River Oaks Tournament 1961


General 1961-04-10 - 1961-04-16
WCT Circuit
Clay
7
Houston, Texas
United States of America

Source World Tennis


Info Top 16 players have byes to the third round



Media


Winner Rodney George (Rod) Laver


Players
David Aaker
Luis Alberto Ayala
Bernard (Tut) Bartzen
Doug Bashram
Reginald D. (Reg) Bennett
Franklin West (Frank) Bertram
Clifford M. (Cliff) Buchholz
Pedro Bueno-Nete
Paul R. Como
Christopher L. (Chris) Crawford
David L. Dozier
Al Driscole
Ken DuBose
Roy Stanley Emerson
Ronald W. (Ronnie) Fisher
Neale Andrew Fraser
Frank Arthur Froehling III
Doug Fuller
Larry Goldbeck
DeEdward Greer
Walter Timothy (Tim) Heckler
Rudy Hernando
Ronald Edward Holmberg
Warren F. Jacques
Andrew Jitkoff
Bob Joyner
John R. (Jack) Kamrath
Joe (Kirk) Kuykendall
Glenn Land
Ron Latta
Rodney George (Rod) Laver
Manuel Lopez
Adam Lopez
John H. Maloney
Neal Marcus
Dale McCleary
Dick Mechem
Gerald H. (Jerry) Moss
Martin Frederick Mulligan
Tom Nance
Edward N. (Butch) Newman
John Newman
Antonio R. (Tony) Palafox
Gabino Palafox
Henry Parish
Harry Parten
Whitney Reed
Hamilton Farrar (Ham) Richardson
Ray Salazar
Peter Scholl
Dr Richard Earl Schuette
Fritz Schunck
Robin Spengler
Eddie Strayhorn
Wolfgang Stuck
Rodney (Rod) Susman
Hugh West Sweeney
William Franklin (Billy) Talbert
Clifford William (Cliff) Vickery
Tommy West


Rounds
Round 1
Joe (Kirk) Kuykendall*
Ray Salazar
6-1 6-3
Rudy Hernando*
Clifford M. (Cliff) Buchholz
4-6 6-3 6-1
Henry Parish*
Ron Latta
6-1 2-6 8-6
Dr Richard Earl Schuette*
Glenn Land
6-0 6-1
Dick Mechem*
Doug Fuller
6-3 6-1
Pedro Bueno-Nete*
Tom Nance
6-0 6-0
Dale McCleary*
Tommy West
6-4 6-3
Clifford William (Cliff) Vickery*
Manuel Lopez
6-3 6-2
Tim Heckler*
Fritz Schunck
6-3 6-3
Butch Newman*
Larry Goldbeck
6-4 6-0
Hugh West Sweeney*
Bob Joyner
6-3 7-5
Al Driscole*
Doug Bashram
6-0 6-2

Round 2
Frank Froehling III*
Joe (Kirk) Kuykendall
6-3 6-0
Rudy Hernando*
David L. Dozier
6-1 6-3
John H. Maloney*
Eddie Strayhorn
6-0 6-0
Dr Richard Earl Schuette*
Henry Parish
6-2 2-6 6-4
Tim Heckler*
Ken DuBose
6-2 6-1
Al Driscole*
Hugh West Sweeney
6-0 6-3
Gabino Palafox*
Paul R. Como
6-1 6-8 8-6
Robin Spengler*
Dick Mechem
6-1 8-6
Ronald W. (Ronnie) Fisher*
Pedro Bueno-Nete
8-6 6-1
DeEdward Greer*
Rodney (Rod) Susman
6-2 6-4
Warren F. Jacques*
Adam Lopez
6-2 6-4
Butch Newman*
Harry Parten
6-2 6-4
Neal Marcus*
John Newman
8-6 6-4
Franklin West (Frank) Bertram*
Dale McCleary
1-6 6-1 8-6
David Aaker*
Andrew Jitkoff
6-4 6-4
John R. (Jack) Kamrath*
Clifford William (Cliff) Vickery
3-6 7-5 6-3

Round 3
Neal Marcus*
Peter Scholl
6-4 6-2
Gerald H. (Jerry) Moss*
DeEdward Greer
6-46 -2
Ron Holmberg*
John H. Maloney
6-0 3-6 7-5
Ronald W. (Ronnie) Fisher*
Martin Mulligan
6-3 6-2
Whitney Reed*
Butch Newman
6-3 7-5
Roy Emerson*
Gabino Palafox
6-2 6-0
Frank Froehling III*
Bernard (Tut) Bartzen
4-6 6-4 6-4
Rudy Hernando*
Christopher L. (Chris) Crawford
6-3 6-3
Neale Fraser*
Tim Heckler
6-1 6-1
Antonio R. (Tony) Palafox*
Robin Spengler
6-1 6-2
Luis Ayala*
Dr Richard Earl Schuette
6-2 6-0
Reg Bennett*
John R. (Jack) Kamrath
6-1 6-2
Billy Talbert*
David Aaker
6-3 6-3
Rod Laver*
Al Driscole
6-1 6-4
Wolfgang Stuck*
Franklin West (Frank) Bertram
6-1 6-2
Ham Richardson*
Warren F. Jacques
6-8 7-5 6-0

