1961 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles

April 2022 1961 Wimbledon Championships s USA Karen Hantze USA Billie Jean Moffitt AUS Jan Lehane AUS Margaret Smith 6–3, 6–4 48 (5 Q Qualifiers) 4 grand slam 1961 Wimbledon Championships Maria Bueno and Darlene Hard were the defending champions, but did not compete. Karen Hantze and Billie Jean Moffitt defeated Jan Lehane and Margaret Smith in the final, 6–3, 6–4 to win the ladies' doubles tennis title at the 1961 Wimbledon Championships.Barrett John Wimbledon: The Official History 2014 Vision Sports Publishing 9-781909-534230 4th Seeds 1 4 RSA 1928 Sandra Reynolds / RSA 1928 Renée Schuurman (quarterfinals) 2 1 GBR Ann Haydon / GBR Christine Truman (third round) 3 2 AUS Jan Lehane / AUS Margaret Smith (final) 4 3 USA Sally Moore / AUS Lesley Turner (semifinals) Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 180 RSA 1928 Margaret HuntRSA 1928 Lynne Hutchings 4 6 7 URS 1955 Anna DmitrievaURS 1955 Valeria Kuzmenko Titova 6 1 5 3 AUS Jan LehaneAUS Margaret Smith 6 12 FRA Rosie DarmonMEX 1934 Yola Ramírez 0 10 AUS Eva DuldigRSA 1928 Marlene Gerson 7 1 4 USA Sally MooreAUS Lesley Turner 9 6 USA Karen HantzeUSA Billie Jean Moffitt 9 6 1 RSA 1928 Sandra ReynoldsRSA 1928 Renée Schuurman 7 3 RSA 1928 Margaret HuntRSA 1928 Lynne Hutchings 1 1 3 AUS Jan LehaneAUS Margaret Smith 6 6 4 USA Sally MooreAUS Lesley Turner 3 0 USA Karen HantzeUSA Billie Jean Moffitt 6 6 3 AUS Jan LehaneAUS Margaret Smith 3 4 USA Karen HantzeUSA Billie Jean Moffitt 6 6 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 2 GBR Ann HaydonGBR Christine Truman 6 6 ESP 1945 Pilar BarrilESP 1945 Carmen Coronado 1 1 RSA 1928 Margaret HuntRSA 1928 Lynne Hutchings 6 6 Q GBR J MacintoshGBR JA Watts 2 0 FRA Michelle BourbonnaisFRA Susan Chatrier 6 6 GBR Gill EvansGBR Billie Woodgate 4 3 URS 1955 Anna DmitrievaURS 1955 Valeria Kuzmenko Titova 1 6 6 GBR Gem HoahingFRA Danièle Wild 6 3 2 2 GBR A HaydonGBR C Truman 5 6 3 RSA 1928 M HuntRSA 1928 L Hutchings 7 3 6 FRA M BourbonnaisFRA S Chatrier 6 0 URS 1955 A DmitrievaURS 1955 V Kuzmenko Titova 8 6 RSA 1928 M HuntRSA 1928 L Hutchings 4 6 7 URS 1955 A DmitrievaURS 1955 V Kuzmenko Titova 6 1 5 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 3 AUS Jan LehaneAUS Margaret Smith 6 6 USA Justina BrickaUSA Carol Hanks 1 1 GBR Valerie GardnerGBR Margaret Grace 2 1 AUS Margaret HellyerTCH Věra Suková 6 6 GBR Jennifer ChamberlainGBR Viola White 5 6 8 AUS Nell HopmanRSA 1928 Meryl Mark 7 3 6 IRL Eleanor O'NeillIRL Mary O'Sullivan 2 7 USA Mimi ArnoldGBR Liz Starkie 6 9 HUN Márta Peterdy-WolfNOR Tone Schirmer 6 6 BEL Monique BedoretBEL Poucette Bernheim 3 1 FRA Rosie DarmonMEX 