1961 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles

1961 tennis event results

Roy Emerson defeated Rod Laver 7–5, 6–3, 6–2 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1961 U.S. National Championships.^[2]

Seeds

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

1. Rod Laver (finalist)
2. Chuck McKinley (third round)
3. Roy Emerson (champion)
4. Mike Sangster (semifinals)
5. Bob Mark (fourth round)
6. Frank Froehling (third round)
7. Jon Douglas (quarterfinals)
8. Ron Holmberg (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

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

Final eight

Earlier rounds

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

Section 5

Section 6

Section 7

Section 8

References

1. Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York City]: New Chapter Press. p. 461. ISBN 978-0942257700.
2. Talbert, Bill (1967). Tennis Observed – The USLTA Men's Singles Champions, 1881–1966,. Barre: Barre Publishers. p. 136. OCLC 172306.

External links

• 1961 U.S. National Championships on ITFtennis.com Archived 2016-03-18 at the Wayback Machine, the source for this draw
• Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) – 1961 U.S. Championships Men's singles draw