1956 French Championships – Women's Singles

Althea Gibson defeated Angela Mortimer 6-0 12-10 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 1956 French Championships.

See also:

1956 French Championships - Men's Singles

Contents

Seeds

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

  1. Angela Mortimer (Finalist)
  2. Dorothy Knode (Third round)
  3. Althea Gibson (Champion)
  4. Mary Hawton (First round)
  5. Zsuzsi Kormoczy (Semifinalist)
  6. Shirley Bloomer (Quarterfinalist)
  7. Christiane Mercelis (Second round)
  8. Barbara Davidson (Second round)
  1. Suzanne Le Besnerais (Third round)
  2. Edda Buding (Quarterfinalist)
  3. Thelma Long (Third round)
  4. Darlene Hard (Third round)
  5. Annalissa Bellani (Third round)
  6. Ginette Bucaille (Third round)
  7. Angela Buxton (Semifinalist)
  8. Myrtil Dubois (Third round)

Draw

Key

Finals

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                       
  1   Angela Mortimer 6 4 7  
    Jennifer Hoad 0 6 5  
  1   Angela Mortimer 6 6    
  5   Zsuzsi Kormoczy 4 3    
    Ilse Buding 1 1  
  5   Zsuzsi Kormoczy 6 6    
    1   Angela Mortimer 0 10  
  3   Althea Gibson 6 12  
  6   Shirley Bloomer 2 1    
3   Althea Gibson 6 6    
  3   Althea Gibson 2 6 6
  15   Angela Buxton 6 0 4  
10   Edda Buding 6 2  
  15   Angela Buxton 8 6    

Earlier Rounds

Section 1

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    1   Mortimer 7 6    
      Salvet 5 2    
      1   Mortimer 6 6    
      16   Dubois 1 2    
      Pouchain 4 0  
    16   Dubois 6 6    
      1   Mortimer 6 4 7
        Hoad 0 6 5
    8   Davidson 6 2 5  
  Hoad 6 6         Hoad 1 6 7  
  Amouretti 1 3           Hoad      
9   Le Besnerais             9   Le Besnerais        
  Ramorino           9   Le Besnerais 6 4 6
  Hopman 6 5 3       Alhert 1 6 4  
  Alhert 3 7 6  

Section 2

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
4   Hawton 6 4 3  
  Lemal 1 6 6       Lemal 0 1    
  Buding 6 6       Buding 6 6    
  Walter 0 2           Buding 1 6 6  
  Bouchet 4 4         13   Bellani 6 3 2  
  O'Donnell 6 6         O'Donnell 2 4  
13   Bellani 6 6     13   Bellani 6 6    
  Launay 0 3           Buding 6 6  
5   Kormoczy 6 6         5   Kormoczy 1 1  
  Varin 1 1       5   Kormoczy 6 6    
  Coessens 3 4       Monnot 0 1    
  Monnot 6 6         5   Kormoczy 4 7 6
  Kermina 6 6 6       12   Hard 6 5 3  
  Trauttmann 0 8 2       Kermina 1 3  
12   Hard 6 5 6   12   Hard 6 6    
  Metzner 0 7 3  

Section 3

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
  Trancart 1 2    
11   Long 6 6       11   Long 7 6    
  Migliori 3 6 6     Migliori 5 2    
  Wienese 6 4 3       11   Long 3 5    
  Bourbonnais 8 3 7       6   Bloomer 6 7    
  Nenot 6 6 5       Bourbonnais 1 2  
  Isaac 1 3     6   Bloomer 6 6    
6   Bloomer 6 6         6   Bloomer 6 6  
14   Bucaille 3 6 6       3   Gibson 2 1  
  Barril 6 2 2     14   Bucaille 0 6 6  
  Dittmeyer 3 6 4     Forbes 6 4 4  
  Forbes 6 3 6       14   Bucaille 1 1  
  Puzejova 6 6         3   Gibson 6 6    
  Galtier 1 3         Puzejova 4 2  
  Gimault 1 1     3   Gibson 6 6    
3   Gibson 6 6    

Section 4

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
  De Chambure 3 0    
  Seeney 6 6         Seeney 6 7 9  
  Seghers 6 6         Seghers 8 5 7  
  Crowet 3 2           Seeney 2 3    
10   Buding 6 6         10   Buding 6 6    
  Wavre 1 4       10   Buding 6 9  
  De La Courtie 4 2       7   Mercelis 4 7    
7   Mercelis 6 6         10   Buding 8 6  
      15   Buxton 6 2  
    15   Buxton 6 6    
      Muller 4 4    
      15   Buxton 4 7 6
      2   Knode 6 5 1  
      Coste 4 1  
    2   Knode 6 6    
 

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