| 2-Jan-1956 | East London 1 | | Beryl Bartlett [RSA] | 1/2 | Gwendy Love [RSA] | 6-1 6-1 | Nicholls | 0 | 100.0% |
| 2-Jan-1956 | Paris Coupe Gillou | Carpet | Anne Shilcock [GBR] | 1/6 | Susan Partridge [GBR] | 6-2 6-3 | Brunnarius, Vollmer | 1 | 76.0% |
| 2-Jan-1956 | Sydney Manly | | Mary Hawton [AUS] | 1/2 | Mary Carter Reitano [AUS] | 6-3 6-1 | | 0 | 100.0% |
| 2-Jan-1956 | Tampa | Clay | Shirley Fry [USA] | 1/15 | Dorothy Knode [USA] | 6-4 3-6 6-3 | Jahn, Cowan Clark | 2 | 92.0% |
| 4-Jan-1956 | Allahabad | Clay | Totta Zehden [GER] | 1/3 | Inge Vogler [GER] | 9-7 6-4 | | 0 | 100.0% |
| 7-Jan-1956 | Christchurch | | Sonia Cox [NZL] | | Ruia Morrison [NZL] | 6-3 3-6 7-5 | Nettleton, Robson | 0 | 87.0% |
| 9-Jan-1956 | Bombay | Clay | Totta Zehden [GER] | 2/3 | Inge Vogler [GER] | 6-3 2-6 6-4 | | 0 | 100.0% |
| 9-Jan-1956 | Phoenix | Hard | Beverly Baker Fleitz [USA] | 1/6 | Mary Ann Mitchell [USA] | 6-1 6-1 | Palmer, Cheney | 1 | 100.0% |
| 9-Jan-1956 | Port Elizabeth | | Dora Kilian [RSA] | 1/5 | Jean Forbes [RSA] | UNK | | 0 | 100.0% |
| 9-Jan-1956 | St. Petersburg | Clay | Shirley Fry [USA] | 2/15 | Dorothy Knode [USA] | 3-6 6-4 7-5 | Cowan Clark, Bagge | 2 | 91.0% |
| 16-Jan-1956 | Cape Town | | Dora Kilian [RSA] | 2/5 | Renee Schuurman [RSA] | 6-1 6-2 | Forbes | 0 | 100.0% |
| 16-Jan-1956 | Coral Gables | Clay | Dorothy Knode [USA] | 1/2 | Shirley Fry [USA] | 6-1 6-2 | Bagge, Hitt | 2 | 91.0% |
| 20-Jan-1956 | Australian Championships | Grass | Mary Carter Reitano [AUS] | 1/3 | Thelma Long [AUS] | 3-6 6-2 9-7 | Hawton, Seeney | 0 | 90.0% |
| 22-Jan-1956 | Stockholm | Carpet | Angela Mortimer [GBR] | 1/7 | Althea Gibson [USA] | 4-6 6-4 6-3 | Vollmer, Shilcock | 2 | 29.0% |
| 23-Jan-1956 | Barembach | | Anne Marie Seghers [FRA] | 1/2 | Colette Monnot [FRA] | 6-1 6-1 | | 0 | 100.0% |
| 23-Jan-1956 | Hollywood | Clay | Shirley Fry [USA] | 3/15 | Marilyn Stock [USA] | 6-0 6-2 | Kernwein, Miller | 1 | 85.0% |
| 23-Jan-1956 | Los Angeles Metro | | Darlene Hard [USA] | 1/2 | Joan Johnson [USA] | 6-2 6-2 | Conrad, Joseph | 1 | 90.0% |
| 26-Jan-1956 | Cannes | | Louise Snow [USA] | | Roberta Beltrame [ITA] | 6-3 1-6 6-3 | | 0 | 50.0% |
| 30-Jan-1956 | Madras | Clay | Totta Zehden [GER] | 3/3 | Inge Vogler [GER] | 6-2 6-4 | | 0 | 100.0% |
| 31-Jan-1956 | Cologne | Carpet | Althea Gibson [USA] | 1/24 | Christiane Mercelis [BEL] | 4-6 6-3 6-2 | Schmitt, Vollmer | 1 | 37.0% |
| 2-Feb-1956 | Fort Lauderdale | | Marilyn Stock [USA] | | Lois Miller [USA] | 6-0 6-3 | Sommerfield, Babbitt | 0 | 100.0% |
| 3-Feb-1956 | Paris Indoors | Carpet | Althea Gibson [USA] | 2/24 | Angela Buxton [GBR] | 6-2 8-6 | Shilcock, Partridge | 1 | 75.0% |
| 9-Feb-1956 | Palm Springs | Hard | Beverly Baker Fleitz [USA] | 2/6 | Darlene Hard [USA] | 6-4 6-1 | Chaffee, Wheeler | 2 | 100.0% |
| 9-Feb-1956 | West Palm Beach | | Shirley Fry [USA] | 4/15 | Nancy Morrison [USA] | 6-1 6-1 | Miller, Tesloff | 1 | 88.0% |
| 13-Feb-1956 | Brooklyn | Carpet | Carole Wright [USA] | 1/2 | Dorothy Knode [USA] | 6-3 9-7 | Eckhardt, Stark | 1 | 90.0% |
| 14-Feb-1956 | Lyon | Carpet | Althea Gibson [USA] | 3/24 | Doreen Spiers [GBR] | 6-2 6-2 | De Riba, Seghers | 1 | 62.0% |
| 16-Feb-1956 | Orlando | | Anne Bagge [DEN] | | Nancy Reed [USA] | 6-2 6-2 | Mclelland, Highsmith | 0 | 62.0% |
| 18-Feb-1956 | Colombo | | Inge Vogler [GER] | | Totta Zehden [GER] | 9-7 2-6 8-6 | | 0 | 100.0% |
| 20-Feb-1956 | Cannes Gallia | Clay | Althea Gibson [USA] | 4/24 | Shirley Bloomer [GBR] | 6-2 6-2 | Hird, Snow | 1 | 30.0% |
| 27-Feb-1956 | Menton Riviera Chps | Clay | Shirley Bloomer [GBR] | 1/6 | Ilse Buding [GER] | 7-5 6-4 | De Riba, Buding | 0 | 33.0% |
| 27-Feb-1956 | Panama | | Shirley Fry [USA] | 5/15 | Yola Ramirez [MEX] | 6-4 6-1 | Fageros, Levine | 1 | 87.0% |
| 2-Mar-1956 | Cairo | | Angela Mortimer [GBR] | 2/7 | Althea Gibson [USA] | 6-0 6-1 | Staley Hoad, Abbas | 2 | 12.0% |
| 5-Mar-1956 | Barranquilla | Grass | Shirley Fry [USA] | 6/15 | Dorothy Levine [USA] | 6-4 6-2 | Fageros, Morrison | 1 | 77.0% |
| 5-Mar-1956 | Beaulieu | Clay | Ilse Buding [GER] | | Shirley Bloomer [GBR] | 3-6 6-1 6-4 | Buding, Craig Smith | 0 | 37.0% |
| 8-Mar-1956 | Roubaix | Carpet | Christiane Mercelis [BEL] | 1/7 | Erika Vollmer [GER] | 6-8 6-3 6-3 | Kermina, Watine | 0 | 50.0% |
| 8-Mar-1956 | Warrnambool | | Maureen Mccalman [AUS] | 1/2 | Beth Ruffin [AUS] | 6-4 6-1 | | 0 | 100.0% |
| 9-Mar-1956 | La Jolla Invitational | Hard | Beverly Baker Fleitz [USA] | 3/6 | Mimi Wheeler [USA] | 6-3 6-3 | Cheney, Canning Todd | 1 | 100.0% |
