1956 French Championships - Women's Singles

Althea Gibson

Althea Gibson was a World No. 1 American sportswoman who became the first African-American woman to be a competitor on the world tennis tour and the first to win a Grand Slam title in 1956. She is sometimes referred to as "the Jackie Robinson of tennis" for breaking the color barrier...

defeated Angela Mortimer

Angela Mortimer

Florence Angela Margaret Mortimer Barrett is a former World No. 1 British female tennis player. She was born in Plymouth, Devon, England...

6-0 12-10 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 1956 French Championships

1956 French Championships (tennis)

List of Champions of the 1956 French Championships :-Men's Singles: Lewis Hoad defeated Sven Davidson 6-4 8-6 6-3-Women's Singles: Althea Gibson defeated Angela Mortimer 6-0 12-10...

Lewis Hoad defeated Sven Davidson 6-4 8-6 6-3 in the final to win the Men's Singles title at the 1956 French Championships.See also:-Seeds:The seeded players are listed below. Lewis Hoad is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated....

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Althea Gibson

Althea Gibson

is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

Angela Mortimer
Angela Mortimer
Florence Angela Margaret Mortimer Barrett is a former World No. 1 British female tennis player. She was born in Plymouth, Devon, England...

(Finalist)

Dorothy Knode (Third round)

Althea Gibson
Althea Gibson
Althea Gibson was a World No. 1 American sportswoman who became the first African-American woman to be a competitor on the world tennis tour and the first to win a Grand Slam title in 1956. She is sometimes referred to as "the Jackie Robinson of tennis" for breaking the color barrier...

(Champion)

Mary Hawton (First round)

Zsuzsi Kormoczy (Semifinalist)

Shirley Bloomer (Quarterfinalist)

Christiane Mercelis
Christiane Mercelis
Christiane Mercelis is a Belgian former tennis player active in the 1950s and 1960s.In 1949, Mercelis won the Girls' Singles of the Wimbledon Championships. She competed every year at Wimbledon between 1951 and 1968, and at the French Open between 1952 and 1965...

(Second round)

Barbara Davidson (Second round)

Suzanne Le Besnerais (Third round)

Edda Buding
Edda Buding
Edda Buding is a retired German tennis player of Romanian birth. She received the doubles gold medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics doubles demonstration event partnered with Helga Niessen Masthoff...

(Quarterfinalist)

Thelma Long (Third round)

Darlene Hard
Darlene Hard
Darlene Hard is an American former amateur tennis player. Known for her volleying ability and strong serves, she captured singles titles at the French Championships in 1960 and the U.S...

(Third round)

Annalissa Bellani (Third round)

Ginette Bucaille (Third round)

Angela Buxton
Angela Buxton
Angela Buxton is an English tennis player. She won the women's doubles title at both the French Championships and Wimbledon in 1956 with Althea Gibson.-Tennis accomplishments:...

(Semifinalist)

Myrtil Dubois (Third round)

Key

Q = Qualifier
WC = Wild Card
LL = Lucky Loser
r. = retired

Finals

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

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