The 1961 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom.

The tournament ran from 26 June until 8 July.

[1] It was the 75th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam tennis event of 1961.

Rod Laver defeated Chuck McKinley, 6–3, 6–1, 6–4 [2] Angela Mortimer defeated Christine Truman, 4–6, 6–4, 7–5 [3] Roy Emerson / Neale Fraser defeated Bob Hewitt / Fred Stolle, 6–4, 6–8, 6–4, 6–8, 8–6 [4] Karen Hantze / Billie Jean Moffitt defeated Jan Lehane / Margaret Smith, 6–3, 6–4 [5] Fred Stolle / Lesley Turner defeated Robert Howe / Edda Buding, 11–9, 6–2 [6] Clark Graebner defeated Ernst Blanke, 6–3, 9–7 [7] Galina Baksheeva defeated Katherine Chabot, 6–4, 8–6 [8]