1961 Australian Championships - Men's Singles

Roy Emerson defeated Rod Laver 1-6 6-3 7-5 6-4 in the final to win the Men's Singles title at the 1961 Australian Championships.

"See also::"1961 Australian Championships - Women's Singles"

eeds

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

Draw

Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild Card
* LL = Lucky Loser
* r. = retired

Finals

8TeamBracket-Tennis5
team-width=150
RD3-team1=flagicon|AUS Rod Laver
RD3-seed1=1
RD3-team2=flagicon|AUS Roy Emerson
RD3-seed2=2
RD3-score1-1=6
RD3-score2-1=1
RD3-score1-2=3
RD3-score2-2=6
RD3-score1-3=5
RD3-score2-3=7
RD3-score1-4=4
RD3-score2-4=6
RD2-team1=flagicon|AUS Rod Laver
RD2-seed1=1
RD2-team2=flagicon|AUS Barry Phillips-Moore
RD2-seed2=12
RD2-score1-1=6
RD2-score2-1=2
RD2-score1-2=6
RD2-score2-2=2
RD2-score1-3=6
RD2-score2-3=4
RD2-team3=flagicon|AUS Fred Stolle
RD2-seed3=8
RD2-team4=flagicon|AUS Roy Emerson
RD2-seed4=2
RD2-score3-1=6
RD2-score4-1=8
RD2-score3-2=2
RD2-score4-2=6
RD2-score3-3=5
RD2-score4-3=7
RD1-team1=flagicon|AUS Rod Laver
RD1-seed1=1
RD1-team2=flagicon|AUS Ken Fletcher
RD1-seed2=10
RD1-score1-1=6
RD1-score2-1=2
RD1-score1-2=2
RD1-score2-2=4
RD1-score2-3=r.
RD1-team3=flagicon|AUS Barry Phillips-Moore
RD1-seed3=12
RD1-team4=flagicon|GER Christian Kuhnke
RD1-seed4=6
RD1-score3-1=5
RD1-score4-1=7
RD1-score3-2=6
RD1-score4-2=3
RD1-score3-3=6
RD1-score4-3=2
RD1-score3-4=6
RD1-score4-4=3
RD1-team5=flagicon|GBR Mike Sangster
RD1-seed5=5
RD1-team6=flagicon|AUS Fred Stolle
RD1-seed6=8
RD1-score5-1=3
RD1-score6-1=6
RD1-score5-2=4
RD1-score6-2=6
RD1-score5-3=3
RD1-score6-3=6
RD1-team7=flagicon|AUS John Pearce
RD1-seed7=
RD1-team8=flagicon|AUS Roy Emerson
RD1-seed8=2
RD1-score7-1=1
RD1-score8-1=6
RD1-score7-2=2
RD1-score8-2=6
RD1-score7-3=3
RD1-score8-3=6

Earlier Rounds

ection 1

16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis5-Byes
RD1=First Round
RD2=Second Round
RD3=Third Round
RD4=Quarterfinals
RD4-team01=flagicon|AUS Laver
RD4-seed01=1
RD4-team02=flagicon|AUS Fletcher
RD4-seed02=10
RD4-score01-1=6
RD4-score02-1=2
RD4-score01-2=2
RD4-score02-2=4
RD4-score02-3=r.
RD3-team01=flagicon|AUS Laver
RD3-seed01=1
RD3-team02=flagicon|AUS Coghlan
RD3-seed02=
RD3-score01-1=6
RD3-score02-1=4
RD3-score01-2=6
RD3-score02-2=1
RD3-score01-3=9
RD3-score02-3=7
RD3-team03=flagicon|AUS Fletcher
RD3-seed03=10
RD3-team04=flagicon|AUS Shapter
RD3-seed04=
RD3-score03-1=6
RD3-score04-1=3
RD3-score03-2=6
RD3-score04-2=2
RD3-score03-3=6
RD3-score04-3=3
RD2-team01=flagicon|AUS Laver
RD2-seed01=1
RD2-team02=flagicon|AUS O'Kane
RD2-seed02=
RD2-score01-1=6
RD2-score02-1=2
RD2-score01-2=6
RD2-score02-2=3
RD2-score01-3=6
RD2-score02-3=0
RD2-team03=flagicon|MAS|1948 Tan
RD2-seed03=
RD2-team04=flagicon|AUS Coghlan
RD2-seed04=
RD2-score03-1=1
RD2-score04-1=6
RD2-score03-2=2
RD2-score04-2=6
RD2-score03-3=1
RD2-score04-3=6
RD2-team05=flagicon|AUS Fletcher
RD2-seed05=10
RD2-team06=flagicon|AUS Ryan
RD2-seed06=
RD2-score05-1=6
RD2-score06-1=3
RD2-score05-2=6
RD2-score06-2=2
RD2-score05-3=3
RD2-score06-3=6
RD2-score05-4=6
RD2-score06-4=1
RD2-team07=flagicon|AUS Shapter
RD2-seed07=
RD2-team08=flagicon|AUS Hearnden
RD2-seed08=
RD2-score07-1=6
RD2-score08-1=3
RD2-score07-2=8
RD2-score08-2=10
RD2-score07-3=8
RD2-score08-3=6
RD2-score07-4=4
RD2-score08-4=6
RD2-score07-5=6
RD2-score08-5=1

