1961 French Championships (tennis)

1961 French Championships
Date15–28 May 1961
Edition60
Category31st Grand Slam (ITF)
SurfaceClay
LocationParis (XVIe), France
VenueStade Roland Garros
Champions
Men's singles
Spain Manuel Santana[1]
Women's singles
United Kingdom Ann Haydon[2]
Men's doubles
Australia Roy Emerson / Australia Rod Laver
Women's doubles
South Africa Sandra Reynolds / South Africa Renee Schuurman
Mixed doubles
United States Darlene Hard / Australia Rod Laver
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The 1961 French Championships (now known as the French Open) was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland-Garros in Paris, France. The tournament ran from 15 May until 28 May. It was the 65th staging of the French Championships, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1961. Manuel Santana and Ann Haydon won the singles titles.

  1. ^ "Roland-Garros 1961 (Grand Slam) - Men singles" (PDF). Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03.
  2. ^ "Roland-Garros 1961 (Grand Slam) - Women singles" (PDF). Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-04-17.