1956 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles

Vic Seixas and Doris Hart were the defending champions, but Hart did not compete. Seixas competed with Shirley Fry, and they defeated Gardnar Mulloy and Althea Gibson in the final, 2–6, 6–2, 7–5 to win the mixed doubles tennis title at the 1956 Wimbledon Championships.^[1]

Mixed doubles
1956 Wimbledon Championships
Final
Champions	Vic Seixas Shirley Fry
Runners-up	Gardnar Mulloy Althea Gibson
Score	2–6, 6–2, 7–5
Details
Draw	80 (4 Q )
Seeds	4
Events
Singles men women boys girls Doubles men women mixed boys girls
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Main article: 1956 Wimbledon Championships

Seeds

01.     Vic Seixas /   Shirley Fry (champions)

02.     Luis Ayala /   Thelma Long (fourth round)

03.     Gardnar Mulloy /   Althea Gibson (final)

04.     Bob Howe /   Darlene Hard (semifinals)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Vic Seixas   Shirley Fry
		Jaroslav Drobný   Rita Drobný	w/o
								1	Vic Seixas   Shirley Fry	6	7
								4	Bob Howe   Darlene Hard	3	5
	4	Bob Howe   Darlene Hard	6	8
		Neale Fraser   Pat Ward	4	6
															1	Vic Seixas   Shirley Fry	2	6	7
															3	Gardnar Mulloy   Althea Gibson	6	2	5
		Mal Anderson   Fay Muller	6	1	2
	3	Gardnar Mulloy   Althea Gibson	1	6	6
								3	Gardnar Mulloy   Althea Gibson	6	6
									Trevor Fancutt   Daphne Seeney	4	4
		Hugh Stewart   Erika Vollmer	2	2
		Trevor Fancutt   Daphne Seeney	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								1	Vic Seixas   Shirley Fry	6	6
									Hans van Dalsum   Nel van der Storm	2	2
															1	V Seixas   S Fry	6	6
																D Butler   R Bulleid	3	1
									Mike Davies   Doreen Spiers	6	2	4
									Don Butler   Rosemary Bulleid	3	6	6
																						1	V Seixas   S Fry	3	6	6
																							G Paish   A Shilcock	6	3	4
									Gino Mezzi   Christiane Mercelis	0	3
									Geoffrey Paish   Anne Shilcock	6	6
																G Paish   A Shilcock	6	11
																R Perry   J Edmondson	2	9
									Irvin Dorfman   Gloria Butler	2	2
									Bob Perry   Jennifer Edmondson	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
									Bob Mark   Else Schmith
									Abe Segal   Heather Brewer	w/o
																R Mark   E Schmith	3	2
																O Garrido   L Snow	6	6
									Don Fontana   Sandra Reynolds	w/o
									Orlando Garrido   Louise Snow
																							J Drobný   R Drobný	6	6
																							O Garrido   L Snow	2	2
									Jaroslav Drobný   Rita Drobný	5	6	6
									Pierre Darmon   Ginette Bucaille	7	4	1
																J Drobný   R Drobný	6	6
																B Gulley   S Waters	1	3
									Bruce Gulley   Sue Waters	7	2	6
									Peter Moys   Marion Boundy	5	6	1

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								4	Bob Howe   Darlene Hard	8	6
									Freddie Huber   Betty Pratt	6	4
															4	R Howe   D Hard	9	8
																J Parma   V Pužejová	7	6
									Ivor Warwick   Sheila Armstrong	5	3
									Jiří Parma   Věra Pužejová	7	6
																						4	R Howe   D Hard	6	8
																							S Giammalva   E Buding	4	6
									Sam Giammalva   Edda Buding	6	6
									RGM Gulney   Marie-Odile Bouchet	2	2
																S Giammalva   E Buding	6	8
																N Kumar   J Hoad	2	6
									Naresh Kumar   Jenny Hoad	3	7	6
									Brian Bowman   Jennifer Middleton	6	5	4