ection 2

16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis5-Byes
RD1=First Round
RD2=Second Round
RD3=Third Round
RD4=Quarterfinals
RD4-team01=flagicon|AUS Phillips-Moore
RD4-seed01=12
RD4-team02=flagicon|GER Kuhnke
RD4-seed02=6
RD4-score01-1=5
RD4-score02-1=7
RD4-score01-2=6
RD4-score02-2=3
RD4-score01-3=6
RD4-score02-3=2
RD4-score01-4=6
RD4-score02-4=3
RD3-team01=flagicon|AUS Howe
RD3-seed01=7
RD3-team02=flagicon|AUS Phillips-Moore
RD3-seed02=12
RD3-score01-1=2
RD3-score02-1=6
RD3-score01-2=9
RD3-score02-2=11
RD3-score01-3=6
RD3-score02-3=3
RD3-score01-4=6
RD3-score02-4=8
RD3-team03=flagicon|AUS Hewitt
RD3-seed03=4
RD3-team04=flagicon|GER Kuhnke
RD3-seed04=6
RD3-score03-1=1
RD3-score04-1=6
RD3-score03-2=4
RD3-score04-2=6
RD3-score03-3=6
RD3-score04-3=1
RD3-score03-4=3
RD3-score04-4=6
RD2-team01=flagicon|AUS Howe
RD2-seed01=7
RD2-team02=flagicon|AUS Potter
RD2-seed02=
RD2-score01-1=6
RD2-score02-1=1
RD2-score01-2=6
RD2-score02-2=4
RD2-score01-3=7
RD2-score02-3=5
RD2-team03=flagicon|AUS Nette
RD2-seed03=
RD2-team04=flagicon|AUS Phillips-Moore
RD2-seed04=12
RD2-score03-1=5
RD2-score04-1=7
RD2-score03-2=2
RD2-score04-2=6
RD2-score03-3=2
RD2-score04-3=6
RD2-team05=flagicon|AUS Hewitt
RD2-seed05=4
RD2-team06=flagicon|GBR Hann
RD2-seed06=
RD2-score05-1=6
RD2-score06-1=4
RD2-score05-2=6
RD2-score06-2=4
RD2-score05-3=0
RD2-score06-3=6
RD2-score05-4=7
RD2-score06-4=5
RD2-team07=flagicon|AUS Hughes
RD2-seed07=
RD2-team08=flagicon|GER Kuhnke
RD2-seed08=6
RD2-score07-1=6
RD2-score08-1=8
RD2-score07-2=6
RD2-score08-2=8
RD2-score07-3=4
RD2-score08-3=6
RD1-team05=flagicon|AUS Nette
RD1-seed05=
RD1-team06=flagicon|AUS Pearson
RD1-seed06=
RD1-score05-1=6
RD1-score06-1=3
RD1-score05-2=6
RD1-score06-2=0
RD1-score05-3=6
RD1-score06-3=1
RD1-team07=flagicon|AUS Phillips-Moore
RD1-seed07=12
RD1-team08=flagicon|AUS French
RD1-seed08=
RD1-score07-1=6
RD1-score08-1=2
RD1-score07-2=3
RD1-score08-2=6
RD1-score07-3=6
RD1-score08-3=2
RD1-score07-4=6
RD1-score08-4=3
RD1-team09=flagicon|AUS Hewitt
RD1-seed09=4
RD1-team10=flagicon|AUS Fraser
RD1-seed10=
RD1-score09-1=6
RD1-score10-1=1
RD1-score09-2=7
RD1-score10-2=5
RD1-score09-3=6
RD1-score10-3=1
RD1-team11=flagicon|GBR Hann
RD1-seed11=
RD1-team12=flagicon|AUS Pares
RD1-seed12=
RD1-score11-1=6
RD1-score12-1=1
RD1-score11-2=2
RD1-score12-2=6
RD1-score11-3=6
RD1-score12-3=2
RD1-score11-4=7
RD1-score12-4=5
RD1-team13=flagicon|AUS Hughes
RD1-seed13=
RD1-team14=flagicon|AUS Johnson
RD1-seed14=
RD1-score13-1=6
RD1-score14-1=2
RD1-score13-2=6
RD1-score14-2=3
RD1-score13-3=8
RD1-score14-3=10
RD1-score13-4=6
RD1-score14-4=1
RD1-team15=flagicon|GER Kuhnke
RD1-seed15=6
RD1-team16=flagicon|AUS McPherson
RD1-seed16=
RD1-score15-1=6
RD1-score16-1=4
RD1-score15-2=1
RD1-score16-2=6
RD1-score15-3=6
RD1-score16-3=3
RD1-score15-4=6
RD1-score16-4=0

ection 3

16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis5-Byes
RD1=First Round
RD2=Second Round
RD3=Third Round
RD4=Quarterfinals
RD4-team01=flagicon|GBR Sangster
RD4-seed01=5
RD4-team02=flagicon|AUS Stolle
RD4-seed02=8
RD4-score01-1=6
RD4-score02-1=3
RD4-score01-2=6
RD4-score02-2=4
RD4-score01-3=6
RD4-score02-3=3
RD3-team01=flagicon|GBR Sangster
RD3-seed01=5
RD3-team02=flagicon|AUS Mark
RD3-seed02=3
RD3-score02-1=w/o
RD3-team03=flagicon|AUS Tobin
RD3-seed03=
RD3-team04=flagicon|AUS Stolle
RD3-seed04=8
RD3-score03-1=3
RD3-score04-1=6
RD3-score03-2=3
RD3-score04-2=6
RD3-score03-3=3
RD3-score04-3=6
RD2-team01=flagicon|GBR Sangster
RD2-seed01=5
RD2-team02=flagicon|AUS Stubs
RD2-seed02=
RD2-score01-1=3
RD2-score02-1=6
RD2-score01-2=10
RD2-score02-2=8
RD2-score01-3=6
RD2-score02-3=4
RD2-score01-4=2
RD2-score02-4=6
RD2-score01-5=6
RD2-score02-5=2
RD2-team03=flagicon|AUS Mulligan
RD2-seed03=
RD2-team04=flagicon|AUS Mark
RD2-seed04=3
RD2-score03-1=3
RD2-score04-1=6
RD2-score03-2=3
RD2-score04-2=6
RD2-score03-3=4
RD2-score04-3=6
RD2-team05=flagicon|ITA Tacchini
RD2-seed05=11
RD2-team06=flagicon|AUS Tobin
RD2-seed06=
RD2-score05-1=5
RD2-score06-1=7
RD2-score05-2=2
RD2-score06-2=6
RD2-score05-3=5
RD2-score06-3=7
RD2-team07=flagicon|AUS Reid
RD2-seed07=
RD2-team08=flagicon|AUS Stolle
RD2-seed08=8
RD2-score07-1=13
RD2-score08-1=15
RD2-score07-2=4
RD2-score08-2=6
RD2-score07-3=3
RD2-score08-3=6
RD1-team01=flagicon|GBR Sangster
RD1-seed01=5
RD1-team02=flagicon|AUS McKenzie
RD1-seed02=
RD1-score01-1=6
RD1-score02-1=2
RD1-score01-2=6
RD1-score02-2=2
RD1-score01-3=6
RD1-score02-3=2
RD1-team03=flagicon|AUS Stubs
RD1-seed03=
RD1-team04=flagicon|MAS|1948 Azman
RD1-seed04=
RD1-score03-1=6
RD1-score04-1=0
RD1-score03-2=6
RD1-score04-2=1
RD1-score03-3=8
RD1-score04-3=6
RD1-team05=flagicon|AUS Mulligan
RD1-seed05=
RD1-team06=flagicon|AUS Graham-Jones
RD1-seed06=
RD1-score05-1=6
RD1-score06-1=3
RD1-score05-2=6
RD1-score06-2=2
RD1-score05-3=6
RD1-score06-3=2
RD1-team07=flagicon|AUS Mark
RD1-seed07=3
RD1-team08=flagicon|AUS Hillebrand
RD1-seed08=
RD1-score07-1=6
RD1-score08-1=1
RD1-score07-2=6
RD1-score08-2=4
RD1-score07-3=6
RD1-score08-3=0
RD1-team09=flagicon|ITA Tacchini
RD1-seed09=11
RD1-team10=flagicon|AUS Millen
RD1-seed10=
RD1-score09-1=6
RD1-score10-1=1
RD1-score09-2=6
RD1-score10-2=1
RD1-score09-3=6
RD1-score10-3=0
RD1-team11=flagicon|AUS Tobin
RD1-seed11=
RD1-team12=flagicon|AUS Shepherd
RD1-seed12=
RD1-score11-1=6
RD1-score12-1=3
RD1-score11-2=6
RD1-score12-2=3
RD1-score11-3=6
RD1-score12-3=2

ection 4

16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis5-Byes
RD1=First Round
RD2=Second Round
RD3=Third Round
RD4=Quarterfinals
RD4-team01=flagicon|AUS Pearce
RD4-seed01=
RD4-team02=flagicon|AUS Emerson
RD4-seed02=2
RD4-score01-1=6
RD4-score02-1=1
RD4-score01-2=6
RD4-score02-2=2
RD4-score01-3=6
RD4-score02-3=3
RD3-team01=flagicon|AUS Pearce
RD3-seed01=
RD3-team02=flagicon|AUS Reid
RD3-seed02=9
RD3-score01-1=6
RD3-score02-1=2
RD3-score01-2=6
RD3-score02-2=2
RD3-score01-3=6
RD3-score02-3=0
RD3-team03=flagicon|AUS Kearney
RD3-seed03=
RD3-team04=flagicon|AUS Emerson
RD3-seed04=2
RD3-score03-1=1
RD3-score04-1=6
RD3-score03-2=2
RD3-score04-2=6
RD3-score03-3=7
RD3-score04-3=9
RD2-team01=flagicon|AUS Pearce
RD2-seed01=
RD2-team02=flagicon|AUS Gibson
RD2-seed02=
RD2-score01-1=6
RD2-score02-1=4
RD2-score01-2=6
RD2-score02-2=3
RD2-score01-3=6
RD2-score02-3=4
RD2-team03=flagicon|AUS Holland
RD2-seed03=
RD2-team04=flagicon|AUS Reid
RD2-seed04=9
RD2-score03-1=7
RD2-score04-1=9
RD2-score03-2=1
RD2-score04-2=6
RD2-score03-3=3
RD2-score04-3=6
RD2-team05=flagicon|AUS Kearney
RD2-seed05=
RD2-team06=flagicon|AUS Stephens
RD2-seed06=
RD2-score05-1=4
RD2-score06-1=6
RD2-score05-2=6
RD2-score06-2=4
RD2-score05-3=6
RD2-score06-3=2
RD2-score05-4=6
RD2-score06-4=0
RD2-team07=flagicon|AUS Hicks
RD2-seed07=
RD2-team08=flagicon|AUS Emerson
RD2-seed08=2
RD2-score07-1=1
RD2-score08-1=6
RD2-score07-2=1
RD2-score08-2=6
RD2-score07-3=2
RD2-score08-3=6

External links

* [http://www.itftennis.com/mens/tournaments/tournamentoverview.asp?tournament=1010004395 1961 Australian Championships on ITFtennis.com] , the source for this draw