Reigning champion Maria Bueno

Maria Bueno

Maria Esther Andion Bueno is a former professional tennis player from Brazil. During her 11-year career , she won 19 Major titles ....

 did not defend her title. Angela Mortimer Barrett defeated Christine Truman Janes 4–6, 6–4, 7–5 in the final to win the Ladies' Singles title at the 1961 Wimbledon Championships

1961 Wimbledon Championships

-Men's Singles: Rod Laver defeated Chuck McKinley 6-3 6-1 6-4-Women's Singles: Angela Mortimer Barrett defeated Christine Truman Janes 4-6, 6-4, 7-5...

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See also:

1961 Wimbledon Championships - Gentlemen's Singles

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Angela Mortimer

Angela Mortimer

Florence Angela Margaret Mortimer Barrett is a former World No. 1 British female tennis player. She was born in Plymouth, Devon, England...

 is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

1.   Sandra Reynolds Price (Semifinalist)
2.   Margaret Smith Court
   Margaret Smith Court
   Margaret Court, AO MBE, is a retired former World No. 1 tennis player from Australia. In 1970, she became the first woman during the open era and the second woman in history to win all four Grand Slam tournament singles titles in the same calendar year. Court won a record 24 of those titles during...
   
    (Quarterfinalist)
3.   Ann Haydon Jones (Fourth round)
4.   Lesley Turner Bowrey
   Lesley Turner Bowrey
   Lesley Rosemary Turner Bowrey AM is an Australian female tennis player.Bowrey won 13 Grand Slam titles during her career: two in singles, seven in women's doubles, and four in mixed doubles. She lost in the final of 14 other Grand Slam events.Bowrey twice won the singles title at the French...
   
    (Second round)
5.   Yola Ramirez Ochoa (Quarterfinalist)
6.   Christine Truman Janes (Runner-up)
7.   Angela Mortimer Barrett (Champion)
8.   Karen Hantze Susman
   Karen Hantze Susman
   Karen Hantze Susman is a retired female tennis player from the United States. Susman won the 1962 women's singles title at Wimbledon, defeating Věra Pužejová Suková in the final 6–4, 6–4, but did not defend her title in 1963. She also won three Grand Slam women's doubles titles, all with Billie...
   
    (Quarterfinalist)

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• r. = retired

Finals

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

Section 5

Section 6

Section 7

Section 8

External links

• 1961 Wimbledon Championships on ITFtennis.com, the source for this draw