| Date: | 25 June – 7 July |
| Edition: | 70th |
| Location: | Church Road SW19, Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom |
| Venue: | All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club |
| Surface: | Grass |
| Category: | Grand Slam |
| Attendance: | 276,861 |
| Champms: |  Lew Hoad |
| Champws: |  Shirley Fry |
| Champmd: | Lew Hoad / Ken Rosewall |
| Champwd: |  Angela Buxton / Althea Gibson |
| Champxd: | Vic Seixas / Shirley Fry |
| Champbs: | Ronnie Holmberg |
| Champgs: | Ann Haydon |
The 1956 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament was held from Monday 25 June until Saturday 7 July 1956.[1] It was the 70th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam tennis event of 1956. Lew Hoad and Shirley Fry won the singles titles.
See main article: 1956 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles. Lew Hoad defeated Ken Rosewall, 6–2, 4–6, 7–5, 6–4 [2]
See main article: 1956 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles. Shirley Fry defeated Angela Buxton, 6–3, 6–1 [3]
See main article: 1956 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles. Lew Hoad / Ken Rosewall defeated 
Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola, 7–5, 6–2, 6–1 [4]
See main article: 1956 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles. Angela Buxton / Althea Gibson defeated Fay Muller / Daphne Seeney, 6–1, 8–6 [5]
See main article: 1956 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles. Vic Seixas / Shirley Fry defeated Gardnar Mulloy / Althea Gibson, 2–6, 6–2, 7–5 [6]
See main article: 1956 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' singles. Ronnie Holmberg defeated Rod Laver, 6–1, 6–1 [7]
See main article: 1956 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' singles. Ann Haydon defeated Ilse Buding, 6–3, 6–4 [8]