1956 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles

Mixed doubles
1956 Wimbledon Championships
Champions	Vic Seixas Shirley Fry
Runners-up	Gardnar Mulloy Althea Gibson
Score	2–6, 6–2, 7–5
Draw	80 (4 Q )
Seeds	4

Main article: 1956 Wimbledon Championships

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.

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

External links

• Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com