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1961 Wimbledon Championships

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The 1961 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament ran from 26 June until 8 July.[1] It was the 75th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam tennis event of 1961.

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Champions

Seniors

Men's singles

Australia Rod Laver defeated United States Chuck McKinley, 6–3, 6–1, 6–4 [2]

Women's singles

United Kingdom Angela Mortimer defeated United Kingdom Christine Truman, 4–6, 6–4, 7–5 [3]

Men's doubles

Australia Roy Emerson / Australia Neale Fraser defeated Australia Bob Hewitt / Australia Fred Stolle, 6–4, 6–8, 6–4, 6–8, 8–6 [4]

Women's doubles

United States Karen Hantze / United States Billie Jean Moffitt defeated Australia Jan Lehane / Australia Margaret Smith, 6–3, 6–4 [5]

Mixed doubles

Australia Fred Stolle / Australia Lesley Turner defeated Australia Robert Howe / West Germany Edda Buding, 11–9, 6–2 [6]

Juniors

Boys' singles

United States Clark Graebner defeated Austria Ernst Blanke, 6–3, 9–7 [7]

Girls' singles

Soviet Union Galina Baksheeva defeated United States Katherine Chabot, 6–4, 8–6 [8]

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