1956 French Championships – Men's singles

First-seeded Lew Hoad defeated Sven Davidson 6–4, 8–6, 6–3 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1956 French Championships.

Seeds
The seeded players are listed below. Lew Hoad is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.


 * 1) 🇦🇺 Lew Hoad (champion)
 * 2) 🇺🇸 Budge Patty (fourth round)
 * 3) 🇸🇪 Sven Davidson (finalist)
 * 4) 🇺🇸 Art Larsen (fourth round)
 * 5) 🇮🇹 Giuseppe Merlo (semifinals)
 * 6) 🇪🇬 Jaroslav Drobný (fourth round)
 * 7) 🇦🇺 Ashley Cooper (semifinals)
 * 8) 🇺🇸 Tut Bartzen (first round)
 * 9)  Luis Ayala (fourth round)
 * 10)  Kurt Nielsen (fourth round)
 * 11) 🇺🇸 Herbert Flam (quarterfinals)
 * 12) 🇺🇸 Bob Perry (fourth round)
 * 13) 🇫🇷 Paul Rémy (quarterfinals)
 * 14) 🇦🇺 Don Candy (fourth round)
 * 15) 🇧🇪 Jacques Brichant (quarterfinals)
 * 16) 🇬🇧 Roger Becker (fourth round)

Key

 * Q = Qualifier
 * WC = Wild card
 * LL = Lucky loser
 * r = Retired