| 12-Mar-1956 | Auckland | | Mary Hawton [AUS] | 2/2 | Thelma Long [AUS] | 8-6 10-8 | Armstrong, Tinnock | 0 | 71.0% |
| 12-Mar-1956 | Cannes Carlton | Clay | Shirley Bloomer [GBR] | 2/6 | Ilse Buding [GER] | 6-3 6-2 | Buding, Metzner | 0 | 23.0% |
| 12-Mar-1956 | Chestnut Hill | Carpet | Lois Felix [USA] | 1/6 | June Stack [USA] | 9-7 9-7 | Lewis, Hubbell | 0 | 95.0% |
| 12-Mar-1956 | Miami Beach Invitational | Clay | Yola Ramirez [MEX] | 1/5 | Barbara Bradley [USA] | 7-5 6-2 | Bagge, Fageros | 0 | 75.0% |
| 15-Mar-1956 | Asnieres | | Ginette Bucaille [FRA] | 1/3 | Francoise Nay [FRA] | 6-1 6-3 | Lampe, Bouchet | 0 | 100.0% |
| 16-Mar-1956 | Alexandria | | Angela Mortimer [GBR] | 3/7 | Althea Gibson [USA] | 6-3 6-4 | Abbas, Staley Hoad | 2 | 14.0% |
| 19-Mar-1956 | Cannes Lawn Club | Clay | Shirley Bloomer [GBR] | 3/6 | Edda Buding [GER] | 6-4 4-6 6-4 | Mercelis, Snow | 0 | 18.0% |
| 19-Mar-1956 | Copenhagen Indoors | Carpet | Else Stockel [DEN] | | Milly Vagn Nielsen [DEN] | 6-2 6-4 | | 0 | 100.0% |
| 19-Mar-1956 | San Juan | | Shirley Fry [USA] | 7/15 | Mimi Wheeler [USA] | 3-6 6-3 6-4 | Fageros, Ramirez | 3 | 61.0% |
| 20-Mar-1956 | Warsaw vs Copenhagen | | Round robin event | | | | | 0 | 50.0% |
| 22-Mar-1956 | Brisbane | Clay | Fay Muller [AUS] | 1/3 | Shirley Lee [GBR] | 6-2 6-3 | | 0 | 50.0% |
| 22-Mar-1956 | Johannesburg | Hard | Dora Kilian [RSA] | 3/5 | Gwendy Love [RSA] | 4-6 7-5 6-4 | Forbes, Ward Hales | 0 | 87.0% |
| 22-Mar-1956 | Tracy | | June Fitzpatrick [IRL] | | Barbara Holden [USA] | 6-2 6-0 | Lum, Countee | 0 | 88.0% |
| 24-Mar-1956 | Monte Carlo | Clay | Althea Gibson [USA] | 5/24 | Shirley Bloomer [GBR] | 6-4 6-4 | Buding, Mercelis | 1 | 38.0% |
| 26-Mar-1956 | Montego Bay | Grass | Shirley Fry [USA] | 8/15 | Dorothy Knode [USA] | 6-4 6-4 | Pratt, Hard | 3 | 75.0% |
| 29-Mar-1956 | Southport England | Clay | Angela Buxton [GBR] | 1/6 | Elaine Watson [GBR] | 6-0 6-1 | | 0 | 100.0% |
| 29-Mar-1956 | Toowoomba | | Fay Muller [AUS] | 2/3 | Dorothy Linde [AUS] | 6-2 6-2 | | 0 | 100.0% |
| 30-Mar-1956 | Birmingham Tally Ho | Clay | Jennifer Middleton [GBR] | | Hazel Cheadle [GBR] | 6-2 6-3 | Newcombe, Bentley | 0 | 75.0% |
| 2-Apr-1956 | Kingston | | Shirley Fry [USA] | 9/15 | Darlene Hard [USA] | 5-7 6-0 7-5 | Knode, Ramirez | 3 | 73.0% |
| 2-Apr-1956 | Nice | Clay | Christiane Mercelis [BEL] | 2/7 | Ingrid Metzner [BRA] | 6-0 7-5 | Seghers, Buding | 0 | 37.0% |
| 2-Apr-1956 | Roehampton | Clay | Pearl Panton [GBR] | | Christine Truman [GBR] | 6-2 10-8 | Roberts, Curry | 0 | 88.0% |
| 3-Apr-1956 | Palermo | Clay | Althea Gibson [USA] | 6/24 | Heather Nicholls [RSA] | 6-2 6-2 | Long, Hawton | 1 | 30.0% |
| 4-Apr-1956 | Beirut | | Angela Mortimer [GBR] | 4/7 | Jenny Staley Hoad [AUS] | 6-2 6-3 | Farah, Abihatab | 1 | 25.0% |
| 5-Apr-1956 | San Francisco Bay Counties | | Mary Ann Mitchell [USA] | 1/2 | Barbara Benigni [USA] | 6-3 6-4 | Carter, Fitzpatrick | 0 | 92.0% |
| 5-Apr-1956 | Tel Aviv Spring | | Bracha Singer Jeremitsky [ISR] | | Colette Holvoet [BEL] | 6-4 8-6 | Winkler, Fichman | 0 | 75.0% |
| 7-Apr-1956 | Cleveland Pro | | Pauline Betz [USA] | 1/2 | Doris Hart [USA] | 21-16 19-21 21-12 | | 1 | 100.0% |
| 9-Apr-1956 | Hampstead | Clay | Angela Buxton [GBR] | 2/6 | Sue Waters [GBR] | 6-0 6-4 | Hird, Yates Bell | 0 | 95.0% |
| 9-Apr-1956 | Melbourne Hard | Clay | Mary Carter Reitano [AUS] | 2/3 | Marie Toomey [AUS] | 7-5 4-6 6-1 | Penrose, Ellis | 0 | 96.0% |
| 10-Apr-1956 | Naples | Clay | Althea Gibson [USA] | 7/24 | Heather Nicholls [RSA] | 6-1 8-6 | Metzner, Long | 1 | 31.0% |
| 12-Apr-1956 | Chicago | Carpet | Dorothy Levine [USA] | | Nancy Oconnell [USA] | 6-1 6-1 | Vidas, Mayala | 0 | 100.0% |
| 12-Apr-1956 | Pasadena | | Diane Wootton [USA] | | Julie Sampson Hayward [USA] | 6-3 6-4 | | 0 | 100.0% |
| 12-Apr-1956 | Seville | | Pilar Barril [ESP] | | Josefa De Riba [ESP] | 6-8 9-7 6-3 | Guri, Solsona | 0 | 100.0% |
| 12-Apr-1956 | Tucson | | Karen Susman [USA] | | Shirley Brockman [USA] | 6-2 0-6 6-2 | | 0 | 100.0% |
| 16-Apr-1956 | Chingford | Clay | Angela Mortimer [GBR] | 5/7 | Jennifer Middleton [GBR] | 6-3 6-1 | Spiers, Staley Hoad | 1 | 91.0% |
| 16-Apr-1956 | Paris International | Clay | Ginette Bucaille [FRA] | 2/3 | Jacqueline Kermina [FRA] | 3-6 8-6 6-4 | Patorni, Seeney | 0 | 90.0% |
| 16-Apr-1956 | Sutton | Clay | Darlene Hard [USA] | 2/2 | Angela Buxton [GBR] | 11-9 6-3 | Bloomer, Hird | 1 | 95.0% |
| 17-Apr-1956 | Genoa | Clay | Althea Gibson [USA] | 8/24 | Thelma Long [AUS] | 6-3 6-4 | Lazzarino, Nicholls | 1 | 25.0% |
