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The 1956 French Championships Women's doubles was one of the competitions of the 1956 French Championships, a tennis tournament held at the Stade Roland-Garros in Paris, France from 15 May until 26 May 1956. The matches were played in a best-of-three sets format. Angela Buxton and Althea Gibson defeated Darlene Hard and Dorothy Head Knode 6–8, 8–6, 6–1 in the final to win the title.[2][3]
Women's doubles | |
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1956 French Championships | |
Champion | Angela Buxton Althea Gibson[1] |
Runner-up | Darlene Hard Dorothy Head Knode[1] |
Score | 6–8, 8–6, 6–1 |
Draw | 27 |
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
Shirley Bloomer Angela Mortimer | 4 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Jenny Hoad Fay Muller | 6 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
Jenny Hoad Fay Muller | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Darlene Hard Dorothy Head Knode | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
Darlene Hard Dorothy Head Knode | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
Maud Galtier Anne-Marie Seghers | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Darlene Hard Dorothy Head Knode | 8 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Angela Buxton Althea Gibson | 5 | 8 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
Ginette Bucaille Suzanne Le Besnerais | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Angela Buxton Althea Gibson | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
Angela Buxton Althea Gibson | 7 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
Josette Amouretti Věra Puzejova | 5 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Josette Amouretti Věra Puzejova | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
Andrée Varin Michelle Bourbonnais | 3 | 1 |
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