1956 Torneo Godó
# 1956 Torneo Godó

The 1956 Torneo Godó was the fourth edition of the Torneo Godó annual tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Barcelona, Spain and it took place from 28 May to 3 June 1956. Third-seeded Herbert Flam won the singles title.

## Seeds

* Lew Hoad (quarterfinalist)
* Art Larsen (semifinalist)
* Herbert Flam (champion)
* Don Candy (quarterfinalist)
* Bob Perry (semifinalist)
* Ashley Cooper (quarterfinalist)
* Abe Segal (quarterfinalist)
* Trevor Fancutt (second round)

## Draw

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | Art Larsen | 4 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Herbert Flam | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Herbert Flam | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | 3 | Herbert Flam | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | Bob Howe | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | Bob Perry | 6 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 4 | | Bob Howe | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| | Bob Howe | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | |

### Earlier rounds

**Top half**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | Larsen | 6 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Martínez | 4 | 8 | | 2 | Larsen | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Arilla | w/o | | | | Arilla | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Garrido | | | | | | | | 2 | Larsen | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 7 | Segal | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | Segal | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Catá | 2 | 0 | | 7 | Segal | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Santana | | | | | Dorfman | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dorfman | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Larsen | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Flam | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Flam | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | Fachini | 0 | 4 | | 3 | Flam | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Basas | 6 | 4 | 3 | | Bruix | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bruix | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 3 | Flam | 6 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Cooper | 7 | 7 | | | | | | 6 | Cooper | 4 | r | | | | | |
| | Martínez | 5 | 5 | | 6 | Cooper | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sanz | 3 | | | | Sanz | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Rincón | $1^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

**Bottom half**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Castellá | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Klamburg | 6 | 2 | 1 | | Castellá | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sanglier | 0 | 1 | | 5 | Perry | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Perry | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | Perry | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Pimentel | w/o | | | | | | | | 4 | Candy | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | Vincent | | | | | Pimentel | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Regaña | 2 | 2 | | 4 | Candy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Candy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Perry | 6 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 4 |
| | Howe | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Howe | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| | de Setmenat | 2 | 6 | | | Howe | 10 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tort | 2 | 0 | | 8 | Fancutt | 8 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Fancutt | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | Howe | 7 | 7 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| | Gimeno | | | | | | | | | 1 | Hoad | 9 | 5 | 9 | | | | | | | |
| | Maggi | w/o | | | | Maggi | 5 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Moure | 0 | 2 | | 1 | Hoad | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Hoad | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
