Women's singles
1956 Australian Championships
Champion	Mary Carter
Runner-up	Thelma Long
Score	3–6, 6–2, 9–7
Draw	32
Seeds	8

Second-seeded Mary Carter defeated Thelma Long 3–6, 6–2, 9–7 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1956 Australian Championships.^[1]

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Mary Carter is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

1. Mary Hawton (semifinals)
2. Mary Carter (champion)
3. Beryl Penrose (quarterfinals)
4. Fay Muller (quarterfinals)
5. Thelma Long (finalist)
6. Daphne Seeney (semifinals)
7. Loris Nichols (quarterfinals)
8. Lorraine Coghlan (quarterfinals)

Draw

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	1	Mary Hawton	0	6	6
	8	Lorraine Coghlan	6	0	3
								1	Mary Hawton	6	0	3
								5	Thelma Long	0	6	6
	4	Fay Muller	5	1
	5	Thelma Long	7	6
															5	Thelma Long	6	2	7
															2	Mary Carter	3	6	9
	6	Daphne Seeney	6	6
	3	Beryl Penrose	2	1
								6	Daphne Seeney	3	5
								2	Mary Carter	6	7
	7	Loris Nichols	1	5
	2	Mary Carter	6	7

Earlier rounds

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	Hawton
		Gibson	w/o					1	Hawton	6	6
		Thiele	6	6					Thiele	1	1
		Lee	2	1											1	Hawton	0	6	6
	8	Coghlan													8	Coghlan	6	0	3
		Bietzel	w/o					8	Coghlan	6	6
		Rayson	6	6					Rayson	3	4
		Bowden	3	2																		1	Hawton	6	0	3
	4	Muller	6	6																		5	Long	0	6	6
		Strachan	2	2				4	Muller	6	6
		McCalman	2	6	6				McCalman	1	3
		Parmenter	6	4	2										4	Muller	5	1
	5	Long	6	3	6										5	Long	7	6
		Linde	0	6	1			5	Long	8	4	9
		Jones	3	6	6				Jones	6	6	7
		Sheidow	6	3	3

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
		Hellyer	6	6
		Robinson	2	2					Hellyer	6	4	4
	6	Seeney	6	6				6	Seeney	3	6	6
		Shearer	2	3											6	Seeney	6	6
		Armstrong	1	6	6										3	Penrose	2	1
		Roberts	6	2	4				Armstrong	2	6	2
	3	Penrose	6	6				3	Penrose	6	4	6
		Anderson	0	2																		6	Seeney	3	5
		Hopman	7	6																		2	Carter	6	7
		Langley	5	1					Hopman	2	1
	7	Nichols	6	4	6			7	Nichols	6	6
		Bradfield	4	6	2										7	Nichols	1	5
		Fogarty	6	6											2	Carter	6	7
		Lonergan	4	2					Fogarty	3	6
	2	Carter	6	6				2	Carter	6	8
		Couquerque	4	2

References

External links

• Source for the draw at ausopen.com