1961 in tennis
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Australian Open
Men's singles
Roy Emerson defeated Rod Laver 1–6, 6–3, 7–5, 6–4[1]
Women's singles
Margaret Smith defeated Jan Lehane 6–1, 6–4[2]
Men's doubles
Rod Laver / Bob Mark defeated Roy Emerson / Marty Mulligan 6–3, 7–5, 3–6, 9–11, 6–2[3]
Women's doubles
Mary Carter Reitano / Margaret Smith defeated Mary Bevis Hawton / Jan Lehane, 6–4, 3–6, 7–5[4]
Mixed doubles
Jan Lehane / Bob Hewitt defeated Mary Carter Reitano / John Pearce, 9–7, 6–2[5]
French Open
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 Ramírez 6–2, 6–1
Men's doubles
Roy Emerson / Rod Laver defeated Bob Howe / Bob Mark 3–6, 6–1, 6–1, 6–4
Women's doubles
Sandra Reynolds / Renee Schuurman defeated 
Maria Bueno /
Darlene Hard walkover
Mixed doubles
Darlene Hard / Rod Laver defeated 
Vera Suková / Jirí Javorský 6–0, 2–6, 6–3
Wimbledon
Men's singles
Rod Laver defeated Chuck McKinley, 6–3, 6–1, 6–4 [6]
Women's singles
Angela Mortimer defeated Christine Truman, 4–6, 6–4, 7–5 [7]
Men's doubles
Roy Emerson / Neale Fraser defeated Bob Hewitt / Fred Stolle, 6–4, 6–8, 6–4, 6–8, 8–6 [8]
Women's doubles
Karen Hantze / Billie Jean Moffitt defeated Jan Lehane / Margaret Smith, 6–3, 6–4 [9]
Mixed doubles
Fred Stolle / Lesley Turner defeated Robert Howe / 
Edda Buding, 11–9, 6–2 [10]
US Open
Men's singles
Roy Emerson defeated Rod Laver 7–5, 6–3, 6–2
Women's singles
Darlene Hard defeated 
Ann Haydon 6–3, 6–4
Men's doubles
Chuck McKinley / Dennis Ralston defeated Rafael Osuna / Antonio Palafox 6–3, 6–4, 2–6, 13–11 [11]
Women's doubles
Darlene Hard / Lesley Turner defeated Edda Buding / Yola Ramírez 6–4, 5–7, 6–0 [12]
Mixed doubles
Margaret Smith / Bob Mark defeated Darlene Hard / Dennis Ralston default [13][a]
