1961 Australian Championships (tennis)

List of Champions of the 1961 Australian Championships (now known as the Australian Open):

Men's Singles

Roy Stanley Emerson is an Australian former tennis player who won 12 Grand Slam singles titles and 16 Grand Slam men's doubles titles. He is the only male player to have won singles and doubles titles at all four Grand Slam tournaments. His 28 Grand Slam titles are an all-time record for a male...

defeated

Rod Laver

Rodney George "Rod" Laver MBE is an Australian former tennis player who holds the record for titles won in career, and was the World No. 1 player for seven consecutive years, from 1964 to 1970...

1-6 6-3 7-5 6-4

Women's Singles

Margaret Court defeated

Jan Lehane O'Neill

Jan Lehane

Jan Lehane O'Neill is a former Australian female tennis player.At the Australian Championships, O'Neill reached the singles final four consecutive years but lost to Margaret Court each time...

6-1, 6-4

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