# 1961 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles

Rod Laver and Darlene Hard were the defending champions, but did not compete.
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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Fred Stolle Lesley Turner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Reino Nyyssönen Nora Somoza | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | 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 | 3 | Jiří Javorský Věra Suková | 5 | 3 | | | | |
| | Frank Froehling Justina Bricka | 4 | 9 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | 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 | 9 | 2 |
| 4 | Bob Howe Edda Buding | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 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 | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| 2 | Enrique Morea Margaret Smith | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| 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 |
| 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

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth 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

| 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth 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

| 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 |
| | 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

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth 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

| 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 |
| | 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 | | | | | | | | | |