| 17-Apr-1956 | Houston River Oaks | | Pat Naud [USA] | | Marilyn Montgomery [USA] | 6-3 6-2 | Mchaney, Richey | 0 | 100.0% |
| 19-Apr-1956 | West Hollywood | | Joan Johnson [USA] | 1/2 | Marilyn Joseph [USA] | 6-4 6-1 | Irish, Bowan | 0 | 100.0% |
| 23-Apr-1956 | Bournemouth | Clay | Angela Mortimer [GBR] | 6/7 | Shirley Bloomer [GBR] | 7-5 5-7 6-1 | Buxton, Hard | 2 | 90.0% |
| 24-Apr-1956 | Florence | Clay | Althea Gibson [USA] | 9/24 | Thelma Long [AUS] | 6-2 6-2 | Nicholls, Forbes | 1 | 30.0% |
| 26-Apr-1956 | Corpus Christi | | Ethel Norton [USA] | 1/2 | Marilyn Montgomery [USA] | 10-12 6-1 6-0 | Latta, Noack | 0 | 100.0% |
| 26-Apr-1956 | Ojai | Hard | Beverly Baker Fleitz [USA] | 4/6 | Dodo Cheney [USA] | 7-5 6-2 | Arnold, Johnson | 1 | 100.0% |
| 26-Apr-1956 | San Francisco NoCal Chps | | Linda Van Der Meer [USA] | | Donna Brusco [USA] | 2-6 6-4 6-4 | Fitzpatrick, Wilford | 0 | 91.0% |
| 29-Apr-1956 | Rome | Clay | Althea Gibson [USA] | 10/24 | Zsuzsa Kormoczy [HUN] | 6-3 7-5 | Bloomer, Buxton | 2 | 25.0% |
| 30-Apr-1956 | Hurlingham | Clay | Christine Truman [GBR] | 1/4 | Pat Hird [GBR] | 6-3 7-9 6-2 | Hoahing, Thomas | 0 | 78.0% |
| 3-May-1956 | Nambour | | Beryl Penrose [AUS] | 1/2 | Betty Bradfield [AUS] | 6-2 6-2 | | 0 | 100.0% |
| 3-May-1956 | Ostrava | | Vera Sukova [TCH] | 1/3 | Olga Miskova [TCH] | 6-3 6-1 | | 0 | 100.0% |
| 3-May-1956 | Stuttgart | Clay | Edda Buding [GER] | 1/7 | Ilse Buding [GER] | 6-3 7-5 | | 0 | 100.0% |
| 3-May-1956 | Uccle | | Christiane Mercelis [BEL] | 3/7 | Poucette Coessens [BEL] | 6-0 6-1 | Delfosse, Crowet | 0 | 100.0% |
| 5-May-1956 | Los Angeles SoCal Chps | Hard | Beverly Baker Fleitz [USA] | 5/6 | Louise Brough [USA] | 6-3 6-4 | Hopps, Breit | 2 | 95.0% |
| 7-May-1956 | Croydon | Clay | Christine Truman [GBR] | 2/4 | Vera Roberts [GBR] | 4-6 6-2 6-4 | Wadley, Bramley | 0 | 61.0% |
| 7-May-1956 | New Orleans | | Doris Middleton [USA] | | Lucy Delatte [USA] | 6-2 6-3 | Krupp, Waterhouse | 0 | 100.0% |
| 7-May-1956 | Rasante | | Christiane Mercelis [BEL] | 4/7 | Anne Marie Crowet [BEL] | 6-1 6-0 | Knorsch, Fossion | 0 | 50.0% |
| 7-May-1956 | Wiesbaden | Clay | Daphne Seeney [AUS] | | Thelma Long [AUS] | 2-6 6-4 6-6 RET | Vollmer, Hawton | 1 | 33.0% |
| 11-May-1956 | Milwaukee Pro | Carpet | Pauline Betz [USA] | 2/2 | Doris Hart [USA] | 6-3 6-3 | | 1 | 50.0% |
| 12-May-1956 | San Francisco State | Hard | Mimi Wheeler [USA] | 1/4 | Mary Ann Mitchell [USA] | 6-2 6-1 | Benigni, Brusco | 0 | 93.0% |
| 14-May-1956 | Guildford | Clay | Pat Hird [GBR] | 1/2 | Rosemary Walsh [USA] | 6-3 6-0 | Edmonson, Yates Bell | 0 | 87.0% |
| 14-May-1956 | Paddington | Clay | Sandra Reynolds [RSA] | 1/3 | Bernice Carr [RSA] | 3-6 6-0 6-4 | Spiers, Waddington | 0 | 50.0% |
| 14-May-1956 | Sutton Coldfield | Clay | Anne Shilcock [GBR] | 2/6 | Ann Jones [GBR] | 3-6 9-7 6-4 | Armstrong, Middleton | 0 | 100.0% |
| 15-May-1956 | Roland Garros | Clay | Althea Gibson [USA] | 11/24 | Angela Mortimer [GBR] | 6-0 12-10 | Buxton, Kormoczy | 5 | 38.0% |
| 17-May-1956 | Berlin | Clay | Erika Vollmer [GER] | 1/7 | Heather Nicholls [RSA] | 4-6 6-4 6-2 | Gullbrandsson Sanden, Teran De Weiss | 0 | 25.0% |
| 17-May-1956 | Buenos Aires River Plate | Clay | June Hanson [USA] | | Viola Livetti [ARG] | 6-1 6-3 | | 0 | 50.0% |
| 17-May-1956 | Haifa | | Colette Holvoet [BEL] | 1/2 | Edith Cohen Mintz [ISR] | 6-2 6-4 | | 0 | 50.0% |
| 18-May-1956 | Birmingham Priory | | Sheila Armstrong [GBR] | 1/3 | Pat Hird [GBR] | 6-3 4-6 6-3 | Parker, Jones | 0 | 75.0% |
| 19-May-1956 | Dinas Powas | | Joan Curry [GBR] | | Laura Morgan [GBR] | 4-6 6-2 7-5 | Carr, Bramley | 0 | 75.0% |
| 21-May-1956 | St. Annes-on-Sea | | Kay Newcombe [AUS] | 1/2 | Mrs Kathleen Holt [GBR] | 3-6 10-8 6-4 | Walsh, Godfrey | 0 | 71.0% |
| 23-May-1956 | Hartford | | Lois Felix [USA] | 2/6 | Marjory Buck [AUS] | 7-5 8-10 6-4 | Copeland, Richards | 0 | 93.0% |
| 24-May-1956 | Dallas | | Rosemary Buck [USA] | | Jean Johannes [USA] | 6-4 6-2 | Savage, Swenson | 0 | 100.0% |
| 24-May-1956 | Houston Municipal | | Gee Gee Kamrath [USA] | | Lovie Beard [USA] | 7-5 6-1 | Carroll, Whitridge | 0 | 100.0% |
| 24-May-1956 | Sacramento | | Mimi Wheeler [USA] | 2/4 | Mary Ann Mitchell [USA] | 6-4 6-1 | Smith, Benigni | 0 | 100.0% |
| 28-May-1956 | Barcelona Intl | Clay | Heather Nicholls [RSA] | 1/3 | Barbara Scofield [USA] | 6-2 6-2 | Staley Hoad, Seeney | 0 | 44.0% |
| 28-May-1956 | Czechoslovakian Exho | | Round robin event | | | | | 0 | 33.0% |
| 28-May-1956 | Hanover | Clay | Erika Vollmer [GER] | 2/7 | Ingrid Metzner [BRA] | 6-2 1-6 6-3 | | 0 | 50.0% |
| 28-May-1956 | New Haven | | Lois Felix [USA] | 3/6 | Kay Hubbell [USA] | 6-1 6-4 | Richards, Raymond | 0 | 93.0% |
| 28-May-1956 | San Bernardino | Hard | Mary Arnold [USA] | 1/3 | Dodo Cheney [USA] | 10-8 6-2 | Bowan, Johnson | 0 | 100.0% |
| 28-May-1956 | Surbiton | Grass | Althea Gibson [USA] | 12/24 | Anne Shilcock [GBR] | 6-3 13-11 | Long, Middleton | 2 | 58.0% |
| 29-May-1956 | Surbiton International Matches | | Round robin event | | | | | 1 | 50.0% |
| 31-May-1956 | Albuquerque | | Nancy Pennies [USA] | | Stella Brewster [USA] | 6-3 6-0 | | 0 | 100.0% |
| 31-May-1956 | Melbourne Vic Hard | Clay | Loris Nichols [AUS] | | Norma Ellis [AUS] | 6-3 6-0 | | 0 | 100.0% |
| 4-Jun-1956 | Barnes | Grass | Elaine Watson [GBR] | 1/3 | Rosemary Walsh [USA] | 6-3 10-8 | Panton, Yates Bell | 0 | 75.0% |
| 4-Jun-1956 | Cheltenham | Grass | Ann Jones [GBR] | 1/6 | Viola White [GBR] | 6-1 5-7 6-1 | Macintosh, Curry | 0 | 50.0% |
| 4-Jun-1956 | Lugano | Clay | Beverly Baker Fleitz [USA] | 6/6 | Jenny Staley Hoad [AUS] | 1-6 6-3 6-3 | Clarke Stayer, Seeney | 2 | 23.0% |
| 4-Jun-1956 | Manchester | Grass | Althea Gibson [USA] | 13/24 | Louise Brough [USA] | 2-6 6-4 6-4 | Fry, Knode | 4 | 58.0% |
| 4-Jun-1956 | Mill Valley | | Mimi Wheeler [USA] | 3/4 | Barbara Benigni [USA] | 6-1 6-4 | Van Der Meer, Naud | 1 | 100.0% |
| 4-Jun-1956 | New Orleans State | | Sandra Loubat [USA] | | Doris Middleton [USA] | 6-1 6-0 | Krupp, Keel | 0 | 100.0% |
| 4-Jun-1956 | Newton | | Baba Lewis [USA] | | Mary Richards [USA] | 3-6 7-5 6-2 | Norton, Copeland | 0 | 100.0% |
| 4-Jun-1956 | Seattle | | Janet Hopps [USA] | | Mary Ann Mitchell [USA] | 4-6 6-4 15-13 | Yee, Dwight | 0 | 100.0% |
| 7-Jun-1956 | Birmingham Dixieland | | Karol Fageros [USA] | 1/3 | Evelyn Cowan Clark [USA] | 6-0 6-0 | Bagge, Stock | 0 | 83.0% |
| 7-Jun-1956 | Glasgow | Grass | Heather Macfarlane [GBR] | | Marion Walker [GBR] | 6-0 6-2 | | 0 | 100.0% |
| 11-Jun-1956 | Beckenham | Grass | Tournament not completed | | | | Hard (F), Pratt (F), Nicholls, Muller | 0 | 44.0% |
| 11-Jun-1956 | Braunschweig | Clay | Edda Buding [GER] | 2/7 | Erika Vollmer [GER] | 6-3 6-2 | | 0 | 100.0% |
| 11-Jun-1956 | Bristol | Grass | Althea Gibson [USA] | 14/24 | Daphne Seeney [AUS] | 6-2 10-8 | Staley Hoad, Armstrong | 1 | 40.0% |
| 11-Jun-1956 | Chestnut Hill State | | Lois Felix [USA] | 4/6 | Kay Hubbell [USA] | 6-2 6-3 | Gunderson, Lewis | 0 | 100.0% |
| 11-Jun-1956 | Montgomery | | Karol Fageros [USA] | 2/3 | Yola Ramirez [MEX] | 6-3 6-3 | Hernandez, Cowan Clark | 0 | 76.0% |
| 11-Jun-1956 | San Antonio | | Ethel Norton [USA] | 2/2 | Marilyn Montgomery [USA] | 6-2 6-1 | | 0 | 100.0% |
| 14-Jun-1956 | Los Angeles Parks | | Joan Johnson [USA] | 2/2 | Marilyn Joseph [USA] | 7-5 6-3 | Bowan, Shepard | 0 | 100.0% |
| 14-Jun-1956 | Menlo Park | | Mimi Wheeler [USA] | 4/4 | Barbara Benigni [USA] | 6-1 6-1 | Van Der Meer, Naud | 1 | 100.0% |
| 14-Jun-1956 | Philadelphia Delaware Valley | | Alice Fehrenbach [USA] | | Betty Smith [USA] | 6-1 6-2 | Bressi, Hoffmann | 0 | 100.0% |
| 14-Jun-1956 | St. Louis | | Lucille Davidson [USA] | | Merceina Weiss [USA] | 7-5 7-5 | Tolan, Mueller | 0 | 91.0% |
| 17-Jun-1956 | Philadelphia District | | Margaret Osborne Dupont [USA] | 1/2 | Bunny Vosters [USA] | 6-3 5-7 6-0 | Strobhar, Knowles | 0 | 100.0% |
| 17-Jun-1956 | Wightman Cup | Grass | Round robin event | | | | | 5 | 50.0% |
| 18-Jun-1956 | Atlanta | | Yola Ramirez [MEX] | 2/5 | Karol Fageros [USA] | 7-5 10-8 | Floyd, Cowan Clark | 0 | 81.0% |
| 18-Jun-1956 | Malvern | Grass | Ingrid Metzner [BRA] | 1/3 | Erika Vollmer [GER] | 6-1 7-5 | Jones, Gram Andersen | 0 | 25.0% |
| 18-Jun-1956 | Queen's Club | Grass | Angela Buxton [GBR] | 3/6 | Patricia Ward Hales [GBR] | 6-4 6-0 | Hard, Seeney | 1 | 44.0% |
| 25-Jun-1956 | Bayside | Clay | Carole Wright [USA] | 2/2 | Carmen Lampe [USA] | 5-7 6-3 6-2 | Disco, Troccole | 0 | 93.0% |
| 25-Jun-1956 | Chattanooga | | Marilyn Voges [USA] | 1/2 | Lynn Lawson [USA] | 3-6 6-4 6-3 | Kraft, Haney | 0 | 100.0% |
| 25-Jun-1956 | Little Rock | | Yola Ramirez [MEX] | 3/5 | Karol Fageros [USA] | 6-2 6-0 | Hernandez, Stock | 0 | 66.0% |
| 25-Jun-1956 | Salt Lake City State | | Jo Freed [USA] | | Margot Hedges [CAN] | 6-2 6-1 | | 0 | 50.0% |
| 25-Jun-1956 | Waumbeck | | Lois Felix [USA] | 5/6 | Louise Raymond [USA] | 6-2 6-3 | Hubbell, Richards | 0 | 100.0% |
| 25-Jun-1956 | Wilmington | Clay | Donna Floyd [USA] | 1/2 | Belmar Gunderson [USA] | 5-7 6-0 6-3 | Fehrenbach | 0 | 100.0% |
