1961 French Championships – Women's singles explained

Sixth-seeded Ann Haydon defeated Yola Ramírez 6–2, 6–1 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1961 French Championships.^[1]

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Ann Haydon is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

1. Darlene Hard (fourth round)
2. Maria Bueno (quarterfinals)
3. Margaret Smith (quarterfinals)
4. Christine Truman (quarterfinals)
5. Yola Ramírez (finalist)
6. Ann Haydon (champion)
7. Sandra Reynolds (fourth round)
8. Florence De La Courtie (third round)
9. Jan Lehane (fourth round)
10. Zsuzsi Körmöczy (semifinals)
11. Renée Schuurman (fourth round)
12. Mary Reitano (fourth round)
13. Vera Suková (fourth round)
14. Deidre Catt (third round)
15. Lesley Turner (fourth round)
16. Edda Buding (semifinals)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• r = Retired

Earlier rounds

Section 8

External links

• Web site: Official 1961 Women's Draw . 2007-04-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070930203447/http://www.fft.fr/rolandgarros/pdfpalmares/femmes1961_en.pdf . 2007-09-30 . dead .   on the French Open website

Notes and References

1. Book: Collins, Bud. The Bud Collins History of Tennis. 2010. New Chapter Press. [New York]. 978-0942257700. 2nd. 395.