Wimbledon Championships 1961 / men's singles

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Wimbledon 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
Wimbledon Championships
Men's Singles
1960 ◄ 1961 ► 1962
Grand Slams 1961
men's singles
Australian Championships
French International Tennis Championships
Wimbledon Championships
US National Championships

Men's singles at the Wimbledon Championships 1961 .

The winner was Rod Laver .

Seeding list

No. player Round reached

01. AustraliaAustralia Neale Fraser Round of 16
02. AustraliaAustralia Rod Laver victory
03. ItalyItaly Nicola Pietrangeli Third round
04th AustraliaAustralia Roy Emerson Quarter finals
No. player Round reached
05. Spain 1945Spain Manuel Santana Second round

06th ChileChile Luis Ayala Quarter finals

07th IndiaIndia Ramanatha Krishnan Semifinals

08th. United States 49United States Chuck McKinley final

Tournament schedule

Explanation of symbols

  • r = retired
  • d = disqualification
  • where = walkover

Quarter-finals, semi-finals, finals

  Quarter finals Semifinals final
                                                   
   United KingdomUnited Kingdom B. Wilson 4th 4th 6th 4th              
8th  United States 49United States C. McKinley 6th 6th 4th 6th    
8th  United States 49United States C. McKinley 6th 6th 8th    
   United KingdomUnited Kingdom M. Sangster 4th 4th 6th      
 Venezuela 1954Venezuela I. Pimentel 2 2 4th    
 
   United KingdomUnited Kingdom M. Sangster 6th 6th 6th      
  8th  United States 49United States C. McKinley 3 1 4th    
  2  AustraliaAustralia R. Laver 6th 6th 6th    
  7th  IndiaIndia R. Krishnan 6th 6th 6th      
4th  AustraliaAustralia R. Emerson 1 4th 4th      
7th  IndiaIndia R. Krishnan 2 6th 2    
  2  AustraliaAustralia R. Laver 6th 8th 6th      
6th  ChileChile L. Ayala 1 3 2    
 
  2  AustraliaAustralia R. Laver 6th 6th 6th      

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round   Second round   Third round   Round of 16
 United States 49United States R. Hernando 3 1 1                      
1  AustraliaAustralia N. Fraser 6th 6th 6th       1  AustraliaAustralia N. Fraser 5 6th 4th 6th 7th
Q  Germany BRBR Germany H. Elschenbroich 2 4th 4th        United States 49United States W. Reed 7th 4th 6th 1 5  
 United States 49United States W. Reed 6th 6th 6th         1  AustraliaAustralia N. Fraser 6th 3 6th 6th  
Q  United KingdomUnited Kingdom H. Truman 5 1 1          AustraliaAustralia M. Mulligan 2 6th 2 1    
 AustraliaAustralia M. Mulligan 7th 6th 6th        AustraliaAustralia M. Mulligan 6th 6th 1      
 IndiaIndia J. Mukerjea 3 4th 6th 3      AustraliaAustralia F. Stolle 1 4th 0 r.    
 AustraliaAustralia F. Stolle 6th 6th 3 6th       1  AustraliaAustralia N. Fraser 6th 0 11 7th  
 ArgentinaArgentina E. Soriano 2 6th 7th 14th 3      United KingdomUnited Kingdom B. Wilson 1 6th 13 9  
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom B. Wilson 6th 4th 5 16 6th    United KingdomUnited Kingdom B. Wilson 6th 8th 6th      
Q  United KingdomUnited Kingdom R. Dixon 2 3 3        Brazil 1960Brazil CA Fernandes 3 6th 4th      
 Brazil 1960Brazil CA Fernandes 6th 6th 6th          United KingdomUnited Kingdom B. Wilson 6th 6th 6th    
 New ZealandNew Zealand L. Gerrard 8th 3 6th 1        United States 49United States J. Frost 2 4th 4th      
 AustraliaAustralia B. Mark 10 6th 2 6th      AustraliaAustralia B. Mark 4th 4th 4th      
 Germany BRBR Germany W. Stuck 4th 2 2        United States 49United States J. Frost 6th 6th 6th      
 United States 49United States J. Frost 6th 6th 6th        

