1956 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles

Rex Hartwig and Lew Hoad were the defending champions, but Hartwig was ineligible to compete after turning professional. Hoad partnered with Ken Rosewall, and they defeated Nicola Pietrangeli and Orlando Sirola in the final, 7–5, 6–2, 6–1 to win the Gentlemen' Doubles tennis title at the 1956 Wimbledon Championship.[1]

Men's Doubles
1956 Wimbledon Championships
Champions Lew Hoad
Ken Rosewall
Runners-up Nicola Pietrangeli
Orlando Sirola
Final score7–5, 6–2, 6–1
Draw64 (5 Q )
Seeds4

Seeds

01.   Lew Hoad / Ken Rosewall (Champions)
02.   Ham Richardson / Vic Seixas (Quarterfinals)
03.   Don Candy / Bob Perry (Quarterfinals)
04.   Luis Ayala / Sven Davidson (Quarterfinals)

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

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1 Lew Hoad
Ken Rosewall
6 6 12
Mal Anderson
Roy Emerson
2 4 10
1 Lew Hoad
Ken Rosewall
4 6 7 6
Bob Howe
Art Larsen
6 2 5 3
3 Don Candy
Bob Perry
2 3 3
Bob Howe
Art Larsen
6 6 6
1 Lew Hoad
Ken Rosewall
7 6 6
Nicola Pietrangeli
Orlando Sirola
5 2 1
Ashley Cooper
Neale Fraser
6 3 6 6
4 Luis Ayala
Sven Davidson
2 6 3 2
Ashley Cooper
Neale Fraser
4 4 6
Nicola Pietrangeli
Orlando Sirola
6 6 6
Nicola Pietrangeli
Orlando Sirola
6 8 6 6
2 Ham Richardson
Vic Seixas
3 10 3 4

Section 1

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
1 Lew Hoad
Ken Rosewall
6 6 6
Lawrence Barclay
Paul Willey
1 1 2 1 L Hoad
K Rosewall
6 6 6
Kurt Nielsen
Torben Ulrich
6 4 6 6 K Nielsen
T Ulrich
4 3 2
Gardnar Mulloy
Bud Robineau
4 6 2 2 1 L Hoad
K Rosewall
6 6 6
Hans van Dalsum
Fred Dehnert
1 2 4 S Giammalva
G Shea
4 2 3
Ronnie Holmberg
Barry MacKay
6 6 6 R Holmberg
B MacKay
0 6 7 3
Joe Blatchford
John Fleitz
3 2 4 S Giammalva
G Shea
6 3 9 6
Sam Giammalva
Gilbert Shea
6 6 6 1 L Hoad
K Rosewall
6 6 12
Pierre Darmon
Jean-Claude Molinari
6 4 6 12 9 M Anderson
R Emerson
2 4 10
Rod Laver
Bob Mark
3 6 4 14 7 P Darmon
J-C Molinari
6 1 7
Kevin Meyer
John O'Brien
1 6 6 4 M Anderson
R Emerson
8 6 9
Mal Anderson
Roy Emerson
6 8 4 6 M Anderson
R Emerson
6 7 6
Reynaldo Garrido
Søren Højberg
1 2 3 W Knight
R Wilson
2 5 4
Billy Knight
Bobby Wilson
6 6 6 W Knight
R Wilson
9 3 6 3 9
Jacques Brichant
Gino Mezzi
J Brichant
G Mezzi
7 6 4 6 7
Irvin Dorfman
Armando Vieira
w/o

