1961 Australian Championships – Men's Singles

Men's singles
Men's singles
1961 Australian Championships
Final
Champion	Roy Emerson
Runner-up	Rod Laver
Score	1–6, 6–3, 7–5, 6–4
Details
Draw	44
Seeds	12
Events

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Roy Emerson is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

Rod Laver (finalist)
Roy Emerson (champion)
Bob Mark (third round)
Bob Hewitt (third round)
Mike Sangster (quarterfinals)
Christian Kuhnke (quarterfinals)
Bob Howe (third round)
Fred Stolle (semifinals)
Wayne Reid (third round)
Ken Fletcher (quarterfinals)
Sergio Tacchini (second round)
Barry Phillips-Moore (semifinals)

Draw

Key

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

Finals

Quarterfinals						Semifinals					Final

1	Rod Laver	6	2

10	Ken Fletcher	2	4^r
						1	Rod Laver	6	6	6

						12	Barry Phillips-Moore	2	2	4
12	Barry Phillips-Moore	5	6	6	6

6	Christian Kuhnke	7	3	2	3
											1	Rod Laver	6	3	5	4

											2	Roy Emerson	1	6	7	6
5	Mike Sangster	3	4	3

8	Fred Stolle	6	6	6
						8	Fred Stolle	6	2	5

						2	Roy Emerson	8	6	7
	John Pearce	1	2	3

2	Roy Emerson	6	6	6

Earlier rounds

Section 1

First round	Second round							Third round					Quarterfinals

	1	Laver	6	6	6
		O'Kane	2	3	0
								1	Laver	6	6	9
									Coghlan	4	1	7
		Tan	1	2	1
		Coghlan	6	6	6
													1	Laver	6	2
													10	Fletcher	2	4^r
	10	Fletcher	6	6	3	6
		Ryan	3	2	6	1
								10	Fletcher	6	6	6
									Shapter	3	2	3
		Shapter	6	8	8	4	6
		Hearnden	3	10	6	6	1

Section 2

First round						Second round						Third round						Quarterfinals

						7	Howe	6	6	7
							Potter	1	4	5
												7	Howe	2	9	6	6
	Nette	6	6	6								12	Phillips-Moore	6	11	3	8
	Pearson	3	0	1			Nette	5	2	2
12	Phillips-Moore	6	3	6	6	12	Phillips-Moore	7	6	6
	French	2	6	2	3													12	Phillips-Moore	5	6	6	6
4	Hewitt	6	7	6														6	Kuhnke	7	3	2	3
	Fraser	1	5	1		4	Hewitt	6	6	0	7
	Hann	6	2	6	7		Hann	4	4	6	5
	Pares	1	6	2	5							4	Hewitt	1	4	6	3
	Hughes	6	6	8	6							6	Kuhnke	6	6	1	6
	Johnson	2	3	10	1		Hughes	6	6	4
6	Kuhnke	6	1	6	6	6	Kuhnke	8	8	6
	McPherson	4	6	3	0

Section 3

First round					Second round							Third round					Quarterfinals

5	Sangster	6	6	6
	McKenzie	2	2	2	5	Sangster	3	10	6	2	6
	Stubs	6	6	8		Stubs	6	8	4	6	2
	Azman	0	1	6								5	Sangster
	Mulligan	6	6	6								3	Mark	w/o
	Graham-Jones	3	2	2		Mulligan	3	3	4
3	Mark	6	6	6	3	Mark	6	6	6
	Hillebrand	1	4	0													5	Sangster	3	4	3
11	Tacchini	6	6	6													8	Stolle	6	6	6
	Millen	1	1	0	11	Tacchini	5	2	5
	Tobin	6	6	6		Tobin	7	6	7
	Shepherd	3	3	2									Tobin	3	3	3
												8	Stolle	6	6	6
						Reid	13	4	3
					8	Stolle	15	6	6

Section 4

First round	Second round						Third round					Quarterfinals

		Pearce	6	6	6
		Gibson	4	3	4
								Pearce	6	6	6
							9	Reid	2	2	0
		Holland	7	1	3
	9	Reid	9	6	6
													Pearce	1	2	3
												2	Emerson	6	6	6
		Kearney	4	6	6	6
		Stephens	6	4	2	0
								Kearney	1	2	7
							2	Emerson	6	6	9
		Hicks	1	1	2
	2	Emerson	6	6	6

External links

1961 Australian Championships on ITFtennis.com Archived 2016-03-16 at the Wayback Machine, the source for this draw

Preceded by 1960 U.S. National Championships	Grand Slam men's singles	Succeeded by 1961 French Championships

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