| 25-Jun-1956 | Wimbledon | Grass | Shirley Fry [USA] | 10/15 | Angela Buxton [GBR] | 6-3 6-1 | Mortimer, Brough | 7 | 50.0% |
| 28-Jun-1956 | Oakland | | Wilma Smith [USA] | 1/2 | Gerry Carter [USA] | 6-2 6-3 | Brusco, Van Der Meer | 0 | 100.0% |
| 2-Jul-1956 | Bethesda | | Donna Floyd [USA] | 2/2 | Belmar Gunderson [USA] | 6-3 5-7 7-5 | | 0 | 100.0% |
| 2-Jul-1956 | Cincinnati | | Yola Ramirez [MEX] | 4/5 | Mary Ann Mitchell [USA] | 7-5 6-1 | Fageros, Hernandez | 0 | 75.0% |
| 2-Jul-1956 | Crawford Notch | | Lois Felix [USA] | 6/6 | Kay Hubbell [USA] | 6-2 6-3 | Alling, Richards | 0 | 100.0% |
| 2-Jul-1956 | Dortmund | Clay | Edda Buding [GER] | 3/7 | Jacqueline Kermina [FRA] | 6-2 1-6 6-3 | | 0 | 50.0% |
| 2-Jul-1956 | Greenville | | Evelyn Cowan Clark [USA] | | Jayne Haney [USA] | 6-3 7-5 | Babbitt, Fowler | 0 | 100.0% |
| 2-Jul-1956 | White Sulphur Springs | | Carolyn Wikoff [USA] | | Judy Hagan [USA] | 6-1 10-8 | Lawson, Loving | 0 | 100.0% |
| 2-Jul-1956 | Wimbledon Plate | Grass | Thelma Long [AUS] | 1/7 | Ilse Buding [GER] | 6-3 6-4 | Woodgate, Mercelis | 0 | 57.0% |
| 5-Jul-1956 | Berlin Blau-Weiss | Clay | Dorothy Knode [USA] | 2/2 | Margot Dittmeyer [GER] | 5-7 6-3 6-3 | Zehden, Vogler | 0 | 83.0% |
| 5-Jul-1956 | Katowice | | Zuzana Rychkowna [POL] | | Jadwiga Jedrzejowska [POL] | 7-5 2-6 6-4 | | 0 | 100.0% |
| 5-Jul-1956 | Lexington | | Gail Delozier [USA] | | Jean Kraft [USA] | 6-4 6-3 | Sisson, Rogers | 0 | 100.0% |
| 5-Jul-1956 | Long Beach | | Shirley Brockman [USA] | | Jane Little [USA] | 6-4 6-0 | | 0 | 100.0% |
| 5-Jul-1956 | Omaha | | Bev Tolan [USA] | | Doris Popple [USA] | 7-5 6-2 | Davidson, Neeld | 0 | 100.0% |
| 5-Jul-1956 | Spokane | | Susan Butt [CAN] | | Ann Barclay [CAN] | 6-0 6-0 | | 0 | 100.0% |
| 8-Jul-1956 | Bastad | Clay | Angela Buxton [GBR] | 4/6 | Bibbi Gullbrandsson Sanden [SWE] | 3-6 6-3 6-4 | Bjork | 1 | 75.0% |
| 8-Jul-1956 | Dusseldorf | Clay | Shirley Fry [USA] | 11/15 | Heather Nicholls [RSA] | 6-1 13-11 | Long, Mercelis | 2 | 30.0% |
| 9-Jul-1956 | Dublin | Grass | Shirley Bloomer [GBR] | 4/6 | Dorothy Knode [USA] | 8-6 6-2 | Hale, Seeney | 0 | 65.0% |
| 9-Jul-1956 | Edgbaston | Grass | Angela Mortimer [GBR] | 7/7 | Jenny Staley Hoad [AUS] | 6-2 4-6 6-0 | Pitt, Middleton | 1 | 93.0% |
| 9-Jul-1956 | Felixstowe | Grass | Elaine Stephan [NZL] | | Christine Truman [GBR] | 6-4 3-6 6-4 | Robinson, Della Porta | 0 | 75.0% |
| 9-Jul-1956 | Indianapolis | | Mary Ann Mitchell [USA] | 2/2 | Barbara Green [USA] | 6-8 6-2 6-2 | Fageros, Ramirez | 0 | 84.0% |
| 9-Jul-1956 | Pelham | | Margareta Bonstrom [SWE] | | Jean Corvino [USA] | 7-5 6-1 | Lampe, Piken | 0 | 90.0% |
| 9-Jul-1956 | Sunderland | Grass | Ann Jones [GBR] | 2/6 | Kay Newcombe [AUS] | 6-1 6-1 | Carr, Gram Andersen | 0 | 50.0% |
| 11-Jul-1956 | Nottingham | Grass | Sandra Reynolds [RSA] | 2/3 | Doreen Van Tonder [RSA] | 6-2 8-6 | Waddington, Craig Smith | 0 | 55.0% |
| 12-Jul-1956 | La Jolla | Hard | Dodo Cheney [USA] | 1/3 | Mary Ann Eilenberger [USA] | 6-3 6-2 | Joseph, Wilford | 0 | 100.0% |
| 12-Jul-1956 | Ortisei | Clay | Thelma Long [AUS] | 2/7 | Silvana Lazzarino [ITA] | 6-0 6-2 | | 1 | 50.0% |
| 12-Jul-1956 | Ottawa | | Louise Brown [CAN] | | Hilde Doleschell [TCH] | 6-2 6-4 | | 0 | 50.0% |
| 12-Jul-1956 | Palo Alto | | Audrey Arnold [USA] | | Helen Hampton [USA] | 6-3 6-0 | | 0 | 100.0% |
| 12-Jul-1956 | Wengen | | Elsa Riboli [ITA] | | Arlette Halff [FRA] | 6-1 6-1 | | 0 | 50.0% |
| 14-Jul-1956 | Prague | Clay | Erika Vollmer [GER] | 3/7 | Totta Zehden [GER] | 6-2 6-4 | Miskova, Sukova | 0 | 50.0% |
| 15-Jul-1956 | Philadelphia Middle States | Grass | Margaret Osborne Dupont [USA] | 2/2 | Bunny Vosters [USA] | 6-2 3-6 6-1 | Gunderson, Wheeler | 1 | 100.0% |
| 16-Jul-1956 | Edinburgh | Grass | Christine Truman [GBR] | 3/4 | Valerie Lewis [GBR] | 7-5 6-4 | Edwards, Paterson | 0 | 87.0% |
| 16-Jul-1956 | Frinton-on-Sea | Grass | Anne Shilcock [GBR] | 3/6 | Margaret Odonnell [AUS] | 6-4 6-2 | Hale, Starling | 0 | 89.0% |
| 16-Jul-1956 | Hoylake | Grass | Shirley Bloomer [GBR] | 5/6 | Georgie Woodgate [GBR] | 6-0 6-1 | Bramley, Godfrey | 0 | 87.0% |
| 16-Jul-1956 | Newport Wales | Grass | Ann Jones [GBR] | 3/6 | Daphne Seeney [AUS] | 6-2 6-3 | Newcombe, Armstrong | 0 | 75.0% |
| 16-Jul-1956 | Penzance | Grass | Elaine Watson [GBR] | 2/3 | Billie Woodgate [GBR] | 7-5 6-4 | | 0 | 100.0% |
| 16-Jul-1956 | River Forest | Clay | Shirley Fry [USA] | 12/15 | Althea Gibson [USA] | 7-5 6-1 | Knode, Fageros | 2 | 88.0% |
| 16-Jul-1956 | Soviet Championships | | Valeria Kuzmenko [URS] | | Larisa Gorinova [URS] | 3-6 7-5 6-4 | | 0 | 100.0% |
