Australian Championships 1961 / men's singles

Australian Championships 1961
Singles:	Men's	Ladies
Double:	Men's	Ladies	Mixed
Singles:	Juniors	Juniors
Double:	Juniors	Juniors
R. Single:	Men's	Ladies	Quad
R. Double:	Men's	Ladies	Quad
Australian Championships Men's Singles
1960 ◄ 1961 ► 1962
Grand Slams 1961 men's singles
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This article covers the men's singles at the 1961 Australian Championships . The winner of the tournament was Australian Roy Emerson , who defeated his compatriot, the top-seeded defending champion Rod Laver, in four sets (1: 6, 6: 3, 7: 5, 6: 4) in the final .

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01. Rod Laver final 02. Roy Emerson victory 03. Bob Mark 3rd round 04th Bob Hewitt 3rd round 05. Mike Sangster Quarter finals 06th Christian Kuhnke Quarter finals

No. player Round reached 07th Robert Howe 3rd round 08th. Fred Stolle Semifinals 09. Wayne Reid 3rd round 10. Ken Fletcher Quarter finals 11. Sergio Tacchini 2nd round 12. Barry Phillips-Moore Semifinals

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier WC = wildcard LL = Lucky Loser ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate) PR = Protected Ranking SE = Special Exempt

r = retired d = disqualification where = walkover

Results

Semi-finals, finals

Semifinals

final

1

R. Laver

6th

6th

6th

12

B. Phillips-Moore

2

2

4th

1

R. Laver

6th

3

5

4th

2

R. Emerson

1

6th

7th

6th

8th

F. Stolle

6th

2

5

2

R. Emerson

8th

6th

7th

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round

Second round

Third round

Quarter finals

1

Laver

6th

6th

6th

O'Kane

2

3

0

1

Laver

6th

6th

9

Coghlan

4th

1

7th

Tan

1

2

1

Coghlan

6th

6th

6th

1

Laver

6th

2

10

Fletcher

2

4th

r

10

Fletcher

6th

6th

3

6th

Ryan

3

2

6th

1

10

Fletcher

6th

6th

6th

Shapter

3

2

3

Shapter

6th

8th

8th

4th

6th

Hearnden

3

10

6th

6th

1

Upper half 2

First round

Second round

Third round

Quarter finals

7th

Howe

6th

6th

7th

Potter

1

4th

5

7th

Howe

2

9

6th

6th

Nice

6th

6th

6th

12

Phillips Moore

6th

11

3

8th

Pearson

3

0

1

Nice

5

2

2

12

Phillips Moore

6th

3

6th

6th

12

Phillips Moore

7th

6th

6th

French

2

6th

2

3

12

Phillips Moore

5

6th

6th

6th

4th

Hewitt

6th

7th

6th

6th

Kuhnke

7th

3

2

3

Fraser

1

5

1

4th

Hewitt

6th

6th

0

7th

Hann

6th

2

6th

7th

Hann

4th

4th

6th

5

Pares

1

6th

2

5

4th

Hewitt

1

4th

6th

3

Hughes

6th

6th

8th

6th

6th

Kuhnke

6th

6th

1

6th

Johnson

2

3

10

1

Hughes

6th

6th

4th

6th

Kuhnke

6th

1

6th

6th

6th

Kuhnke

8th

8th

6th

McPherson

4th

6th

3

0

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round

Second round

Third round

Quarter finals

5

Sangster

6th

6th

6th

McKenzie

2

2

2

5

Sangster

3

10

6th

2

6th

Stubs

6th

6th

8th

Stubs

6th

8th

4th

6th

2

Azman

0

1

6th

5

Sangster

Mulligan

6th

6th

6th

3

mark

w.

O.

Graham Jones

3

2

2

Mulligan

3

3

4th

3

mark

6th

6th

6th

3

mark

6th

6th

6th

Hillebrand

1

4th

0

5

Sangster

6th

6th

6th

11

Tacchini

6th

6th

6th

8th

Stolle

3

4th

3

Millen

1

1

0

11

Tacchini

5

2

5

Tobin

6th

6th

6th

Tobin

7th

6th

7th

Shepherd

3

3

2

Tobin

3

3

3

8th

Stolle

6th

6th

6th

Reid

13

4th

3

8th

Stolle

15th

6th

6th

Lower half 2

First round

Second round

Third round

Quarter finals

Pearce

6th

6th

6th

Gibson

4th

3

4th

Pearce

6th

6th

6th

9

Reid

2

2

0

Holland

7th

1

3

9

Reid

9

6th

6th

Pearce

6th

6th

6th

2

Emerson

1

2

3

Kearney

4th

6th

6th

6th

Stephens

6th

4th

2

0

Kearney

1

2

7th

2

Emerson

6th

6th

9

Hicks

1

1

2

2

Emerson

6th

6th

6th

Web links

• Draw of the Australian Championships on the tournament website ( Memento from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive )