Shirley Fry defeated Angela Buxton in the final, 6–3, 6–1 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1956 Wimbledon Championships.[1]Louise Brough was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Fry.
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Shirley Fry defeated Angela Buxton in the final 6 3 6 1 to win the ladies singles tennis title at the 1956 Wimbledon Championships 1 Louise Brough was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Fry Women s singles1956 Wimbledon ChampionshipsFinalChampionShirley FryRunner upAngela BuxtonScore6 3 6 1DetailsDraw96 10Q Seeds8EventsSingles men women boys girlsDoubles men women mixed boys girls 1955 Wimbledon Championships 1957 Main article 1956 Wimbledon Championships Contents 1 Seeds 2 Draw 2 1 Key 2 2 Finals 2 3 Top half 2 3 1 Section 1 2 3 2 Section 2 2 3 3 Section 3 2 3 4 Section 4 2 4 Bottom half 2 4 1 Section 5 2 4 2 Section 6 2 4 3 Section 7 2 4 4 Section 8 3 References 4 External linksSeeds edit0 1 nbsp Louise Brough semifinals 0 2 nbsp Beverly Fleitz quarterfinals 0 3 nbsp Angela Mortimer quarterfinals 0 4 nbsp Althea Gibson quarterfinals 0 5 nbsp Shirley Fry champion 0 6 nbsp Angela Buxton final 0 7 nbsp Dorothy Knode second round 0 8 nbsp Shirley Bloomer quarterfinals Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section Draw editKey edit 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 edit QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal 2 nbsp Beverly Fleitzw o6 nbsp Angela Buxton6 nbsp Angela Buxton66 nbsp Pat Ward143 nbsp Angela Mortimer30 nbsp Pat Ward666 nbsp Angela Buxton315 nbsp Shirley Fry665 nbsp Shirley Fry4664 nbsp Althea Gibson6345 nbsp Shirley Fry6461 nbsp Louise Brough4638 nbsp Shirley Bloomer7131 nbsp Louise Brough566Top half edit Section 1 edit First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round2 nbsp Beverly Fleitz66 nbsp Pilar Barril432 nbsp B Fleitz66 nbsp C Hoahing13 nbsp Gem Hoahing66 nbsp Jennifer Edmondson422 nbsp B Fleitz68 nbsp Z Kormoczy06 nbsp Daphne Seeney66 nbsp Leonie Brighton23 nbsp D Seeney23 nbsp Z Kormoczy66 nbsp Nell Hopman14 nbsp Zsuzsa Kormoczy66Section 2 edit First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round6 nbsp Angela Buxton66 nbsp Suzanne le Besnerais406 nbsp A Buxton66 nbsp L Gram Andersen32 nbsp Norma Kemsey Bourne41 nbsp Lisa Gram Andersen666 nbsp A Buxton66 nbsp E Watson44 nbsp Joopy Roos Van der Wal466 nbsp Bobbie Wilson622 nbsp J Roos Van der Wal82 nbsp E Watson106 nbsp Elaine Watson66 nbsp Joan Curry23Section 3 edit First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round3 nbsp Angela Mortimer646 nbsp Thelma Long1633 nbsp A Mortimer66 nbsp Anthea Gibb43 nbsp P Panton12 nbsp Pearl Panton663 nbsp A Mortimer67Q nbsp Hazel Moorley76 nbsp D Hard35 nbsp Sheila Bramley54Q nbsp H Moorley23 nbsp Denise Collier22 nbsp D Hard66 nbsp Darlene Hard663 nbsp A Mortimer66 nbsp Bea Walter066 nbsp T Hale20 nbsp Rosemary Deloford641 nbsp B Walter394 nbsp Birgit Gullbrandsson Sanden65 nbsp B Davidson676 nbsp Barbara Davidson87 nbsp B Davidsonw o nbsp Thea Hale66 nbsp T Hale nbsp Gill Evans22 nbsp T Hale748Q nbsp Florence de la Courtie66Q nbsp F de la