1969 Australian Open – Men's singles

Men's singles
Men's singles
1969 Australian Open
Final
Champion	Rod Laver
Runner-up	Andrés Gimeno
Score	6–3, 6–4, 7–5
Details
Draw	48
Seeds	16
Events

Rod Laver defeated Andrés Gimeno in the final, 6–3, 6–4, 7–5 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1969 Australian Open. It was his eighth Grand Slam tournament singles title, and the first step in an eventual Grand Slam for Laver. This was the first edition of the Australian Open to be open to professional players, marking a period in tennis history known as the Open Era.

Bill Bowrey was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Ray Ruffels.

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Rod Laver is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.^[1]

Rod Laver (champion)
Ken Rosewall (third round)
Tom Okker (first round)
Tony Roche (semifinals)
John Newcombe (quarterfinals)
Pancho Gonzales (third round)
Fred Stolle (quarterfinals)
Marty Riessen (third round)
Andrés Gimeno (final)
Bill Bowrey (quarterfinals)
Roy Emerson (third round)
Ray Ruffels (semifinals)
Butch Buchholz (quarterfinals)
Mal Anderson (third round)
Roger Taylor (second round)
Allan Stone (third round)

Draw

Key

Final eight

Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final

1	Rod Laver	6	18	6

7	Fred Stolle	4	16	4
							1	Rod Laver	7	22	9	1	6

							4	Tony Roche	5	20	11	6	3
5	John Newcombe	8	6	8	5	3

4	Tony Roche	10	4	6	7	6
														1	Rod Laver	6	6	7

														9	Andrés Gimeno	3	4	5
12	Ray Ruffels	9	2	6	6	6

10	Bill Bowrey	11	6	0	3	4
							12	Ray Ruffels	2	9	2

							9	Andrés Gimeno	6	11	6
13	Butch Buchholz	1	2	2

9	Andrés Gimeno	6	6	6

Section 1

First round	Second round					Third round						Quarterfinals

	1	R Laver	6	6	6
		M Di Domenico	2	2	3
						1	R Laver	6	6	3	9
						11	R Emerson	2	4	6	7
		H Hunt	1	3	3
	11	R Emerson	6	6	6
												1	R Laver	6	18	6
												7	F Stolle	4	16	4
	16	A Stone	6	11	6
		J-L Rouyer	1	9	4
						16	A Stone	6	4	2
						7	F Stolle	8	6	6
		R Case	5	4	2
	7	F Stolle	7	6	6

Section 2

First round							Second round						Third round					Quarterfinals

5	J Newcombe	6	5	6	6
	I Fletcher	2	7	3	4		5	J Newcombe	6	7	3	6
	R Brent	6	6	4	8	6		R Brent	2	5	6	4
	JB Chanfreau	3	8	6	6	4							5	J Newcombe	6	6	6
	R Moore	6	4	6	4	6								R Moore	2	4	3
	T Fancutt	4	6	3	6	1		R Moore	15	13	0	6
	V Crotta	6	4	3	4		15	R Taylor	13	11	6	4
15	R Taylor	4	6	6	6													5	J Newcombe	8	6	8	5	3
14	M Anderson	9	6	6														4	T Roche	10	4	6	7	6
	J Bartlett	7	2	3			14	M Anderson	6	12	6
	D Crealy	8	7	2	10			D Crealy	2	10	1
	A Hammond	6	5	6	8								14	M Anderson	6	3	4
	R Keldie	6	13										4	T Roche	8	6	6
	S Ball	1	11	r				R Keldie	6	0	4
	B Phillips-Moore	3	3	4			4	T Roche	8	6	6
4	T Roche	6	6	6

Section 3

First round						Second round						Third round					Quarterfinals

3	T Okker
	P Marzano	w/o					P Marzano	4	1	2
	J Brown	7	12	4	3		T Leius	6	6	6
	T Leius	9	10	6	6								T Leius	2	1	3
	A Gardiner	4	4	4								12	R Ruffels	6	6	6
	J Alexander	6	6	6			J Alexander	2	8	4
	S Sugiarto	1	0	2		12	R Ruffels	6	10	6
12	R Ruffels	6	6	6													12	R Ruffels	9	2	6	6	6
10	B Bowrey	8	6	6													10	B Bowrey	11	6	0	3	4
	K Watanabe	6	4	3		10	B Bowrey	5	6	6	6
	A Panatta	0	5	1			T Addison	7	2	2	4
	T Addison	6	7	6								10	B Bowrey	6	6	11
	B Giltinan	0	2	4								6	P Gonzales	3	0	9
	P Barthès	6	6	6			P Barthès	3	3	3
	M Bolle	2	2	4		6	P Gonzales	6	6	6
6	P Gonzales	6	6	6

Section 4

First round	Second round						Third round							Quarterfinals

	8	M Riessen	6	6	6
		P Toci	1	2	1
							8	M Riessen	6	6	5	1	4
							13	B Buchholz	1	4	7	6	6
		J Cooper	3	6	2	2
	13	B Buchholz	6	3	6	6
														13	B Buchholz	1	2	2
														9	A Gimeno	6	6	6
	9	A Gimeno	6	6	6
		G Masters	1	2	2
							9	A Gimeno	7	6	6
							2	K Rosewall	5	1	4
		P Dent	6	2	1	4
	2	K Rosewall	3	6	6	6

References

^ "Laver comes back from edge of defeat". The Canberra Times. 16 January 1969. p. 32 – via National Library of Australia.

External links

Preceded by 1968 US Open – Men's singles	Grand Slam men's singles	Succeeded by 1969 French Open – Men's singles

[1] "Laver comes back from edge of defeat". The Canberra Times. 16 January 1969. p. 32 – via National Library of Australia.

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