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1956 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
1956 Wimbledon Championships
Champion United States Shirley Fry
Runner-up United Kingdom Angela Buxton
Final score 6–3, 6–1
Details
Draw 96 (10Q)
Seeds 8
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
Legends men women seniors
WC Doubles men women
← 1955 · Wimbledon Championships · 1957 →

Shirley Fry (USA) defeated Angela Buxton (GBR) 6–3, 6–1 in the final to win the Ladies' Singles tennis title at the 1956 Wimbledon Championships.

The seeded players are listed below. Shirley Fry is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.


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