1961, australian, championships, tennis, tournament, that, took, place, outdoor, grass, courts, kooyong, lawn, tennis, club, melbourne, australia, from, january, 49th, edition, australian, championships, known, australian, open, 14th, held, melbourne, first, g. 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 1961 Australian ChampionshipsDate20 30 January 1961Edition49thCategoryGrand Slam ITF SurfaceGrassLocationMelbourne AustraliaVenueKooyong Lawn Tennis ClubChampionsMen s singlesRoy EmersonWomen s singlesMargaret SmithMen s doublesRod Laver Bob MarkWomen s doublesMargaret Smith Mary Carter ReitanoMixed doublesJan Lehane Bob Hewitt 1960 Australian Championships 1962 Contents 1 Finals 1 1 Men s singles 1 2 Women s singles 1 3 Men s doubles 1 4 Women s doubles 1 5 Mixed doubles 2 References 3 External linksFinals EditMen s singles Edit Main article 1961 Australian Championships Men s singles nbsp Roy Emerson defeated nbsp Rod Laver 1 6 6 3 7 5 6 4 2 Women s singles Edit Main article 1961 Australian Championships Women s singles nbsp Margaret Smith defeated nbsp Jan Lehane 6 1 6 4 3 Men s doubles Edit nbsp Rod Laver nbsp Bob Mark defeated nbsp Roy Emerson nbsp Marty Mulligan 6 3 7 5 3 6 9 11 6 2 4 Women s doubles Edit nbsp Mary Carter Reitano nbsp Margaret Smith defeated nbsp Mary Bevis Hawton nbsp Jan Lehane 6 4 3 6 7 5 5 Mixed doubles Edit nbsp Jan Lehane nbsp Bob Hewitt defeated nbsp Mary Carter Reitano nbsp John Pearce 9 7 6 2 6 References Edit 1961 Australian Championships at the ATP 1961 Men s Singles Tennis Australia 1961 Women s Singles Tennis Australia 1961 Men s Doubles Tennis Australia 1961 Women s Doubles Tennis Australia 1961 Mixed Doubles Tennis Australia External links EditAustralian Open official websitePreceded by1960 U S National Championships Grand Slams Succeeded by1961 French Championships Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1961 Australian Championships amp oldid 1121274646, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
