1956 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles  Angela Mortimer and Anne Shilcock were the defending champions, but lost in the semifinal to Fay Muller and Daphne Seeney. Angela Buxton and Althea Gibson defeated Muller and Seeney in the final, 6–1, 8–6 to win the Ladies' Doubles tennis title at the 1956 Wimbledon Championships. Louise Brough / Shirley Fry "(Semifinals)"