Victorian Championships 1961
General 1961-12-04 - 1961-12-09
Amateur
Grass
6
Melbourne, Australia
Australia
Source World Tennis
Media
Winner Rodney George (Rod) Laver
Players
Brian C. Bowman
William Walter (Bill) Bowrey
Rodney Wilfrid (Rod) Brent
Ingo Dietmar Buding
Wilhelm Paul Bungert
William George Coghlan
Ian Sinclair Crookenden
Owen Keir Davidson
Roy Stanley Emerson
Kenneth Norman (Ken) Fletcher
John Gavan Fraser
Neale Andrew Fraser
Owen K. French
Barry W. Geraghty
Paul Francis Hearnden
Robert Anthony John (Bob) Hewitt
William Walter (Bill) Bowrey
Rodney Wilfrid (Rod) Brent
Ingo Dietmar Buding
Wilhelm Paul Bungert
William George Coghlan
Ian Sinclair Crookenden
Owen Keir Davidson
Roy Stanley Emerson
Kenneth Norman (Ken) Fletcher
John Gavan Fraser
Neale Andrew Fraser
Owen K. French
Barry W. Geraghty
Paul Francis Hearnden
Robert Anthony John (Bob) Hewitt
Sergio Jacobini
Boro Jovanovic
Bert M. Kearney
B. Geoff Knox
P. Senaka (Sandy) Kumara
Premjit J. Lall
Alan J. Lane
Rodney George (Rod) Laver
Cedric Hamilton Mason
Peter McPherson
Jim L. (Jimmy) Moore
Jaidip Mukerjea
John David Newcombe
Geoffrey K. (Geoff) Pares
Nicola Pietrangeli
Nikola (Niki) Pilic
Boro Jovanovic
Bert M. Kearney
B. Geoff Knox
P. Senaka (Sandy) Kumara
Premjit J. Lall
Alan J. Lane
Rodney George (Rod) Laver
Cedric Hamilton Mason
Peter McPherson
Jim L. (Jimmy) Moore
Jaidip Mukerjea
John David Newcombe
Geoffrey K. (Geoff) Pares
Nicola Pietrangeli
Nikola (Niki) Pilic
Geoff N. Pollard
Douglas H. Reid
Wayne Vivian Reid
Anthony Judge (Tony) Ryan
Jim Shepherd
Frederick (Fred) Sherriff
Orlando Sirola
John A. Stephens
Graeme Stewart
Frederick Sidney (Fred) Stolle
Colin Warwick Stubs
Sergio Tacchini
Roger Taylor
Brian Reginald Tobin
Douglas H. Reid
Wayne Vivian Reid
Anthony Judge (Tony) Ryan
Jim Shepherd
Frederick (Fred) Sherriff
Orlando Sirola
John A. Stephens
Graeme Stewart
Frederick Sidney (Fred) Stolle
Colin Warwick Stubs
Sergio Tacchini
Roger Taylor
Brian Reginald Tobin
Rounds
Round 1
Colin Stubs*
P. Senaka (Sandy) Kumara
P. Senaka (Sandy) Kumara
6-2
6-1
Barry W. Geraghty*
Frederick (Fred) Sherriff
Frederick (Fred) Sherriff
0-6
6-2
6-4
Cedric Mason*
Roger Taylor
Roger Taylor
6-2
7-5
Owen Davidson*
B. Geoff Knox
B. Geoff Knox
6-4
6-0
Owen K. French*
Sergio Tacchini
Sergio Tacchini
6-3
7-5
John A. Stephens*
Geoffrey K. (Geoff) Pares
Geoffrey K. (Geoff) Pares
6-2
6-4
Ian Crookenden*
Brian C. Bowman
Brian C. Bowman
6-4
6-4
Anthony Judge (Tony) Ryan*
Geoff N. Pollard
Geoff N. Pollard
8-6
7-5
Bill Bowrey*
Bert M. Kearney
Bert M. Kearney
6-2
3-6
8-6
Wayne Reid*
Alan J. Lane
Alan J. Lane
6-2
6-2
Graeme Stewart*
Rod Brent
Rod Brent
6-3
6-2
William George Coghlan*
Jim L. (Jimmy) Moore
Jim L. (Jimmy) Moore
6-2
6-1
John Newcombe*
Douglas H. Reid
Douglas H. Reid
6-2
6-4
Jim Shepherd*
Peter McPherson
Peter McPherson
6-4
2-6
6-2
Round 2
Rod Laver*
Colin Stubs
Colin Stubs
6-4
6-1
Jaidip Mukerjea*
Barry W. Geraghty
Barry W. Geraghty
6-2
6-2
Fred Stolle*
Cedric Mason
Cedric Mason
6-4
6-0
Owen Davidson*
Orlando Sirola
Orlando Sirola
6-1
6-1
Neale Fraser*
Owen K. French
Owen K. French
6-3
8-6
John A. Stephens*
Ingo Buding
Ingo Buding
8-6
6-4
Ken Fletcher*
Ian Crookenden
Ian Crookenden
6-4
6-2
Boro Jovanovic*
Anthony Judge (Tony) Ryan
Anthony Judge (Tony) Ryan
7-5
1-6
6-2
Nicola Pietrangeli*
Bill Bowrey
Bill Bowrey
6-4
6-2
John Fraser*
Wayne Reid
Wayne Reid
11-9
6-0
