1961 in tennis

This page covers all the important events in the sport of tennis in 1961. It provides the results of notable tournaments throughout the year on both the men's and women's ILTF tennis circuits.

Australian Open

Men's singles

Main article: 1961 Australian Championships – Men's singles

Australia Roy Emerson defeated Australia Rod Laver 1–6, 6–3, 7–5, 6–4[1]

Women's singles

Main article: 1961 Australian Championships – Women's singles

Australia Margaret Smith defeated Australia Jan Lehane 6–1, 6–4[2]

Men's doubles

Australia Rod Laver / Australia Bob Mark defeated Australia Roy Emerson / Australia Marty Mulligan 6–3, 7–5, 3–6, 9–11, 6–2[3]

Women's doubles

Australia Mary Carter Reitano / Australia Margaret Smith defeated Australia Mary Bevis Hawton / Australia Jan Lehane, 6–4, 3–6, 7–5[4]

Mixed doubles

Australia Jan Lehane / Australia Bob Hewitt defeated Australia Mary Carter Reitano / Australia John Pearce, 9–7, 6–2[5]

French Open

Men's singles

Main article: 1961 French Championships – Men's singles

Spain Manuel Santana defeated Italy Nicola Pietrangeli 4–6, 6–1, 3–6, 6–0, 6–2

Women's singles

Main article: 1961 French Championships – Women's singles

United Kingdom Ann Haydon defeated Mexico Yola Ramírez 6–2, 6–1

Men's doubles

Australia Roy Emerson / Australia Rod Laver defeated Australia Bob Howe / Australia Bob Mark 3–6, 6–1, 6–1, 6–4

Women's doubles

South Africa Sandra Reynolds / South Africa Renee Schuurman defeated Brazil Maria Bueno /United States Darlene Hard walkover

Mixed doubles

United States Darlene Hard / Australia Rod Laver defeated Czechoslovakia Vera Suková / Czechoslovakia Jirí Javorský 6–0, 2–6, 6–3

Wimbledon

Men's singles

Main article: 1961 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

Australia Rod Laver defeated United States Chuck McKinley, 6–3, 6–1, 6–4 [6]

Women's singles

Main article: 1961 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

United Kingdom Angela Mortimer defeated United Kingdom Christine Truman, 4–6, 6–4, 7–5 [7]

Men's doubles

Main article: 1961 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles

Australia Roy Emerson / Australia Neale Fraser defeated Australia Bob Hewitt / Australia Fred Stolle, 6–4, 6–8, 6–4, 6–8, 8–6 [8]

Women's doubles

Main article: 1961 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles

United States Karen Hantze / United States Billie Jean Moffitt defeated Australia Jan Lehane / Australia Margaret Smith, 6–3, 6–4 [9]

Mixed doubles

Main article: 1961 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles

Australia Fred Stolle / Australia Lesley Turner defeated Australia Robert Howe / West Germany Edda Buding, 11–9, 6–2 [10]

US Open

Men's singles

Main article: 1961 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles

Australia Roy Emerson defeated Australia Rod Laver 7–5, 6–3, 6–2

Women's singles

Main article: 1961 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles

United States Darlene Hard defeated United Kingdom Ann Haydon 6–3, 6–4

Men's doubles

United States Chuck McKinley / United States Dennis Ralston defeated Mexico Rafael Osuna / Mexico Antonio Palafox 6–3, 6–4, 2–6, 13–11 [11]

Women's doubles

United States Darlene Hard / Australia Lesley Turner defeated West Germany Edda Buding / Mexico Yola Ramírez 6–4, 5–7, 6–0 [12]

Mixed doubles

Australia Margaret Smith / Australia Bob Mark defeated United States Darlene Hard / United States Dennis Ralston default [13][a]

Notes

  1. ↑ Ralston was suspended by the USLTA for 'bad conduct' during an earlier Davis Cup American Zone final match against Mexico. As a result of the suspension the mixed doubles title was defaulted to Margaret Smith and Bob Mark.

References

  1. ↑ "1961 Men's Singles". Tennis Australia.
  2. ↑ "1961 Women's Singles". Tennis Australia.
  3. ↑ "1961 Men's Doubles". Tennis Australia.
  4. ↑ "1961 Women's Doubles". Tennis Australia.
  5. ↑ "1961 Mixed Doubles". Tennis Australia.
  6. ↑ "Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Ladies' Singles Finals 1884-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Mixed Doubles Finals 1913-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
  11. ↑ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 478. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  12. ↑ Collins, p. 480
  13. ↑ Collins, p. 482
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