# 1961 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Angela Mortimer defeated Christine Truman in the final, 4–6, 6–4, 7–5 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1961 Wimbledon Championships. It was the last all-British final to date. Maria Bueno was the reigning champion, but did not defend her title due to jaundice.

## Seeds

    01. Sandra Reynolds (semifinals)
    02. Margaret Smith (quarterfinals)
    03. Ann Haydon (fourth round)
    04. Lesley Turner (second round)
    05. Yola Ramírez (quarterfinals)
    06. Christine Truman (final)
    07. Angela Mortimer (champion)
    08. Karen Hantze (quarterfinals)
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section. As originally seeded, Darlene Hard was the fifth seed, but when she withdrew from the championships before the draw was made, the seeding list was redrafted and she was replaced by Yola Ramírez.

## 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 2 | Margaret Smith | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Christine Truman | 3 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Christine Truman | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | Christine Truman | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Renée Schuurman | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Renée Schuurman | 6 | 2 | 7 | | Renée Schuurman | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| 8 | Karen Hantze | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Karen Hantze | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | 6 | Christine Truman | 6 | 4 | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | 7 | Angela Mortimer | 4 | 6 | 7 |
| 7 | Angela Mortimer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Angela Mortimer | 4 | 6 | 7 |
| | Věra Suková | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Věra Suková | 3 | 4 | | 7 | Angela Mortimer | 11 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 1 | Sandra Reynolds | 9 | 3 | | | | | |
| 5 | Yola Ramírez | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | Sandra Reynolds | 9 | 3 | | | | | |
| 1 | Sandra Reynolds | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 2 | Margaret Smith | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Nancy Richey | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | M Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | P Stewart | 3 | 0 | | | | |
| | Pat Stewart | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Susan Chatrier | 6 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | M Smith | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Z Körmöczy | 2 | 1 |
| | Carmen Coronado | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Belmar Gunderson | 0 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | C Coronado | 3 | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Z Körmöczy | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Zsuzsa Körmöczy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Silvana Lazzarino | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 6 | Christine Truman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Margaret Hellyer | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | C Truman | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | N Somoza | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Pat Hird | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nora Somoza | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 6 | C Truman | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | M Hunt | 3 | 2 |
| | Sonja Pachta | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Margaret Hunt | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | M Hunt | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | E Buding | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | Pat Hales | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Edda Buding | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 3 | Ann Haydon | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Janine Bourgnon | 0 | 0 | | 3 | A Haydon | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Christiane Mercelis | 7 | 7 | | | C Mercelis | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sally Moore | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | 3 | A Haydon | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Danièle Wild | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | C Webb | 1 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | Carol Webb | 6 | 6 | | | C Webb | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Marta Pombo | 6 | 3 | 10 | | M Pombo | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Janet Scoble | 3 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | A Haydon | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| | Frances MacLennan | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | R Schuurman | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| | Pat Wheeler | 6 | 6 | | | P Wheeler | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Renée Schuurman | 7 | 6 | | | R Schuurman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Rita Bentley | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | R Schuurman | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | Eleanor O'Neill | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | F Gordigiani | 6 | 0 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Francesca Gordigiani | 6 | 6 | | | F Gordigiani | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Pauline Roberts | 6 | 6 | | | P Roberts | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Frances Walton | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 8 | Karen Hantze | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Rosie Darmon | 2 | 2 | | 8 | K Hantze | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Vivienne Dennis | 1 | 6 | 6 | | V Dennis | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Judy Tee | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | 8 | K Hantze | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Robin Blakelock | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | E Duldig | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | Márta Peterdy-Wolf | 3 | 5 | | | R Blakelock | 1 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Renate Ostermann | 4 | 6 | 2 | | E Duldig | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Eva Duldig | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | K Hantze | 6 | 6 |
| | Shirley Brasher | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | J Lehane | 3 | 2 |
| | Jenny Seven | 0 | 6 | 2 | | S Brasher | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jan Lehane | 6 | 6 | | | J Lehane | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Anna Dmitrieva | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | J Lehane | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Michelle Bourbonnais | 6 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | J Mills | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| Q | Eleanor Dodge | 4 | 7 | 7 | Q | E Dodge | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Jill Mills | 6 | 6 | | | J Mills | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Caroline Yates-Bell | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 5

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | Rosemary Deloford | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nell Hopman | 3 | 6 | | | R Deloford | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Geraldine Houlihan | 1 | 3 | | | A Stroud | 8 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | Alison Stroud | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | R Deloford | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| | Justina Bricka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | J Bricka | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Gudrun Rosin | 4 | 3 | | | J Bricka | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Donna Floyd | 6 | 6 | | | D Floyd | 1 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Valeria Kuzmenko Titova | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | J Bricka | 4 | 7 |
| | Margaret Lee | 7 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | A Mortimer | 6 | 9 |
| | Ilse Davies | 5 | 6 | 6 | | I Davies | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Carol Hanks | 3 | 3 | | | D Schuster | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Doris Schuster | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | D Schuster | 2 | 0 | | | | |
| Q | Honor Durose | 1 | 12 | 7 | | | | | | 7 | A Mortimer | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | Jenny Wagstaff | 6 | 10 | 5 | Q | H Durose | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Joyce Barclay | w/o | | | 7 | A Mortimer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Angela Mortimer | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 6

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | Gwyn Thomas | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Meryl Mark | 6 | 1 | 8 | | M Mark | 2 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | Lynne Hutchings | 5 | 6 | 6 | | L Hutchings | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Hanna Sladek | 7 | 2 | 2 | | | | | L Hutchings | 2 | 5 | | | |
| | Věra Suková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | V Suková | 6 | 7 | | | |
| | Margot Dittmeyer | 0 | 0 | | | V Suková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Marlene Gerson | 7 | 7 | 1 | | R Illingworth | 3 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | Ruth Illingworth | 9 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | V Suková | 7 | 6 |
| | Pilar Barril | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | M Arnold | 5 | 2 |
| | Karin Herich | 3 | 6 | 7 | | K Herich | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Tone Schirmer | 6 | 6 | | | T Schirmer | 5 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | Joan Gibson | 2 | 4 | | | | | | K Herich | 2 | 1 | | | |
| | Mimi Arnold | 7 | 6 | | | | | | M Arnold | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Jenny Trewby | 5 | 0 | | | M Arnold | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Diane Tuckey | 1 | 2 | | 4 | L Turner | 5 | 4 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Lesley Turner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 7

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | Robyn Ebbern | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Liz Starkie | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | E Starkie | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | H Schultze | 0 | 1 | | | | | |
| Q | Viola White | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Helga Schultze | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | E Starkie | 6 | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Y Ramírez | 8 | 6 |
| | Deidre Catt | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Margaret O'Donnell | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | D Catt | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Y Ramírez | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Billie Jean Moffitt | 9 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Yola Ramírez | 11 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 8

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | Carole Rosser | 3 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | Florence de la Courtie | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | F de la Courtie | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | AM Estalella | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | Mary Reitano | w/o | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ana María Estalella | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | F de la Courtie | 1 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | S Reynolds | 6 | 6 |
| | Lea Pericoli | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Susan Butt | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Q | S Butt | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | 1 | S Reynolds | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Lorna Cawthorn | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Sandra Reynolds | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |