Manuel SantanaManuel Martínez Santana, best known as Manolo Santana, is a former tennis champion from Spain. He was born in Madrid....
defeated
Nicola PietrangeliNicola "Nicky" Pietrangeli is a former tennis player from Italy. He is considered by many to be Italy's greatest-ever tennis champion....
4-6 6-1 3-6 6-0 6-2 in the final to win the
Men's Singles title at the
1961 French ChampionshipsList of Champions of the 1961 French Championships :-Men's Singles: Manuel Santana defeated Nicola Pietrangeli 4-6 6-1 3-6 6-0 6-2-Women's Singles: Ann Haydon defeated Yola Ramirez 6-2 6-1...
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See also:
- 1961 French Championships - Women's Singles
Ann Haydon defeated Yola Ramirez 6-2 6-1 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 1961 French Championships.See also:-Seeds:The seeded players are listed below. Ann Haydon is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated....
Seeds
The seeded players are listed below.
Manuel SantanaManuel Martínez Santana, best known as Manolo Santana, is a former tennis champion from Spain. He was born in Madrid....
is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
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 Nicola PietrangeliNicola "Nicky" Pietrangeli is a former tennis player from Italy. He is considered by many to be Italy's greatest-ever tennis champion....
(Finalist)
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 Rod LaverRodney George "Rod" Laver MBE is an Australian former tennis player who holds the record for titles won in career, and was the World No. 1 player for seven consecutive years, from 1964 to 1970...
(Semifinalist)
- Roy Emerson
Roy Stanley Emerson is an Australian former tennis player who won 12 Grand Slam singles titles and 16 Grand Slam men's doubles titles. He is the only male player to have won singles and doubles titles at all four Grand Slam tournaments. His 28 Grand Slam titles are an all-time record for a male...
(Quarterfinalist)
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 Jan-Erik Lundquist (Semifinalist)
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 Pierre DarmonPierre Darmon was a French tennis player.In 1963, he reached his highest world ranking, # 8. He was also ranked in the top 10 worldwide in 1958 and 1964.-Tennis career:...
(Third round)
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 Manuel SantanaManuel Martínez Santana, best known as Manolo Santana, is a former tennis champion from Spain. He was born in Madrid....
(Champion)
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 Ron Holmberg (Quarterfinalist)
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 Robert Keith Wilson (Fourth round)
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- Robert Mark (Second round)
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 Jacques BrichantJacques Brichant was a Belgian tennis player.Brichant has played the most Davis Cup ties for his country. Brichant reached the semi-finals of the French Championships in singles once, and the quarter-finals twice....
(Fourth round)
- Ulf Schmidt
Ulf "Uffe" Christian Johan Schmidt is a former Swedish tennis player. He competed for AIK from Stockholm.He won 14 singles' tournaments, among them the International Swedish Championships in Båstad in 1957 and 1961. In 1958 he and Sven Davidson won the doubles in Wimbledon...
(First round)
- Bob Hewitt
Robert "Bob" Anthony John Hewitt is a former professional male tennis player from Australia...
(Fourth round)
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 Mario Llamas (Fourth round)
- Orlando Sirola
Orlando Sirola was a tennis player from Italy.Sirola was born in Fiume, today the Croatian city of Rijeka. He only began playing tennis at the age of 22. Despite his late start, he achieved some notable successes....
(Third round)
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 Ronald Winston Barnes (Fourth round)
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 Lew Gerrard (Second round)
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Key
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild Card
- LL = Lucky Loser
- r. = retired
Finals
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Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Section 5
Section 6
Section 7
Section 8
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