1956 French Championships – Women's doubles explained

See main article: 1956 French Championships (tennis).

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.^{[1] [2]}

Draw

Finals

External links

• Roland-Garros winners list

Notes and References

1. Book: Dunlop Lawn Tennis Annual 1957. 1957. Ed. J. Burrow & Co. Ltd.. London. 204–205, 214 . G.P. Hughes . Pat Hughes (tennis) .
2. News: Scratch Pair Win French Doubles . . 30 . 8,859 . Australian Capital Territory, Australia . 29 May 1956 . 6 . National Library of Australia.