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Wimbledon 1956 Gentlemen's Singles  (June 25 - July 6)

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1.Australia (AUS)[1]
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2.Canada (CAN)
3.South Africa (RSA)
4.United Kingdom (GBR)[Q]
5.United Kingdom (GBR)[Q]
6.United States (USA)
7.United States (USA)John Fleitz6-2 6-4 6-4
John Fleitz
8.Spain (ESP)Emilio Martinez6-3 1-6 2-6 6-4 6-3
Lew Hoad
9.United States (USA)Gilbert Shea6-4 6-1 6-4
Gilbert Shea
10.Cuba (CUB)Orlando Garrido6-4 6-4 8-6
Robert Perry
11.United States (USA)Robert Perry6-4 7-5 6-4
Robert Perry
12.Denmark (DEN)Soren Hojberg6-3 6-4 6-4
John O'Brien
13.United States (USA)
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14.Yugoslavia (YUG)
15.Australia (AUS)
16.United Kingdom (GBR)
Lew Hoad
17.India (IND)4-6 6-1 6-1 13-11
18.Egypt (EGY)[5]
19.Australia (AUS)Don Candy1-6 7-5 2-6 6-3 6-3
Don Candy
20.France (FRA)Pierre Darmon12-10 6-2 6-2
Mal Anderson
21.Australia (AUS)Mal Anderson6-4 6-4 6-1
Mal Anderson
22.Belgium (BEL)Gino Mezzi6-1 6-2 6-4
Mal Anderson
23.Norway (NOR)Gunnar Sjowall6-1 6-1 7-5
Gunnar Sjowall
24.Pakistan (PAK)Khwaja Saeed7-5 6-3 6-1
Mal Anderson
25.Italy (ITA)
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9-7 3-6 6-3 4-6 6-2
26.Australia (AUS)
27.Venezuela (VEN)
28.United Kingdom (GBR)
29.South Africa (RSA)
30.Australia (AUS)
31.Sweden (SWE)Staffan Stockenberg6-4 6-2 12-10
Staffan Stockenberg
32.Netherlands (NED)Alfred Dehnert1-6 6-4 6-2 4-6 6-4
Lew Hoad
33.United States (USA)[4]Budge Patty3-6 6-4 6-2 6-4
Budge Patty
34.Austria (AUT)Freddie Huber6-2 6-4 9-7
Bobby Wilson
35.United Kingdom (GBR)Bobby Wilson12-10 2-6 6-3 6-4
Bobby Wilson
36.Canada (CAN)Paul Willey6-4 6-1 6-1
Neale Fraser
37.Australia (AUS)
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38.United States (USA)
39.United States (USA)[Q]
40.Chile (CHI)
Neale Fraser
41.Australia (AUS)6-2 6-4 7-5
42.South Africa (RSA)[Q]
43.United Kingdom (GBR)Tony Pickard6-1 6-4 3-6 6-3
Tony Pickard
44.United Kingdom (GBR)[LL]Derek Collins6-3 6-2 6-2
Bob Howe
45.Australia (AUS)Bob Howe6-2 2-6 6-1 6-4
Bob Howe
46.France (FRA)Robert Abdesselam6-1 6-4 6-4
Bob Howe
47.West Germany (FRG)Franz Feldbausch6-4 6-2 6-3
Franz Feldbausch
48.United Kingdom (GBR)[LL]Eddie Ford7-5 5-7 6-0 6-8 6-2
Hamilton Richardson
49.United States (USA)[6]
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6-3 9-11 7-5 6-4
50.Australia (AUS)
51.United Kingdom (GBR)[Q]
52.United Kingdom (GBR)[LL]
53.United States (USA)
54.United Kingdom (GBR)
55.Denmark (DEN)Torben Ulrich7-5 6-4 6-2
Torben Ulrich
56.Yugoslavia (YUG)Vladimir Petrovic6-1 6-2 6-2
Hamilton Richardson
57.United Kingdom (GBR)Alan Mills7-5 rtd.
Alan Mills
58.Czechoslovakia (TCH)Jiri Parma6-4 7-5 6-2
Abe Segal
59.South Africa (RSA)Abe Segal6-3 6-2 6-3
Abe Segal
60.France (FRA)Bernard Destremau6-3 6-1 6-0
Abe Segal
61.Australia (AUS)
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62.Egypt (EGY)
63.Pakistan (PAK)[LL]
64.United Kingdom (GBR)[Q]
Lew Hoad
65.United Kingdom (GBR)6-2 4-6 7-5 6-4
66.Yugoslavia (YUG)
67.United Kingdom (GBR)John Horn10-8 6-2 6-1
John Horn
68.Austria (AUT)Hans Redl6-2 6-3 6-1
Gordon Forbes
69.United States (USA)Sammy Giammalva Sr.6-0 6-2 6-1
Sammy Giammalva Sr.
