:1956 U.S. National Championships (tennis)
{{Short description|1956 US Tennis Championships}}
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{{TennisEventInfo|1956|U.S. National Championships|
| date = 31 August – 9 September
| edition = 76th
| category = Grand Slam (ILTF)
| location = Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Forest Hills, Queens, New York City
United States
| venue = Longwood Cricket Club
West Side Tennis Club
| surface = Grass
| champms={{flagicon|AUS}} Ken Rosewall{{cite web | url=https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/us-open/560/1956/draws?matchtype=singles | title=1956 US Open – Men's singles draw |publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}
| champws={{flagicon|USA}} Shirley Fry
| champmd={{flagicon|AUS}} Lew Hoad / {{flagicon|AUS}} Ken Rosewall
| champwd={{flagicon|USA}} Louise Brough / {{flagicon|USA}} Margaret Osborne duPont
| champxd={{flagicon|USA}} Margaret Osborne duPont / {{flagicon|AUS}} Ken Rosewall
}}
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, New York. The tournament ran from 31 August until 9 September. It was the 76th staging of the U.S. National Championships, and the fourth Grand Slam tennis event of the year.
Finals
=Men's singles=
{{Main|1956 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles}}
{{flagicon|AUS}} Ken Rosewall (AUS) defeated {{flagicon|AUS}} Lew Hoad (AUS) 4–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–3
=Women's singles=
{{Main|1956 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles}}
{{flagicon|USA}} Shirley Fry (USA) defeated {{flagicon|USA}} Althea Gibson (USA) 6–3, 6–4
=Men's doubles=
{{flagicon|AUS}} Lew Hoad (AUS) / {{flagicon|AUS}} Ken Rosewall (AUS) defeated {{flagicon|USA}} Ham Richardson (USA) / {{flagicon|USA}} Vic Seixas (USA) 6–2, 6–2, 3–6, 6–4 {{cite book|last=Collins|first=Bud|title=The Bud Collins History of Tennis|year=2010|publisher=New Chapter Press|location=[New York]|isbn=978-0942257700|edition=2nd|pages=477}}
=Women's doubles=
{{flagicon|USA}} Louise Brough (USA) / {{flagicon|USA}} Margaret Osborne (USA) defeated {{flagicon|USA}} Shirley Fry (USA) / {{flagicon|USA}} Betty Pratt (USA) 6–3, 6–0 Collins, p. 480
=Mixed doubles=
{{flagicon|USA}} Margaret Osborne (USA) / {{flagicon|AUS}} Ken Rosewall (AUS) defeated {{flagicon|USA}} Darlene Hard (USA) / {{flagicon|AUS}} Lew Hoad (AUS) 9–7, 6–1 Collins, p. 482
References
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External links
- [http://www.usopen.org/en_US/index.html Official US Open website]
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{{succession box | before=1956 Wimbledon Championships| title=Grand Slams | years= | after=1957 Australian Championships}}
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