1961 Australian Championships – Men's singles

Men's singles
1961 Australian Championships
Champion Roy Emerson
Runner-up Rod Laver
Score1–6, 6–3, 7–5, 6–4
Draw44
Seeds12

Second-seeded Roy Emerson defeated Rod Laver 1–6, 6–3, 7–5, 6–4 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1961 Australian Championships.

Seeds

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

  1. Rod Laver (finalist)
  2. Roy Emerson (champion)
  3. Bob Mark (third round)
  4. Bob Hewitt (third round)
  5. Mike Sangster (quarterfinals)
  6. Christian Kuhnke (quarterfinals)
  7. Bob Howe (third round)
  8. Fred Stolle (semifinals)
  9. Wayne Reid (third round)
  10. Ken Fletcher (quarterfinals)
  11. Sergio Tacchini (second round)
  12. Barry Phillips-Moore (semifinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1 Rod Laver 6 2
10 Ken Fletcher 2 4r
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 4r
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
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