1961 French Championships – Men's singles


Sixth-seeded Manuel Santana defeated Nicola Pietrangeli 4–6, 6–1, 3–6, 6–0, 6–2 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1961 French Championships. Santana became the first Spaniard to win a Grand Slam tournament singles title.

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Manuel Santana is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
  1. Nicola Pietrangeli '
  2. Rod Laver '
  3. Roy Emerson '
  4. Jan-Erik Lundqvist '
  5. Pierre Darmon '
  6. Manuel Santana '
  7. Ron Holmberg '
  8. Robert Wilson '
  9. Robert Mark '
  10. Jacques Brichant '
  11. Ulf Schmidt '
  12. Bob Hewitt '
  13. Mario Llamas '
  14. Orlando Sirola '
  15. Ronald Barnes
  16. Lew Gerrard ''''

Draw

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