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
The 1956 U.S. National Championships (now known as the US Open) was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts at the West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills in New York City, United States. The tournament ran from 31 August ...
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Seeds
The seeded players are listed below.
Ken Rosewall is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
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Lew Hoad ''(finalist)''
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Ken Rosewall ''(champion)''
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''(quarterfinals)''
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Vic Seixas ''(semifinals)''
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Neale Fraser ''(semifinals)''
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Ashley Cooper ''(quarterfinals)''
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Ulf Schmidt
Ulf "Uffe" Christian Johan Schmidt (born 12 July 1934) is a former Swedish tennis player. He competed for AIK from Stockholm.
He won 14 singles' tournaments, among them the International Swedish Championships in Båstad in 1957 and 1961. In 19 ...
''(third round)''
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Dick Savitt ''(quarterfinals)''
Draw
Key
* Q =
Qualifier
* WC =
Wild card
* LL =
Lucky loser
* r =
Retired
Final eight
Earlier rounds
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Section 5
Section 6
Section 7
Section 8
References
External links
1956 U.S. National Championships on ITFtennis.com the source for this draw
Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) – 1956 U.S. Championships Men's Singles draw
Men's Singles
U.S. National Championships (tennis) by year – Men's singles
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