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

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]

Men's singles
1961 U.S. National Championships
Final
ChampionAustralia Roy Emerson[1]
Runner-upAustralia Rod Laver[1]
Score7–5, 6–3, 6–2
Details
Draw120
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
← 1960 · U.S. National Championships · 1962 →

Seeds

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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

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Key

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Final eight

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1   Rod Laver 6 7 6 6
    Donald Dell 4 9 3 4
1   Rod Laver 13 7 6
4   Mike Sangster 11 5 4
4   Mike Sangster 6 7 6
7   Jon Douglas 4 5 1
1   Rod Laver 5 3 2
3   Roy Emerson 7 6 6
    Whitney Reed 8 3 3 2
    Rafael Osuna 6 6 6 6
    Rafael Osuna 3 2 6 7 7
3   Roy Emerson 6 6 3 5 9
3   Roy Emerson 6 6 7
8   Ron Holmberg 4 2 5

Earlier rounds

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   Laver 6 6 6
  Steele III 3 1 0
1   Laver 6 6 6
  Lloyd 1 2 2
  Tong 1 3 7 2
  Lloyd 6 6 5 6
1   Laver 6 6 6
  Zuleta 6 7 6   Crawford 3 4 3
  Schunck 1 5 1   Zuleta 5 6 1 1
  Bey 6 6 6   Bey 7 3 6 6
  Morgan 3 1 4   Bey 1 2 3
  Barker 3 6 3 6 6   Crawford 6 6 6
  Wright 6 2 6 0 3   Barker 6 2 4
  Crawford 6 6 6   Crawford 8 6 6
  Mangan 2 1 2

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6   Froehling 6 6 6
  Hobbs 2 2 4 6   Froehling 6 6 6
  Pasarell 6 6 3 6   Pasarell 3 4 4
  Susman 2 2 6 4 6   Froehling 9 8 1
  Dell 7 6 6   Dell 11 10 6
  Carpenter 5 0 4   Dell 6 6 6
  Dailey 6 6 6   Dailey 3 2 3
  Harrison 4 2 4   Dell 7 6 6 8
  Ashe 6 6 9   Sharpe 9 3 2 6
  Karabasz 2 2 7   Ashe 3 5 5
  Godbout 6 7 1 8   Godbout 6 7 7
  Sherman 4 5 6 6   Godbout 6 4 6 2
  Sharpe 3 6 6 6   Sharpe 8 6 3 6
  Kamakana 6 3 4 4   Sharpe 4 4 9 6 7
  Potthast 6 6 6   Potthast 6 6 7 1 5
  Thompson 2 1 3

Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4   Sangster 6 3 6 6
  Perry 2 6 3 4 4   Sangster 6 6 6
  Higgins 6 6 6   Higgins 3 1 3
  Hedrick 2 1 3 4   Sangster 6 7 6 6
  Lambert 6 6 6 6   Lambert 3 9 2 4
  Quinn 2 8 2 2   Lambert 6 3 4 6 6
  McManus 6 6 6   McManus 3 6 6 4 3
  Davis 1 0 0 4   Sangster 21 8 6 6
  Bond 6 6 6   Palafox 19 10 3 4
  Powless 0 0 2   Bond 6 6 6
  White 6 6 7   White 3 3 3
  Fauquier 3 2 5   Bond 3 6 3 4
  Palafox 6 6 6   Palafox 6 4 6 6
  Werksman 2 2 2   Palafox 15 6 6
  Nagler 6 6 6   Nagler 13 1 4
  Vanderbilt 2 3 3

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7   Douglas 3 6 10 6
  Richardson 6 2 8 1 7   Douglas 6 7 6 6
  Senkowski 6 6 6   Senkowski 3 9 3 3
  Musalem 3 0 2 7   Douglas 6 2 2 9 6
  Seixas 7 6 6   Seixas 4 6 6 7 4
  Lynch 5 4 0   Seixas 6 10 6
  Siska 6 6 6   Siska 4 8 3
  Lynch 0 2 4 7   Douglas 3 6 7 8
  Henry 9 6 6   Henry 6 3 5 6
  Moss 7 4 4   Henry 6 6 6
  Sullivan 6 6 6   Sullivan 4 3 4
  San Hueza 1 2 1   Henry 5 11 6 6 6
  Biggs 6 6 3 6   Bedard 7 13 1 4 2
  Botts 3 4 6 2   Biggs 7 2 2
  Bedard 6 6 6   Bedard 9 6 6
  Ralph 3 1 3

