Women's Singles | |
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1956 U.S. National Championships | |
Champion |
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Runner-up |
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Final score | 6–3, 6–4 |
First-seeded Shirley Fry defeated Althea Gibson 6–3, 6–4 in the final to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 1956 U.S. National Championships.
The seeded players are listed below. Shirley Fry is the champion; others show in brackets the round in which they were eliminated.