Round 4
Ham Richardson*
Ronald W. (Ronnie) Fisher
9-7 6-3
Frank Froehling III*
Rudy Hernando
6-3 6-4
Wolfgang Stuck*
Reg Bennett
6-1 6-1
Rod Laver*
Billy Talbert
6-4 6-1
Neale Fraser*
Neal Marcus
13-11 6-1
Luis Ayala*
Antonio R. (Tony) Palafox
6-0 3-6 6-4
Roy Emerson*
Whitney Reed
6-3 7-5
Ron Holmberg*
Gerald H. (Jerry) Moss
7-5 2-6 6-3

Quarterfinals
Roy Emerson*
Ham Richardson
6-4 7-5 6-1
Neale Fraser*
Ron Holmberg
6-3 6-3 6-4
Rod Laver*
Wolfgang Stuck
6-3 7-5 6-4
Luis Ayala*
Frank Froehling III
6-3 6-1 6-2

Semifinals
Roy Emerson*
Neale Fraser
6-3 6-8 6-4 6-2
Rod Laver*
Luis Ayala
6-3 1-6 6-4 6-0

Final
Rod Laver*
Roy Emerson
7-5 7-5 1-6 6-3


Tournament
Round 1
Al Driscole*
Doug Bashram
Hugh West Sweeney*
Bob Joyner
Dale McCleary*
Tommy West
Clifford William (Cliff) Vickery*
Manuel Lopez
Dr Richard Earl Schuette*
Glenn Land
Henry Parish*
Ron Latta
Dick Mechem*
Doug Fuller
Joe (Kirk) Kuykendall*
Ray Salazar
Rudy Hernando*
Clifford M. (Cliff) Buchholz
Butch Newman*
Larry Goldbeck
Pedro Bueno-Nete*
Tom Nance
Tim Heckler*
Fritz Schunck
Round 2
Al Driscole*
Hugh West Sweeney
David Aaker*
Andrew Jitkoff
Franklin West (Frank) Bertram*
Dale McCleary
John R. (Jack) Kamrath*
Clifford William (Cliff) Vickery
Dr Richard Earl Schuette*
Henry Parish
Robin Spengler*
Dick Mechem
Frank Froehling III*
Joe (Kirk) Kuykendall
Rudy Hernando*
David L. Dozier
Gabino Palafox*
Paul R. Como
Butch Newman*
Harry Parten
Warren F. Jacques*
Adam Lopez
Ronald W. (Ronnie) Fisher*
Pedro Bueno-Nete
Tim Heckler*
Ken DuBose
Neal Marcus*
John Newman
John H. Maloney*
Eddie Strayhorn
DeEdward Greer*
Rodney (Rod) Susman
Round 3
Rod Laver*
Al Driscole
Billy Talbert*
David Aaker
Wolfgang Stuck*
Franklin West (Frank) Bertram
Reg Bennett*
John R. (Jack) Kamrath
Luis Ayala*
Dr Richard Earl Schuette
Antonio R. (Tony) Palafox*
Robin Spengler
Frank Froehling III*
Bernard (Tut) Bartzen
Rudy Hernando*
Christopher L. (Chris) Crawford
Roy Emerson*
Gabino Palafox
Whitney Reed*
Butch Newman
Ham Richardson*
Warren F. Jacques
Ronald W. (Ronnie) Fisher*
Martin Mulligan
Neale Fraser*
Tim Heckler
Neal Marcus*
Peter Scholl
Ron Holmberg*
John H. Maloney
Gerald H. (Jerry) Moss*
DeEdward Greer
Round 4
Rod Laver*
Billy Talbert
Wolfgang Stuck*
Reg Bennett
Luis Ayala*
Antonio R. (Tony) Palafox
Frank Froehling III*
Rudy Hernando
Roy Emerson*
Whitney Reed
Ham Richardson*
Ronald W. (Ronnie) Fisher
Neale Fraser*
Neal Marcus
Ron Holmberg*
Gerald H. (Jerry) Moss
Quarterfinals
Rod Laver*
Wolfgang Stuck
Luis Ayala*
Frank Froehling III
Roy Emerson*
Ham Richardson
Neale Fraser*
Ron Holmberg
Semifinals
Rod Laver*
Luis Ayala
Roy Emerson*
Neale Fraser
Final
Rod Laver*
Roy Emerson