Venezia (Venice International Tournament) 1961


General 1961-07-10 - 1961-07-16
Amateur
Clay
5
Venezia
Italy

Source Deutsche Tennis Zeitung/Tennis Italiano


Info 18th edition.



Media


Winner Manuel Martinez Santana


Players
William L. (Pato) (Bill) Alvarez
Alberto Arilla
Ronald Winston (Ronnie) Barnes
Umberto Bergamo
Sergio Correa
Onofrio (Oscar) Ebner de Ebenthall jr
Roy Stanley Emerson
Kenneth Norman (Ken) Fletcher
Fausto Gardini
Robert Anthony John (Bob) Hewitt
Rodney George (Rod) Laver
Mario Llamas
Mr. Maimone
Jose Edson Mandarino
Charles Robert (Chuck) McKinley Jr.
Aldo Mei
Giuseppe (Beppe) Merlo
Eugenio Migone
John David Newcombe
Sima Nikolić (Nikolic)
Nicola Pietrangeli
Michele Pirro
Ivko Plečević (Plecevic)
Esteban Reyes Jr.
M. Sabet
Manuel Martinez Santana
Orlando Sirola
Eduardo Soriano
Frederick Sidney (Fred) Stolle


Rounds
Round 1
Sima Nikolić (Nikolic)*
Oscar Ebner
6-1 6-3
Bob Hewitt*
M. Sabet
6-1 6-2
Eduardo Soriano*
William L. (Pato) (Bill) Alvarez
6-3 6-2
Fred Stolle*
Jose Edson Mandarino
6-3 6-2
Giuseppe (Beppe) Merlo*
Mr. Maimone
6-3 7-5
John Newcombe*
Umberto Bergamo
6-3 3-6 6-1
Esteban Reyes Jr.*
Alberto Arilla
6-2 6-1
Orlando Sirola*
Sergio Correa
6-2 6-1
Fausto Gardini*
Ivko Plečević (Plecevic)
6-0 6-2
Ronald Winston (Ronnie) Barnes*
Ken Fletcher
6-4 6-0
Mario Llamas*
Eugenio Migone
3-6 6-2 6-4
Aldo Mei*
Chuck McKinley
6-0 7-5
Rod Laver*
Michele Pirro
6-4 6-0

Round 2
Nicola Pietrangeli*
Sima Nikolić (Nikolic)
6-4 6-4
Bob Hewitt*
Eduardo Soriano
2-6 8-6 6-4
Manuel Santana*
Fred Stolle
6-3 6-1
Giuseppe (Beppe) Merlo*
John Newcombe
6-3 7-5
Orlando Sirola*
Esteban Reyes Jr.
6-3 6-3
Fausto Gardini*
Roy Emerson
6-4 0-6 6-4
Ronald Winston (Ronnie) Barnes*
Mario Llamas
10-8 6-0
Rod Laver*
Aldo Mei
6-4 6-0

Quarterfinals
Nicola Pietrangeli*
Bob Hewitt
8-6 4-6 6-4
Manuel Santana*
Giuseppe (Beppe) Merlo
11-13 7-5 6-1
Fausto Gardini*
Orlando Sirola
w.o.
Ronald Winston (Ronnie) Barnes*
Rod Laver
7-5 6-4

Semifinals
Manuel Santana*
Nicola Pietrangeli
7-5 6-4
Fausto Gardini*
Ronald Winston (Ronnie) Barnes
6-3 6-3

Final
Manuel Santana*
Fausto Gardini
7-5 5-7 6-4 1-6 10-8


Tournament
Round 1
Fred Stolle*
Jose Edson Mandarino
Giuseppe (Beppe) Merlo*
Mr. Maimone
John Newcombe*
Umberto Bergamo
Sima Nikolić (Nikolic)*
Oscar Ebner
Bob Hewitt*
M. Sabet
Eduardo Soriano*
William L. (Pato) (Bill) Alvarez
Fausto Gardini*
Ivko Plečević (Plecevic)
Orlando Sirola*
Sergio Correa
Esteban Reyes Jr.*
Alberto Arilla
Ronald Winston (Ronnie) Barnes*
Ken Fletcher
Mario Llamas*
Eugenio Migone
Rod Laver*
Michele Pirro
Aldo Mei*
Chuck McKinley
Round 2
Manuel Santana*
Fred Stolle
Giuseppe (Beppe) Merlo*
John Newcombe
Nicola Pietrangeli*
Sima Nikolić (Nikolic)
Bob Hewitt*
Eduardo Soriano
Fausto Gardini*
Roy Emerson
Orlando Sirola*
Esteban Reyes Jr.
Ronald Winston (Ronnie) Barnes*
Mario Llamas
Rod Laver*
Aldo Mei
Quarterfinals
Manuel Santana*
Giuseppe (Beppe) Merlo
Nicola Pietrangeli*
Bob Hewitt
Fausto Gardini*
Orlando Sirola
Ronald Winston (Ronnie) Barnes*
Rod Laver
Semifinals
Manuel Santana*
Nicola Pietrangeli
Fausto Gardini*
Ronald Winston (Ronnie) Barnes
Final
Manuel Santana*
Fausto Gardini