70.Uruguay (URU)Eduardo Argon6-3 6-3 6-2
Gordon Forbes
71.South Africa (RSA)Gordon Forbes6-1 9-7 6-4
Gordon Forbes
72.United States (USA)Wayne Van Voorhess6-1 6-1 6-4
Vic Seixas
73.United States (USA)
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6-2 6-1 8-6
74.Germany (GER)
75.United States (USA)
76.United States (USA)
77.France (FRA)
78.United Kingdom (GBR)
79.United States (USA)[8]Vic Seixas7-5 6-3 6-2
Vic Seixas
80.United States (USA)Malcolm Fox6-1 6-2 6-3
Vic Seixas
81.United Kingdom (GBR)Mike Hann13-11 6-0 6-3
Mike Hann
82.South Africa (RSA)[LL]Roche Goosen3-6 6-3 6-4 6-2
Frederick Kipping
83.United Kingdom (GBR)Frederick Kipping7-5 7-5 6-4
Frederick Kipping
84.Yugoslavia (YUG)[Q]Kamilo Keretic4-6 1-6 8-6 6-4 6-4
Allen Morris
85.Australia (AUS)
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86.United Kingdom (GBR)
87.United States (USA)
88.United Kingdom (GBR)
Allen Morris
89.United Kingdom (GBR)1-6 12-10 8-6 3-6 6-3
90.United Kingdom (GBR)
91.Rhodesia (RHO)Donald Black4-6 6-4 6-0 7-9 6-1
Donald Black
92.United Kingdom (GBR)Gerald Oakley6-2 3-6 6-4 10-8
Ashley Cooper
93.Australia (AUS)Ashley Cooper6-2 4-6 6-1 4-6 9-7
Ashley Cooper
94.United Kingdom (GBR)Mike Davies4-6 6-4 2-6 6-4 6-3
Ashley Cooper
95.Sweden (SWE)[3]Sven Davidson6-3 2-6 6-3 1-6 6-4
Sven Davidson
96.United Kingdom (GBR)Geoffrey Owen7-5 6-1 6-3
Ken Rosewall
97.Spain (ESP)
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6-3 3-6 6-8 6-3 7-5
98.Norway (NOR)
99.Australia (AUS)
100.Netherlands (NED)
101.South Africa (RSA)
102.South Africa (RSA)
103.Sweden (SWE)Ulf Schmidt8-6 6-4 1-6 5-7 6-3
Ulf Schmidt
104.United States (USA)Hugh Sweeney6-0 6-3 6-3
Ulf Schmidt
105.Chile (CHI)Luis Ayala7-5 5-7 6-4 6-2
Luis Ayala
106.Egypt (EGY)Ibrahim Sayed6-1 6-3 6-4
Luis Ayala
107.United Kingdom (GBR)Roger Becker1-6 4-6 12-10 6-2 6-3
Roger Becker
108.Ireland (IRL)Joseph Hackett6-4 6-1 6-3
Luis Ayala
109.India (IND)[Q]
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110.United Kingdom (GBR)
111.Denmark (DEN)[7]
112.Australia (AUS)[Q]
Ken Rosewall
113.United States (USA)6-1 6-3 6-2
114.Australia (AUS)
115.United States (USA)Arthur Larsen6-3 6-2 6-0
Arthur Larsen
116.United States (USA)Ron Holmberg5-7 6-3 6-4 6-3
Arthur Larsen
117.Canada (CAN)Lawrence Barclay6-3 6-3 6-1
Lawrence Barclay
118.Tunisia (TUN)Mustapha Belkhodja6-1 7-5 1-6 6-3
Jacques Brichant
119.Belgium (BEL)Jacques Brichant6-4 9-7 7-5
Jacques Brichant
120.United Kingdom (GBR)John Ward6-4 6-2 6-2
Ken Rosewall
121.Italy (ITA)
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7-5 7-5 6-3
122.Australia (AUS)[Q]
123.India (IND)
124.Brazil (BRA)
125.United Kingdom (GBR)
126.United Kingdom (GBR)
127.Australia (AUS)[2]Ken Rosewall6-2 6-1 6-3
Ken Rosewall
128.United Kingdom (GBR)John Barrett6-2 6-1 2-6 6-1