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1956 French Championships – Men's Singles
First-seeded Lew Hoad defeated Sven Davidson 6–4, 8–6, 6–3 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1956 French Championships. Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Lew Hoad is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. # Lew Hoad ''(champion)'' # Budge Patty ''(fourth round)'' # Sven Davidson ''(finalist)'' # Arthur D. Larsen ''(fourth round)'' # Giuseppe Merlo ''(semifinals)'' # Jaroslav Drobný ''(fourth round)'' # Ashley Cooper ''(semifinals)'' # Tut B. Bartzen ''(first round)'' # Luis Ayala ''(fourth round)'' # Kurt Nielsen ''(fourth round)'' # Herbert Flam ''(quarterfinals)'' # Bob Perry ''(fourth round)'' # Paul Rémy ''(quarterfinals)'' # Don Candy ''(fourth round)'' # Jacques Brichant ''(quarterfinals)'' # Roger Becker ''(fourth round)'' Draw Key * Q = Qualifier * WC = Wild card * LL = Lucky loser * r = Retired Finals Earlier rounds Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 Section 5 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lew Hoad
Lewis Alan Hoad (23 November 1934 – 3 July 1994) was an Australian tennis player whose career ran from 1950 to 1973. Hoad won four Major singles tournaments as an amateur (the Australian Championships, French Championships and two Wimbledons). He was a member of the Australian team that won the Davis Cup four times between 1952 and 1956. Hoad turned professional in July 1957. He won the Kooyong Tournament of Champions in 1958 and the Forest Hills Tournament of Champions in 1959. He won the Ampol Open Trophy world series of tournaments in 1959, which included the Kooyong tournament that concluded in early January 1960. Hoad's men's singles tournament victories spanned from 1951 to 1971. Hoad was ranked the world No. 1 amateur in 1953 by Harry Hopman, by Noel Brown and by the editors of Tennis de France, and also in 1956 by Lance Tingay, by Ned Potter, and by Tennis de France. He was ranked the world No. 1 professional for 1959 in Kramer's Ampol point ranking system, and by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
