team02=flagicon|AUS Carter
RD4-seed02=2
RD4-score01-1=3
RD4-score02-1=6
RD4-score01-2=5
RD4-score02-2=7
RD3-team01=flagicon|AUS Seeney(Fancutt)
RD3-seed01=6
RD3-team02=flagicon|AUS Penrose
RD3-seed02=3
RD3-score01-1=6
RD3-score02-1=2
RD3-score01-2=6
RD3-score02-2=1
RD3-team03=flagicon|AUS Nichols
RD3-seed03=7
RD3-team04=flagicon|AUS Carter
RD3-seed04=2
RD3-score03-1=1
RD3-score04-1=6
RD3-score03-2=5
RD3-score04-2=7
RD2-team01=flagicon|AUS Hellyer
RD2-seed01=
RD2-team02=flagicon|AUS Seeney(Fancutt)
RD2-seed02=6
RD2-score01-1=6
RD2-score02-1=3
RD2-score01-2=4
RD2-score02-2=6
RD2-score01-3=4
RD2-score02-3=6
RD2-team03=flagicon|GBR Armstrong
RD2-seed03=
RD2-team04=flagicon|AUS Penrose
RD2-seed04=3
RD2-score03-1=2
RD2-score04-1=6
RD2-score03-2=6
RD2-score04-2=4
RD2-score03-3=2
RD2-score04-3=6
RD2-team05=flagicon|AUS Hopman
RD2-seed05=
RD2-team06=flagicon|AUS Nichols
RD2-seed06=7
RD2-score05-1=2
RD2-score06-1=6
RD2-score05-2=1
RD2-score06-2=6
RD2-team07=flagicon|AUS Fogarty
RD2-seed07=
RD2-team08=flagicon|AUS Carter
RD2-seed08=2
RD2-score07-1=3
RD2-score08-1=6
RD2-score07-2=6
RD2-score08-2=8
RD1-team01=flagicon|AUS Hellyer
RD1-seed01=
RD1-team02=flagicon|AUS Robinson
RD1-seed02=
RD1-score01-1=6
RD1-score02-1=2
RD1-score01-2=6
RD1-score02-2=2
RD1-team03=flagicon|AUS Seeney(Fancutt)
RD1-seed03=6
RD1-team04=flagicon|AUS Shearer
RD1-seed04=
RD1-score03-1=6
RD1-score04-1=2
RD1-score03-2=6
RD1-score04-2=3
RD1-team05=flagicon|GBR Armstrong
RD1-seed05=
RD1-team06=flagicon|AUS Roberts
RD1-seed06=
RD1-score05-1=1
RD1-score06-1=6
RD1-score05-2=6
RD1-score06-2=2
RD1-score05-3=6
RD1-score06-3=4
RD1-team07=flagicon|AUS Penrose
RD1-seed07=3
RD1-team08=flagicon|AUS Anderson
RD1-seed08=
RD1-score07-1=6
RD1-score08-1=0
RD1-score07-2=6
RD1-score08-2=2
RD1-team09=flagicon|AUS Hopman
RD1-seed09=
RD1-team10=flagicon|AUS Langley
RD1-seed10=
RD1-score09-1=7
RD1-score10-1=5
RD1-score09-2=6
RD1-score10-2=1
RD1-team11=flagicon|AUS Nichols
RD1-seed11=7
RD1-team12=flagicon|AUS Bradfield
RD1-seed12=
RD1-score11-1=6
RD1-score12-1=4
RD1-score11-2=4
RD1-score12-2=6
RD1-score11-3=6
RD1-score12-3=2
RD1-team13=flagicon|AUS Fogarty
RD1-seed13=
RD1-team14=flagicon|AUS Lonergan
RD1-seed14=
RD1-score13-1=6
RD1-score14-1=4
RD1-score13-2=6
RD1-score14-2=2
RD1-team15=flagicon|AUS Carter
RD1-seed15=2
RD1-team16=flagicon|AUS Couquerque
RD1-seed16=
RD1-score15-1=6
RD1-score16-1=4
RD1-score15-2=6
RD1-score16-2=2External links
* [http://www.itftennis.com/mens/tournaments/tournamentoverview.asp?tournament=1020000047 1956 Australian Championships on ITFtennis.com] , the source for this draw
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