Ken Rosewall defeated Lew Hoad 4–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–3 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1956 U.S. National Championships. Hoad was attempting to complete the Grand Slam.

Seeds

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

1956 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles

Lew Hoad (finalist) Ken Rosewall (champion) Ham Richardson (quarterfinals) Vic Seixas (semifinals) Neale Fraser (semifinals) Ashley Cooper (quarterfinals) Ulf Schmidt (third round) Dick Savitt (quarterfinals)

1956 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier

WC = Wild card

LL = Lucky loser

r = Retired

Final eight

Earlier rounds

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

Section 5

Section 6

Section 7

Section 8

References

External links

1956 U.S. National Championships on ITFtennis.com , the source for this draw

Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) – 1956 U.S. Championships men's singles draw

1956 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles

Men's Singles

1956