Section 2

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
3 Don Candy
Bob Perry
6 6 6
Q Louis Surville
Hugh Sweeney
3 1 2 3 D Candy
R Perry
7 6 6
Michel Lemasson
Emilio Martínez
M Lemasson
E Martínez
5 1 1
Pablo Eisenberg
Julian Mayers
w/o 3 D Candy
R Perry
Gunnar Sjøwall
Finn Søhol
G Sjøwall
F Søhol
w/o
Brian Bowman
Dick Potter
w/o G Sjøwall
F Søhol
7 6 6 5 6
Dean Brinkman
Wayne Van Voorhees
5 3 4 Q B Hutchins
G Owen
5 3 8 7 3
Q Basil Hutchins
Geoffrey Owen
7 6 6 3 D Candy
R Perry
2 3 3
RG Harris
Jimmy Wilson
4 1 6 R Howe
A Larsen
6 6 6
Umberto Bergamo
Giorgio Fachini
6 6 8 U Bergamo
G Fachini
2 6 0 3
René Buser
Doug Scharenguivel
3 2 1 R Howe
A Larsen
6 3 6 6
Bob Howe
Art Larsen
6 6 6 R Howe
A Larsen
6 3 1 6 6
Gordon Forbes
Ian Vermaak
6 6 6 G Forbes
I Vermaak
4 6 6 4 4
Eric Filby
John Horn
3 2 4 G Forbes
I Vermaak
6 6 6
LL Eric Bulmer
John Ward
8 8 4 6 E Bulmer
J Ward
3 2 3
Ivor Boden
Joe Hackett
6 6 6 3

Section 3

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
Freddie Huber
Tony Vincent
6 6 10 6
Tony Clayton
Gustavo Rueda
3 3 12 2 A Huber
A Vincent
3 2 4
Bruce Francis
Arthur Marshall
3 3 4 A Cooper
N Fraser
6 6 6
Ashley Cooper
Neale Fraser
6 6 6 A Cooper
N Fraser
6 7 9
Q Keith Collar
Humphrey Truman
6 6 10 K Collar
H Truman
4 5 7
Don Black
Khwaja Saeed
4 4 8 Q K Collar
H Truman
6 6 7
Bernard Destremau
Boebi van Meegeren
6 8 4 2 6 B Destremau
R van Meegeren
2 4 5
Reg Bennett
Tim Lewis
1 6 6 6 4 A Cooper
N Fraser
6 3 6 6
John Barrett
Geoffrey Paish
7 7 6 4 L Ayala
S Davidson
2 6 3 2
Don Fontana
Tony Pickard
5 5 4 J Barrett
G Paish
4 6 6 6
Jaime Bartrolí
Andrés Gimeno
7 3 3 5 J Parma
J Peten
6 1 2 3
Jiří Parma
Jacques Peten
5 6 6 7 J Barrett
G Paish
12 3 4 2
Geoff Ward
Ivor Warwick
4 L Ayala
S Davidson
10 6 6 6
Allen Morris
Bill Talbert
w/o G Ward
I Warwick
1 1 4
Kamilo Keretić
Josip Palada
2 1 0 4 L Ayala
S Davidson
6 6 6
4 Luis Ayala
Sven Davidson
6 6 6

Section 4

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
Ulf Schmidt
Staffan Stockenberg
6 6 6
Trevor Fancutt
Malcolm Fox
3 4 4 U Schmidt
S Stockenberg
6 6 11
Ibrahim Badreldin-Sayed
Kamel Moubarek
4 1 4 Q W Farrer
JL Phillips
2 2 9
Q Buster Farrer
JL Phillips
6 6 6 U Schmidt
S Stockenberg
4 3 5
Franz Feldbausch
Peter Scholl
6 6 6 N Pietrangeli
O Sirola
6 6 7
Q Rex Hack
András Kálmán
4 2 2 F Feldbausch
P Scholl
4 3 4
Nicola Pietrangeli
Orlando Sirola
6 6 6 N Pietrangeli
O Sirola
6 6 6
Henry Billington
Don Butler
3 2 2 N Pietrangeli
O Sirola
6 8 6 6
Andrés Hammersley
Gerry Oakley
2 5 4 2 H Richardson
V Seixas
3 10 3 4
Ramanathan Krishnan
Naresh Kumar
6 7 6 R Krishnan
N Kumar
4 6 7 6
Colin Hannam
Oliver Prenn
2 6 1 2 A Segal
H Stewart
6 3 5 4
Abe Segal
Hugh Stewart
6 3 6 6 R Krishnan
N Kumar
7 3 6 2 4
Eduardo Argon
Isaías Pimentel
5 7 3 2 H Richardson
V Seixas
5 6 2 6 6
Roger Becker
Mike Davies
7 9 6 R Becker
M Davies
3 2 6
Mustapha Belkhodja
Jean Borotra
3 4 4 2 H Richardson
V Seixas
6 6 8
2 Ham Richardson
Vic Seixas
6 6 6

References

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