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1956 French Championships – Men's doubles

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Men's doubles
1956 French Championships
Final
ChampionAustralia Don Candy
United States Bob Perry[1]
Runner-upAustralia Ashley Cooper
Australia Lew Hoad[1]
Score7–5, 6–3, 6–3
Details
Draw32
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
← 1955 · French Championships · 1957 →

The 1956 French Championships men'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-five sets format. Don Candy and Bob Perry defeated Ashley Cooper and Lew Hoad 7–5, 6–3, 6–3 in the final to win the title. The winning teams received 25,000 French franc per player with the runner-up players earning 12,000 Fr and the four losing semifinalists receiving 6,000 Fr each.[2][3][4]

Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
Italy Nicola Pietrangeli
Italy Orlando Sirola
3 7 4 4
Australia Don Candy
United States Bob Perry
6 5 6 6
Australia Don Candy
United States Bob Perry
6 3 11 9
Mexico Luis Ayala
Sweden Sven Davidson
3 6 9 7
Mexico Luis Ayala
Sweden Sven Davidson
4 6 6 6
South Africa Gordon Forbes
South Africa Ian Vermaak
6 4 4 4
Australia Don Candy
United States Bob Perry
7 6 6
Australia Ashley Cooper
Australia Lew Hoad
5 3 3
Spain Andrés Gimeno
Spain Fernando Olazaga
5 2 5
Egypt Jaroslav Drobný
South Africa Trevor Fancutt
7 6 7
Egypt Jaroslav Drobný
South Africa Trevor Fancutt
4 2 8
Australia Ashley Cooper
Australia Lew Hoad
6 6 10
Belgium Jacques Brichant
Belgium Gino Mezzi
1 1 3
Australia Ashley Cooper
Australia Lew Hoad
6 6 6

References

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  1. ^ a b Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 108, 400. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. ^ "Championnats Internationaux de France". "Smash" (in French). 17 (75): 14. June–July 1956.
  3. ^ G.P. Hughes, ed. (1957). Dunlop Lawn Tennis Annual 1957. London: Ed. J. Burrow & Co. Ltd. pp. 204–205, 210–211.
  4. ^ "Scratch Pair Win French Doubles". The Canberra Times. Vol. 30, no. 8, 859. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 29 May 1956. p. 6 – via National Library of Australia.
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