1961 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles

January 2025 March 2026 1961 U.S. National Championships AUS Roy EmersonCollins Bud The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press [New York City] 978-0942257700 2nd 461 AUS Rod Laver 7–5, 6–3, 6–2 120 8 Roy Emerson defeated Rod Laver 7–5, 6–3, 6–2 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1961 U.S. National Championships.Talbert Bill Tennis Observed – The USLTA Men's Singles Champions, 1881–1966, 1967 172306 Barre Publishers Barre 136 Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Roy Emerson is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. AUS Rod Laver (finalist) USA Chuck McKinley (third round) AUS Roy Emerson (champion) GBR Mike Sangster (semifinals) AUS Bob Mark (fourth round) USA Frank Froehling (third round) USA Jon Douglas (quarterfinals) USA Ron Holmberg (quarterfinals) Draw Key Q = Qualifier WC = Wild card LL = Lucky loser r = Retired Final eight 150 AUS Rod Laver 1 AUS Roy Emerson 3 5 7 3 6 2 6 AUS Rod Laver 1 GBR Mike Sangster 4 13 11 7 5 6 4 MEX 1934 Rafael Osuna   AUS Roy Emerson 3 3 6 2 6 6 3 7 5 7 9 AUS Rod Laver 1 USA Donald Dell   6 4 7 9 6 3 6 4 GBR Mike Sangster 4 USA Jon Douglas 7 6 4 7 5 6 1 USA Whitney Reed   MEX 1934 Rafael Osuna   8 6 3 6 3 6 2 6 AUS Roy Emerson 3 USA Ron Holmberg 8 6 4 6 2 7 5 Earlier rounds Section 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round AUS Laver 1 USA Crawford 6 3 6 4 6 3 AUS Laver 1 USA Lloyd 6 1 6 2 6 2 Rhodesia and Nyasaland Bey USA Crawford 1 6 2 6 3 6 AUS Laver 1 USA Steele III 6 3 6 1 6 0 USA Tong USA Lloyd 1 6 3 6 7 5 2 6 ECU Zuleta Rhodesia and Nyasaland Bey 5 7 6 3 1 6 1 6 USA Barker USA Crawford 6 8 2 6 4 6 ECU Zuleta USA Schunck 6 1 7 5 6 1 Rhodesia and Nyasaland Bey USA Morgan 6 3 6 1 6 4 USA Barker USA Wright 3 6 6 2 3 6 6 0 6 3 USA Crawford USA Mangan 6 2 6 1 6 2 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA Dell AUS Sharpe 7 9 6 3 6 2 8 6 USA Froehling 6 USA Dell 9 11 8 10 1 6 CAN 1921 Godbout AUS Sharpe 6 8 4 6 6 3 2 6 USA Froehling 6 USA Pasarell 6 3 6 4 6 4 USA Dell USA Dailey 6 3 6 2 6 3 USA Ashe CAN 1921 Godbout 3 6 5 7 5 7 AUS Sharpe USA Potthast 4 6 4 6 9 7 6 1 7 5 USA Froehling 6 USA Hobbs 6 2 6 2 6 4 USA Pasarell USA Susman 6 2 6 2 3 6 6 4 USA Dell CAN 1921 Carpenter 7 5 6 0 6 4 USA Dailey USA Harrison 6 4 6 2 6 4 USA Ashe USA Karabasz 6 2 6 2 9 7 CAN 1921 Godbout USA Sherman 6 4 7 5 1 6 8 6 AUS Sharpe USA Kamakana 3 6 6 3 6 4 6 4 USA Potthast USA Thompson 6 2 6 1 6 3 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Fourth round GBR Sangster 4 MEX 1934 Palafox 21 19 8 10 6 3 6 4 GBR Sangster 4 USA Lambert 6 3 7 9 6 2 6 4 USA Bond MEX 1934 Palafox 3 6 6 4 3 6 4 6 GBR Sangster 4 USA Higgins 6 3 6 1 6 3 USA Lambert USA McManus 6 3 3 6 4 6 6 4 6 3 USA Bond USA White 6 3 6 3 6 3 MEX 1934 Palafox USA Nagler 15 13 6 1 6 4 GBR Sangster 4 USA Perry 6 2 3 6 6 3 6 4 USA Higgins USA Hedrick 6 2 6 1 6 3 USA Lambert USA Quinn 6 2 6 8 6 2 6 2 USA McManus USA Davis 6 1 6 0 6 0 USA Bond USA Powless 6 0 6 0 6 2 USA White CAN 1921 Fauquier 6 3 6 2 7 5 MEX 1934 Palafox USA Werksman 6 2 6 2 6 2 USA Nagler USA Vanderbilt 6 2 6 3 6 3 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA Douglas 7 USA Henry 3 6 6 3 7 5 8 6 USA Douglas 7 USA Seixas 6 4 2 6 2 6 9 7 6 4 USA Henry CAN 1921 Bedard 5 7 11 13 6 1 6 4 6 2 USA Douglas 7 