| 16-Jul-1956 | Swiss Closed | Clay | Heidi Enzen [SUI] | | Vreni Reutercrona [SUI] | 3-6 6-2 6-2 | | 0 | 100.0% |
| 16-Jul-1956 | Tacoma | | Jean Laird [USA] | 1/3 | Donna Brusco [USA] | 6-2 2-6 6-2 | Van Der Meer, Barclay | 0 | 81.0% |
| 16-Jul-1956 | Travemunde | | Ingrid Metzner [BRA] | 2/3 | Elizabeth Von Aspern [GER] | 6-3 6-2 | | 0 | 50.0% |
| 19-Jul-1956 | Brussels | Clay | Christiane Mercelis [BEL] | 5/7 | Poucette Coessens [BEL] | 6-4 6-3 | | 0 | 100.0% |
| 23-Jul-1956 | Gstaad | Clay | Heather Nicholls [RSA] | 2/3 | Nicla Migliori [ITA] | 6-3 6-1 | Kermina, Snow | 0 | 37.0% |
| 23-Jul-1956 | Haverford | | Althea Gibson [USA] | 15/24 | Margaret Osborne Dupont [USA] | 6-1 6-4 | Fageros, Vosters | 4 | 90.0% |
| 23-Jul-1956 | Sopot | Clay | Anne Marie Seghers [FRA] | 2/2 | Milly Vagn Nielsen [DEN] | 6-0 6-2 | Peterdy, Jedrzejowska | 0 | 25.0% |
| 26-Jul-1956 | Deauville | | Jennifer Edmonson [GBR] | | Angele Salvet [FRA] | 6-2 6-3 | | 0 | 50.0% |
| 26-Jul-1956 | El Cerrito | | Helen Hampton [USA] | | Ann Reed [USA] | 6-2 7-5 | Baker, Countee | 0 | 100.0% |
| 26-Jul-1956 | Hilversum | | Beatrice De Chambure [FRA] | | Zus Schmier [NED] | UNK | | 0 | 50.0% |
| 26-Jul-1956 | Houston TAAF | | Lillian Carroll [USA] | | Lovie Beard [USA] | 6-? 7-5 | | 0 | 100.0% |
| 26-Jul-1956 | Los Angeles SoCal Parks | | Mary Arnold [USA] | 2/3 | Anita Kanter [USA] | 6-2 7-5 | Joseph, Farnell | 0 | 100.0% |
| 26-Jul-1956 | Santa Cruz | | Barbara Lum [USA] | 1/2 | Connie Wilford [USA] | 6-2 6-4 | Arnold, Krikorian | 0 | 100.0% |
| 26-Jul-1956 | Seattle State | | Jean Laird [USA] | 2/3 | Linda Van Der Meer [USA] | 10-8 3-6 6-4 | Yee, Brusco | 0 | 100.0% |
| 27-Jul-1956 | Hamburg | Clay | Thelma Long [AUS] | 3/7 | Silvana Lazzarino [ITA] | 7-5 6-2 | Shilcock, Buding | 0 | 41.0% |
| 30-Jul-1956 | Tunbridge Wells | Grass | Pat Hird [GBR] | 2/2 | Thea Hale [RSA] | 8-6 6-0 | | 0 | 50.0% |
| 30-Jul-1956 | Worthing | | Ann Jones [GBR] | 4/6 | Sheila Bramley [GBR] | 6-0 6-3 | Emmett, Tee | 0 | 100.0% |
| 2-Aug-1956 | Moseley | Grass | Kay Newcombe [AUS] | 2/2 | Billie Woodgate [GBR] | 6-2 6-4 | | 0 | 50.0% |
| 5-Aug-1956 | Copenhagen | Clay | Milly Vagn Nielsen [DEN] | | Else Stockel [DEN] | 7-5 6-4 | | 0 | 100.0% |
| 6-Aug-1956 | Brumana | | Edda Buding [GER] | 4/7 | Daphne Seeney [AUS] | 6-1 8-6 | Buding, Ward Hales | 0 | 25.0% |
| 6-Aug-1956 | Framingham | | Jill Rook [GBR] | 1/2 | Christine Truman [GBR] | 6-4-7-5 | Giebeler, Robinson | 0 | 100.0% |
| 6-Aug-1956 | Llanelly | Grass | Sheila Armstrong [GBR] | 2/3 | Thea Hale [RSA] | 8-6 6-3 | | 0 | 50.0% |
| 6-Aug-1956 | Orange | Grass | Althea Gibson [USA] | 16/24 | Louise Brough [USA] | 6-1 6-3 | Knode, Hard | 5 | 81.0% |
| 6-Aug-1956 | Ostrava Natls | Clay | Vera Sukova [TCH] | 2/3 | Olga Miskova [TCH] | 6-2 6-2 | Dvorackova, Pilarova | 0 | 100.0% |
| 9-Aug-1956 | Alameda | | Wilma Smith [USA] | 2/2 | Fay Pettit [USA] | 6-0 6-4 | Robberding, Wilford | 0 | 100.0% |
| 9-Aug-1956 | Athens Geo | | Marilyn Voges [USA] | 2/2 | Jayne Haney [USA] | 6-3 2-6 6-4 | Cowan Clark, Braselton | 0 | 100.0% |
| 9-Aug-1956 | Knokke | Clay | Silvana Lazzarino [ITA] | 1/2 | Christiane Mercelis [BEL] | 6-4 6-3 | Snow, Ramorino | 0 | 50.0% |
| 9-Aug-1956 | Los Angeles Industrial | | Marilyn Joseph [USA] | | Barbara Butt [USA] | 6-0 6-2 | Mccoy, Panajotovic | 0 | 75.0% |
| 9-Aug-1956 | Munich | | Edda Buding [GER] | 5/7 | Thelma Long [AUS] | 6-1 6-4 | | 1 | 50.0% |
| 9-Aug-1956 | Oslo | | Laila Schou Nilsen [NOR] | | Lill Lind [NOR] | 6-3 3-6 6-4 | | 0 | 100.0% |
| 9-Aug-1956 | Ostend | | Christiane Mercelis [BEL] | 6/7 | Myriam De Borman [BEL] | 6-1 6-0 | | 0 | 100.0% |
| 9-Aug-1956 | Santa Ana | | Evelyn Houseman [USA] | | Shirley Brockman [USA] | 3-6 6-4 RET | Yeomans, Powers | 0 | 100.0% |
| 13-Aug-1956 | Cranleigh | Grass | Jill Rook [GBR] | 2/2 | Caroline Yates Bell [GBR] | 7-5 6-1 | | 0 | 100.0% |
| 13-Aug-1956 | Cromer | | Elaine Watson [GBR] | 3/3 | Ann Jones [GBR] | 4-6 6-2 10-8 | Durose, Grant | 0 | 100.0% |
| 13-Aug-1956 | Richmond | | Raymonde Veber [USA] | | Ann Gray [USA] | 2-6 6-3 6-2 | | 0 | 100.0% |
| 13-Aug-1956 | Scheveningen | Clay | Joopy Van Der Wal [NED] | | Nel Hermsen [NED] | 6-0 6-2 | | 0 | 100.0% |
| 14-Aug-1956 | Manchester-on-Sea | Grass | Shirley Fry [USA] | 13/15 | Louise Brough [USA] | 6-4 4-6 6-2 | Pratt, Osborne Dupont | 3 | 78.0% |
| 14-Aug-1956 | Swedish Natls | | Solveig Gustafsson [SWE] | | Veera Popova [LAT] | 6-3 6-2 | | 0 | 50.0% |
