1956 Australian Championships – Women's singles

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)

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• r = Retired

	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

	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

	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

• [1] Source for the draw at ausopen.com