Upper half 2

First round   Second round   Third round   Round of 16
 ItalyItaly S. Tacchini 2 2 6th 4th                    
8th  United States 49United States C. McKinley 6th 6th 4th 6th     8th  United States 49United States C. McKinley 6th 6th 6th    
 FinlandFinland R. Nyyssonen 7th 3 6th 2 5    South Africa 1961South Africa A. Gaertner 2 1 3      
 South Africa 1961South Africa A. Gaertner 5 6th 3 6th 7th     8th  United States 49United States C. McKinley 6th 4th 6th 6th  
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom G. Ward 7th 2 3 6th 3      Poland 1944Poland W. Gąsiorek 3 6th 0 2    
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom G. Paish 5 6th 6th 2 6th    United KingdomUnited Kingdom G. Paish 2 1 6th 6th 2  
 NorwayNorway FD Jagge 5 2 4th        Poland 1944Poland W. Gąsiorek 6th 6th 4th 4th 6th  
 Poland 1944Poland W. Gąsiorek 7th 6th 6th         8th  United States 49United States C. McKinley 8th 6th 7th    
Q  SwedenSweden I. Ingvarsson 2 4th 4th          AustraliaAustralia W. Jacques 6th 1 5    
 Germany BRBR Germany I. Buding 6th 6th 6th        Germany BRBR Germany I. Buding 5 0 4th      
 DenmarkDenmark J. Ulrich 3 2 6th 5      AustraliaAustralia W. Jacques 7th 6th 6th      
 AustraliaAustralia W. Jacques 6th 6th 3 7th        AustraliaAustralia W. Jacques 6th 6th 8th 9  
Q  FranceFrance D. Contet 4th 2 3          United States 49United States D. Dell 8th 4th 6th 7th    
 United States 49United States D. Dell 6th 6th 6th        United States 49United States D. Dell 6th 6th 6th      
Q  AustraliaAustralia G. Hughes 2 5 0        FranceFrance JC Barclay 3 4th 2      
 FranceFrance JC Barclay 6th 7th 6th        

Upper half 3

First round   Second round   Third round   Round of 16
 IndiaIndia A. Ali 4th 2 1                      
3  ItalyItaly N. Pietrangeli 6th 6th 6th       3  ItalyItaly N. Pietrangeli 6th 6th 1 6th  
Q  Brazil 1960Brazil JE Mandarino 3 6th 1 6th 3    AustraliaAustralia B. Phillips-Moore 3 4th 6th 3    
 AustraliaAustralia B. Phillips-Moore 6th 3 6th 4th 6th     3  ItalyItaly N. Pietrangeli 6th 3 4th 4th  
LL  South Africa 1961South Africa F. McMillan 4th 7th 4th          United States 49United States C. Crawford 2 6th 6th 6th    
 United States 49United States M. Fox 6th 9 6th        United States 49United States M. Fox 2 2 2      
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom N. Kitovitz 1 2 3        United States 49United States C. Crawford 6th 6th 6th      
 United States 49United States C. Crawford 6th 6th 6th          United States 49United States C. Crawford 4th 2 10    
 Germany BRBR Germany C. Kuhnke 6th 4th 4th 3        Venezuela 1954Venezuela I. Pimentel 6th 6th 12    
 AustraliaAustralia W. Coghlan 4th 6th 6th 6th      AustraliaAustralia W. Coghlan 4th 6th 3 9    
 FranceFrance G. Pilet 1 2 6th 4th      Venezuela 1954Venezuela I. Pimentel 6th 3 6th 11    
 Venezuela 1954Venezuela I. Pimentel 6th 6th 3 6th        Venezuela 1954Venezuela I. Pimentel 4th 7th 6th 1 7th
 BelgiumBelgium P. Washer 0 4th 4th          Yugoslavia Socialist Federal RepublicYugoslavia N. Pilic 6th 5 3 6th 5  
 AustriaAustria F. Hainka 6th 6th 6th        AustriaAustria F. Hainka 5 6th 3 6th    
 United States 49United States R. Siska 6th 3 2 8th 5    Yugoslavia Socialist Federal RepublicYugoslavia N. Pilic 7th 4th 6th 8th    
 Yugoslavia Socialist Federal RepublicYugoslavia N. Pilic 4th 6th 6th 6th 7th    

