1961 French Championships (tennis)
| 1961 French Championships | |
|---|---|
| Date | 15–28 May 1961 |
| Edition | 60 |
| Category | 31st Grand Slam (ITF) |
| Surface | Clay |
| Location | Paris (XVIe), France |
| Venue | Stade Roland Garros |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
| Spain Manuel Santana [1] | |
| Women's singles | |
| United Kingdom Ann Haydon [2] | |
| Men's doubles | |
| Australia Roy Emerson / Australia Rod Laver | |
| Women's doubles | |
| South Africa Sandra Reynolds / South Africa Renee Schuurman | |
| Mixed doubles | |
| United States Darlene Hard / Australia Rod Laver | |
The 1961 French Championships (now known as the French Open) was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland-Garros in Paris, France. The tournament ran from 15 May until 28 May. It was the 65th staging of the French Championships, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1961. Manuel Santana and Ann Haydon won the singles titles.
Finals
[edit ]Men's singles
[edit ]Spain Manuel Santana defeated Italy Nicola Pietrangeli 4–6, 6–1, 3–6, 6–0, 6–2
Women's singles
[edit ]United Kingdom Ann Haydon defeated Mexico Yola Ramírez 6–2, 6–1
Men's doubles
[edit ]Australia Roy Emerson / Australia Rod Laver defeated Australia Bob Howe / Australia Bob Mark 3–6, 6–1, 6–1, 6–4
Women's doubles
[edit ]South Africa Sandra Reynolds / South Africa Renee Schuurman defeated Brazil Maria Bueno /United States Darlene Hard walkover
Mixed doubles
[edit ]United States Darlene Hard / Australia Rod Laver defeated Czechoslovakia Vera Suková / Czechoslovakia Jirí Javorský 6–0, 2–6, 6–3
References
[edit ]- ^ "Roland-Garros 1961 (Grand Slam) - Men singles" (PDF). Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016年03月03日.
- ^ "Roland-Garros 1961 (Grand Slam) - Women singles" (PDF). Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016年04月17日.