# 1961 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles

Maria Bueno and Darlene Hard were the defending champions, but did not compete.
Karen Hantze and Billie Jean Moffitt defeated Jan Lehane and Margaret Smith in the final, 6–3, 6–4 to win the ladies' doubles tennis title at the 1961 Wimbledon Championships.

## Seeds

    01. Sandra Reynolds / Renée Schuurman (quarterfinals)
    02. Ann Haydon / Christine Truman (third round)
    03. Jan Lehane / Margaret Smith (final)
    04. Sally Moore / Lesley Turner (semifinals)
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 |
| | Margaret Hunt Lynne Hutchings | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | Anna Dmitrieva Valeria Kuzmenko Titova | 6 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | Anna Dmitrieva Valeria Kuzmenko Titova | 6 | 1 | 5 | | Margaret Hunt Lynne Hutchings | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Jan Lehane Margaret Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 3 | Jan Lehane Margaret Smith | 6 | 12 | | 3 | Jan Lehane Margaret Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Rosie Darmon Yola Ramírez | 0 | 10 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Rosie Darmon Yola Ramírez | 0 | 10 | | | | | | 3 | Jan Lehane Margaret Smith | 3 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Karen Hantze Billie Jean Moffitt | 6 | 6 |
| | Eva Duldig Marlene Gerson | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | Karen Hantze Billie Jean Moffitt | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | Sally Moore Lesley Turner | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Sally Moore Lesley Turner | 9 | 6 | | 4 | Sally Moore Lesley Turner | 3 | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Karen Hantze Billie Jean Moffitt | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Karen Hantze Billie Jean Moffitt | 9 | 6 | | | Karen Hantze Billie Jean Moffitt | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 1 | Sandra Reynolds Renée Schuurman | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| 2 | Ann Haydon Christine Truman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Pilar Barril Carmen Coronado | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | A Haydon C Truman | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | M Hunt L Hutchings | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | Margaret Hunt Lynne Hutchings | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Macintosh JA Watts | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | M Hunt L Hutchings | 4 | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | | A Dmitrieva V Kuzmenko Titova | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| | Michelle Bourbonnais Susan Chatrier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gill Evans Billie Woodgate | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | M Bourbonnais S Chatrier | 6 | 0 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | A Dmitrieva V Kuzmenko Titova | 8 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Anna Dmitrieva Valeria Kuzmenko Titova | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gem Hoahing Danièle Wild | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| 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 |
| 3 | Jan Lehane Margaret Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Justina Bricka Carol Hanks | 1 | 1 | | 3 | J Lehane M Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Valerie Gardner Margaret Grace | 2 | 1 | | | M Hellyer V Suková | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Margaret Hellyer Věra Suková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | J Lehane M Smith | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | Jennifer Chamberlain Viola White | 5 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | M Arnold E Starkie | 0 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| | Nell Hopman Meryl Mark | 7 | 3 | 6 | | J Chamberlain V White | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Eleanor O'Neill Mary O'Sullivan | 2 | 7 | | | M Arnold E Starkie | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mimi Arnold Liz Starkie | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | J Lehane M Smith | 6 | 12 |
| | Márta Peterdy-Wolf Tone Schirmer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | R Darmon Y Ramírez | 0 | 10 |
| | Monique Bedoret Poucette Bernheim | 3 | 1 | | | M Peterdy-Wolf T Schirmer | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Rosie Darmon Yola Ramírez | 6 | 8 | | | R Darmon Y Ramírez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Edda Buding Helga Schultze | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | R Darmon Y Ramírez | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Rosemary Deloford Jill Mills | 5 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | P Hird C Yates-Bell | 6 | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| | Florence de la Courtie Christiane Mercelis | 7 | 5 | 6 | | F de la Courtie C Mercelis | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Hanna Sladek Pat Stewart | 3 | 5 | | | P Hird C Yates-Bell | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Pat Hird Caroline Yates-Bell | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### 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 |
| | Eva Duldig Marlene Gerson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Sheila Bramley Leonie Brighton | 4 | 3 | | | E Duldig M Gerson | 11 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ana María Estalella Marta Pombo | 6 | 6 | | | AM Estalella Marta Pombo | 9 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jane Rushton Judy Tee | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | E Duldig M Gerson | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | Valerie Clark Lesley Hustwit | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | S Lazzarino L Pericoli | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| | Silvana Lazzarino Lea Pericoli | 6 | 6 | | | S Lazzarino L Pericoli | 1 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Donna Floyd Belmar Gunderson | | | | | D Floyd B Gunderson | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Robyn Ebbern Mary Reitano | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | E Duldig M Gerson | 7 | 1 |
| | Joyce Barclay Frances MacLennan | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | S Moore L Turner | 9 | 6 |
| | Ilse Davies Karin Herich | | | | | I Davies K Herich | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Zsuzsa Körmöczy Nancy Richey | w/o | | | | R Bentley P Roberts | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Rita Bentley Pauline Roberts | | | | | | | | | | R Bentley P Roberts | 6 | 6 | 5 | | | | |
| | Lorna Cawthorn Pat Wheeler | 4 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | 4 | S Moore L Turner | 8 | 3 | 7 | | | | |
| | Carole Rosser Jenny Trewby | 6 | 2 | 7 | | L Cawthorn P Wheeler | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Joan Gibson Gudrun Rosin | 3 | 4 | | 4 | S Moore L Turner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Sally Moore Lesley Turner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | Pat Hales Vera Thomas | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Margot Dittmeyer Renate Ostermann | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | M Dittmeyer R Ostermann | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | K Hantze BJ Moffitt | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | Cathy Lyon Julie Wilson | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | Karen Hantze Billie Jean Moffitt | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | K Hantze BJ Moffitt | 9 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | 1 | S Reynolds R Schuurman | 7 | 3 |
| | Sonja Pachta Doris Schuster | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| Q | Mabel Bove Nora Somoza | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | S Pachta D Schuster | 3 | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | | S Reynolds R Schuurman | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | Deidre Catt Angela Mortimer | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Sandra Reynolds Renée Schuurman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |