1956 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles
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Angela Buxton and Althea Gibson defeated Fay Muller and Daphne Seeney in the final, 6–1, 8–6 to win the ladies' doubles tennis title at the 1956 Wimbledon Championships.[1] Gibson became the first African American to win a Wimbledon title; she would go on to win the singles title the next year.
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1956 Wimbledon Championships | |||||||||||||
Final | |||||||||||||
Champions | Angela Buxton Althea Gibson | ||||||||||||
Runners-up | Fay Muller Daphne Seeney | ||||||||||||
Score | 6–1, 8–6 | ||||||||||||
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Draw | 48 (5 Q ) | ||||||||||||
Seeds | 4 | ||||||||||||
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Main article: 1956 Wimbledon Championships
Angela Mortimer and Anne Shilcock were the defending champions, but lost in the semifinals to Muller and Seeney.