title: 1956 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' singles
text: # 1956 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' singles
  
  Ann Haydon defeated Ilse Buding in the final, 6–3, 6–4 to win the girls' singles tennis title at the 1956 Wimbledon Championships.
  
  ## Draw
  
  ### Key
  
  * Q = Qualifier
  * WC = Wild card
  * LL = Lucky loser
  * Alt = Alternate
  * SE = Special exempt
  * PR = Protected ranking
  * ITF = ITF entry
  * JE = Junior exempt
  * w/o = Walkover
  * r = Retired
  * d = Defaulted
  * SR = Special ranking
  
  ### Draw
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | Inge Overgaard | Inge Overgaard | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | Ann Haydon | Ann Haydon | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | Ann Haydon | Ann Haydon | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | Gene Hogan | Gene Hogan | 7 | 6 | | | | | Sonja Pachta | Sonja Pachta | 1 | 0 | | | | |
  | M Rotta | M Rotta | 5 | 1 | Gene Hogan | Gene Hogan | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | L Engdahl | L Engdahl | 2 | 2 | Sonja Pachta | Sonja Pachta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | Sonja Pachta | Sonja Pachta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | Ann Haydon | Ann Haydon | 6 | 6 |
  | K Horn | K Horn | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | Ilse Buding | Ilse Buding | 3 | 4 |
  | Bernice Carr | Bernice Carr | 6 | 6 | Bernice Carr | Bernice Carr | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | J Markinkelle | J Markinkelle | 2 | 0 | Ilse Buding | Ilse Buding | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | Ilse Buding | Ilse Buding | 6 | 6 | | | | | Ilse Buding | Ilse Buding | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | E Launay | E Launay | 0 | 3 | | | | |
  | | | | | H Jitka | H Jitka | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | E Launay | E Launay | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  