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1961 Wimbledon Championships | |
Champions | Roy Emerson Neale Fraser |
Runners-up | Bob Hewitt Fred Stolle |
Score | 6–4, 6–8, 6–4, 6–8, 8–6 |
Draw | 64 (5 Q ) |
Seeds | 4 |
Rafael Osuna and Dennis Ralston were the defending champions, but Osuna did not compete. Ralston competed with Chuck McKinley but lost in the quarterfinals to Roy Emerson and Neale Fraser.
Emerson and Fraser defeated Bob Hewitt and Fred Stolle in the final, 6–4, 6–8, 6–4, 6–8, 8–6 to win the gentlemen's doubles tennis title at the 1961 Wimbledon Championship. [1]
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Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Rod Laver Bob Mark | 6 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tony Pickard Mike Sangster | 4 | 5 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Rod Laver Bob Mark | 6 | 8 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Bob Hewitt Fred Stolle | 4 | 10 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Luis Ayala Ramanathan Krishnan | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Bob Hewitt Fred Stolle | 4 | 6 | 6 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Bob Hewitt Fred Stolle | 4 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Roy Emerson Neale Fraser | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Alan Mills Bobby Wilson | 5 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Ken Fletcher John Newcombe | 7 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Ken Fletcher John Newcombe | 8 | 9 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Roy Emerson Neale Fraser | 10 | 11 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Chuck McKinley Dennis Ralston | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Roy Emerson Neale Fraser | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
First round | Second round | Third round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Rod Laver Bob Mark | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boro Jovanović Ivko Plećević | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | R Laver R Mark | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finn-Dag Jagge Thorvald Moe | 7 | 8 | 6 | F-D Jagge T Moe | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Q | Trevor Adamson Charlie Applewhaite | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | R Laver R Mark | 7 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Malcolm Fox Bobby Siska | 6 | 1 | 1 | N Gibson B Phillips-Moore | 5 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Neil Gibson Barry Phillips-Moore | 8 | 6 | 6 | N Gibson B Phillips-Moore | 3 | 6 | 12 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alberto Arilla Manuel Santana | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 6 | A Arilla M Santana | 6 | 3 | 10 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Franz Hainka Ladislav Legenstein | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | R Laver R Mark | 6 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
John Barrett Michael Hann | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | A Pickard M Sangster | 4 | 5 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ingo Buding Dieter Ecklebe | 5 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 6 | I Buding D Ecklebe | 2 | 17 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Premjit Lall Jaidip Mukerjea | P Lall J Mukerjea | 6 | 15 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jan-Erik Lundqvist Ulf Schmidt | w/o | P Lall J Mukerjea | 4 | 7 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tony Pickard Mike Sangster | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | A Pickard M Sangster | 6 | 9 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Isaías Pimentel Patricio Rodríguez | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | A Pickard M Sangster | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Giuseppe Merlo Sergio Tacchini | 3 | 7 | 12 | 2 | E Morea E Soriano | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Enrique Morea Eduardo Soriano | 6 | 5 | 14 | 6 |
First round | Second round | Third round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Luis Ayala Ramanathan Krishnan | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ronnie Holmberg Budge Patty | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | L Ayala R Krishnan | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William Álvarez José Edison Mandarino | 8 | 1 | 2 | 4 | R Hernando W Knight | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rudy Hernando Billy Knight | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | L Ayala R Krishnan | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Geoffrey Paish Warren Woodcock | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | F Froehling M Riessen | 8 | 3 | 6 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pierre Darmon Gérard Pilet | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | P Darmon G Pilet | 9 | 6 | 10 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Frank Froehling Marty Riessen | 6 | 6 | 6 | F Froehling M Riessen | 11 | 4 | 12 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Julian Coni Mark Otway | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | L Ayala R Krishnan | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jean Borotra Rod Mandelstam | 4 | 0 | 2 | R Hewitt F Stolle | 4 | 6 | 6 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chris Crawford Jon Douglas | 6 | 6 | 6 | C Crawford J Douglas | 6 | 10 | 12 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jacques Brichant Philippe Washer | 8 | 6 | 6 | J Brichant P Washer | 4 | 12 | 10 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ian Crookenden Lew Gerrard | 6 | 2 | 3 | C Crawford J Douglas | 1 | 7 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kingman Lambert Narenda Nath | 6 | 6 | 12 | R Hewitt F Stolle | 6 | 9 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
James Buckley Peter Jackson | 2 | 0 | 10 | K Lambert N Nath | 12 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bob Hewitt Fred Stolle | 9 | 6 | 10 | R Hewitt F Stolle | 14 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Q | Gerry Oakley Humphrey Truman | 7 | 2 | 8 |
First round | Second round | Third round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Toomas Leius Sergei Likhachev | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Whitney Reed Jørgen Ulrich | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | T Leius S Likhachev | 9 | 6 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Daniel Contet Jacques Renavand | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | W Bungert C Kuhnke | 7 | 4 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wilhelm Bungert Christian Kuhnke | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | T Leius S Likhachev | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wiesław Gąsiorek Władysław Skonecki | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | A Mills R Wilson | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alan Mills Bobby Wilson | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | A Mills R Wilson | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ingemar Ingvarsson Staffan Stockenberg | 1 | 1 | 1 | Akhtar Ali Naresh Kumar | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Akhtar Ali Naresh Kumar | 6 | 6 | 6 | A Mills R Wilson | 5 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ronnie Barnes Carlos Fernandes | 10 | 12 | 6 | K Fletcher J Newcombe | 7 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Q | Harald Elschenbroich Alan Lane | 8 | 10 | 3 | R Barnes C Fernandes | 6 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mario Llamas Esteban Reyes Jr. | 4 | 1 | 7 | I Gulyás J Javorský | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
István Gulyás Jiří Javorský | 6 | 6 | 9 | R Barnes C Fernandes | 2 | 6 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Q | Geoff Ward Ivor Warwick | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | K Fletcher J Newcombe | 6 | 8 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ken Fletcher John Newcombe | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | K Fletcher J Newcombe | 6 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Will Coghlan Bob Howe | 6 | 1 | 9 | 6 | W Coghlan R Howe | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Nicola Pietrangeli Orlando Sirola | 4 | 6 | 7 | 3 |
First round | Second round | Third round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Warren Jacques Antonio Palafox | 4 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ernesto Aguirre Patricio Apey | 6 | 8 | 8 | E Aguirre P Apey | 5 | 5 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Robert Bédard François Godbout | 6 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 11 | R Bédard F Godbout | 7 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Donald Dell Crawford Henry | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | R Bédard F Godbout | 3 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bill Bond Al Driscole | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | C McKinley D Ralston | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Barry Geraghty Roger Taylor | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | W Bond A Driscole | 9 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bertie Gaertner Julian Mayers | 3 | 8 | 4 | C McKinley D Ralston | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chuck McKinley Dennis Ralston | 6 | 10 | 6 | C McKinley D Ralston | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jean-Claude Barclay François Jauffret | 4 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 1 | R Emerson N Fraser | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Frew McMillan Francis Rawstorne | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | J-C Barclay F Jauffret | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Martin Mulligan Wolfgang Stuck | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | M Mulligan W Stuck | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Adrian Bey Robin Sanders | 6 | 1 | 6 | 7 | J-C Barclay F Jauffret | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Q | Peter Moys John Ward | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | R Emerson N Fraser | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gardnar Mulloy Abe Segal | 6 | 6 | 6 | G Mulloy A Segal | 3 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pieter van Eijsden Willem Maris | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | R Emerson N Fraser | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Roy Emerson Neale Fraser | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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