1961 Australian Championships – Men's singles

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Roy Emerson is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

1. AUS Rod Laver (finalist)
2. AUS Roy Emerson (champion)
3. AUS Bob Mark (third round)
4. AUS Bob Hewitt (third round)
5. GBR Mike Sangster (quarterfinals)
6. FRG Christian Kuhnke (quarterfinals)
7. AUS Bob Howe (third round)
8. AUS Fred Stolle (semifinals)
9. AUS Wayne Reid (third round)
10. AUS Ken Fletcher (quarterfinals)
11. ITA Sergio Tacchini (second round)
12. AUS Barry Phillips-Moore (semifinals)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• r = Retired

Finals

| team-width=150 | RD3-team1=AUS Rod Laver | RD3-seed1=1 | RD3-team2=AUS Roy Emerson | RD3-seed2=2 | RD3-score1-1=6 | RD3-score2-1=1 | RD3-score1-2=3 | RD3-score2-2=6 | RD3-score1-3=5 | RD3-score2-3=7 | RD3-score1-4=4 | RD3-score2-4=6 | RD2-team1=AUS Rod Laver | RD2-seed1=1 | RD2-team2=AUS Barry Phillips-Moore | RD2-seed2=12 | RD2-score1-1=6 | RD2-score2-1=2 | RD2-score1-2=6 | RD2-score2-2=2 | RD2-score1-3=6 | RD2-score2-3=4 | RD2-team3=AUS Fred Stolle | RD2-seed3=8 | RD2-team4=AUS Roy Emerson | RD2-seed4=2 | RD2-score3-1=6 | RD2-score4-1=8 | RD2-score3-2=2 | RD2-score4-2=6 | RD2-score3-3=5 | RD2-score4-3=7 | RD1-team1=AUS Rod Laver | RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team2=AUS Ken Fletcher | RD1-seed2=10 | RD1-score1-1=6 | RD1-score2-1=2 | RD1-score1-2=2 | RD1-score2-2=4r | RD1-team3=AUS Barry Phillips-Moore | RD1-seed3=12 | RD1-team4=FRG Christian Kuhnke | RD1-seed4=6 | RD1-score3-1=5 | RD1-score4-1=7 | RD1-score3-2=6 | RD1-score4-2=3 | RD1-score3-3=6 | RD1-score4-3=2 | RD1-score3-4=6 | RD1-score4-4=3 | RD1-team5=GBR Mike Sangster | RD1-seed5=5 | RD1-team6=AUS Fred Stolle | RD1-seed6=8 | RD1-score5-1=3 | RD1-score6-1=6 | RD1-score5-2=4 | RD1-score6-2=6 | RD1-score5-3=3 | RD1-score6-3=6 | RD1-team7=AUS John Pearce | RD1-seed7= | RD1-team8=AUS Roy Emerson | RD1-seed8=2 | RD1-score7-1=1 | RD1-score8-1=6 | RD1-score7-2=2 | RD1-score8-2=6 | RD1-score7-3=3 | RD1-score8-3=6

Earlier rounds

Section 1

| RD4-team01=AUS Laver | RD4-seed01=1 | RD4-team02=AUS Fletcher | RD4-seed02=10 | RD4-score01-1=6 | RD4-score02-1=2 | RD4-score01-2=2 | RD4-score02-2=4r | RD3-team01=AUS Laver | RD3-seed01=1 | RD3-team02=AUS Coghlan | RD3-seed02= | RD3-score01-1=6 | RD3-score02-1=4 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-score02-2=1 | RD3-score01-3=9 | RD3-score02-3=7 | RD3-team03=AUS Fletcher | RD3-seed03=10 | RD3-team04=AUS Shapter | RD3-seed04= | RD3-score03-1=6 | RD3-score04-1=3 | RD3-score03-2=6 | RD3-score04-2=2 | RD3-score03-3=6 | RD3-score04-3=3 | RD2-team01=AUS Laver | RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team02=AUS O'Kane | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score02-1=2 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score02-2=3 | RD2-score01-3=6 | RD2-score02-3=0 | RD2-team03=MAS Tan | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=AUS Coghlan | RD2-seed04= | RD2-score03-1=1 | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score03-2=2 | RD2-score04-2=6 | RD2-score03-3=1 | RD2-score04-3=6 | RD2-team05=AUS Fletcher | RD2-seed05=10 | RD2-team06=AUS Ryan | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score06-1=3 | RD2-score05-2=6 | RD2-score06-2=2 | RD2-score05-3=3 | RD2-score06-3=6 | RD2-score05-4=6 | RD2-score06-4=1 | RD2-team07=AUS Shapter | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=AUS Hearnden | RD2-seed08= | RD2-score07-1=6 | RD2-score08-1=3 | RD2-score07-2=8 | RD2-score08-2=10 | RD2-score07-3=8 | RD2-score08-3=6 | RD2-score07-4=4 | RD2-score08-4=6 | RD2-score07-5=6 | RD2-score08-5=1

