1961 French Championships (tennis)
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List of Champions of the 1961 French Championships (now known as the French Open
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Manuel Santana
(ESP) defeated
Nicola Pietrangeli
(ITA) 4-6 6-1 3-6 6-0 6-2
Ann Haydon (GBR) defeated 
Yola Ramirez
(MEX) 6-2 6-1
French Open (tennis)
The French Open |Roland Garros]]) is a major tennis tournament held over two weeks between late May and early June in Paris, France, at the Stade Roland Garros. It is the premier clay court tennis tournament in the world and the second of the four annual Grand Slam tournaments – the other three are...
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Men's Singles
Manuel SantanaManuel Santana
Manuel Martínez Santana, best known as Manolo Santana, is a former tennis champion from Spain. He was born in Madrid....
(ESP) defeated
Nicola PietrangeliNicola Pietrangeli
Nicola "Nicky" Pietrangeli is a former tennis player from Italy. He is considered by many to be Italy's greatest-ever tennis champion....
(ITA) 4-6 6-1 3-6 6-0 6-2
Women's Singles
Ann Haydon (GBR) defeated Yola RamirezYola Ramírez
Yola Ramírez was an internationally renowned tennis player in the 1950s and 1960s.-Career:Ramírez was a singles finalist at the French Championships in 1960 and 1961. She lost the 1960 final to Darlene Hard and the 1961 final to Ann Haydon Jones, both International Tennis Hall of Fame enshrinees...
(MEX) 6-2 6-1