| 14-Aug-1956 | Vancouver | | Jean Laird [USA] | 3/3 | Linda Van Der Meer [USA] | 4-6 7-5 8-6 | | 0 | 100.0% |
| 16-Aug-1956 | Beverly Hills | Hard | Dodo Cheney [USA] | 2/3 | Marilyn Joseph [USA] | 6-1 6-2 | Kristenson, Yeomans | 0 | 100.0% |
| 16-Aug-1956 | Biarritz | | Florence De La Courtie [FRA] | | Janine De La Giroday [FRA] | 6-3 8-6 | | 0 | 100.0% |
| 16-Aug-1956 | Exmouth | | Christine Truman [GBR] | 4/4 | Mrs J B Parker [GBR] | 6-1 6-1 | | 0 | 100.0% |
| 16-Aug-1956 | Salt Lake City Jubilee | | Barbara Krase [USA] | | Jo Freed [USA] | 6-2 6-4 | | 0 | 100.0% |
| 16-Aug-1956 | Spa | | Christiane Mercelis [BEL] | 7/7 | Monique Pouchain [BEL] | 6-2 6-0 | | 0 | 100.0% |
| 16-Aug-1956 | Viareggio | Clay | Thelma Long [AUS] | 4/7 | Nicla Migliori [ITA] | 6-3 6-2 | | 1 | 50.0% |
| 16-Aug-1956 | Wichita Falls | | Marilyn Montgomery [USA] | | Carolyn Savage [USA] | 6-1 6-0 | Cummings, Brown | 0 | 100.0% |
| 20-Aug-1956 | Budapest | Clay | Vera Sukova [TCH] | 3/3 | Marta Peterdy [HUN] | 6-1 6-3 | | 0 | 50.0% |
| 20-Aug-1956 | Cincinnati National Parks | | Mary Arnold [USA] | 3/3 | June Stack [USA] | 6-1 6-1 | Pniewski, Marshall | 0 | 100.0% |
| 20-Aug-1956 | Istanbul | | Edda Buding [GER] | 6/7 | Patricia Ward Hales [GBR] | 4-6 9-7 6-3 | Seeney, Buding | 1 | 22.0% |
| 20-Aug-1956 | Klosters | | Erika Vollmer [GER] | 4/7 | Ginette Bucaille [FRA] | 6-2 6-3 | Halff, Riboli | 0 | 50.0% |
| 20-Aug-1956 | Saint-Palais | | Marie Odile Bouchet [FRA] | | Aline Nenot [FRA] | 6-4 6-3 | | 0 | 100.0% |
| 20-Aug-1956 | San Francisco City | | Donna Brusco [USA] | | Connie Wilford [USA] | 6-3 7-5 | Hampton, Carter | 0 | 100.0% |
| 20-Aug-1956 | Scarborough | | Ann Jones [GBR] | 5/6 | Elaine Watson [GBR] | 6-2 7-5 | Middleton, Hird | 0 | 100.0% |
| 20-Aug-1956 | St. Andrews | Clay | Sheila Armstrong [GBR] | 3/3 | Heather Macfarlane [GBR] | 6-3 4-6 6-4 | | 0 | 100.0% |
| 20-Aug-1956 | Winchester | Grass | Viola White [GBR] | | Betty Lombard [IRL] | 10-8 6-4 | | 0 | 50.0% |
| 21-Aug-1956 | Wilberforce ATA Chps | | Althea Gibson [USA] | 17/24 | Nana Vaughan [USA] | 6-1 6-1 | Fine, Richardson | 1 | 87.0% |
| 22-Aug-1956 | Poertschach | Clay | Erika Vollmer [GER] | 5/7 | Gem Hoahing [GBR] | 3-6 7-5 6-1 | | 0 | 50.0% |
| 23-Aug-1956 | St. Moritz | | Ginette Bucaille [FRA] | 3/3 | Erika Vollmer [GER] | W/O | Riboli, Nay | 0 | 50.0% |
| 27-Aug-1956 | Athens | | Edda Buding [GER] | 7/7 | Daphne Seeney [AUS] | 6-2 6-2 | Metzner, Buding | 1 | 50.0% |
| 27-Aug-1956 | Budleigh Salterton | | Ann Jones [GBR] | 6/6 | Elaine Watson [GBR] | 6-3 6-2 | Prettyjohn, Woodgate | 0 | 87.0% |
| 27-Aug-1956 | Estoril | | Suzanne Schmitt [FRA] | | Peggy Cohen | 6-1 6-3 | | 0 | 50.0% |
| 27-Aug-1956 | Flims | | Erika Vollmer [GER] | 6/7 | Francoise Nay [FRA] | 6-4 7-5 | | 0 | 50.0% |
| 27-Aug-1956 | Miami Beach | | Margaret Babbitt [USA] | | Gretchen Sommerfield [USA] | 6-3 6-3 | | 0 | 100.0% |
| 27-Aug-1956 | Santa Monica | Hard | Dodo Cheney [USA] | 3/3 | Estelle Kristenson [USA] | 6-1 6-2 | Joseph, Kanter | 0 | 100.0% |
| 27-Aug-1956 | Sydney Metro | Clay | Beryl Penrose [AUS] | 2/2 | Margaret Hellyer [AUS] | 6-4 6-? | Carter Reitano, Fenton | 0 | 100.0% |
| 27-Aug-1956 | Toledo | | June Stack [USA] | | Sara Mae Turber [USA] | 7-5 6-1 | Barnes, Hagan | 0 | 100.0% |
| 27-Aug-1956 | Toronto | | Althea Gibson [USA] | 18/24 | Shirley Bloomer [GBR] | 6-3 6-1 | Fageros, Ramirez | 1 | 25.0% |
| 1-Sep-1956 | US National Championships | Grass | Shirley Fry [USA] | 14/15 | Althea Gibson [USA] | 6-3 6-4 | Bloomer, Pratt | 4 | 81.0% |
| 3-Sep-1956 | Linz | | Erika Vollmer [GER] | 7/7 | Vera Sukova [TCH] | 6-3 6-4 | | 0 | 50.0% |
| 10-Sep-1956 | Denver | | Althea Gibson [USA] | 19/24 | Dorothy Knode [USA] | 6-4 6-4 | Ramirez, Bloomer | 1 | 87.0% |
| 10-Sep-1956 | Eastbourne | Grass | Anne Shilcock [GBR] | 4/6 | Penny Burrell [GBR] | 6-1 6-2 | Knapp, Evans | 0 | 100.0% |
| 13-Sep-1956 | Los Angeles Pac Southwest | Hard | Althea Gibson [USA] | 20/24 | Nancy Chaffee [USA] | 4-6 6-2 6-1 | Cheney, Bloomer | 2 | 82.0% |
| 13-Sep-1956 | San Jose | | Barbara Lum [USA] | 2/2 | Helen Hampton [USA] | 3-6 7-5 6-4 | Reed, Countee | 0 | 100.0% |
| 22-Sep-1956 | Berkeley | Hard | Shirley Bloomer [GBR] | 6/6 | Dodo Cheney [USA] | 6-0 6-1 | Mitchell, Hernandez | 0 | 92.0% |
| 24-Sep-1956 | Henley | Clay | Angela Buxton [GBR] | 5/6 | Sheila Armstrong [GBR] | 6-3 6-4 | Edwards, Bramley | 1 | 100.0% |
| 27-Sep-1956 | Cascais | | Ingrid Metzner [BRA] | 3/3 | Alicia Guri [ESP] | 6-4 6-4 | | 0 | 50.0% |
| 27-Sep-1956 | Paris Coupe Poree | | Thelma Long [AUS] | 5/7 | Ginette Bucaille [FRA] | 6-2 6-1 | Shilcock, Ward Hales | 1 | 75.0% |