Section 2

| RD4-team01=AUS Phillips-Moore | RD4-seed01=12 | RD4-team02=FRG Kuhnke | RD4-seed02=6 | RD4-score01-1=5 | RD4-score02-1=7 | RD4-score01-2=6 | RD4-score02-2=3 | RD4-score01-3=6 | RD4-score02-3=2 | RD4-score01-4=6 | RD4-score02-4=3 | RD3-team01=AUS Howe | RD3-seed01=7 | RD3-team02=AUS Phillips-Moore | RD3-seed02=12 | RD3-score01-1=2 | RD3-score02-1=6 | RD3-score01-2=9 | RD3-score02-2=11 | RD3-score01-3=6 | RD3-score02-3=3 | RD3-score01-4=6 | RD3-score02-4=8 | RD3-team03=AUS Hewitt | RD3-seed03=4 | RD3-team04=FRG Kuhnke | RD3-seed04=6 | RD3-score03-1=1 | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=4 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD3-score03-3=6 | RD3-score04-3=1 | RD3-score03-4=3 | RD3-score04-4=6 | RD2-team01=AUS Howe | RD2-seed01=7 | RD2-team02=AUS Potter | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score02-1=1 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score02-2=4 | RD2-score01-3=7 | RD2-score02-3=5 | RD2-team03=AUS Nette | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=AUS Phillips-Moore | RD2-seed04=12 | RD2-score03-1=5 | RD2-score04-1=7 | RD2-score03-2=2 | RD2-score04-2=6 | RD2-score03-3=2 | RD2-score04-3=6 | RD2-team05=AUS Hewitt | RD2-seed05=4 | RD2-team06=GBR Hann | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score06-1=4 | RD2-score05-2=6 | RD2-score06-2=4 | RD2-score05-3=0 | RD2-score06-3=6 | RD2-score05-4=7 | RD2-score06-4=5 | RD2-team07=AUS Hughes | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=FRG Kuhnke | RD2-seed08=6 | RD2-score07-1=6 | RD2-score08-1=8 | RD2-score07-2=6 | RD2-score08-2=8 | RD2-score07-3=4 | RD2-score08-3=6 | RD1-team05=AUS Nette | RD1-seed05= | RD1-team06=AUS Pearson | RD1-seed06= | RD1-score05-1=6 | RD1-score06-1=3 | RD1-score05-2=6 | RD1-score06-2=0 | RD1-score05-3=6 | RD1-score06-3=1 | RD1-team07=AUS Phillips-Moore | RD1-seed07=12 | RD1-team08=AUS French | RD1-seed08= | RD1-score07-1=6 | RD1-score08-1=2 | RD1-score07-2=3 | RD1-score08-2=6 | RD1-score07-3=6 | RD1-score08-3=2 | RD1-score07-4=6 | RD1-score08-4=3 | RD1-team09=AUS Hewitt | RD1-seed09=4 | RD1-team10=AUS Fraser | RD1-seed10= | RD1-score09-1=6 | RD1-score10-1=1 | RD1-score09-2=7 | RD1-score10-2=5 | RD1-score09-3=6 | RD1-score10-3=1 | RD1-team11=GBR Hann | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team12=AUS Pares | RD1-seed12= | RD1-score11-1=6 | RD1-score12-1=1 | RD1-score11-2=2 | RD1-score12-2=6 | RD1-score11-3=6 | RD1-score12-3=2 | RD1-score11-4=7 | RD1-score12-4=5 | RD1-team13=AUS Hughes | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team14=AUS Johnson | RD1-seed14= | RD1-score13-1=6 | RD1-score14-1=2 | RD1-score13-2=6 | RD1-score14-2=3 | RD1-score13-3=8 | RD1-score14-3=10 | RD1-score13-4=6 | RD1-score14-4=1 | RD1-team15=FRG Kuhnke | RD1-seed15=6 | RD1-team16=AUS McPherson | RD1-seed16= | RD1-score15-1=6 | RD1-score16-1=4 | RD1-score15-2=1 | RD1-score16-2=6 | RD1-score15-3=6 | RD1-score16-3=3 | RD1-score15-4=6 | RD1-score16-4=0

