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

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.[2] Hoad was attempting to complete the Grand Slam.

Men's singles
1956 U.S. National Championships
Final
ChampionAustralia Ken Rosewall[1]
Runner-upAustralia Lew Hoad[1]
Score4–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–3
Details
Draw128
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
← 1955 · U.S. National Championships · 1957 →

Seeds

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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 (quarterfinals)
  4.   Vic Seixas (semifinals)
  5.   Neale Fraser (semifinals)
  6.   Ashley Cooper (quarterfinals)
  7.   Ulf Schmidt (third round)
  8.   Dick Savitt (quarterfinals)

Draw

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Key

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Final eight

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
5   Neale Fraser 3 6 6 6
3   Ham Richardson 6 3 2 4
5   Neale Fraser 13 2 4
1   Lew Hoad 15 6 6
  Roy Emerson 6 3 5
1   Lew Hoad 8 6 7
1   Lew Hoad 6 2 3 3
2   Ken Rosewall 4 6 6 6
6   Ashley Cooper 7 6 7 12 4
4   Vic Seixas 9 3 9 10 6
4   Vic Seixas 8 0 3
2   Ken Rosewall 10 6 6
8   Dick Savitt 4 5 6 10 1
2   Ken Rosewall 6 7 4 8 6

Earlier rounds

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Daniels 2 5 4
  Mendel 6 7 6   Mendel 2 3 1
  Sledge 3 3 1   Shea 6 6 6
  Shea 6 6 6   Shea 6 10 6
  Morgan 3 1 6 9 4   Frost 3 8 3
  Meyer 6 6 3 7 6   Meyer 2 2 1
  Rochon 2 1 2   Frost 6 6 6
  Frost 6 6 6   Shea 7 3 3 8
  Furlong 2 6 4 5   Fraser 5 6 6 10
  Gaines 6 8 6   Gaines 4 5 0
  Vincent 0 0 3   Dorfman 6 7 6
  Dorfman 6 6 6   Dorfman 4 4 4
  Wood 4 3 0 5   Fraser 6 6 6
  Kupferburger 6 6 6   Kupferburger 3 5 8 5
  Maccracken 2 4 2 5   Fraser 6 7 6 7
5   Fraser 6 6 6

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Anderson 3 4 2
  Green 6 6 6   Green 6 6 6
  Powless 5 2 1   Llamas 3 4 1
  Llamas 7 6 6   Green 3 4 4
  Gori 6 1 0   Olmedo 6 6 6
  Olmedo 8 6 6   Olmedo 8 6 6
  Ball 8 6 2 1 3   Quay 6 1 2
  Quay 6 3 6 6 6   Olmedo 5 2 0
  Leslie 1 2 1 3   Richardson 7 6 6
  MacKay 6 6 6   MacKay 6 4 3 2
  Garcia 7 3 3   Quillian 4 6 6 6
  Quillian 9 6 6   Quillian 6 2 2 2
  Main 0 3 1 3   Richardson 4 6 6 6
  Becker 6 6 6   Becker 2 0 4
  Laver 1 2 3 3   Richardson 6 6 6
3   Richardson 6 6 6

Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Haillet 4 2 4
  Flam 6 6 6   Flam 6 6 6
  Fox 6 3 4 3   Fontana 1 2 1
  Fontana 3 6 6 6   Flam 1 1 6 5
  Thompson 2 1 4   Emerson 6 6 3 7
  Emerson 6 6 6   Emerson 3 6 6 8
  Dell 7 6 8 3 11   Knight 6 4 3 6
  Knight 5 3 10 6 13   Emerson 9 7 6 6
  Farrin 4 1 10 1   Segal 11 5 2 1
  Perry 6 6 8 6   Perry 2 1 5
  Buchholz 3 1 4   Segal 6 6 7
  Segal 6 6 6   Segal 8 9 5 7
  Platt 1 3 3 7   Schmidt 6 7 7 5
  Cranston 6 6 6   Cranston 2 3 1
  Morris 3 2 4 7   Schmidt 6 6 6
7   Schmidt 6 6 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Cranis 4 4 1
  Clark 6 6 6   Clark 1 11 2 4
  Harit 0 1 1   Golden 6 9 6 6
  Golden 6 6 6   Golden 7 6 1 6
  Neely 1 4 5   Moss 5 3 6 2
  Schmidt 6 6 7   Schmidt 5 6 9 7 2
  Krais 0 2 6 3   Moss 7 2 7 9 6
  Moss 6 6 4 6   Golden 3 2 5
  Crawford 2 2 3 1   Hoad 6 6 7
  Mulloy 6 6 6   Mulloy 3 3 4
  Grant 0 1 7 3   Moylan 6 6 6
  Moylan 6 6 5 6   Moylan 9 3 4
  Gan 2 0 2 1   Hoad 11 6 6
  Dodson 6 6 6   Dodson 6 0 3 1
  Walraven 0 2 0 1   Hoad 3 6 6 6
1   Hoad 6 6 6

