1961 Wimbledon Championships

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1961 Wimbledon Championships
Date26 June – 8 July
Edition75th
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
LocationChurch Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
Venue All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Champions
Men's singles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rod Laver
Women's singles
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Angela Mortimer
Men's doubles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Roy Emerson / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neale Fraser
Women's doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Karen Hantze / Flag of the United States.svg Billie Jean Moffitt
Mixed doubles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Fred Stolle / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lesley Turner
Boys' singles
Flag of the United States.svg Clark Graebner
Girls' singles
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Galina Baksheeva
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The 1961 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament ran from 26 June until 8 July. [1] It was the 75th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam tennis event of 1961.

Contents

Champions

Seniors

Men's singles

Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rod Laver defeated Flag of the United States.svg Chuck McKinley, 6–3, 6–1, 6–4 [2]

Women's singles

Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Angela Mortimer defeated Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Christine Truman, 4–6, 6–4, 7–5 [3]

Men's doubles

Flag of Australia (converted).svg Roy Emerson / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neale Fraser defeated Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bob Hewitt / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Fred Stolle, 6–4, 6–8, 6–4, 6–8, 8–6 [4]

Women's doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Karen Hantze / Flag of the United States.svg Billie Jean Moffitt defeated Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jan Lehane / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Margaret Smith, 6–3, 6–4 [5]

Mixed doubles

Flag of Australia (converted).svg Fred Stolle / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lesley Turner defeated Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robert Howe / Flag of Germany.svg Edda Buding, 11–9, 6–2 [6]

Juniors

Boys' singles

Flag of the United States.svg Clark Graebner defeated Flag of Austria.svg Ernst Blanke, 6–3, 9–7 [7]

Girls' singles

Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Galina Baksheeva defeated Flag of the United States.svg Katherine Chabot, 6–4, 8–6 [8]

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