| 1-Oct-1956 | Johannesburg Transvaal Chps | | Dora Kilian [RSA] | 4/5 | Beryl Bartlett [RSA] | 6-4 6-2 | Carr, Love | 0 | 100.0% |
| 1-Oct-1956 | Tel Aviv Autumn | | Colette Holvoet [BEL] | 2/2 | Lella Kaniklides Sawer [ISR] | 4-6 6-3 6-1 | Fichman, Cohen Mintz | 0 | 83.0% |
| 7-Oct-1956 | Mexico City | Clay | Althea Gibson [USA] | 21/24 | Darlene Hard [USA] | 8-6 6-4 | Ramirez, Bloomer | 2 | 62.0% |
| 8-Oct-1956 | Bordeaux | Clay | Jacqueline Kermina [FRA] | | Ginette Bucaille [FRA] | 10-8 2-6 6-4 | Schmitt, De La Courtie | 0 | 100.0% |
| 8-Oct-1956 | Milan | Clay | Silvana Lazzarino [ITA] | 2/2 | Annalisa Bossi [ITA] | 6-3 6-3 | Ramorino, Migliori | 0 | 100.0% |
| 10-Oct-1956 | Bloemfontein | | Sandra Reynolds [RSA] | 3/3 | Audrey Treyvellan [RSA] | 6-1 2-6 6-0 | | 0 | 100.0% |
| 10-Oct-1956 | Glen Iris | | Lorraine Coghlan [AUS] | | Eva Duldig [NED] | 6-2 6-4 | | 0 | 50.0% |
| 10-Oct-1956 | Southport | | Fay Muller [AUS] | 3/3 | Dorothy Linde [AUS] | 6-0 6-3 | | 0 | 100.0% |
| 18-Oct-1956 | Santiago | Clay | Maria Ayala [PUR] | | Luisa Morales [CHI] | 4-6 9-7 9-7 | De Zuleta, Ibarra | 0 | 75.0% |
| 20-Oct-1956 | Killara AUS vs NZL | | Round robin event | | | | | 0 | 50.0% |
| 25-Oct-1956 | Milton | Grass | Mary Carter Reitano [AUS] | 3/3 | Margaret Hellyer [AUS] | 4-6 6-2 7-5 | Coghlan, Muller | 0 | 66.0% |
| 5-Nov-1956 | Buenos Aires | | Nora Somoza [ARG] | | June Hanson [USA] | 6-4 6-2 | Lombardi, Morales | 0 | 60.0% |
| 5-Nov-1956 | Johannesburg Wanderers | | Dora Kilian [RSA] | 5/5 | Beryl Bartlett [RSA] | 6-2 6-4 | Forbes, Love | 0 | 100.0% |
| 5-Nov-1956 | Torquay | Carpet | Thelma Long [AUS] | 6/7 | Angela Buxton [GBR] | 6-4 4-6 7-5 | Edwards, Curry | 2 | 93.0% |
| 7-Nov-1956 | Sydney | Grass | Althea Gibson [USA] | 22/24 | Shirley Fry [USA] | 10-8 6-2 | Penrose, Carter Reitano | 2 | 75.0% |
| 8-Nov-1956 | Copenhagen Shell | | Vera Nielsen [DEN] | | Lisa Gram Andersen [DEN] | 6-1 5-7 6-2 | | 0 | 100.0% |
| 8-Nov-1956 | Stockholm Queen's | | Anne Shilcock [GBR] | 5/6 | Solveig Gustafsson [SWE] | 8-6 6-2 | | 0 | 50.0% |
| 10-Nov-1956 | Sydney NSW vs VIC | | Round robin event | | | | | 0 | 87.0% |
| 15-Nov-1956 | Benoni | | Bernice Carr [RSA] | | Doreen Van Tonder [RSA] | 6-2 6-3 | Stander, Lovell | 0 | 100.0% |
| 15-Nov-1956 | Paris Coupe Canet | | Anne Shilcock [GBR] | 6/6 | Patricia Ward Hales [GBR] | 2-6 6-3 6-4 | De Chambure, Long | 1 | 62.0% |
| 22-Nov-1956 | Adelaide 2 | Grass | Althea Gibson [USA] | 23/24 | Shirley Fry [USA] | 8-6 7-5 | Coghlan, Hellyer | 2 | 81.0% |
| 22-Nov-1956 | Orlando State | | Laura Lou Jahn [USA] | | Owen Mchaney [USA] | 10-8 6-1 | Clifton, Shaffer | 0 | 83.0% |
| 22-Nov-1956 | Rio de Janeiro | | Yola Ramirez [MEX] | 5/5 | Rosie Reyes [FRA] | 6-4 6-3 | | 0 | 50.0% |
| 26-Nov-1956 | London | Carpet | Angela Buxton [GBR] | 6/6 | Anne Shilcock [GBR] | 6-2 6-2 | Bloomer, Truman | 1 | 96.0% |
| 3-Dec-1956 | New York | Carpet | Pat Stewart [USA] | | Margareta Bonstrom [SWE] | 6-8 6-3 7-5 | Maroshick, Adank | 0 | 75.0% |
| 3-Dec-1956 | San Juan Insular | | Maggie Pasarell [PUR] | | Dora Pasarell [PUR] | 6-2 6-0 | | 0 | 100.0% |
| 6-Dec-1956 | Melbourne | Grass | Shirley Fry [USA] | 15/15 | Althea Gibson [USA] | 4-6 9-7 8-6 | Carter Reitano, Parmenter | 2 | 89.0% |
| 7-Dec-1956 | Melbourne Juniors | Grass | Eva Duldig [NED] | | Margo Rayson [AUS] | UNK | Lehane, Jones | 0 | 75.0% |
| 13-Dec-1956 | La Jolla Natls | Hard | Nancy Chaffee [USA] | | Patricia Canning Todd [USA] | 6-4 5-7 7-5 | Arnold, Cheney | 0 | 93.0% |
| 17-Dec-1956 | East London 2 | | Beryl Bartlett [RSA] | 2/2 | Bernice Carr [RSA] | 10-8 1-6 6-1 | | 0 | 100.0% |
| 24-Dec-1956 | Barcelona Christmas | Clay | Thelma Long [AUS] | 7/7 | Alicia Guri [ESP] | 6-0 6-0 | | 1 | 50.0% |
| 24-Dec-1956 | Melbourne South Yarra | Grass | Maureen Mccalman [AUS] | 2/2 | Rita Bentley [GBR] | 6-4 2-6 6-2 | Duldig, Muller | 0 | 50.0% |
| 26-Dec-1956 | Sydney Manly | Grass | Althea Gibson [USA] | 24/24 | Shirley Fry [USA] | 0-6 7-5 6-2 | Parmenter, Hellyer | 2 | 85.0% |
| 29-Dec-1956 | Perth City | Grass | June Mcleod [AUS] | | Helen Collins [AUS] | 9-7 6-4 | | 0 | 100.0% |
| 29-Dec-1956 | Port Elizabeth | | Heather Nicholls [RSA] | 3/3 | Bernice Carr [RSA] | 6-2 6-2 | Seeney, Reynolds | 0 | 87.0% |
| 29-Dec-1956 | Sydney County | Grass | Pat Parmenter [AUS] | | Norma Marsh [AUS] | 6-3 8-6 | | 0 | 100.0% |
| 31-Dec-1956 | Tampa | Clay | Karol Fageros [USA] | 3/3 | Rosie Reyes [FRA] | 6-3 6-2 | Hernandez, Cowan Clark | 0 | 62.0% |