# 1956 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles

Vic Seixas and Doris Hart were the defending champions, but Hart did not compete. Seixas competed with Shirley Fry, and they defeated Gardnar Mulloy and Althea Gibson in the final, 2–6, 6–2, 7–5 to win the mixed doubles tennis title at the 1956 Wimbledon Championships.

## Seeds

    01. Vic Seixas / Shirley Fry (champions)
    02. Luis Ayala / Thelma Long (fourth round)
    03. Gardnar Mulloy / Althea Gibson (final)
    04. Bob Howe / Darlene Hard (semifinals)
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Vic Seixas Shirley Fry | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jaroslav Drobný Rita Drobný | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jaroslav Drobný Rita Drobný | w/o | | | 1 | Vic Seixas Shirley Fry | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Bob Howe Darlene Hard | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
| 4 | Bob Howe Darlene Hard | 6 | 8 | | 4 | Bob Howe Darlene Hard | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
| | Neale Fraser Pat Ward | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Neale Fraser Pat Ward | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | Vic Seixas Shirley Fry | 2 | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | Gardnar Mulloy Althea Gibson | 6 | 2 | 5 |
| | Mal Anderson Fay Muller | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Gardnar Mulloy Althea Gibson | 6 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | Gardnar Mulloy Althea Gibson | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Gardnar Mulloy Althea Gibson | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | Gardnar Mulloy Althea Gibson | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Trevor Fancutt Daphne Seeney | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Hugh Stewart Erika Vollmer | 2 | 2 | | | Trevor Fancutt Daphne Seeney | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Trevor Fancutt Daphne Seeney | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 1 | Vic Seixas Shirley Fry | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Hans van Dalsum Nel van der Storm | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 1 | V Seixas S Fry | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | D Butler R Bulleid | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Mike Davies Doreen Spiers | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Don Butler Rosemary Bulleid | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | V Seixas S Fry | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | G Paish A Shilcock | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| | Gino Mezzi Christiane Mercelis | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Geoffrey Paish Anne Shilcock | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | G Paish A Shilcock | 6 | 11 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | R Perry J Edmondson | 2 | 9 | | | | | |
| | Irvin Dorfman Gloria Butler | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bob Perry Jennifer Edmondson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| Bob Mark Else Schmith | | | | | | | | | |
| Abe Segal Heather Brewer | w/o | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | R Mark E Schmith | 3 | 2 | | | |
| | | | | O Garrido L Snow | 6 | 6 | | | |
| Don Fontana Sandra Reynolds | w/o | | | | | | | | |
| Orlando Garrido Louise Snow | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | J Drobný R Drobný | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | O Garrido L Snow | 2 | 2 |
| Jaroslav Drobný Rita Drobný | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Pierre Darmon Ginette Bucaille | 7 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | | J Drobný R Drobný | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | | | | B Gulley S Waters | 1 | 3 | | | |
| Bruce Gulley Sue Waters | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Peter Moys Marion Boundy | 5 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | |

#### Section 3

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 4 | Bob Howe Darlene Hard | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Freddie Huber Betty Pratt | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | R Howe D Hard | 9 | 8 | | | | |
| | | | | | | J Parma V Pužejová | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | Ivor Warwick Sheila Armstrong | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jiří Parma Věra Pužejová | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 4 | R Howe D Hard | 6 | 8 |
| | | | | | | | | | | S Giammalva E Buding | 4 | 6 |
| | Sam Giammalva Edda Buding | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | RGM Gulney Marie-Odile Bouchet | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | S Giammalva E Buding | 6 | 8 | | | | |
| | | | | | | N Kumar J Hoad | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| | Naresh Kumar Jenny Hoad | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Brian Bowman Jennifer Middleton | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| Q | Joe Blatchford Diane Midgley | 1 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Buster Farrer Estelle van Tonder | 6 | 3 | 6 | W Farrer E van Tonder | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Colin Hannam Georgie Woodgate | 6 | 5 | 3 | J Ward L Brighton | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | John Ward Leonie Brighton | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | W Farrer E van Tonder | 6 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Don Candy Barbara Davidson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | G Oakley P Hird | 8 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Gunnar Sjøwall Astrid Winther | 4 | 2 | | D Candy B Davidson | w/o | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gerry Oakley Pat Hird | 6 | 6 | | G Oakley P Hird | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Geoff Ward Bea Walter | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | G Oakley P Hird | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| | Bruce Francis Kay Newcombe | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | N Fraser P Ward | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| | Arthur Marshall Pauline Roberts | 4 | 6 | 6 | A Marshall P Roberts | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Howard Walton Gill Evans | 2 | 3 | | N Fraser P Ward | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Neale Fraser Pat Ward | 6 | 6 | | | | | | N Fraser P Ward | 7 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | Staffan Stockenberg Solveig Gustafsson | 1 | 3 | | | | | | S Davidson M O'Donnell | 9 | 5 | 3 | | | | |
| | Sven Davidson Margaret H. O'Donnell | 6 | 6 | | S Davidson M O'Donnell | 1 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Jaime Bartrolí Pilar Barril | 4 | 2 | | R Becker M Craig-Smith | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | Roger Becker Marion Craig-Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 5

