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1961 French Championships (tennis)

1961 French Championships
Date 15 May – 27 May
Edition 60th
Category Grand Slam (ITF)
Surface Clay
Location Paris (XVIe), France
Venue Stade Roland Garros
Champions
Men's Singles
Spain Manuel Santana
Women's Singles
United Kingdom Ann Haydon
Men's Doubles
Australia Roy Emerson / Australia Rod Laver
Women's Doubles
South Africa Sandra Reynolds Price / South Africa Renee Schuurman Haygarth
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 27 May. It was the 60th staging of the French Championships, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1961.

Spain Manuel Santana defeated Italy Nicola Pietrangeli 4–6, 6–1, 3–6, 6–0, 6–2


United Kingdom Ann Haydon defeated Mexico Yola Ramírez 6–2, 6–1


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