Upper half 4

First round   Second round   Third round   Round of 16
 NetherlandsNetherlands W. Maris 2 0 2                      
5  Spain 1945Spain M. Santana 6th 6th 6th       5  Spain 1945Spain M. Santana 4th 4th 10    
 Soviet Union 1955Soviet Union S. Likhachev 6th 2 3 0      South Africa 1961South Africa A. Segal 6th 6th 12      
 South Africa 1961South Africa A. Segal 1 6th 6th 6th        South Africa 1961South Africa A. Segal 6th 6th 6th    
 Mexico 1934Mexico E. Reyes 1 6th 3 6th 2      Rhodesia South 1923Southern Rhodesia A. Bey 3 4th 4th      
 Rhodesia South 1923Southern Rhodesia A. Bey 6th 4th 6th 4th 6th    Rhodesia South 1923Southern Rhodesia A. Bey 6th 10 9 6th    
 United States 49United States J. Lesch 4th 1 1        AustraliaAustralia R. Howe 4th 8th 11 4th    
 AustraliaAustralia R. Howe 6th 6th 6th          South Africa 1961South Africa A. Segal 6th 6th 4th    
 ChileChile P. Rodríguez 6th 1 0 3        United KingdomUnited Kingdom M. Sangster 8th 8th 6th    
 United States 49United States D. Ralston 3 6th 6th 6th      United States 49United States D. Ralston 6th 6th 3 16    
 AustraliaAustralia J. Newcombe 8th 4th 6th 6th 4th    SwedenSweden JE Lundqvist 4th 2 6th 14th    
 SwedenSweden JE Lundqvist 10 6th 3 2 6th      United States 49United States D. Ralston 8th 6th 3 3 4th
 Canada 1921Canada Bedard 3 2 4th          United KingdomUnited Kingdom M. Sangster 6th 4th 6th 6th 6th  
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom M. Sangster 6th 6th 6th        United KingdomUnited Kingdom M. Sangster 6th 4th 6th 6th    
 AustraliaAustralia N. Gibson 3 6th 3 7th 6th    AustraliaAustralia G. Pares 3 6th 3 3    
 AustraliaAustralia G. Pares 6th 3 6th 5 8th    

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round   Second round   Third round   Round of 16
Q  Mexico 1934Mexico G. Palafox 4th 0 2                      
 AustriaAustria F. Saiko 6th 6th 6th        AustriaAustria F. Saiko 4th 9 6th 2  
 FranceFrance J. Renavand 2 4th 4th        United KingdomUnited Kingdom T. Pickard 6th 11 3 6th    
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom T. Pickard 6th 6th 6th          United KingdomUnited Kingdom T. Pickard 3 3 2    
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom A. Mills 5 6th 4th 5        Mexico 1934Mexico T. Palafox 6th 6th 6th      
 JapanJapan O. Ishiguro 7th 4th 6th 7th      JapanJapan O. Ishiguro 2 3 8th 3    
 Germany BRBR Germany D. Corner life 2 2 7th        Mexico 1934Mexico T. Palafox 6th 6th 6th 6th    
 Mexico 1934Mexico T. Palafox 6th 6th 9          Mexico 1934Mexico T. Palafox 6th 1 3 1  
 SwedenSweden U. Schmidt 4th 4th 2         7th  IndiaIndia R. Krishnan 4th 6th 6th 6th  
 AustraliaAustralia K. Fletcher 6th 6th 6th        AustraliaAustralia K. Fletcher 4th 6th 6th 5 0  
 Canada 1921Canada F. Godbout 3 4th 3        ItalyItaly O. Sirola 6th 0 3 7th 6th  
 ItalyItaly O. Sirola 6th 6th 6th          ItalyItaly O. Sirola 4th 6th 3 1  
 South Africa 1961South Africa J. Mayers 6th 5 6th 3 5     7th  IndiaIndia R. Krishnan 6th 3 6th 6th    
 United States 49United States M. Riessen 3 7th 4th 6th 7th    United States 49United States M. Riessen 3 2 9      
 FranceFrance F. Jauffret 0 4th 1       7th  IndiaIndia R. Krishnan 6th 6th 11      
7th  IndiaIndia R. Krishnan 6th 6th 6th        

Lower half 2

First round   Second round   Third round   Round of 16
 CubaCuba O. Garrido 4th 4th 8th                      
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom R. Taylor 6th 6th 10        United KingdomUnited Kingdom R. Taylor 6th 6th 3 6th  
 South Africa 1961South Africa R. Mandelstam 10 6th 6th 4th 3    AustraliaAustralia W. Woodcock 1 2 6th 1    
 AustraliaAustralia W. Woodcock 12 3 4th 6th 6th      United KingdomUnited Kingdom R. Taylor 8th 6th 6th 6th  
Q  United KingdomUnited Kingdom T. Adamson 2 6th 13 2 4th      TunisiaTunisia M. Belkhodjia 10 1 4th 3    
 TunisiaTunisia M. Belkhodjia 6th 4th 11 6th 6th    TunisiaTunisia M. Belkhodjia 6th 9 4th 6th    
Q  United States 49United States E. Scott 4th 6th 4th 4th      United KingdomUnited Kingdom R. Bennett 2 7th 6th 3    
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom R. Bennett 6th 4th 6th 6th        United KingdomUnited Kingdom R. Taylor 3 1 1    
 AustraliaAustralia J. Hillebrand 0 4th 6th 1       4th  AustraliaAustralia R. Emerson 6th 6th 6th    
 United States 49United States J. Douglas 6th 6th 3 6th      United States 49United States J. Douglas 6th 6th 4th 6th    
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom J. Ward 2 8th 6th 4th 4th    United States 49United States G. Mulloy 2 2 6th 1    
 United States 49United States G. Mulloy 6th 6th 1 6th 6th      United States 49United States J. Douglas 3 0 7th 4th  
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom M. Hann 6th 2 4th 4th       4th  AustraliaAustralia R. Emerson 6th 6th 5 6th    
 United States 49United States C. Henry 4th 6th 6th 6th      United States 49United States C. Henry 2 4th 4th      
 IndiaIndia N. Kumar 2 1 3       4th  AustraliaAustralia R. Emerson 6th 6th 6th      
4th  AustraliaAustralia R. Emerson 6th 6th 6th        

