Australian Hard Courts Championship 1961


General 1961-10-15 - 1961-10-21
Amateur
Clay
6
Rockdale, New South Wales
Australia

Source World Tennis



Media


Winner Robert Anthony John (Bob) Hewitt


Players
Maxwell (Max) Anderson
Eddie Beers
Geoff Bland
William Walter (Bill) Bowrey
R. Burns
Michael (Mike) Callaghan
Dennis Colette
Owen Keir Davidson
Gavin Forbes
Owen K. French
Barry W. Geraghty
Neil C. Gibson
Frank Harris
John Hession
Robert Anthony John (Bob) Hewitt
T. Jones
Ray Keldie
Doug Hugh Kelso
B. Geoff Knox
Rodney George (Rod) Laver
Bert Leach
P. McGrill
John McInness
John McManus
John David Newcombe
John F. O'Brien
Geoffrey K. (Geoff) Pares
Ian Paton
Len Pearson
Geoff N. Pollard
Graham B. Primrose
D. Pring
Wayne Vivian Reid
Dennis Reilly
Anthony Dalton (Tony) Roche
Jim Sheperd
Edward Charles Ross (Ross) Sherriff
Frederick (Fred) Sherriff
John A. Stephens
Allan James Stone
Roger Taylor
Jack Thomson
John Walker
A. White


Rounds
Round 1
Roger Taylor*
Eddie Beers
6-3 2-6 9-7
John F. O'Brien*
B. Geoff Knox
6-2 6-1
Bert Leach*
Geoffrey K. (Geoff) Pares
6-3 6-4
Ross Sherriff*
Barry W. Geraghty
6-1 6-2
Wayne Reid*
John McManus
6-1 6-2
Geoff N. Pollard*
P. McGrill
6-2 6-3
Gavin Forbes*
Frank Harris
6-3 6-4
Allan Stone*
Jack Thomson
6-4 6-2
John A. Stephens*
Owen K. French
6-2 6-3
John Newcombe*
R. Burns
6-1 6-2
Ray Keldie*
D. Pring
5-7 6-3 6-2
Jim Sheperd*
Geoff Bland
6-3 7-5

Round 2
Neil C. Gibson*
Dennis Reilly
6-0 6-1
Ian Paton*
Frederick (Fred) Sherriff
6-4 4-6 6-3
John Newcombe*
Ray Keldie
5-7 6-3 6-2
Jim Sheperd*
Roger Taylor
7-5 6-1
Tony Roche*
Michael (Mike) Callaghan
6-1 3-6 8-6
John F. O'Brien*
Bert Leach
6-2 6-3
Gavin Forbes*
Allan Stone
0-6 6-1 6-3
Wayne Reid*
Bill Bowrey
6-2 10-8
Geoff N. Pollard*
Ross Sherriff
7-5 3-6 10-8
Bob Hewitt*
Dennis Colette
6-2 6-3
Doug Hugh Kelso*
John Walker
6-1 6-4
John A. Stephens*
T. Jones
6-2 6-2
Owen Davidson*
John Hession
6-2 3-6 6-4
John McInness*
Graham B. Primrose
3-6 7-5 6-1
Rod Laver*
A. White
6-4 6-1
Maxwell (Max) Anderson*
Len Pearson
6-1 6-4

Round 3
Rod Laver*
John McInness
6-4 6-3
Maxwell (Max) Anderson*
Owen Davidson
4-6 8-6 6-2
John A. Stephens*
John Newcombe
6-4 7-5
Jim Sheperd*
Tony Roche
3-6 6-4 7-5
John F. O'Brien*
Gavin Forbes
6-3 3-6 6-1
Wayne Reid*
Geoff N. Pollard
6-0 4-6 6-3
Neil C. Gibson*
Doug Hugh Kelso
6-1 6-1
Bob Hewitt*
Ian Paton
3-6 6-1 6-2

Quarterfinals
Rod Laver*
Maxwell (Max) Anderson
4-6 4-6 6-1 7-5 6-3
John A. Stephens*
Jim Sheperd
3-6 6-2 11-9 6-4
John F. O'Brien*
Wayne Reid
6-4 6-0 6-2
Bob Hewitt*
Neil C. Gibson
0-6 4-6 7-5 6-2 -4

Semifinals
Rod Laver*
John A. Stephens
6-3 4-6 6-1 10-8
Bob Hewitt*
John F. O'Brien
6-3 6-1 6-3

Final
Bob Hewitt*
Rod Laver
6-4 6-2 5-7 6-3


Tournament
Round 1
John F. O'Brien*
B. Geoff Knox
Bert Leach*
Geoffrey K. (Geoff) Pares
Gavin Forbes*
Frank Harris
Allan Stone*
Jack Thomson
Wayne Reid*
John McManus
Geoff N. Pollard*
P. McGrill
Ross Sherriff*
Barry W. Geraghty
John A. Stephens*
Owen K. French
John Newcombe*
R. Burns
Ray Keldie*
D. Pring
Jim Sheperd*
Geoff Bland
Roger Taylor*
Eddie Beers
Round 2
Bob Hewitt*
Dennis Colette
Ian Paton*
Frederick (Fred) Sherriff
Neil C. Gibson*
Dennis Reilly
Doug Hugh Kelso*
John Walker
John F. O'Brien*
Bert Leach
Gavin Forbes*
Allan Stone
Wayne Reid*
Bill Bowrey
Geoff N. Pollard*
Ross Sherriff
Rod Laver*
A. White
John McInness*
Graham B. Primrose
Maxwell (Max) Anderson*
Len Pearson
Owen Davidson*
John Hession
John A. Stephens*
T. Jones
John Newcombe*
Ray Keldie
Jim Sheperd*
Roger Taylor
Tony Roche*
Michael (Mike) Callaghan
Round 3
Bob Hewitt*
Ian Paton
Neil C. Gibson*
Doug Hugh Kelso
John F. O'Brien*
Gavin Forbes
Wayne Reid*
Geoff N. Pollard
Rod Laver*
John McInness
Maxwell (Max) Anderson*
Owen Davidson
John A. Stephens*
John Newcombe
Jim Sheperd*
Tony Roche
Quarterfinals
Bob Hewitt*
Neil C. Gibson
John F. O'Brien*
Wayne Reid
Rod Laver*
Maxwell (Max) Anderson
John A. Stephens*
Jim Sheperd
Semifinals
Bob Hewitt*
John F. O'Brien
Rod Laver*
John A. Stephens
Final
Bob Hewitt*
Rod Laver