1961 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

April 2022 1961 Wimbledon Championships AUS Rod Laver USA Chuck McKinley 6–3, 6–1, 6–4 128 (10 Q Qualifiers) 8 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles grand slam 1961 Wimbledon Championships Rod Laver defeated Chuck McKinley in the final, 6–3, 6–1, 6–4 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1961 Wimbledon Championships.Barrett John Wimbledon: The Official History 2014 Vision Sports Publishing 9-781909-534230 4th Neale Fraser was the defending champion, but lost in the fourth round to Bobby Wilson. Seeds 1 8 AUS Neale Fraser (fourth round) 2 1 AUS Rod Laver (champion) 3 6 ITA Nicola Pietrangeli (third round) 4 3 AUS Roy Emerson (quarterfinals) 5 5 ESP 1945 Manuel Santana (second round) 6 2 CHI Luis Ayala (quarterfinals) 7 4 IND Ramanathan Krishnan (semifinals) 8 7 USA Chuck McKinley (final) Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 180 yes 2 AUS Rod Laver 6 6 6 6 CHI Luis Ayala 1 3 2 4 AUS Roy Emerson 1 4 4 7 IND Ramanathan Krishnan 6 6 6 GBR Mike Sangster 6 6 6 VEN 1930 Isaías Pimentel 2 2 4 8 USA Chuck McKinley 6 6 4 6 GBR Bobby Wilson 4 4 6 4 2 AUS Rod Laver 6 8 6 7 IND Ramanathan Krishnan 2 6 2 GBR Mike Sangster 4 4 6 8 USA Chuck McKinley 6 6 8 2 AUS Rod Laver 6 6 6 8 USA Chuck McKinley 3 1 4 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 2 AUS Rod Laver 6 6 6 URS 1955 Toomas Leius 4 1 1 YUG Boro Jovanović 7 3 8 FRA Pierre Darmon 9 6 10 FRG Wilhelm Bungert 5 8 7 6 ITA Giuseppe Merlo 7 6 5 4 AUS Alan Lane 3 6 4 4 RSA 1928 Keith Diepraam 6 2 6 6 BEL Jacques Brichant 6 3 6 6 POL 1928 Władysław Skonecki 2 6 2 2 ESP 1945 Alberto Arilla 6 6 3 6 2 COL William Álvarez 4 8 6 4 6 USA Ronnie Holmberg 7 7 6 ARG Enrique Morea 5 5 3 AUS Bob Hewitt 6 6 6 SWE Staffan Stockenberg 3 2 4 2 AUS R Laver 8 2 6 4 6 FRA P Darmon 6 6 3 6 4 FRG W Bungert 10 11 6 6 RSA 1928 K Diepraam 12 9 0 4 BEL J Brichant 2 6 6 7 6 COL W Álvarez 6 1 0 9 2 USA R Holmberg 8 6 6 2 AUS R Hewitt 10 8 2 6 2 AUS R Laver 6 6 8 4 6 FRG W Bungert 3 1 10 6 3 BEL J Brichant 2 3 4 AUS R Hewitt 6 6 6 2 AUS R Laver 6 6 6 AUS R Hewitt 4 4 2 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 6 CHI Luis Ayala 6 6 6 RSA 1928 Robin Sanders 3 2 2 NED Pieter van Eijsden 2 9 4 TCH Jiří Javorský 6 11 6 MEX 1934 Mario Llamas 6 9 1 10 6 BRA 1960 Ronnie Barnes 3 7 6 12 4 USA Frank Froehling 6 4 6 6 GBR John Barrett 2 6 2 3 USA Bill Bond 6 12 6 AUT Ladislav Legenstein 4 10 2 HUN István Gulyás 3 6 6 0 6 NZL Mark Otway 6 4 0 6 4 GBR Billy Knight 7 9 9 NOR Thorvald Moe 5 7 7 IND Premjit Lall 15 6 6 GBR Julian Coni 13 1 0 6 CHI L Ayala 7 6 6 TCH J Javorský 5 4 2 MEX 1934 M Llamas 