Courtie566Q nbsp Jane Godfrey42Section 4 edit First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round7 nbsp Dorothy Knode86 nbsp Sue Waters627 nbsp D Knode491 nbsp Valerie Lewis603 nbsp V Puzejova676 nbsp Vera Puzejova166 nbsp V Puzejova106 nbsp Doreen Spiers856 nbsp E Vollmer83 nbsp Pauline Roberts674 nbsp D Spiers20 nbsp Erika Vollmer66 nbsp E Vollmer66Q nbsp Sidney Brock11 nbsp V Puzejova32 nbsp Sheila Armstrong05 nbsp P Ward66Q nbsp Elaine Becroft67Q nbsp E Becroft637 nbsp Estelle van Tonder15 nbsp J Clarke365 nbsp Jean Clarke67Q nbsp E Becroft44 nbsp Heather Macfarlane32 nbsp P Ward66 nbsp Pat Ward66 nbsp P Ward1246Q nbsp Jill Rook00 nbsp B Carr1062 nbsp Bernice Carr66Bottom half edit Section 5 edit First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round nbsp Jenny Hoad636 nbsp Georgie Woodgate362 nbsp J Hoad86 nbsp Lorna Cawthorn22 nbsp V Thomas64 nbsp Vera Thomas66 nbsp J Hoad66 nbsp Joan MacLeod269Q nbsp S Waddington02 nbsp Viola White627 nbsp J MacLeod608 nbsp Janet Morgan467Q nbsp S Waddington4610Q nbsp Sheila Waddington649 nbsp J Hoad22 nbsp Heather Brewer665 nbsp S Fry66 nbsp Nel van der Storm13 nbsp H Brewer66 nbsp Maria Josefa de Riba76 nbsp MJ de Riba40 nbsp Marion Boundy52 nbsp H Brewer34 nbsp Ginette Bucaille665 nbsp S Fry66 nbsp Astrid Winther21 nbsp G Bucaille32 nbsp Christiane Mercelis215 nbsp S Fry665 nbsp Shirley Fry66Section 6 edit First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round nbsp Kathleen Holt476 nbsp Margaret H O Donnell654 nbsp K Holt31 nbsp Louise Snow66 nbsp L Snow66 nbsp Sheila Speight03 nbsp L Snow612 nbsp Pat Hird266 nbsp P Hird366 nbsp June Fitzpatrick632 nbsp P Hird367 nbsp Else Schmith34 nbsp I Metzner605 nbsp Ingrid Metzner66 nbsp P Hird04 nbsp Anne Shilcock664 nbsp A Gibson66 nbsp Ilse Buding32 nbsp A Shilcock366Q nbsp Kay Newcombe02 nbsp A Haydon632 nbsp Ann Haydon66 nbsp A Shilcock621Q nbsp Pat Wheeler2664 nbsp A Gibson466 nbsp Margot Parker602Q nbsp P Wheeler12 nbsp Edda Buding424 nbsp A Gibson664 nbsp Althea Gibson66Section 7 edit First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round nbsp Sandra Reynolds463 nbsp Pat Brown646 nbsp P Brown66 nbsp S Gustafsson13 nbsp Elizabeth Broz25 nbsp Solveig Gustafsson67 nbsp P Brown258 nbsp S Bloomer67 nbsp Betty Pratt66 nbsp Marion Craig Smith43 nbsp B Pratt6268 nbsp S Bloomer468 nbsp Jean Knight008 nbsp Shirley Bloomer66Section 8 edit First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round nbsp Caroline Yates Bell666 nbsp Barbara Knapp084 nbsp C Yates Bell00 nbsp F Muller66Q nbsp Colette Monnot32 nbsp Fay Muller66 nbsp F Muller311 nbsp L Brough66 nbsp Jennifer Middleton66 nbsp Pauline Edwards24 nbsp J Middleton041 nbsp L Brough66 nbsp Jean Forbes001 nbsp Louise Brough66References edit Barrett John 2014 Wimbledon The Official History 4th ed Vision Sports Publishing ISBN 9 781909 534230 External links editSource for the draw at Wimbledon comPreceded by1956 French Championships Women s singles Grand Slam women s singles Succeeded by1956 U S National Championships Women s singles Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1956 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