Second-seeded Mary Carter defeated Thelma Long 3–6, 6–2, 9–7 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1956 Australian Championships.
Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Mary Carter is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
Mary Hawton (semifinals) Mary Carter (champion) Beryl Penrose (quarterfinals) Fay Muller (quarterfinals) Thelma Long (finalist) Daphne Seeney (semifinals) Loris Nichols (quarterfinals) Lorraine Coghlan (quarterfinals)
Draw
Key Q = Qualifier WC = Wild card LL = Lucky loser r = Retired
Finals
Earlier rounds
Section 1
Section 2
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