1956 Australian Championships – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
1956 Australian Championships
Champion	Mary Carter
Runner-up	Thelma Long
Final score	3–6, 6–2, 9–7
Draw	32
Seeds	8

Mary Carter defeated Thelma Long 3–6, 6–2, 9–7 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 1956 Australian Championships.^[1]

Seeds

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

Mary Hawton (Semifinalist)
Mary Carter (Champion)
Beryl Penrose (Quarterfinalist)
Fay Muller (Quarterfinalist)
Thelma Long (Finalist)
Daphne Seeney (Semifinalist)
Loris Nichols (Quarterfinalist)
Lorraine Coghlan (Quarterfinalist)

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier
WC = Wild Card
LL = Lucky Loser
r. = retired

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals


	1	Mary Hawton	0	6	6

	8	Lorraine Coghlan	6	0	3
								1	Mary Hawton	6	0	3

								5	Thelma Long	0	6	6
	4	Fay Muller	5	1

	5	Thelma Long	7	6
															5	Thelma Long	6	2	7

															2	Mary Carter	3	6	9
	6	Daphne Seeney	6	6

	3	Beryl Penrose	2	1
								6	Daphne Seeney	3	5

								2	Mary Carter	6	7
	7	Loris Nichols	1	5

	2	Mary Carter	6	7

Earlier Rounds

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals

	1	Hawton
		Gibson	w/o					1	Hawton	6	6
		Thiele	6	6					Thiele	1	1
		Lee	2	1											1	Hawton	0	6	6
	8	Coghlan													8	Coghlan	6	0	3
		Bietzel	w/o					8	Coghlan	6	6
		Rayson	6	6					Rayson	3	4
		Bowden	3	2																		1	Hawton	0	6	6
	4	Muller	6	6																		5	Long	6	0	3
		Strachan	2	2				4	Muller	6	6
		McCalman	2	6	6				McCalman	1	3
		Parmenter	6	4	2										4	Muller	7	6
	5	Long	6	3	6										5	Long	5	1
		Linde	0	6	1			5	Long	8	4	9
		Jones	3	6	6				Jones	6	6	7
		Sheidow	6	3	3

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals

		Hellyer	6	6
		Robinson	2	2					Hellyer	6	4	4
	6	Seeney	6	6				6	Seeney	3	6	6
		Shearer	2	3											6	Seeney	6	6
		Armstrong	1	6	6										3	Penrose	2	1
		Roberts	6	2	4				Armstrong	2	6	2
	3	Penrose	6	6				3	Penrose	6	4	6
		Anderson	0	2																		6	Seeney	3	5
		Hopman	7	6																		2	Carter	6	7
		Langley	5	1					Hopman	2	1
	7	Nichols	6	4	6			7	Nichols	6	6
		Bradfield	4	6	2										7	Nichols	1	5
		Fogarty	6	6											2	Carter	6	7
		Lonergan	4	2					Fogarty	3	6
	2	Carter	6	6				2	Carter	6	8
		Couquerque	4	2

References

↑ Don Lawrence (Jan 31, 1956). "Mary Carter in national title victory". The Age -. p. 20.

External links

Source for the draw at australianopen.com

Australian Open women's singles drawsheets
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