| 1961 Australian Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 20–30 January 1961 | |||
| Edition | 49th | |||
| Category | Grand Slam (ITF) | |||
| Surface | Grass | |||
| Location | Melbourne,Australia | |||
| Venue | Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club | |||
| Champions | ||||
| Men's singles | ||||
 Roy Emerson | ||||
| Women's singles | ||||
| Margaret Smith | ||||
| Men's doubles | ||||
| Rod Laver /Bob Mark | ||||
| Women's doubles | ||||
| Margaret Smith /Mary Carter Reitano | ||||
| Mixed doubles | ||||
| Jan Lehane /Bob Hewitt | ||||
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The1961 Australian Championships was atennis tournament that took place on outdoorgrass courts at theKooyong Lawn Tennis Club,Melbourne, Australia from 20 to 30 January.[1] It was the 49th edition of the Australian Championships (now known as theAustralian Open), the 14th held in Melbourne, and the firstGrand Slam tournament of the year. The singles titles were taken byRoy Emerson andMargaret Smith.
Roy Emerson defeatedRod Laver 1–6, 6–3, 7–5, 6–4[2]
Margaret Smith defeatedJan Lehane 6–1, 6–4[3]
Rod Laver /Bob Mark defeatedRoy Emerson /Marty Mulligan 6–3, 7–5, 3–6, 9–11, 6–2[4]
Mary Carter Reitano /Margaret Smith defeatedMary Bevis Hawton /Jan Lehane, 6–4, 3–6, 7–5[5]
Jan Lehane /Bob Hewitt defeatedMary Carter Reitano /John Pearce, 9–7, 6–2[6]
| Preceded by | Grand Slams | Succeeded by |