1961 Wimbledon Championships

The 1961 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament ran from 26 June until 8 July.[1] It was the 75th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam tennis event of 1961.

1961 Wimbledon Championships
Date26 June – 8 July
Edition75th
CategoryGrand Slam
SurfaceGrass
LocationChurch Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
VenueAll England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Champions
Men's Singles
Rod Laver
Women's Singles
Angela Mortimer
Men's Doubles
Roy Emerson / Neale Fraser
Women's Doubles
Karen Hantze / Billie Jean Moffitt
Mixed Doubles
Fred Stolle / Lesley Turner
Boys' Singles
Clark Graebner
Girls' Singles
Galina Baksheeva

Champions

Seniors

Men's Singles
Main article: 1961 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles

Rod Laver defeated Chuck McKinley, 6–3, 6–1, 6–4 [2]

Women's Singles
Main article: 1961 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles

Angela Mortimer defeated Christine Truman, 4–6, 6–4, 7–5 [3]

Men's Doubles
Main article: 1961 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles

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

Women's Doubles
Main article: 1961 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles

Karen Hantze / Billie Jean Moffitt defeated Jan Lehane / Margaret Smith, 6–3, 6–4 [5]

Mixed Doubles
Main article: 1961 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed Doubles

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

Juniors

Boys' Singles
Main article: 1961 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' Singles

Clark Graebner defeated Ernst Blanke, 6–3, 9–7 [7]

Girls' Singles
Main article: 1961 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' Singles

Galina Baksheeva defeated Katherine Chabot, 6–4, 8–6 [8]

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References
  1. 2010 Wimbledon Compendium, by Alan Little (The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon, London)
  2. "Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  3. "Ladies' Singles Finals 1884-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  4. "Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  5. "Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  6. "Mixed Doubles Finals 1913-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  7. "Boys' Singles Finals 1947-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  8. "Girls' Singles Finals 1947-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
Preceded by
1961 French Championships		 Grand Slams Succeeded by
1961 U.S. National Championships
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