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
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
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


Rounds
Round 1
Colin Stubs*
P. Senaka (Sandy) Kumara
6-2 6-1
Barry W. Geraghty*
Frederick (Fred) Sherriff
0-6 6-2 6-4
Cedric Mason*
Roger Taylor
6-2 7-5
Owen Davidson*
B. Geoff Knox
6-4 6-0
Owen K. French*
Sergio Tacchini
6-3 7-5
John A. Stephens*
Geoffrey K. (Geoff) Pares
6-2 6-4
Ian Crookenden*
Brian C. Bowman
6-4 6-4
Anthony Judge (Tony) Ryan*
Geoff N. Pollard
8-6 7-5
Bill Bowrey*
Bert M. Kearney
6-2 3-6 8-6
Wayne Reid*
Alan J. Lane
6-2 6-2
Graeme Stewart*
Rod Brent
6-3 6-2
William George Coghlan*
Jim L. (Jimmy) Moore
6-2 6-1
John Newcombe*
Douglas H. Reid
6-2 6-4
Jim Shepherd*
Peter McPherson
6-4 2-6 6-2

Round 2
Rod Laver*
Colin Stubs
6-4 6-1
Jaidip Mukerjea*
Barry W. Geraghty
6-2 6-2
Fred Stolle*
Cedric Mason
6-4 6-0
Owen Davidson*
Orlando Sirola
6-1 6-1
Neale Fraser*
Owen K. French
6-3 8-6
John A. Stephens*
Ingo Buding
8-6 6-4
Ken Fletcher*
Ian Crookenden
6-4 6-2
Boro Jovanovic*
Anthony Judge (Tony) Ryan
7-5 1-6 6-2
Nicola Pietrangeli*
Bill Bowrey
6-4 6-2
John Fraser*
Wayne Reid
11-9 6-0
Nikola (Niki) Pilic*
Graeme Stewart
7-5 6-8 6-3
Bob Hewitt*
William George Coghlan
4-6 7-5 6-4
John Newcombe*
Wilhelm Bungert
6-3 2-6 6-4
Brian Tobin*
Jim Shepherd
6-3 6-2
Sergio Jacobini*
Premjit J. Lall
6-3 4-6 6-0
Roy Emerson*
Paul Francis Hearnden
6-3 6-4

Round 3
Rod Laver*
Jaidip Mukerjea
6-2 6-3
Fred Stolle*
Owen Davidson
9-7 6-3
Neale Fraser*
John A. Stephens
6-3 6-2
Ken Fletcher*
Boro Jovanovic
6-4 4-6 6-1
Nicola Pietrangeli*
John Fraser
6-3 8-6
Bob Hewitt*
Nikola (Niki) Pilic
6-8 8-6 6-4
John Newcombe*
Brian Tobin
7-5 6-3
Roy Emerson*
Sergio Jacobini
6-2 6-4

Quarterfinals
Rod Laver*
Fred Stolle
6-2 6-4 8-6
Ken Fletcher*
Neale Fraser
3-6 6-4 7-5 3-6 6-0
Nicola Pietrangeli*
Bob Hewitt
6-8 6-1 6-4 6-3
Roy Emerson*
John Newcombe
6-3 6-4 6-3

Semifinals
Rod Laver*
Ken Fletcher
6-3 6-3 6-4
Roy Emerson*
Nicola Pietrangeli
6-4 6-2 6-1

Final
Rod Laver*
Roy Emerson
4-6 8-6 9-7 6-3


Tournament
Round 1
Colin Stubs*
P. Senaka (Sandy) Kumara
Barry W. Geraghty*
Frederick (Fred) Sherriff
Cedric Mason*
Roger Taylor
Owen Davidson*
B. Geoff Knox
Ian Crookenden*
Brian C. Bowman
Anthony Judge (Tony) Ryan*
Geoff N. Pollard
Owen K. French*
Sergio Tacchini
John A. Stephens*
Geoffrey K. (Geoff) Pares
John Newcombe*
Douglas H. Reid
Jim Shepherd*
Peter McPherson
Bill Bowrey*
Bert M. Kearney
Wayne Reid*
Alan J. Lane
William George Coghlan*
Jim L. (Jimmy) Moore
Graeme Stewart*
Rod Brent
Round 2
Rod Laver*
Colin Stubs
Jaidip Mukerjea*
Barry W. Geraghty
Fred Stolle*
Cedric Mason
Owen Davidson*
Orlando Sirola
Ken Fletcher*
Ian Crookenden
Boro Jovanovic*
Anthony Judge (Tony) Ryan
Neale Fraser*
Owen K. French
John A. Stephens*
Ingo Buding
Roy Emerson*
Paul Francis Hearnden
Sergio Jacobini*
Premjit J. Lall
John Newcombe*
Wilhelm Bungert
Brian Tobin*
Jim Shepherd
Nicola Pietrangeli*
Bill Bowrey
John Fraser*
Wayne Reid
Bob Hewitt*
William George Coghlan
Nikola (Niki) Pilic*
Graeme Stewart
Round 3
Rod Laver*
Jaidip Mukerjea
Fred Stolle*
Owen Davidson
Ken Fletcher*
Boro Jovanovic
Neale Fraser*
John A. Stephens
Roy Emerson*
Sergio Jacobini
John Newcombe*
Brian Tobin
Nicola Pietrangeli*
John Fraser
Bob Hewitt*
Nikola (Niki) Pilic
Quarterfinals
Rod Laver*
Fred Stolle
Ken Fletcher*
Neale Fraser
Roy Emerson*
John Newcombe
Nicola Pietrangeli*
Bob Hewitt
Semifinals
Rod Laver*
Ken Fletcher
Roy Emerson*
Nicola Pietrangeli
Final
Rod Laver*
Roy Emerson