Metropolitan Grass Court Championships of Sydney 1961


General 0000-00-00 - 1961-10-15
Amateur
Grass
6
Sydney
Australia

Source Deutsche Tennis Zeitung



Media


Winner Rodney George (Rod) Laver


Players
Maxwell (Max) Anderson
Alan E.G. Bailey
Geoff Bland
William Walter (Bill) Bowrey
Rodney Wilfrid (Rod) Brent
Michael (Mike) Callaghan
Alan Carroll
J. Clegg
G. Copley
John Arthur Cottrill
B. Donnelly
J. Dwyer
Kevin Figg
G.? Fisher
Gavin Forbes
Arthur J. Gould
Frank Harris
Norman Henderson
G. Herring
John Hession
Robert Anthony John (Bob) Hewitt
Stan W. Hicks
Doug Hugh Kelso
B. Geoff Knox
Rodney George (Rod) Laver
N. Lindsay
D. McEvoy
P. McGrill
John McManus
H. Motby
John David Newcombe
R. Ouchesne
D. Parr
H. Passlow
J. Peetz
Geoff N. Pollard
Graham B. Primrose
H. Roche
R. Roland
J. Sheehan
Edward Charles Ross (Ross) Sherriff
Frederick (Fred) Sherriff
M. Sweetnam
Jack Thomson
L. Walters
Rod Weaver
Ray J. Wilson


Rounds
Round 1
Frederick (Fred) Sherriff*
G. Herring
6-1 6-2
J. Peetz*
R. Roland
6-4 6-2
Stan W. Hicks*
B. Donnelly
6-0 6-3
Frank Harris*
Geoff Bland
w.o.
Alan Carroll*
Graham B. Primrose
6-2 6-3
L. Walters*
Arthur J. Gould
w.o.
Gavin Forbes*
Kevin Figg
6-3 6-3
H. Passlow*
Rod Weaver
w.o.
John McManus*
D. McEvoy
6-1 10-8
M. Sweetnam*
J. Dwyer
6-1 6-2
Ray J. Wilson*
J. Sheehan
6-1 6-3
Michael (Mike) Callaghan*
Doug Hugh Kelso
w.o.
D. Parr*
Norman Henderson
6-3 6-2
N. Lindsay*
G.? Fisher
6-3 5-7 6-2
P. McGrill*
R. Ouchesne
6-3 7-5

Round 2
Rod Laver*
Frederick (Fred) Sherriff
4-6 8-6 6-3
Stan W. Hicks*
J. Peetz
6-4 6-1
Frank Harris*
Geoff N. Pollard
7-6 3-6 8-6
Bill Bowrey*
John Cottrill
8-6 6-2
Alan Carroll*
H. Roche
4-6 7-5 6-3
Maxwell (Max) Anderson*
L. Walters
6-2 6-1
H. Motby*
Jack Thomson
6-1 4-6 6-3
John Newcombe*
Gavin Forbes
6-3 6-4
Alan E.G. Bailey*
H. Passlow
w.o.
John Hession*
J. Clegg
6-2 6-2
John McManus*
M. Sweetnam
6-3 6-0
Ross Sherriff*
Ray J. Wilson
6-1 6-3
Michael (Mike) Callaghan*
Rod Brent
6-8 6-1 6-2
N. Lindsay*
D. Parr
6-2 6-4
B. Geoff Knox*
G. Copley
6-3 6-1
Bob Hewitt*
P. McGrill
8-6 6-2

Round 3
Rod Laver*
Stan W. Hicks
4-6 7-5 6-4
Bill Bowrey*
Frank Harris
7-5 6-3
Alan Carroll*
Maxwell (Max) Anderson
6-4 6-2
John Newcombe*
H. Motby
6-2 6-1
Alan E.G. Bailey*
John Hession
6-0 6-3
Ross Sherriff*
John McManus
6-2 6-2
Michael (Mike) Callaghan*
N. Lindsay
7-5 5-7 6-4
Bob Hewitt*
B. Geoff Knox
6-2 3-6 9-7

Quarterfinals
Rod Laver*
Bill Bowrey
6-3 8-6
John Newcombe*
Alan Carroll
6-2 5-7 6-2
Alan E.G. Bailey*
Ross Sherriff
2-6 6-3 6-2
Bob Hewitt*
Michael (Mike) Callaghan
6-0 6-3

Semifinals
Rod Laver*
John Newcombe
2-6 9-7 6-3
Bob Hewitt*
Alan E.G. Bailey
6-2 6-2

Final
Rod Laver*
Bob Hewitt
1-6 6-2 6-3


Tournament
Round 1
Frederick (Fred) Sherriff*
G. Herring
Stan W. Hicks*
B. Donnelly
J. Peetz*
R. Roland
Frank Harris*
Geoff Bland
Gavin Forbes*
Kevin Figg
Alan Carroll*
Graham B. Primrose
L. Walters*
Arthur J. Gould
P. McGrill*
R. Ouchesne
Michael (Mike) Callaghan*
Doug Hugh Kelso
N. Lindsay*
G.? Fisher
D. Parr*
Norman Henderson
H. Passlow*
Rod Weaver
Ray J. Wilson*
J. Sheehan
John McManus*
D. McEvoy
M. Sweetnam*
J. Dwyer
Round 2
Rod Laver*
Frederick (Fred) Sherriff
Stan W. Hicks*
J. Peetz
Bill Bowrey*
John Cottrill
Frank Harris*
Geoff N. Pollard
John Newcombe*
Gavin Forbes
H. Motby*
Jack Thomson
Alan Carroll*
H. Roche
Maxwell (Max) Anderson*
L. Walters
Bob Hewitt*
P. McGrill
B. Geoff Knox*
G. Copley
Michael (Mike) Callaghan*
Rod Brent
N. Lindsay*
D. Parr
Alan E.G. Bailey*
H. Passlow
John Hession*
J. Clegg
Ross Sherriff*
Ray J. Wilson
John McManus*
M. Sweetnam
Round 3
Rod Laver*
Stan W. Hicks
Bill Bowrey*
Frank Harris
John Newcombe*
H. Motby
Alan Carroll*
Maxwell (Max) Anderson
Bob Hewitt*
B. Geoff Knox
Michael (Mike) Callaghan*
N. Lindsay
Alan E.G. Bailey*
John Hession
Ross Sherriff*
John McManus
Quarterfinals
Rod Laver*
Bill Bowrey
John Newcombe*
Alan Carroll
Bob Hewitt*
Michael (Mike) Callaghan
Alan E.G. Bailey*
Ross Sherriff
Semifinals
Rod Laver*
John Newcombe
Bob Hewitt*
Alan E.G. Bailey
Final
Rod Laver*
Bob Hewitt