1961 Australian Championships

Tennis tournament

Tennis tournament

1961 Australian Championships

Date| 20–30 January 1961
Edition| 49th
Category| Grand Slam (ITF)
Surface| Grass
Location| Melbourne, Australia
Venue| Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club
Champions
Men's singles
Roy Emerson
Women's singles
Margaret Smith
Men's doubles
Rod Laver /  Bob Mark
Women's doubles
Margaret Smith /  Mary Carter Reitano
Mixed doubles
Jan Lehane /  Bob Hewitt
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The 1961 Australian Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on outdoor grass courts at the Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia from 20 to 30 January.[1] It was the 49th edition of the Australian Championships (now known as the Australian Open), the 14th held in Melbourne, and the first Grand Slam tournament of the year. The singles titles were taken by Roy Emerson and Margaret Smith.

## Finals

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### Men's singles

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Main article: 1961 Australian Championships – Men's singles

Roy Emerson defeated  Rod Laver 1–6, 6–3, 7–5, 6–4[2]

### Women's singles

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Main article: 1961 Australian Championships – Women's singles

Margaret Smith defeated  Jan Lehane 6–1, 6–4[3]

### Men's doubles

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Rod Laver /  Bob Mark defeated  Roy Emerson /  Marty Mulligan 6–3, 7–5, 3–6, 9–11, 6–2[4]

### Women's doubles

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Mary Carter Reitano /  Margaret Smith defeated  Mary Bevis Hawton /  Jan Lehane, 6–4, 3–6, 7–5[5]

### Mixed doubles

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Jan Lehane /  Bob Hewitt defeated  Mary Carter Reitano /  John Pearce, 9–7, 6–2[6]

## References

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1. ^ 1961 Australian Championships at the ATP
2. ^ "1961 Men's Singles". Tennis Australia.
3. ^ "1961 Women's Singles". Tennis Australia.
4. ^ "1961 Men's Doubles". Tennis Australia.
5. ^ "1961 Women's Doubles". Tennis Australia.
6. ^ "1961 Mixed Doubles". Tennis Australia.

## External links

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* Australian Open official website

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1960 U.S. National Championships

|  Grand Slams | Succeeded by

1961 French Championships

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