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	Q	Joe Blatchford   Diane Midgley	1	6	2
		Buster Farrer   Estelle van Tonder	6	3	6				W Farrer   E van Tonder	6	6
		Colin Hannam   Georgie Woodgate	6	5	3				J Ward   L Brighton	4	3
		John Ward   Leonie Brighton	4	7	6											W Farrer   E van Tonder	6	2
		Don Candy   Barbara Davidson	6	6												G Oakley   P Hird	8	6
		Gunnar Sjøwall   Astrid Winther	4	2					D Candy   B Davidson	w/o
		Gerry Oakley   Pat Hird	6	6					G Oakley   P Hird
		Geoff Ward   Bea Walter	3	0																			G Oakley   P Hird	6	1	3
		Bruce Francis   Kay Newcombe	6	4	4																		N Fraser   P Ward	2	6	6
		Arthur Marshall   Pauline Roberts	4	6	6				A Marshall   P Roberts	6	2	3
		Howard Walton   Gill Evans	2	3					N Fraser   P Ward	4	6	6
		Neale Fraser   Pat Ward	6	6												N Fraser   P Ward	7	7	6
		Staffan Stockenberg   Solveig Gustafsson	1	3												S Davidson   M O'Donnell	9	5	3
		Sven Davidson   Margaret H. O'Donnell	6	6					S Davidson   M O'Donnell	1	7	6
		Jaime Bartrolí   Pilar Barril	4	2					R Becker   M Craig-Smith	6	5	2
		Roger Becker   Marion Craig-Smith	6	6

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
		Peter Becroft   Elaine Becroft	9	6
		Finn Søhol   Colette Monnot	7	4					P Becroft   E Becroft	5	6	4
		Pat Sherwood   Gem Hoahing	6	6					P Sherwood   C Hoahing	7	3	6
		Don Black   Françoise Lemal	2	4												P Sherwood   C Hoahing	14	4	6
		Gordon Forbes   Jean Forbes	w/o												Q	R Wilson   B Wilson	12	6	2
	Q	Roy Wilson   Bobbie Wilson						Q	R Wilson   B Wilson
		Paul Willey   PA Thompson							P Willey   PA Thompson	w/o
		Jacques Peten   Poucette Coessens	w/o																				P Sherwood   C Hoahing	5	0
		Matthew Mohtadi   Barbara Knapp	3	1																			M Anderson   F Muller	7	6
		Rod Laver   Nell Hopman	6	6					R Laver   E Hopman	5	1
		Jean Borotra   Suzanne le Besnerais	4	3					M Anderson   F Muller	7	6
		Mal Anderson   Fay Muller	6	6												M Anderson   F Muller	6	6
		Boebi van Meegeren   Doreen Wedderburn	3	0												R Holmberg   D Knode	4	3
		Ronnie Holmberg   Dorothy Knode	6	6					R Holmberg   D Knode	9	1	6
		Michael Hann   Evelyn Moeller	9	3	6				M Hann   E Moeller	7	6	1
		Isaías Pimentel   Margot Gordon	7	6	3

Section 6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
									Søren Højberg   Lisa Gram-Andersen	2	6	7
								Q	Samir Khoury   Sheila Bramley	6	3	5
																S Højberg   L Gram-Andersen	4	1
																J-C Molinari   B de Chambure	6	6
									Jean-Claude Molinari   Béatrice de Chambure	6	6
								Q	Ralph White   Pauline Drew	2	3
																							J-C Molinari   B de Chambure	w/o
																						3	G Mulloy   A Gibson
									Kevin Meyer   Mary Eyre	8	6
									Fred Dehnert   Joopy Roos-Van der Wal	6	4
																K Meyer   M Eyre	2	2
															3	G Mulloy   A Gibson	6	6
									John Fleitz   Beverly Fleitz	2	5
								3	Gardnar Mulloy   Althea Gibson	6	7

Section 7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
									Billy Knight   Shirley Bloomer
									Bill Talbert   Angela Buxton	w/o
																W Knight   S Bloomer	6	6
																J Barrett   I Buding	2	2
									John Barrett   Ilse Buding	6	6
									Hans Redl   Elizabeth Broz	2	1
																							W Knight   S Bloomer	2	4
																							H Stewart   E Vollmer	6	6
									Ian Vermaak   Thea Hale	6	6
									Andrés Gimeno   María Josefa de Riba	3	0
																I Vermaak   T Hale	7	4	2
																H Stewart   E Vollmer	5	6	6
									Hugh Stewart   Erika Vollmer	6	6
									Alan Mills   Billie Woodgate	4	2

Section 8

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
									Tony Pickard   Elaine Watson	7	6
									Joe Hackett   Mary O'Sullivan	5	4
																A Pickard   E Watson	2	6
																T Fancutt   D Seeney	6	8
									Trevor Fancutt   Daphne Seeney	6	6
									Ulf Schmidt   Birgit Gullbrandsson-Sandén	4	4
																							T Fancutt   D Seeney	6	8
																						2	L Ayala   T Long	3	6
									Ramanathan Krishnan   Vera Thomas
									Barry MacKay   Jean Clarke	w/o
																R Krishnan   V Thomas	0	1
															2	L Ayala   T Long	6	6
									Gerald Smith   Heather Macfarlane	3	5
								2	Luis Ayala   Thelma Long	6	7

References

1. Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

External links

• Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com