USA Senkowski 6 3 7 9 6 3 6 3 USA Seixas USA Siska 6 4 10 8 6 3 USA Henry USA Sullivan 6 4 6 3 6 4 USA Biggs CAN 1921 Bedard 7 9 2 6 2 6 USA Douglas 7 USA Richardson 3 6 6 2 10 8 6 1 USA Senkowski CHI Musalem 6 3 6 0 6 2 USA Seixas USA Lynch 7 5 6 4 6 0 USA Siska USA Lynch 6 0 6 2 6 4 USA Henry USA Moss 9 7 6 4 6 4 USA Sullivan CHI San Hueza 6 1 6 2 6 1 USA Biggs USA Botts 6 3 6 4 3 6 6 2 CAN 1921 Bedard USA Ralph 6 3 6 1 6 3 Section 5 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA Reed USA Fox 8 6 6 3 4 6 6 3 USA McKinley 2 USA Reed 3 6 7 9 6 3 3 6 USA Fox AUS Lane 6 2 6 0 8 10 3 6 6 1 USA McKinley 2 USA Beck 7 5 6 1 6 1 USA Reed PHI Hernandez 7 5 7 5 7 5 ECU Olvera USA Fox 2 6 8 10 11 9 3 6 AUS Lane USA Hill 6 2 6 1 6 4 USA McKinley 2 USA Stoesser 7 5 6 2 6 2 USA Beck USA Johnson 6 2 6 0 6 4 USA Reed USA Howe 6 4 8 6 7 5 PHI Hernandez USA Reed 4 6 4 6 6 2 8 6 6 4 ECU Olvera USA Herceg 6 0 6 0 6 0 USA Fox USA Harris 6 2 6 1 6 1 AUS Lane USA Clark 6 2 9 7 6 3 USA Hill RSA 1928 Spengler 5 7 6 4 2 6 6 0 6 2 Section 6 First round Second round Third round Fourth round AUS Mark 5 MEX 1934 Osuna 3 6 4 6 6 8 AUS Mark 5 USA Fisher 6 4 6 4 6 2 MEX 1934 Osuna USA Scott 11 13 6 4 6 8 17 15 6 0 AUS Mark 5 MEX 1934 Palafox 6 2 6 2 6 2 GBR Taylor USA Fisher 6 4 3 6 6 8 6 3 5 7 USA Shaffer MEX 1934 Osuna 10 12 2 6 7 9 USA Scott USA Sokol 4 6 6 3 6 2 5 2 r AUS Mark 5 USA Fitzgibbon 6 2 6 1 6 0 MEX 1934 Palafox USA Buck 6 4 6 1 6 2 GBR Taylor CAN 1921 Belkin 6 4 6 2 6 2 USA Fisher USA Richardson 3 6 6 2 6 3 6 2 USA Shaffer USA Gasman 6 1 6 2 6 2 MEX 1934 Osuna USA Barizon 6 2 6 3 6 3 USA Scott USA Driscole 11 9 6 3 3 6 6 3 USA Sokol USA Rubell 7 9 3 6 6 3 6 2 8 6 Section 7 First round Second round Third round Fourth round AUS Emerson 3 USA Hoffman Jr 6 1 6 2 6 2 AUS Emerson 3 USA Buchholz 6 3 6 3 6 1 USA Hoffman Jr USA Davis 6 3 6 2 6 1 AUS Emerson 3 USA Brown 6 1 6 0 6 1 USA Lenoir USA Buchholz 6 1 2 6 3 6 3 6 USA Hoffman Jr CAN 1921 Fontana 10 8 4 6 6 3 7 5 USA Earnhart USA Davis 6 4 2 6 0 1 r AUS Emerson 3 USA Rubinoff 6 2 6 1 6 0 USA Brown USA Goldman 6 3 7 5 6 1 USA Lenoir CAN 1921 Carpenter 6 0 6 3 6 1 USA Buchholz USA Hoehn 16 14 5 7 6 1 11 9 USA Hoffman Jr USA Greer 6 0 6 2 6 3 CAN 1921 Fontana USA Sorlien 3 6 7 5 8 6 6 4 USA Earnhart USA Dickenson 6 3 6 2 6 0 USA Davis USA Sylvia 8 6 6 4 9 7 Section 8 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA Holmberg 8 USA Frost 6 2 7 9 6 4 6 1 USA Holmberg 8 USA Riessen 7 5 6 4 6 2 USA Hoogs USA Frost 1 6 4 6 2 6 USA Holmberg 8 USA Farrin 7 5 6 1 6 2 USA Riessen USA Snyder 6 0 8 6 6 2 USA Graebner USA Hoogs 5 7 6 1 3 6 4 6 USA Frost USA Hetherington 6 1 6 2 6 1 USA Holmberg 8 USA Green 6 4 6 4 7 5 USA Farrin RSA 1928 Hammill 8 6 7 5 4 6 6 1 USA Riessen USA Newman 6 4 8 6 6 0 USA Snyder USA Sweeney 6 4 6 2 6 3 References External links 1961 U.S. National Championships on ITFtennis.com https://web.archive.org/web/20160318074336/http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/men%27s-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1010004545 2016-03-18 , the source for this draw Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) – 1961 U.S. Championships Men's singles draw 1961 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles Grand Slam men's singles 1962 Australian Championships – Men's 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