1956 Wightman Cup

1956 Wightman Cup
Details
Edition	28th
Champion
Winning nation	United States
	← 1955 1957 →

The 1956 Wightman Cup was the 28th edition of the annual women's team tennis competition between the United States and Great Britain. It was held at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London in England in the United Kingdom.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Great Britain
2

All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, England, United Kingdom
1956
Grass

United States
5

		1	2	3
1	Angela Mortimer Louise Brough	6 3	4 6	5 7
2	Angela Buxton Shirley Fry	2 6	8 6	5 7
3	Angela Buxton Louise Brough	6 3	3 6	3 6
4	Angela Mortimer Shirley Fry	6 4	6 3
5	Shirley Bloomer Dorothy Head Knode	6 4	6 4
6	Shirley Bloomer / Patricia Ward Beverly Baker Fleitz / Dorothy Head Knode	1 6	4 6
7	Angela Buxton / Angela Mortimer Louise Brough / Shirley Fry	2 6	2 6

References

^ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis : An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 531. ISBN 978-0-942257-70-0.
^ USTA, United States Tennis Association (1979). Bill Shannon (ed.). Official Encyclopedia of Tennis (Rev. and updated 1st ed.). New York: Harper & Row. p. 368. ISBN 0060144785.
^ Max Robertson, ed. (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd. p. 390. ISBN 0047960426.

[1] Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis : An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 531. ISBN 978-0-942257-70-0.

[2] USTA, United States Tennis Association (1979). Bill Shannon (ed.). Official Encyclopedia of Tennis (Rev. and updated 1st ed.). New York: Harper & Row. p. 368. ISBN 0060144785.

[3] Max Robertson, ed. (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd. p. 390. ISBN 0047960426.

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Grand Slam	Australian Championships French Championships Wimbledon Championships U.S. Championships
National teams	Davis Cup Wightman Cup

1956 Wightman Cup

References

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