6 2 0 3 USA F Froehling 1 6 6 6 USA W Bond 6 6 6 HUN I Gulyás 1 1 4 GBR W Knight 6 8 8 IND P Lall 3 6 6 6 CHI L Ayala 6 7 6 USA F Froehling 2 5 4 USA W Bond 10 7 6 7 0 GBR W Knight 12 5 2 9 6 6 CHI L Ayala 9 6 6 GBR W Knight 7 4 2 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 4 AUS Roy Emerson 6 6 6 IND Naresh Kumar 2 1 3 USA Crawford Henry 4 6 6 6 GBR Michael Hann 6 2 4 4 GBR John Ward 2 8 6 4 4 USA Gardnar Mulloy 6 6 1 6 6 AUS John Hillebrand 0 4 6 1 USA Jon Douglas 6 6 3 6 Q USA Gene Scott 4 6 4 4 GBR Reg Bennett 6 4 6 6 TUN 1959 Mustapha Belkhodja 6 4 11 6 6 Q GBR Trevor Adamson 2 6 13 2 4 RSA 1928 Rod Mandelstam 10 6 6 4 3 AUS Warren Woodcock 12 3 4 6 6 GBR Roger Taylor 6 6 10 CUB Orlando Garrido 4 4 8 4 AUS R Emerson 6 6 6 USA C Henry 2 4 4 USA G Mulloy 2 2 6 1 USA J Douglas 6 6 4 6 GBR R Bennett 2 7 6 3 TUN 1959 M Belkhodja 6 9 4 6 AUS W Woodcock 1 2 6 1 GBR R Taylor 6 6 3 6 4 AUS R Emerson 6 6 5 6 USA J Douglas 3 0 7 4 TUN 1959 M Belkhodja 10 1 4 3 GBR R Taylor 8 6 6 6 4 AUS R Emerson 6 6 6 GBR R Taylor 3 1 1 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 7 IND Ramanathan Krishnan 6 6 6 FRA François Jauffret 0 4 1 RSA 1928 Julie Mayer 6 5 6 3 5 USA Marty Riessen 3 7 4 6 7 ITA Orlando Sirola 6 6 6 CAN 1957 François Godbout 3 4 3 AUS Ken Fletcher 6 6 6 SWE Ulf Schmidt 4 4 2 FRG Dieter Ecklebe 2 2 7 MEX 1934 Antonio Palafox 6 6 9 GBR Alan Mills 5 6 4 5 JPN 1947 Osamu Ishiguro 7 4 6 7 GBR Tony Pickard 6 6 6 FRA Jacques Renavand 2 4 4 AUT Franz Saiko 6 6 6 Q MEX 1934 Gabino Palafox 4 0 2 7 IND R Krishnan 6 6 11 USA M Riessen 3 2 9 ITA O Sirola 6 0 3 7 6 AUS K Fletcher 4 6 6 5 0 MEX 1934 A Palafox 6 6 6 6 JPN 1947 O Ishiguro 2 3 8 3 GBR A Pickard 6 11 3 6 AUT F Saiko 4 9 6 2 7 IND R Krishnan 6 3 6 6 ITA O Sirola 4 6 3 1 MEX 1934 A Palafox 6 6 6 GBR A Pickard 3 3 2 7 IND R Krishnan 4 6 6 6 MEX 1934 A Palafox 6 1 3 1 Bottom half Section 5 First round Second round Third round Fourth round AUS Neil Gibson 3 6 3 7 6 AUS Geoffrey Pares 6 3 6 5 8 GBR Mike Sangster 6 6 6 CAN 1957 Robert Bédard 3 2 4 AUS John Newcombe 8 4 6 6 4 SWE Jan-Erik Lundqvist 10 6 3 2 6 CHI Patricio Rodríguez 6 1 0 3 USA Dennis Ralston 3 6 6 6 USA John Lesch 4 1 1 AUS Bob Howe 6 6 6 MEX 1934 Esteban Reyes Jr. 1 6 3 6 2 Rhodesia and Nyasaland Adrian Bey 6 4 6 4 6 URS 1955 Sergei Likhachev 6 2 3 0 RSA 1928 Abe Segal 1 6 6 6 NED Willem Maris 2 0 2 5 ESP 1945 Manuel Santana 6 6 6 AUS G Pares 3 6 3 3 GBR M Sangster 6 4 6 6 SWE J-E Lundqvist 4 2 6 14 USA D Ralston 6 6 3 16 AUS R Howe 4 8 11 4 Rhodesia and Nyasaland A Bey 6 10 9 6 RSA 1928 A Segal 6 6 12 5 ESP 1945 M Santana 4 4 10 GBR M Sangster 6 4 6 6 6 USA D Ralston 8 6 3 3 4 Rhodesia and