1956 French Championships – Men's doubles

Men's doubles
1956 French Championships
Champion	Don Candy Bob Perry[1]
Runner-up	Ashley Cooper Lew Hoad[1]
Score	7–5, 6–3, 6–3
Draw	32

Main article: 1956 French Championships (tennis)

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

Finals

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

References

1. 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.

External links

• Roland-Garros winners list
• Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) – main draw