Section 5

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Walraven 2 4 3
  Henry 6 6 6   Henry 4 2 11 5
  Holmberg 4 4 2   Giammalva 6 6 9 7
  Giammalva 6 6 6   Giammalva 7 6 6
  Freeman 0 2 4   Schwartz 5 1 4
  Geller 6 6 6   Geller 1 2 6 1
  Jordan 2 7 3   Schwartz 6 6 2 6
  Schwartz 6 9 6   Giammalva 6 6 4 3 5
  Schoonmaker 6 3 7 1 6   Cooper 3 3 6 6 7
  Davis 3 6 9 6   Davis 6 2 1 1
  Noble 6 8 0 3   Franks 3 6 6 6
  Franks 4 10 6 6   Franks 6 3 4 7 4
  Paton 3 2 3 6   Cooper 4 6 6 5 6
  Bartzen 6 6 6   Bartzen 7 3 10 4
  Dailey 3 3 2 6   Cooper 9 6 8 6
6   Cooper 6 6 6

Section 6

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Brown 5 8 6 4 2
  Perry 7 6 3 6 6   Perry 1 1 1
  Eltzholtz 2 7 2   Ulrich 6 6 6
  Ulrich 6 9 6   Ulrich 6 6 6
  Van Rensselaer 6 5 3 8   Garrido 4 3 1
  Garrido 4 7 6 10   Garrido 14 6 4 6
  Freeman 2 3 4   Harum 12 3 6 4
  Harum 6 6 6   Ulrich 6 3 4 3
  Raskind 6 3 2 2 4   Seixas 3 6 6 6
  Vieira 3 6 6 6   Vieira 2 4 1
  Boys 0 3 3   Ayala 6 6 6
  Ayala 6 6 6   Ayala 6 6 6 10 6
  Lerque 1 1 2 4   Seixas 8 4 3 12 8
  Darmon 6 6 6   Darmon 3 3 6 5
  Davies 3 6 10 3 5 4   Seixas 6 6 3 7
4   Seixas 6 3 8 6 7

Section 7

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Clayton 6 3 3 6 2
  Reed 4 6 6 4 6   Reed 6 6 6 6
  Bueno-Nete 1 2 6   Steele Jr. 8 0 3 2
  Steele Jr. 6 6 8   Reed 4 6 5 3
  Wood 6 2 6 3   Contreras 6 3 7 6
  Barker 8 6 0 6   Barker 2 1 2
  Tully 6 3 8 5   Contreras 6 6 6
  Contreras 4 6 10 7   Contreras 3 2 2
  Ter Borg 4 1 4 8   Savitt 6 6 6
  Sorlien 6 6 6   Sorlien 6 4 6 3 7
  Ogden 1 2 6 2   Coss 2 6 4 6 9
  Coss 6 6 4 6   Coss 1 2 3
  Longshore 3 3 5 8   Savitt 6 6 6
  Harum 6 6 7   Harum 0 1 0
  Snyder 6 1 1 0 8   Savitt 6 6 6
8   Savitt 1 6 6 6

Section 8

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Andrews 3 4 5
  Mayne 6 6 7   Mayne 6 4 7 3
  Freedman 0 1 5   Bédard 4 6 9 6
  Bédard 6 6 7   Bédard 11 2 4 4
  Stern 2 4 5   Stewart 9 6 6 6
  Stewart 6 6 7   Stewart 6 6 6
  Owen 4 5 4   Cullen 3 3 1
  Cullen 6 7 6   Stewart 6 7 1 2
  Lesch 2 2 1 2   Rosewall 2 9 6 6
  Kuross 6 6 6   Kuross 2 4 12
  Mark 6 2 1 5   Larsen 6 6 14
  Larsen 3 6 6 7   Larsen 3 2 2
  Land 0 2 2 2   Rosewall 6 6 6
  Rémy 6 6 6   Rémy 1 4 2
  Robinson 1 0 1 2   Rosewall 6 6 6
2   Rosewall 6 6 6

References

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  1. ^ a b Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York City]: New Chapter Press. p. 460. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. ^ Talbert, Bill (1967). Tennis Observed – The USLTA Men's Singles Champions, 1881–1966,. Barre: Barre Publishers. p. 131. OCLC 172306.
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