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | Peter Becroft Elaine Becroft | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Finn Søhol Colette Monnot | 7 | 4 | | | P Becroft E Becroft | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Pat Sherwood Gem Hoahing | 6 | 6 | | | P Sherwood C Hoahing | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Don Black Françoise Lemal | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | P Sherwood C Hoahing | 14 | 4 | 6 | | | |
| | Gordon Forbes Jean Forbes | w/o | | | | | | | | Q | R Wilson B Wilson | 12 | 6 | 2 | | | |
| Q | Roy Wilson Bobbie Wilson | | | | Q | R Wilson B Wilson | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Paul Willey PA Thompson | | | | | P Willey PA Thompson | w/o | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jacques Peten Poucette Coessens | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | P Sherwood C Hoahing | 5 | 0 |
| | Matthew Mohtadi Barbara Knapp | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | M Anderson F Muller | 7 | 6 |
| | Rod Laver Nell Hopman | 6 | 6 | | | R Laver E Hopman | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jean Borotra Suzanne le Besnerais | 4 | 3 | | | M Anderson F Muller | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mal Anderson Fay Muller | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | M Anderson F Muller | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Boebi van Meegeren Doreen Wedderburn | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | R Holmberg D Knode | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | Ronnie Holmberg Dorothy Knode | 6 | 6 | | | R Holmberg D Knode | 9 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Michael Hann Evelyn Moeller | 9 | 3 | 6 | | M Hann E Moeller | 7 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | Isaías Pimentel Margot Gordon | 7 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 6

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | Søren Højberg Lisa Gram-Andersen | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| Q | Samir Khoury Sheila Bramley | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | S Højberg L Gram-Andersen | 4 | 1 | | | |
| | | | | | | J-C Molinari B de Chambure | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Jean-Claude Molinari Béatrice de Chambure | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Ralph White Pauline Drew | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | J-C Molinari B de Chambure | w/o |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | G Mulloy A Gibson | |
| | Kevin Meyer Mary Eyre | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Fred Dehnert Joopy Roos-Van der Wal | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | K Meyer M Eyre | 2 | 2 | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | G Mulloy A Gibson | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | John Fleitz Beverly Fleitz | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Gardnar Mulloy Althea Gibson | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 7

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| Billy Knight Shirley Bloomer | | | | | | | | | |
| Bill Talbert Angela Buxton | w/o | | | | | | | | |
| | | | W Knight S Bloomer | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | J Barrett I Buding | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| John Barrett Ilse Buding | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| Hans Redl Elizabeth Broz | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | W Knight S Bloomer | 2 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | H Stewart E Vollmer | 6 | 6 |
| Ian Vermaak Thea Hale | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| Andrés Gimeno María Josefa de Riba | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | I Vermaak T Hale | 7 | 4 | 2 | | | |
| | | | H Stewart E Vollmer | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| Hugh Stewart Erika Vollmer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| Alan Mills Billie Woodgate | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | |

#### Section 8

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | Tony Pickard Elaine Watson | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Joe Hackett Mary O'Sullivan | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | A Pickard E Watson | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | T Fancutt D Seeney | 6 | 8 | | | | |
| | Trevor Fancutt Daphne Seeney | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Ulf Schmidt Birgit Gullbrandsson-Sandén | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | T Fancutt D Seeney | 6 | 8 |
| | | | | | | | | 2 | L Ayala T Long | 3 | 6 |
| | Ramanathan Krishnan Vera Thomas | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Barry MacKay (tennis) Jean Clarke | w/o | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | R Krishnan V Thomas | 0 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | L Ayala T Long | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Gerald Smith Heather Macfarlane | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Luis Ayala Thelma Long | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |