| Score: | 2–6, 6–2, 7–5 |
| Draw: | 80 (4) |
| Seeds: | 4 |
| After Name: | Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles |
| Before Name: | Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles |
| Type: | grand slam |
See main article: 1956 Wimbledon Championships. Vic Seixas and Doris Hart were the defending champions, but Hart did not compete. Seixas competed with Shirley Fry, and they defeated Gardnar Mulloy and Althea Gibson in the final, 2–6, 6–2, 7–5 to win the mixed doubles tennis title at the 1956 Wimbledon Championships.[1]
See also: 1 and 1. 
Vic Seixas / Shirley Fry (champions)
See also: 2 and 8. Luis Ayala / 
Thelma Long (fourth round)
See also: 3 and 6. Gardnar Mulloy / Althea Gibson (final)
See also: 4 and 3. Bob Howe / Darlene Hard (semifinals)