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1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles

Ken Rosewall defeated Lew Hoad 4–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–3 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1956 U.S.

National Championships. Hoad was attempting to complete the Grand Slam.

Men's singles
1956 U.S. National Championships
Final
ChampionAustralia Ken Rosewall
Runner-upAustralia Lew Hoad
Score4–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–3
Details
Draw128
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
← 1955 · U.S. National Championships · 1957 →

Seeds

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

  1. 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Lew Hoad (finalist)
  2. 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Ken Rosewall (champion)
  3. 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Ham Richardson (quarterfinals)
  4. 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Vic Seixas (semifinals)
  5. 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Neale Fraser (semifinals)
  6. 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Ashley Cooper (quarterfinals)
  7. 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Ulf Schmidt (third round)
  8. 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Dick Savitt (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Final eight

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
5 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Neale Fraser 3 6 6 6
3 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Ham Richardson 6 3 2 4
5 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Neale Fraser 13 2 4
1 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Lew Hoad 15 6 6
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Roy Emerson 6 3 5
1 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Lew Hoad 8 6 7
1 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Lew Hoad 6 2 3 3
2 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Ken Rosewall 4 6 6 6
6 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Ashley Cooper 7 6 7 12 4
4 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Vic Seixas 9 3 9 10 6
4 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Vic Seixas 8 0 3
2 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Ken Rosewall 10 6 6
8 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Dick Savitt 4 5 6 10 1
2 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Ken Rosewall 6 7 4 8 6

Earlier rounds

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Daniels 2 5 4
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Mendel 6 7 6 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Mendel 2 3 1
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Sledge 3 3 1 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Shea 6 6 6
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Shea 6 6 6 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Shea 6 10 6
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Morgan 3 1 6 9 4 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Frost 3 8 3
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Meyer 6 6 3 7 6 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Meyer 2 2 1
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Rochon 2 1 2 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Frost 6 6 6
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Frost 6 6 6 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Shea 7 3 3 8
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Furlong 2 6 4 5 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Fraser 5 6 6 10
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Gaines 6 8 6 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Gaines 4 5 0
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Vincent 0 0 3 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Dorfman 6 7 6
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Dorfman 6 6 6 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Dorfman 4 4 4
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Wood 4 3 0 5 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Fraser 6 6 6
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Kupferburger 6 6 6 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Kupferburger 3 5 8 5
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Maccracken 2 4 2 5 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Fraser 6 7 6 7
5 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Fraser 6 6 6

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Anderson 3 4 2
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Green 6 6 6 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Green 6 6 6
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Powless 5 2 1 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Llamas 3 4 1
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Llamas 7 6 6 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Green 3 4 4
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Gori 6 1 0 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Olmedo 6 6 6
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Olmedo 8 6 6 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Olmedo 8 6 6
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Ball 8 6 2 1 3 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Quay 6 1 2
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Quay 6 3 6 6 6 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Olmedo 5 2 0
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Leslie 1 2 1 3 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Richardson 7 6 6
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  MacKay 6 6 6 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  MacKay 6 4 3 2
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Garcia 7 3 3 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Quillian 4 6 6 6
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Quillian 9 6 6 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Quillian 6 2 2 2
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Main 0 3 1 3 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Richardson 4 6 6 6
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Becker 6 6 6 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Becker 2 0 4
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Laver 1 2 3 3 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Richardson 6 6 6
3 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Richardson 6 6 6

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Haillet 4 2 4
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Flam 6 6 6 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Flam 6 6 6
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Fox 6 3 4 3 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Fontana 1 2 1
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Fontana 3 6 6 6 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Flam 1 1 6 5
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Thompson 2 1 4 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Emerson 6 6 3 7
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Emerson 6 6 6 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Emerson 3 6 6 8
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Dell 7 6 8 3 11 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Knight 6 4 3 6
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Knight 5 3 10 6 13 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Emerson 9 7 6 6
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Farrin 4 1 10 1 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Segal 11 5 2 1
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Perry 6 6 8 6 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Perry 2 1 5
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Buchholz 3 1 4 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Segal 6 6 7
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Segal 6 6 6 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Segal 8 9 5 7
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Platt 1 3 3 7 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Schmidt 6 7 7 5
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Cranston 6 6 6 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Cranston 2 3 1
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Morris 3 2 4 7 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Schmidt 6 6 6
7 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Schmidt 6 6 6