Section 5

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
2   McKinley 7 6 6
  Stoesser 5 2 2 2   McKinley 7 6 6
  Beck 6 6 6   Beck 5 1 1
  Johnson 2 0 4 2   McKinley 3 7 6 3
  Reed 6 8 7   Reed 6 9 3 6
  Howe 4 6 5   Reed 7 7 7
  Hernandez 4 4 6 8 6   Hernandez 5 5 5
  Reed 6 6 2 6 4   Reed 8 6 4 6
  Olvera 6 6 6   Fox 6 3 6 3
  Herceg 0 0 0   Olvera 2 8 11 3
  Fox 6 6 6   Fox 6 10 9 6
  Harris 2 1 1   Fox 6 6 8 3 6
  Lane 6 9 6   Lane 2 0 10 6 1
  Clark 2 7 3   Lane 6 6 6
  Hill 5 6 2 6 6   Hill 2 1 4
  Spengler 7 4 6 0 2

Section 6

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5   Mark 6 6 6
  Fitzgibbon 2 1 0 5   Mark 6 6 6
  Palafox 6 6 6   Palafox 2 2 2
  Buck 4 1 2 5   Mark 6 6 6
  Taylor 6 6 6   Fisher 4 4 2
  Belkin 4 2 2   Taylor 6 3 6 6 5
  Fisher 3 6 6 6   Fisher 4 6 8 3 7
  Richardson 6 2 3 2 5   Mark 3 4 6
  Shaffer 6 6 6   Osuna 6 6 8
  Gasman 1 2 2   Shaffer 10 2 7
  Osuna 6 6 6   Osuna 12 6 9
  Barizon 2 3 3   Osuna 11 6 6 17 6
  Scott 11 6 3 6   Scott 13 4 8 15 0
  Driscole 9 3 6 3   Scott 4 6 6 5
  Sokol 7 3 6 6 8   Sokol 6 3 2 2 r
  Rubell 9 6 3 2 6

Section 7

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3   Emerson 6 6 6
  Rubinoff 2 1 0 3   Emerson 6 6 6
  Brown 6 7 6   Brown 1 0 1
  Goldman 3 5 1 3   Emerson 6 6 6
  Lenoir 6 6 6   Buchholz 3 3 1
  Carpenter 0 3 1   Lenoir 6 2 3 3
  Buchholz 16 5 6 11   Buchholz 1 6 6 6
  Hoehn 14 7 1 9 3   Emerson 6 6 6
  Hoffman Jr 6 6 6   Hoffman Jr 1 2 2
  Greer 0 2 3   Hoffman Jr 10 4 6 7
  Fontana 3 7 8 6   Fontana 8 6 3 5
  Sorlien 6 5 6 4   Hoffman Jr 6 6 6
  Earnhart 6 6 6   Davis 3 2 1
  Dickenson 3 2 0   Earnhart 6 2 0 r
  Davis 8 6 9   Davis 4 6 1
  Sylvia 6 4 7

Section 8

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8   Holmberg 6 6 7
  Green 4 4 5 8   Holmberg 7 6 6
  Farrin 8 7 4 6   Farrin 5 1 2
  Hammill 6 5 6 1 8   Holmberg 7 6 6
  Riessen 6 8 6   Riessen 5 4 2
  Newman 4 6 0   Riessen 6 8 6
  Snyder 6 6 6   Snyder 0 6 2
  Sweeney 4 2 3 8   Holmberg 6 7 6 6
  Frost 2 9 4 1
  Graebner 5 6 3 4
  Hoogs 7 1 6 6
  Hoogs 1 4 2
  Frost 6 6 6
  Frost 6 6 6
  Hetherington 1 2 1

References

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  1. ^ a b 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.
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