Nikola (Niki) Pilic*
Graeme Stewart
Graeme Stewart
7-5
6-8
6-3
Bob Hewitt*
William George Coghlan
William George Coghlan
4-6
7-5
6-4
John Newcombe*
Wilhelm Bungert
Wilhelm Bungert
6-3
2-6
6-4
Brian Tobin*
Jim Shepherd
Jim Shepherd
6-3
6-2
Sergio Jacobini*
Premjit J. Lall
Premjit J. Lall
6-3
4-6
6-0
Roy Emerson*
Paul Francis Hearnden
Paul Francis Hearnden
6-3
6-4
Round 3
Rod Laver*
Jaidip Mukerjea
Jaidip Mukerjea
6-2
6-3
Fred Stolle*
Owen Davidson
Owen Davidson
9-7
6-3
Neale Fraser*
John A. Stephens
John A. Stephens
6-3
6-2
Ken Fletcher*
Boro Jovanovic
Boro Jovanovic
6-4
4-6
6-1
Nicola Pietrangeli*
John Fraser
John Fraser
6-3
8-6
Bob Hewitt*
Nikola (Niki) Pilic
Nikola (Niki) Pilic
6-8
8-6
6-4
John Newcombe*
Brian Tobin
Brian Tobin
7-5
6-3
Roy Emerson*
Sergio Jacobini
Sergio Jacobini
6-2
6-4
Quarterfinals
Rod Laver*
Fred Stolle
Fred Stolle
6-2
6-4
8-6
Ken Fletcher*
Neale Fraser
Neale Fraser
3-6
6-4
7-5
3-6
6-0
Nicola Pietrangeli*
Bob Hewitt
Bob Hewitt
6-8
6-1
6-4
6-3
Roy Emerson*
John Newcombe
John Newcombe
6-3
6-4
6-3
Semifinals
Rod Laver*
Ken Fletcher
Ken Fletcher
6-3
6-3
6-4
Roy Emerson*
Nicola Pietrangeli
Nicola Pietrangeli
6-4
6-2
6-1
Final
Rod Laver*
Roy Emerson
Roy Emerson
4-6
8-6
9-7
6-3
Tournament
Round 1
Colin Stubs*
P. Senaka (Sandy) Kumara
P. Senaka (Sandy) Kumara
Barry W. Geraghty*
Frederick (Fred) Sherriff
Frederick (Fred) Sherriff
Cedric Mason*
Roger Taylor
Roger Taylor
Owen Davidson*
B. Geoff Knox
B. Geoff Knox
Ian Crookenden*
Brian C. Bowman
Brian C. Bowman
Anthony Judge (Tony) Ryan*
Geoff N. Pollard
Geoff N. Pollard
Owen K. French*
Sergio Tacchini
Sergio Tacchini
John A. Stephens*
Geoffrey K. (Geoff) Pares
Geoffrey K. (Geoff) Pares
John Newcombe*
Douglas H. Reid
Douglas H. Reid
Jim Shepherd*
Peter McPherson
Peter McPherson
Bill Bowrey*
Bert M. Kearney
Bert M. Kearney
Wayne Reid*
Alan J. Lane
Alan J. Lane
William George Coghlan*
Jim L. (Jimmy) Moore
Jim L. (Jimmy) Moore
Graeme Stewart*
Rod Brent
Rod Brent
Round 2
Rod Laver*
Colin Stubs
Colin Stubs
Jaidip Mukerjea*
Barry W. Geraghty
Barry W. Geraghty
Fred Stolle*
Cedric Mason
Cedric Mason
Owen Davidson*
Orlando Sirola
Orlando Sirola
Ken Fletcher*
Ian Crookenden
Ian Crookenden
Boro Jovanovic*
Anthony Judge (Tony) Ryan
Anthony Judge (Tony) Ryan
Neale Fraser*
Owen K. French
Owen K. French
John A. Stephens*
Ingo Buding
Ingo Buding
Roy Emerson*
Paul Francis Hearnden
Paul Francis Hearnden
Sergio Jacobini*
Premjit J. Lall
Premjit J. Lall
John Newcombe*
Wilhelm Bungert
Wilhelm Bungert
Brian Tobin*
Jim Shepherd
Jim Shepherd
Nicola Pietrangeli*
Bill Bowrey
Bill Bowrey
John Fraser*
Wayne Reid
Wayne Reid
Bob Hewitt*
William George Coghlan
William George Coghlan
Nikola (Niki) Pilic*
Graeme Stewart
Graeme Stewart
Round 3
Rod Laver*
Jaidip Mukerjea
Jaidip Mukerjea
Fred Stolle*
Owen Davidson
Owen Davidson
Ken Fletcher*
Boro Jovanovic
Boro Jovanovic
Neale Fraser*
John A. Stephens
John A. Stephens
Roy Emerson*
Sergio Jacobini
Sergio Jacobini
John Newcombe*
Brian Tobin
Brian Tobin
Nicola Pietrangeli*
John Fraser
John Fraser
Bob Hewitt*
Nikola (Niki) Pilic
Nikola (Niki) Pilic
Quarterfinals
Rod Laver*
Fred Stolle
Fred Stolle
Ken Fletcher*
Neale Fraser
Neale Fraser
Roy Emerson*
John Newcombe
John Newcombe
Nicola Pietrangeli*
Bob Hewitt
Bob Hewitt
Semifinals
Rod Laver*
Ken Fletcher
Ken Fletcher
Roy Emerson*
Nicola Pietrangeli
Nicola Pietrangeli
Final
Rod Laver*
Roy Emerson
Roy Emerson