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
Details
Draw	32
Seeds	8
Events
Singles men women Doubles
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Second-seeded Mary Carter defeated Thelma Long 3–6, 6–2, 9–7 in the final to win the women's singles tennis 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.

1. Mary Hawton (semifinals)
2. Mary Carter (champion)
3. Beryl Penrose (quarterfinals)
4. Fay Muller (quarterfinals)
5. Thelma Long (finalist)
6. Daphne Seeney (semifinals)
7. (quarterfinals)
8. Lorraine Coghlan (quarterfinals)

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		1	5
	2	Mary Carter	6	7

Earlier rounds[]

Section 1[]

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	Hawton
			w/o					1	Hawton	6	6
		Thiele	6	6					Thiele	1	1
			2	1											1	Hawton	0	6	6
	8	Coghlan													8	Coghlan	6	0	3
			w/o					8	Coghlan	6	6
			6	6						3	4
			3	2																		1	Hawton	6	0	3
	4	Muller	6	6																		5	Long	0	6	6
			2	2				4	Muller	6	6
		McCalman	2	6	6				McCalman	1	3
			6	4	2										4	Muller	5	1
	5	Long	6	3	6										5	Long	7	6
			0	6	1			5	Long	8	4	9
			3	6	6					6	6	7
			6	3	3

Section 2[]

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
		Hellyer	6	6
			2	2					Hellyer	6	4	4
	6	Seeney	6	6				6	Seeney	3	6	6
			2	3											6	Seeney	6	6
			1	6	6										3	Penrose	2	1
			6	2	4					2	6	2
	3	Penrose	6	6				3	Penrose	6	4	6
			0	2																		6	Seeney	3	5
		Hopman	7	6																		2	Carter	6	7
			5	1					Hopman	2	1
	7		6	4	6			7		6	6
			4	6	2										7		1	5
			6	6											2	Carter	6	7
			4	2						3	6
	2	Carter	6	6				2	Carter	6	8
		Couquerque	4	2

References[]

External links[]

• [1] Source for the draw at australianopen.com