Section 3

| RD4-team01=GBR Sangster | RD4-seed01=5 | RD4-team02=AUS Stolle | RD4-seed02=8 | RD4-score01-1=3 | RD4-score02-1=6 | RD4-score01-2=4 | RD4-score02-2=6 | RD4-score01-3=3 | RD4-score02-3=6 | RD3-team01=GBR Sangster | RD3-seed01=5 | RD3-team02=AUS Mark | RD3-seed02=3 | RD3-score02-1=w/o | RD3-team03=AUS Tobin | RD3-seed03= | RD3-team04=AUS Stolle | RD3-seed04=8 | RD3-score03-1=3 | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=3 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD3-score03-3=3 | RD3-score04-3=6 | RD2-team01=GBR Sangster | RD2-seed01=5 | RD2-team02=AUS Stubs | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=3 | RD2-score02-1=6 | RD2-score01-2=10 | RD2-score02-2=8 | RD2-score01-3=6 | RD2-score02-3=4 | RD2-score01-4=2 | RD2-score02-4=6 | RD2-score01-5=6 | RD2-score02-5=2 | RD2-team03=AUS Mulligan | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=AUS Mark | RD2-seed04=3 | RD2-score03-1=3 | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score03-2=3 | RD2-score04-2=6 | RD2-score03-3=4 | RD2-score04-3=6 | RD2-team05=ITA Tacchini | RD2-seed05=11 | RD2-team06=AUS Tobin | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=5 | RD2-score06-1=7 | RD2-score05-2=2 | RD2-score06-2=6 | RD2-score05-3=5 | RD2-score06-3=7 | RD2-team07=AUS Reid | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=AUS Stolle | RD2-seed08=8 | RD2-score07-1=13 | RD2-score08-1=15 | RD2-score07-2=4 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD2-score07-3=3 | RD2-score08-3=6 | RD1-team01=GBR Sangster | RD1-seed01=5 | RD1-team02=AUS McKenzie | RD1-seed02= | RD1-score01-1=6 | RD1-score02-1=2 | RD1-score01-2=6 | RD1-score02-2=2 | RD1-score01-3=6 | RD1-score02-3=2 | RD1-team03=AUS Stubs | RD1-seed03= | RD1-team04=MAS Azman | RD1-seed04= | RD1-score03-1=6 | RD1-score04-1=0 | RD1-score03-2=6 | RD1-score04-2=1 | RD1-score03-3=8 | RD1-score04-3=6 | RD1-team05=AUS Mulligan | RD1-seed05= | RD1-team06=AUS Graham-Jones | RD1-seed06= | RD1-score05-1=6 | RD1-score06-1=3 | RD1-score05-2=6 | RD1-score06-2=2 | RD1-score05-3=6 | RD1-score06-3=2 | RD1-team07=AUS Mark | RD1-seed07=3 | RD1-team08=AUS Hillebrand | RD1-seed08= | RD1-score07-1=6 | RD1-score08-1=1 | RD1-score07-2=6 | RD1-score08-2=4 | RD1-score07-3=6 | RD1-score08-3=0 | RD1-team09=ITA Tacchini | RD1-seed09=11 | RD1-team10=AUS Millen | RD1-seed10= | RD1-score09-1=6 | RD1-score10-1=1 | RD1-score09-2=6 | RD1-score10-2=1 | RD1-score09-3=6 | RD1-score10-3=0 | RD1-team11=AUS Tobin | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team12=AUS Shepherd | RD1-seed12= | RD1-score11-1=6 | RD1-score12-1=3 | RD1-score11-2=6 | RD1-score12-2=3 | RD1-score11-3=6 | RD1-score12-3=2

Section 4

| RD4-team01=AUS Pearce | RD4-seed01= | RD4-team02=AUS Emerson | RD4-seed02=2 | RD4-score01-1=1 | RD4-score02-1=6 | RD4-score01-2=2 | RD4-score02-2=6 | RD4-score01-3=3 | RD4-score02-3=6 | RD3-team01=AUS Pearce | RD3-seed01= | RD3-team02=AUS Reid | RD3-seed02=9 | RD3-score01-1=6 | RD3-score02-1=2 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-score02-2=2 | RD3-score01-3=6 | RD3-score02-3=0 | RD3-team03=AUS Kearney | RD3-seed03= | RD3-team04=AUS Emerson | RD3-seed04=2 | RD3-score03-1=1 | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=2 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD3-score03-3=7 | RD3-score04-3=9 | RD2-team01=AUS Pearce | RD2-seed01= | RD2-team02=AUS Gibson | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score02-1=4 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score02-2=3 | RD2-score01-3=6 | RD2-score02-3=4 | RD2-team03=AUS Holland | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=AUS Reid | RD2-seed04=9 | RD2-score03-1=7 | RD2-score04-1=9 | RD2-score03-2=1 | RD2-score04-2=6 | RD2-score03-3=3 | RD2-score04-3=6 | RD2-team05=AUS Kearney | RD2-seed05= | RD2-team06=AUS Stephens | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=4 | RD2-score06-1=6 | RD2-score05-2=6 | RD2-score06-2=4 | RD2-score05-3=6 | RD2-score06-3=2 | RD2-score05-4=6 | RD2-score06-4=0 | RD2-team07=AUS Hicks | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=AUS Emerson | RD2-seed08=2 | RD2-score07-1=1 | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score07-2=1 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD2-score07-3=2 | RD2-score08-3=6