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Australian Hard Courts Championship 1956

General Date1956-04-07 - 1956-04-14
Tournament typeAmateur
SurfaceClay
Rounds5
CityMelbourne, Albert Cricket Ground, St. Kilda Road
CountryAustralia

Source World Tennis, The Argus

Info Draw: 32

Media

Winner Player Ashley John Cooper

Players

Malcolm James (Mal) Anderson
John Blizzard
Ashley John Cooper
Peter B. Frankland
Neale Andrew Fraser
Neil C. Gibson
Arthur R. Gubb
Cliff Hallam
Paul Francis Hearnden
R. Hickey
Warren F. Jacques

Bert M. Kearney
Bruce Leembruggen
Graham Lovett
Robert Ian (Bob) Mark
Neville B. Nette
Peter Newman
J. Noseda
B O´Reilly
Alan K. Rae
Douglas H. Reid
Wayne Vivian Reid

Ron Jim Reid
Mervyn Gordon Rose
Anthony Judge (Tony) Ryan
Graeme Stewart
Frederick Sidney (Fred) Stolle
C.J. Sullivan
Brian Reginald Tobin
J.A. Williams
Warren W. Woodcock
David J. (Dave) Yates

Rounds
Round 1

Ashley Cooper*
Bruce Leembruggen

2-6 6-2 6-4 6-0

Neville B. Nette*
Warren F. Jacques

12-10 6-3 6-4

Anthony Judge (Tony) Ryan*
Wayne Reid

4-6 6-3 6-0 6-3

Warren W. Woodcock*
Graeme Stewart

6-0 6-4 6-0

Graham Lovett*
Arthur R. Gubb

9-7 6-3 6-0

Robert Ian (Bob) Mark*
J.A. Williams

6-1 6-4 6-1

Alan K. Rae*
Peter Newman

6-3 5-7 6-4 9-7

Mal Anderson*
Ron Jim Reid

6-2 6-1 6-4

Mervyn Rose*
Cliff Hallam

7-5 6-3 6-4

Peter B. Frankland*
C.J. Sullivan

6-2 6-4 6-4

Fred Stolle*
Douglas H. Reid

6-4 5-7 6-2 6-1

Brian Tobin*
R. Hickey

6-1 6-1 6-2

Paul Francis Hearnden*
J. Noseda

6-4 4-6 6-1 6-0

Neil C. Gibson*
Bert M. Kearney

6-2 6-2 1-6 6-1

David J. (Dave) Yates*
John Blizzard

7-5 6-2 7-5

Neale Fraser*
B O´Reilly

6-1 9-7 6-2

Round 2

Ashley Cooper*
Neville B. Nette

7-5 4-6 6-2 5-7 6-1

Warren W. Woodcock*
Anthony Judge (Tony) Ryan

7-5 3-6 6-4 6-4

Graham Lovett*
Robert Ian (Bob) Mark

6-2 3-6 6-4 1-6 6-4

Mal Anderson*
Alan K. Rae

6-2 6-0 6-1

Mervyn Rose*
Peter B. Frankland

7-5 6-0 6-4

Brian Tobin*
Fred Stolle

6-1 6-3 6-2

Neil C. Gibson*
Paul Francis Hearnden

8-6 4-6 8-6 6-3

Neale Fraser*
David J. (Dave) Yates

6-4 12-10 14-12

Quarterfinals

Ashley Cooper*
Warren W. Woodcock

7-5 4-6 6-3 6-3

Graham Lovett*
Mal Anderson

6-2 6-3 6-2

Mervyn Rose*
Brian Tobin

6-2 6-0 6-4

Neale Fraser*
Neil C. Gibson

6-2 6-2 5-7 6-4

Semifinals

Ashley Cooper*
Graham Lovett

6-2 3-6 6-1 6-3

Mervyn Rose*
Neale Fraser

7-5 6-0 10-8

Final

Ashley Cooper*
Mervyn Rose

7-5 6-4 9-11 6-4

Tournament

Round 1