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1961 French Championships – Men's singles

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Sixth-seeded Manuel Santana defeated Nicola Pietrangeli 4–6, 6–1, 3–6, 6–0, 6–2 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1961 French Championships.

Men's singles
1961 French Championships
Final
ChampionSpain Manuel Santana
Runner-upItaly Nicola Pietrangeli
Score4–6, 6–1, 3–6, 6–0, 6–2
Details
Draw81
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Seeds edit

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

  1.   Nicola Pietrangeli (final)
  2.   Rod Laver (semifinals)
  3.   Roy Emerson (quarterfinals)
  4.   Jan-Erik Lundqvist (semifinals)
  5.   Pierre Darmon (third round)
  6.   Manuel Santana (champion)
  7.   Ron Holmberg (quarterfinals)
  8.   Robert Wilson (fourth round)
  9.   Robert Mark (second round)
  10.   Jacques Brichant (fourth round)
  11.   Ulf Schmidt (first round)
  12.   Bob Hewitt (fourth round)
  13.   Mario Llamas (fourth round)
  14.   Orlando Sirola (third round)
  15.   Ronald Barnes (fourth round)
  16.   Lew Gerrard (second round)

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1   Nicola Pietrangeli 6 6 6 6
  Gérard Pilet 4 8 3 1
1   Nicola Pietrangeli 6 6 6
4   Jan-Erik Lundqvist 4 4 4
4   Jan-Erik Lundqvist 6 6 6
  Carlos Fernandes 4 4 3
1   Nicola Pietrangeli 6 1 6 0 2
6   Manuel Santana 4 6 3 6 6
6   Manuel Santana 9 6 6
3   Roy Emerson 7 2 2
6   Manuel Santana 3 6 4 6 6
2   Rod Laver 6 2 6 4 0
7   Ron Holmberg 4 0 6 3
2   Rod Laver 6 6 3 6

Earlier rounds edit

Section 1 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   Pietrangeli 6 6 6
  Contet 2 3 4
1   Pietrangeli 6 6 6
  Newcombe 2 2 4
  Ulrich
  Newcombe
1   Pietrangeli 6 6 6 8
  Pilić 4 8 3 6
16   Gerrard 3 6 4 2
  Belkhodja 6 4 6 6
  Belkhodja 4 6 1 2
  Pilić 6 1 6 6
  Pilić 6 4 4 6 6
  Gibson 2 6 6 3 1

Section 2 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8   Wilson 6 6 6
  Morea 4 2 2
8   Wilson 6 6 6
  Jauffret 2 3 3
  Mandarino 7 3 4 6
  Jauffret 5 6 6 8
8   Wilson 6 5 1
  Pilet 8 7 6
9   Mark 3 6 6 2
  Skonecki 6 3 8 6
  Skonecki 2 2 6
  Pilet 6 6 8
  Henry 6 4 6 3
  Pilet 1 6 8 6

Section 3 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4   Lundqvist
  Grandet
4   Lundqvist 6 6 6
  Barrett 3 1 3
  Gaertner 6 4 4 4
  Barrett 2 6 6 6
4   Lundqvist 6 3 8 6
13   Llamas 4 6 6 3
13   Llamas 6 6 6
  Licis 4 2 3
13   Llamas 6 6 6
  Buding 3 3 3
  Buding 6 6 4 6
  Boutboul 3 3 6 1

Section 4 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5   Darmon 6 6 6
  Godbout 2 2 2 5   Darmon 6 6 6
  Pickard 6 6 5 1 6   Pickard 1 3 2
  Ecklebe 3 1 7 6 3 5   Darmon 3 3 2
  Fernandes 6 6 6   Fernandes 6 6 6
  Bresson 4 4 2   Fernandes 7 6 6
  Rodríguez 6 3 6 2 2   Howe 5 3 2
  Howe 4 6 4 6 6   Fernandes 9 2 6 6
12   Hewitt 3 6 6 6 12   Hewitt 7 6 2 2
  Kuhnke 6 2 4 3 12   Hewitt 3 3 6 7 6
  Plećević 1 5 0   Mayers 6 6 2 5 3
  Mayers 6 7 6 12   Hewitt 6 3 6 6
  Otway 4 6 6 6   Mulligan 3 6 1 2
  Mukerjea 6 0 3 2   Otway 5 4 5
  Mulligan 0 4 6 7 6   Mulligan 7 6 7
  Gasiorek 6 6 4 5 4

Section 5 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Jovanović 6 2 6 6 6
  Bungert 8 6 0 4 4   Jovanović 2 9 2
  Stolle 4 5 2   Stolle 6 11 6
  Molinari 6 7 5 r   Stolle 1 3 3
  Lall 4 10 3   Sangster 6 6 6
  Sangster 6 12 6   Sangster 6 6 0 6
  Pimentel 6 6 6   Pimentel 3 4 6 4
11   Schmidt 3 1 0   Sangster 3 4 3
  Sanders 4 3 4 6   Santana 6 6 6
  Álvarez 6 6 6   Álvarez 7 6 6 6
  Tacchini 6 2 5 6 6   Tacchini 5 8 1 4
  Renavand 4 6 7 4 0   Álvarez 4 1 3
  Garrido 6   Santana 6 6 6
  Gulyás   Gulyás 3 1 3
  Bey 2 6 1 3 6   Santana 6 6 6
6   Santana 6 1 6 6

Section 6 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Swann 1 0 7
  Phillips-Moore 6 6 9   Phillips-Moore 6 7 7
  Duxin 4 5 5
  Phillips-Moore 6 6 6
14   Sirola 3 3 0
  Ulrich
14   Sirola
  Phillips-Moore 2 6 3 2
3   Emerson 6 4 6 6
  Coni 3 3 2
  Barclay 6 6 6
  Barclay 5 1 0
3   Emerson 7 6 6
  Hann 4 4 2
3   Emerson 6 6 6

Section 7 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Segal 6 6 6
  Gaudenzi 2 3 3
  Segal 3 1 3
10   Brichant 6 6 6
  Jalabert 3 1 6 2
10   Brichant 6 6 0 6
10   Brichant 6 6 4 3
7   Holmberg 2 8 6 6
  Lahcen Chaldi 6 6 2 9
  Presecki 3 2 6 7
  Lahcen Chaldi 6 1 0 3
7   Holmberg 3 6 6 6
  Jauffret 3 8 4
7   Holmberg 6 10 6

Section 8 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Fletcher 6 6 6
  Grinda 3 2 4
  Fletcher 3 2 5
15   Barnes 6 6 7
  Javorský 4 1 0
15   Barnes 6 6 6
15   Barnes 3 6 2 3
2   Laver 6 4 6 6
  Mills 2 3 4
  Soriano 6 6 6
  Soriano 2 3 8
2   Laver 6 6 10
  Ali 2 2 2
2   Laver 6 6 6

External links edit

  • "Official 1961 Men's Draw" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-04-29. (109 KiB) on the French Open website
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