1934 Yola Ramírez 6 8 FRG Edda BudingFRG Helga Schultze 2 6 GBR Rosemary DelofordGBR Jill Mills 5 7 2 FRA Florence de la CourtieBEL Christiane Mercelis 7 5 6 CAN 1957 Hanna SladekUSA Pat Stewart 3 5 GBR Pat HirdGBR Caroline Yates-Bell 6 7 3 AUS J LehaneAUS M Smith 6 6 AUS M HellyerTCH V Suková 4 1 GBR J ChamberlainGBR V White 6 2 3 USA M ArnoldGBR E Starkie 2 6 6 HUN M Peterdy-WolfNOR T Schirmer 2 1 FRA R DarmonMEX 1934 Y Ramírez 6 6 FRA F de la CourtieBEL C Mercelis 5 2 GBR P HirdGBR C Yates-Bell 7 6 3 AUS J LehaneAUS M Smith 6 3 6 USA M ArnoldGBR E Starkie 0 6 1 FRA R DarmonMEX 1934 Y Ramírez 3 6 6 GBR P HirdGBR C Yates-Bell 6 1 1 3 AUS J LehaneAUS M Smith 6 12 FRA R DarmonMEX 1934 Y Ramírez 0 10 Bottom half Section 3 First round Second round Third round Fourth round AUS Eva DuldigRSA 1928 Marlene Gerson 6 6 Q GBR Sheila BramleyGBR Leonie Brighton 4 3 ESP 1945 Ana María EstalellaESP 1945 Marta Pombo 6 6 GBR Jane RushtonGBR Judy Tee 2 2 Q GBR Valerie ClarkGBR Lesley Hustwit 3 4 ITA Silvana LazzarinoITA Lea Pericoli 6 6 USA Donna FloydUSA Belmar Gunderson AUS Robyn EbbernAUS Mary Reitano w/o GBR Joyce BarclayGBR Frances MacLennan w/o GBR Ilse DaviesFRG Karin Herich HUN Zsuzsa KörmöczyUSA Nancy Richey w/o GBR Rita BentleyGBR Pauline Roberts GBR Lorna CawthornGBR Pat Wheeler 4 6 9 GBR Carole RosserGBR Jenny Trewby 6 2 7 AUS Joan GibsonSWE Gudrun Rosin 3 4 4 USA Sally MooreAUS Lesley Turner 6 6 AUS E DuldigRSA 1928 M Gerson 11 6 ESP 1945 AM EstalellaESP 1945 Marta Pombo 9 4 ITA S LazzarinoITA L Pericoli 1 7 6 USA D FloydUSA B Gunderson 6 5 3 GBR I DaviesFRG K Herich 4 2 GBR R BentleyGBR P Roberts 6 6 GBR L CawthornGBR P Wheeler 3 3 4 USA S MooreAUS L Turner 6 6 AUS E DuldigRSA 1928 M Gerson 1 6 6 ITA S LazzarinoITA L Pericoli 6 1 3 GBR R BentleyGBR P Roberts 6 6 5 4 USA S MooreAUS L Turner 8 3 7 AUS E DuldigRSA 1928 M Gerson 7 1 4 USA S MooreAUS L Turner 9 6 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Fourth round GBR Pat HalesGBR Vera Thomas 1 4 FRG Margot DittmeyerFRG Renate Ostermann 6 6 Q GBR Cathy LyonGBR Julie Wilson 2 1 USA Karen HantzeUSA Billie Jean Moffitt 6 6 AUT Sonja PachtaAUT Doris Schuster 6 1 6 Q ARG Mabel BoveARG Nora Somoza 3 6 3 GBR Deidre CattGBR Angela Mortimer 1 3 1 RSA 1928 Sandra ReynoldsRSA 1928 Renée Schuurman 6 6 FRG M DittmeyerFRG R Ostermann 2 1 USA K HantzeUSA BJ Moffitt 6 6 AUT S PachtaAUT D Schuster 3 5 RSA 1928 S ReynoldsRSA 1928 R Schuurman 6 7 USA K HantzeUSA BJ Moffitt 9 6 1 RSA 1928 S ReynoldsRSA 1928 R Schuurman 7 3 References External links 1961 LD Women's Doubles Category:Wimbledon Championship by year – Women's doubles Wimbledon Championships 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