1961 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles

Rod Laver and Darlene Hard were the defending champions, but did not compete.

Mixed doubles
1961 Wimbledon Championships
Champions	Fred Stolle Lesley Turner
Runners-up	Bob Howe Edda Buding
Score	11–9, 6–2
Draw	80 (5 Q )
Seeds	4

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Fred Stolle and Lesley Turner defeated Bob Howe and Edda Buding in the final, 11–9, 6–2 to win the mixed doubles tennis title at the 1961 Wimbledon Championships.

Seeds

01.   Fred Stolle / Lesley Turner (champions)

02.   Enrique Morea / Margaret Smith (semifinals)

03.   Jiří Javorský / Věra Suková (semifinals)

04.   Bob Howe / Edda Buding (final)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Fred Stolle Lesley Turner	6	6
		Reino Nyyssönen Nora Somoza	2	0
								1	Fred Stolle Lesley Turner	7	6
								3	Jiří Javorský Věra Suková	5	3
	3	Jiří Javorský Věra Suková	6	7	6
		Frank Froehling Justina Bricka	4	9	4
															1	Fred Stolle Lesley Turner	11	6
															4	Bob Howe Edda Buding	9	2
		John Barrett Billie Woodgate	4	8	4
	4	Bob Howe Edda Buding	6	6	6
								4	Bob Howe Edda Buding	6	6
								2	Enrique Morea Margaret Smith	3	2
		Bob Mark Sally Moore	7	2	1
	2	Enrique Morea Margaret Smith	5	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								1	Fred Stolle Lesley Turner	6	6
									Federico Mackinlay Mabel Bove	1	2
															1	F Stolle L Turner	6	6
																G Mulloy R Bentley	2	2
									Patricio Rodríguez Ana María Estalella	8	7
									Gardnar Mulloy Rita Bentley	10	9
																						1	F Stolle L Turner	7	3	6
																							C Fernandes M Hellyer	5	6	0
									Carlos Fernandes Margaret Hellyer	1	8	6
									Toomas Leius Valeria Kuzmenko Titova	6	6	2
																C Fernandes M Hellyer	11	4	6
																G Paish S Chatrier	9	6	4
									Roger Dowdeswell Eva Duldig	4	3
									Geoffrey Paish Susan Chatrier	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
									Warren Jacques Márta Peterdy-Wolf	2	2
									Jørgen Ulrich Christiane Mercelis	6	6
																J Ulrich C Mercelis	6	6
																J Maguire F MacLennan	2	4
									John Maguire Frances MacLennan	6	6
									Heinz Grimm Janine Bourgnon	3	3
																							J Ulrich C Mercelis	6	3
																							R Nyyssönen N Somoza	8	6
									Emilio Martínez Marta Pombo	3	6	9
									Narenda Nath Karin Herich	6	1	11
																N Nath K Herich	2	4
																R Nyyssönen N Somoza	6	6
									Reino Nyyssönen Nora Somoza	6	6
									Kingman Lambert Mimi Arnold	4	3

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								3	Jiří Javorský Věra Suková	6	6
									Sima Nikolić Jelena Genčić	1	3
															3	J Javorský V Suková	6	6
																R Holmberg S Lazzarino	2	3
									Colin Baxter Joyce Barclay	w/o
									Ronnie Holmberg Silvana Lazzarino
																						3	J Javorský V Suková	6	6
																							N Gibson J Gibson	3	3
									Neil Gibson Joan Gibson	6	11
									Alan Mills Jill Mills	3	9
																N Gibson J Gibson	2	6	6
																L Strong P Wheeler	6	4	2
									Lawrie Strong Pat Wheeler	6	6
								Q	Neville Holland Carole Rosser	4	2