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Cranis 4 4 1
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Clark 6 6 6 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Clark 1 11 2 4
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Harit 0 1 1 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Golden 6 9 6 6
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Golden 6 6 6 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Golden 7 6 1 6
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Neely 1 4 5 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Moss 5 3 6 2
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Schmidt 6 6 7 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Schmidt 5 6 9 7 2
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Krais 0 2 6 3 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Moss 7 2 7 9 6
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Moss 6 6 4 6 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Golden 3 2 5
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Crawford 2 2 3 1 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Hoad 6 6 7
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Mulloy 6 6 6 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Mulloy 3 3 4
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Grant 0 1 7 3 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Moylan 6 6 6
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Moylan 6 6 5 6 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Moylan 9 3 4
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Gan 2 0 2 1 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Hoad 11 6 6
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Dodson 6 6 6 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Dodson 6 0 3 1
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Walraven 0 2 0 1 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Hoad 3 6 6 6
1 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Hoad 6 6 6

Section 5

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Walraven 2 4 3
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Henry 6 6 6 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Henry 4 2 11 5
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Holmberg 4 4 2 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Giammalva 6 6 9 7
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Giammalva 6 6 6 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Giammalva 7 6 6
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Freeman 0 2 4 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Schwartz 5 1 4
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Geller 6 6 6 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Geller 1 2 6 1
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Jordan 2 7 3 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Schwartz 6 6 2 6
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Schwartz 6 9 6 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Giammalva 6 6 4 3 5
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Schoonmaker 6 3 7 1 6 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Cooper 3 3 6 6 7
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Davis 3 6 9 6 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Davis 6 2 1 1
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Noble 6 8 0 3 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Franks 3 6 6 6
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Franks 4 10 6 6 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Franks 6 3 4 7 4
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Paton 3 2 3 6 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Cooper 4 6 6 5 6
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Bartzen 6 6 6 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Bartzen 7 3 10 4
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Dailey 3 3 2 6 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Cooper 9 6 8 6
6 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Cooper 6 6 6

Section 6

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Brown 5 8 6 4 2
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Perry 7 6 3 6 6 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Perry 1 1 1
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Eltzholtz 2 7 2 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Ulrich 6 6 6
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Ulrich 6 9 6 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Ulrich 6 6 6
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Van Rensselaer 6 5 3 8 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Garrido 4 3 1
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Garrido 4 7 6 10 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Garrido 14 6 4 6
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Freeman 2 3 4 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Harum 12 3 6 4
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Harum 6 6 6 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Ulrich 6 3 4 3
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Raskind 6 3 2 2 4 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Seixas 3 6 6 6
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Vieira 3 6 6 6 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Vieira 2 4 1
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Boys 0 3 3 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Ayala 6 6 6
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Ayala 6 6 6 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Ayala 6 6 6 10 6
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Lerque 1 1 2 4 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Seixas 8 4 3 12 8
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Darmon 6 6 6 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Darmon 3 3 6 5
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Davies 3 6 10 3 5 4 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Seixas 6 6 3 7
4 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Seixas 6 3 8 6 7

Section 7

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Clayton 6 3 3 6 2
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Reed 4 6 6 4 6 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Reed 6 6 6 6
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Bueno-Nete 1 2 6 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Steele Jr. 8 0 3 2
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Steele Jr. 6 6 8 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Reed 4 6 5 3
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Wood 6 2 6 3 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Contreras 6 3 7 6
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Barker 8 6 0 6 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Barker 2 1 2
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Tully 6 3 8 5 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Contreras 6 6 6
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Contreras 4 6 10 7 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Contreras 3 2 2
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Ter Borg 4 1 4 8 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Savitt 6 6 6
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Sorlien 6 6 6 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Sorlien 6 4 6 3 7
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Ogden 1 2 6 2 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Coss 2 6 4 6 9
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Coss 6 6 4 6 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Coss 1 2 3
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Longshore 3 3 5 8 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Savitt 6 6 6
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Harum 6 6 7 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Harum 0 1 0
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Snyder 6 1 1 0 8 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Savitt 6 6 6
8 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Savitt 1 6 6 6

Section 8

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Andrews 3 4 5
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Mayne 6 6 7 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Mayne 6 4 7 3
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Freedman 0 1 5 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Bédard 4 6 9 6
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Bédard 6 6 7 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Bédard 11 2 4 4
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Stern 2 4 5 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Stewart 9 6 6 6
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Stewart 6 6 7 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Stewart 6 6 6
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Owen 4 5 4 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Cullen 3 3 1
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Cullen 6 7 6 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Stewart 6 7 1 2
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Lesch 2 2 1 2 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Rosewall 2 9 6 6
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Kuross 6 6 6 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Kuross 2 4 12
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Mark 6 2 1 5 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Larsen 6 6 14
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Larsen 3 6 6 7 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Larsen 3 2 2
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Land 0 2 2 2 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Rosewall 6 6 6
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Rémy 6 6 6 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Rémy 1 4 2
1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Robinson 1 0 1 2 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Rosewall 6 6 6
2 1956 U.s. National Championships – Men's Singles  Rosewall 6 6 6

References

Preceded by Grand Slam men's singles Succeeded by

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