Lower half 3

First round   Second round   Third round   Round of 16
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom J. Coni 13 1 0                      
 IndiaIndia P. Lall 15th 6th 6th        IndiaIndia P. Lall 3 6th 6th    
 NorwayNorway T. Moe 5 7th 7th        United KingdomUnited Kingdom B. Knight 6th 8th 8th      
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom B. Knight 7th 9 9          United KingdomUnited Kingdom B. Knight 12 5 2 9 6th
 New ZealandNew Zealand M. Otway 6th 4th 0 6th 4th      United States 49United States B. Bond 10 7th 6th 7th 0  
 HungaryHungary I. Gulyás 3 6th 6th 0 6th    HungaryHungary I. Gulyás 1 1 4th      
 AustriaAustria L. Lassenstein 4th 10 2        United States 49United States B. Bond 6th 6th 6th      
 United States 49United States B. Bond 6th 12 6th          United KingdomUnited Kingdom B. Knight 7th 4th 2    
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom J. Barrett 2 6th 2 3       6th  ChileChile L. Ayala 9 6th 6th    
 United States 49United States F. Froehling 6th 4th 6th 6th      United States 49United States F. Froehling 1 6th 6th 6th    
 Brazil 1960Brazil R. Barnes 3 7th 6th 12 4th    Mexico 1934Mexico M. Llamas 6th 2 0 3    
 Mexico 1934Mexico M. Llamas 6th 9 1 10 6th      United States 49United States F. Froehling 2 5 4th    
 NetherlandsNetherlands P. van Eijsden 2 9 4th         6th  ChileChile L. Ayala 6th 7th 6th      
 CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia J. Javorský 6th 11 6th        CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia J. Javorský 5 4th 2      
 South Africa 1961South Africa R. Sanders 3 2 2       6th  ChileChile L. Ayala 7th 6th 6th      
6th  ChileChile L. Ayala 6th 6th 6th        

Lower half 4

First round   Second round   Third round   Round of 16
 SwedenSweden S. Stockenberg 3 2 4th                      
 AustraliaAustralia B. Hewitt 6th 6th 6th        AustraliaAustralia B. Hewitt 10 8th 2 6th  
 ArgentinaArgentina E. Morea 5 5 3        United States 49United States R. Holmberg 8th 6th 6th 2    
 United States 49United States R. Holmberg 7th 7th 6th          AustraliaAustralia B. Hewitt 6th 6th 6th    
 Spain 1945Spain A. Arilla 6th 6th 3 6th 2      BelgiumBelgium J. Brichant 2 3 4th      
 ColombiaColombia W. Alvarez 4th 8th 6th 4th 6th    ColombiaColombia W. Alvarez 6th 1 0 9 2  
 Poland 1944Poland W. Skonecki 2 6th 2 2      BelgiumBelgium J. Brichant 2 6th 6th 7th 6th  
 BelgiumBelgium J. Brichant 6th 3 6th 6th        AustraliaAustralia B. Hewitt 4th 4th 2    
 AustraliaAustralia A. Lane 3 6th 4th 4th       2  AustraliaAustralia R. Laver 6th 6th 6th    
 South Africa 1961South Africa K. Diepraam 6th 2 6th 6th      South Africa 1961South Africa K. Diepraam 12 9 0 4th    
 ItalyItaly G. Merlo 7th 6th 5 4th      Germany BRBR Germany W. Bungert 10 11 6th 6th    
 Germany BRBR Germany W. Bungert 5 8th 7th 6th        Germany BRBR Germany W. Bungert 3 1 10 6th 3
 Yugoslavia Socialist Federal RepublicYugoslavia B. Jovanović 7th 3 8th         2  AustraliaAustralia R. Laver 6th 6th 8th 4th 6th  
 FranceFrance P. Darmon 9 6th 10        FranceFrance P. Darmon 6th 6th 3 6th 4th  
 Soviet Union 1955Soviet Union T. Lejus 4th 1 1       2  AustraliaAustralia R. Laver 8th 2 6th 4th 6th  
2  AustraliaAustralia R. Laver 6th 6th 6th        

source

  • J. Barrett: Wimbledon: The Official History of the Championships. HarperCollins Publishers, London 2001, ISBN 0-00-711707-8 , p. 354.