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
		Donald Dell Yola Ramírez	4	6	4
		Adrian Bey Lynne Hutchings	6	3	6				A Bey L Hutchings	2	13	6
		Ernesto Aguirre Ilse Davies	5	3					E Reyes R Darmon	6	11	3
		Esteban Reyes Jr. Rosie Darmon	7	6												A Bey L Hutchings	6	8
		John Lesch Donna Floyd	9	8												J Mayers M Hunt	4	6
		Barry Geraghty Jenny Young	7	6					J Lesch D Floyd	2	2
		Julian Mayers Margaret Hunt	6	6					J Mayers M Hunt	6	6
		Sergio Tacchini Francesca Gordigiani	2	2																			A Bey L Hutchings	2	5
		Bill Bond Billie Jean Moffitt	7	6	3																		F Froehling J Bricka	6	7
		Humphrey Truman Christine Truman	9	4	6				H Truman C Truman	3	11
		Howard Walton Liz Starkie	10	6					F Froehling J Bricka	6	13
		Frank Froehling Justina Bricka	12	8												F Froehling J Bricka	7	13
		Chris Crawford Michelle Bourbonnais	1	3												N Kumar E Hopman	5	11
		Ladislav Legenstein Sonja Pachta	6	6					L Legenstein S Pachta	4	3
		Naresh Kumar Nell Hopman							N Kumar E Hopman	6	6
		Ken Fletcher Robyn Ebbern	w/o

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	Q	Geoff Pares Susan Butt	6	4	7
	Q	Ian Crookenden Frances Walton	3	6	5				G Pares S Butt	0	5
		Andrew Yates-Bell Caroline Yates-Bell	0	13					R Taylor R Blakelock	6	7
		Roger Taylor Robin Blakelock	6	15												R Taylor R Blakelock	2	5
		Ingemar Ingvarsson Gudrun Rosin	5	4												J Barrett R Woodgate	6	7
		Will Coghlan Shirley Brasher	7	6					W Coghlan S Brasher	6	4	2
		Jarl Bibow Tone Schirmer	6	0	2				J Barrett R Woodgate	4	6	6
		John Barrett Billie Woodgate	3	6	6																		J Barrett R Woodgate	6	7
		Wolfram Schneiders Valerie Gardner	4	4																			A Gaertner R Schuurman	2	5
		Alan Lane Belmar Gunderson	6	6					A Lane B Gunderson	6	6
		Franz Hainka Doris Schuster	3	6	7				F Hainka D Schuster	1	2
		Budge Patty Lea Pericoli	6	3	5											A Lane B Gunderson	4	3
		Bertie Gaertner Renée Schuurman	6	6												A Gaertner R Schuurman	6	6
		Barry Phillips-Moore Anne Phillips-Moore	2	1					A Gaertner R Schuurman	6	6
	Q	Jimmy Upton Ruth Illingworth						Q	J Upton R Illingworth	2	4
		John Newcombe Mary Reitano	w/o

Section 6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
									Geoff Ward Rosemary Deloford	0	3
									Sergei Likhachev Anna Dmitrieva	6	6
																S Likhachev A Dmitrieva	6	8
																L Gerrard L Cawthorn	2	6
									Isaías Pimentel Pilar Barril	4	1
									Lew Gerrard Lorna Cawthorn	6	6
																							S Likhachev A Dmitrieva	9	6	0
																						4	R Howe E Buding	7	8	9
									Whitney Reed Ann Haydon	6	6
									Keith Diepraam Marlene Gerson	1	3
																W Reed A Haydon	4	11	4
															4	R Howe E Buding	6	9	6
									William Álvarez Pat Stewart	1	4
								4	Bob Howe Edda Buding	6	6

Section 7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
									Tim Clayton Meryl Mark	1	6
									Mark Otway Pauline Roberts	6	8
																M Otway P Roberts	4	6	7
																G Oakley H Clarke	6	3	9
									Abe Segal Thelma Lister	4	9
									Gerry Oakley Honor Clarke	6	11
																							G Oakley H Clarke	3	3
																							R Mark S Moore	6	6
									Boro Jovanović Gloria Butler	4	6	13
									Gunter Sanders Pat Hird	6	3	15
																G Sanders P Hird	4	2
																R Mark S Moore	6	6
									Bob Mark Sally Moore	5	6	6
									Jean Borotra Danièle Wild	7	2	4

Section 8

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
									John McDonald Pat Hales	6	3	10
									José Edison Mandarino Carmen Coronado	4	6	12
																JE Mandarino C Coronado	6	6
																M Sangster D Catt	4	4
									John Hillebrand Pia Balling	9	4
									Mike Sangster Deidre Catt	11	6
																							JE Mandarino C Coronado	4	2
																						2	E Morea M Smith	6	6
									Don Black Diane Tuckey	6	6
									James Buckley Mary O'Sullivan	2	3
																D Black D Tuckey	w/o
															2	E Morea M Smith
									Bob Hewitt Jan Lehane	4	5
								2	Enrique Morea Margaret Smith	6	7

External links

• Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com