1956 French Championships – Men's Singles


First-seeded Lew Hoad defeated Sven Davidson 6–4, 8–6, 6–3 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1956 French Championships.

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Lew Hoad is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
  1. Lew Hoad '
  2. Budge Patty '
  3. Sven Davidson '
  4. Arthur D. Larsen '
  5. Giuseppe Merlo '
  6. Jaroslav Drobný '
  7. Ashley Cooper '
  8. Tut B. Bartzen '
  9. Luis Ayala '
  10. Kurt Nielsen '
  11. Herbert Flam '
  12. Bob Perry '
  13. Paul Rémy '
  14. Don Candy '
  15. Jacques Brichant '
  16. Roger Becker '

    Draw

Key

Earlier rounds

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

Section 5

Section 6

Section 7

Section 8