1961 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles

Men's Doubles
	1961 Wimbledon Championships
Champions	Roy Emerson ; Neale Fraser
Runners-up	Bob Hewitt ; Fred Stolle
Final score	6–4, 6–8, 6–4, 6–8, 8–6
Draw	64 (5Q)
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' Doubles tennis title at the 1961 Wimbledon Championship.[1]

Seeds

01.

Roy Emerson /

Neale Fraser (Champions)

02.

Rod Laver /

Bob Mark (Semifinals)

03.

Nicola Pietrangeli /

Orlando Sirola (First round)

04.

Luis Ayala /

Ramanathan Krishnan (Quarterfinals)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

Key

Finals

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

Top half

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Third Round					Quarterfinals

2	Rod Laver Bob Mark	6	6	6
	Boro Jovanović Ivan 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

Section 2

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 Alvarez 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 Gerard 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

Bottom half

Section 3

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

Section 4

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

References

Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

External links

Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com

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[Barrett-1] Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.