South Australian Championships 1961


General 1961-01-14 - 1961-01-20

Grass
6
Adelaide
Australia

Source World Tennis/Tennis Italiano



Media


Winner Rodney George (Rod) Laver


Players
R. Bailey
F. Bayne
Eddie Beers
Maurice Broom
Timothy John (Tim) Clayton
William George Coghlan
George (Aus) Collins
G. Copley
T. Crannage
Owen Keir Davidson
Kevin F. Dixon
W. Eastman
Neil C. Gibson
Ellis Harris
Paul Francis Hearnden
Robert Anthony John (Bob) Hewitt
Robert Neville (Bob) Howe
William M. (Bill) Johnson
Tan Song Kean
Grant Kerr
Christian Kuhnke
Rodney George (Rod) Laver
Peter McPherson
Neville B. Nette
Geoffrey K. (Geoff) Pares
Robert (Bob) Pearson
Trevor Pfitzner
Barry Phillips-Moore
Geoff N. Pollard
Wayne Vivian Reid
Michael John (Mike) Sangster
Max Senior
Jim Shepherd
John A. Stephens
Graeme Stewart
Colin Warwick Stubs
Sergio Tacchini
Brian Reginald Tobin
G. Usher
B.V. Volvodich
Raymond D. Woodforde
G. Woolacott


Rounds
Round 1
Sergio Tacchini*
W. Eastman
6-4 6-2
Bob Hewitt*
F. Bayne
6-2 6-3
Bob Howe*
Ellis Harris
6-1 6-1
Owen Davidson*
T. Crannage
6-2 6-0
Christian Kuhnke*
G. Woolacott
6-3 6-1
Jim Shepherd*
Trevor Pfitzner
6-4 6-0
Peter McPherson*
R. Bailey
6-2 3-6 6-3
Geoff N. Pollard*
G. Usher
6-3 9-7
Kevin F. Dixon*
G. Copley
6-2 6-2
Eddie Beers*
Tim Clayton
6-2 6-2

Round 2
Neil C. Gibson*
Owen Davidson
6-2 2-6 7-5
Michael Sangster*
Neville B. Nette
4-6 7-5 6-3
Rod Laver*
Grant Kerr
6-4 6-4
Geoffrey K. (Geoff) Pares*
Raymond D. Woodforde
6-3 6-4
Tan Song Kean*
B.V. Volvodich
6-1 6-1
Wayne Reid*
Sergio Tacchini
6-3 6-3
John A. Stephens*
Max Senior
6-3 6-4
Bob Hewitt*
William M. (Bill) Johnson
6-2 6-4
Bob Howe*
Paul Francis Hearnden
1-6 6-2 6-4
Colin Stubs*
Maurice Broom
6-1 6-3
George (Aus) Collins*
Jim Shepherd
6-2 8-6
Robert (Bob) Pearson*
Peter McPherson
6-3 6-1
Barry Phillips-Moore*
Geoff N. Pollard
6-3 6-2
William George Coghlan*
Kevin F. Dixon
6-2 6-4
Brian Tobin*
Eddie Beers
6-3 6-3
Graeme Stewart*
Christian Kuhnke
7-5 6-3

Round 3
Rod Laver*
Geoffrey K. (Geoff) Pares
6-3 12-10
Colin Stubs*
Bob Howe
6-4 6-2
John A. Stephens*
Bob Hewitt
2-6 6-3 6-3
Michael Sangster*
Brian Tobin
7-5 6-4
Barry Phillips-Moore*
William George Coghlan
6-4 6-2
Wayne Reid*
Tan Song Kean
6-2 6-3
Neil C. Gibson*
Graeme Stewart
6-3 6-4
Robert (Bob) Pearson*
George (Aus) Collins
6-4 7-5

Quarterfinals
Colin Stubs*
John A. Stephens
6-2 10-8
Michael Sangster*
Barry Phillips-Moore
6-3 5-7 6-4
Rod Laver*
Wayne Reid
4-6 6-3 6-2
Neil C. Gibson*
Robert (Bob) Pearson
6-1 6-2

Semifinals
Rod Laver*
Colin Stubs
6-4 6-2 6-3
Michael Sangster*
Neil C. Gibson
2-6 6-3 2-6 6-4 6-4

Final
Rod Laver*
Michael Sangster
11-9 3-6 4-6 14-12 6-3


Tournament
Round 1
Sergio Tacchini*
W. Eastman
Bob Howe*
Ellis Harris
Bob Hewitt*
F. Bayne
Eddie Beers*
Tim Clayton
Geoff N. Pollard*
G. Usher
Kevin F. Dixon*
G. Copley
Owen Davidson*
T. Crannage
Christian Kuhnke*
G. Woolacott
Peter McPherson*
R. Bailey
Jim Shepherd*
Trevor Pfitzner
Round 2
Rod Laver*
Grant Kerr
Geoffrey K. (Geoff) Pares*
Raymond D. Woodforde
Wayne Reid*
Sergio Tacchini
Tan Song Kean*
B.V. Volvodich
Colin Stubs*
Maurice Broom
Bob Howe*
Paul Francis Hearnden
John A. Stephens*
Max Senior
Bob Hewitt*
William M. (Bill) Johnson
Michael Sangster*
Neville B. Nette
Brian Tobin*
Eddie Beers
Barry Phillips-Moore*
Geoff N. Pollard
William George Coghlan*
Kevin F. Dixon
Neil C. Gibson*
Owen Davidson
Graeme Stewart*
Christian Kuhnke
Robert (Bob) Pearson*
Peter McPherson
George (Aus) Collins*
Jim Shepherd
Round 3
Rod Laver*
Geoffrey K. (Geoff) Pares
Wayne Reid*
Tan Song Kean
Colin Stubs*
Bob Howe
John A. Stephens*
Bob Hewitt
Michael Sangster*
Brian Tobin
Barry Phillips-Moore*
William George Coghlan
Neil C. Gibson*
Graeme Stewart
Robert (Bob) Pearson*
George (Aus) Collins
Quarterfinals
Rod Laver*
Wayne Reid
Colin Stubs*
John A. Stephens
Michael Sangster*
Barry Phillips-Moore
Neil C. Gibson*
Robert (Bob) Pearson
Semifinals
Rod Laver*
Colin Stubs
Michael Sangster*
Neil C. Gibson
Final
Rod Laver*
Michael Sangster