Nyasaland A Bey 3 4 4 RSA 1928 A Segal 6 6 6 GBR M Sangster 8 8 6 RSA 1928 A Segal 6 6 4 Section 6 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA Bobby Siska 6 3 2 8 5 YUG Nikola Pilić 4 6 6 6 7 AUT Franz Hainka 6 6 6 BEL Philippe Washer 0 4 4 FRA Gérard Pilet 1 2 6 4 VEN 1930 Isaías Pimentel 6 6 3 6 AUS Will Coghlan 4 6 6 6 FRG Christian Kuhnke 6 4 4 3 GBR Norman Kitovitz 1 2 3 USA Chris Crawford 6 6 6 USA Malcolm Fox 6 9 6 LL RSA 1928 Frew McMillan 4 7 4 Q BRA 1960 José Edison Mandarino 3 6 1 6 3 AUS Barry Phillips-Moore 6 3 6 4 6 IND Akhtar Ali 4 2 1 3 ITA Nicola Pietrangeli 6 6 6 YUG N Pilić 7 4 6 8 AUT F Hainka 5 6 3 6 VEN 1930 I Pimentel 6 3 6 11 AUS W Coghlan 4 6 3 9 USA C Crawford 6 6 6 USA M Fox 2 2 2 AUS B Phillips-Moore 3 4 6 3 3 ITA N Pietrangeli 6 6 1 6 YUG N Pilić 6 5 3 6 5 VEN 1930 I Pimentel 4 7 6 1 7 USA C Crawford 2 6 6 6 3 ITA N Pietrangeli 6 3 4 4 VEN 1930 I Pimentel 6 6 12 USA C Crawford 4 2 10 Section 7 First round Second round Third round Fourth round Q AUS Greg Hughes 2 5 0 FRA Jean-Claude Barclay 6 7 6 Q FRA Daniel Contet 4 2 3 USA Donald Dell 6 6 6 AUS Warren Jacques 6 6 3 7 DEN Jørgen Ulrich 3 2 6 5 Q SWE Ingemar Ingvarsson 2 4 4 FRG Ingo Buding 6 6 6 POL 1928 Wiesław Gąsiorek 7 6 6 NOR Finn-Dag Jagge 5 2 4 GBR Geoffrey Paish 5 6 6 2 6 GBR Geoff Ward 7 2 3 6 3 RSA 1928 Bertie Gaertner 5 6 3 6 7 FIN Reino Nyyssönen 7 3 6 2 5 ITA Sergio Tacchini 2 2 6 4 8 USA Chuck McKinley 6 6 4 6 FRA J-C Barclay 3 4 2 USA D Dell 6 6 6 AUS W Jacques 7 6 6 FRG I Buding 5 0 4 POL 1928 W Gąsiorek 6 6 4 4 6 GBR G Paish 2 1 6 6 2 RSA 1928 A Gaertner 2 1 3 8 USA C McKinley 6 6 6 USA D Dell 8 4 6 7 AUS W Jacques 6 6 8 9 POL 1928 W Gąsiorek 3 6 0 2 8 USA C McKinley 6 4 6 6 AUS W Jacques 6 1 5 8 USA C McKinley 8 6 7 Section 8 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA Jack Frost 6 6 6 FRG Wolfgang Stuck 4 2 2 AUS Bob Mark 10 6 2 6 NZL Lew Gerrard 8 3 6 1 Q GBR Roy Dixon 2 3 3 BRA 1960 Carlos Fernandes 6 6 6 ARG Eduardo Soriano 2 6 7 14 3 GBR Bobby Wilson 6 4 5 16 6 IND Jaidip Mukerjea 3 4 6 3 AUS Fred Stolle 6 6 3 6 Q GBR Humphrey Truman 5 1 1 AUS Martin Mulligan 7 6 6 Q FRG Harald Elschenbroich 2 4 4 USA Whitney Reed 6 6 6 USA Rudy Hernando 3 1 1 1 AUS Neale Fraser 6 6 6 USA J Frost 6 6 6 AUS R Mark 4 4 4 BRA 1960 C Fernandes 3 6 4 GBR R Wilson 6 8 6 AUS F Stolle 1 4 0r AUS M Mulligan 6 6 1 USA W Reed 7 4 6 1 5 1 AUS N Fraser 5 6 4 6 7 USA J Frost 2 4 4 GBR R Wilson 6 6 6 AUS M Mulligan 2 6 2 1 1 AUS N Fraser 6 3 6 6 GBR R Wilson 1 6 13 9 1 AUS N Fraser 6 0 11 7 References External links 1961 MS 1961 French Championships Grand SlamsMen's singles 1961 U.S. Championships Men's Singles Men's Singles 1961