1969 French Open – Men's singles

Men's singles
1969 French Open
Champion Rod Laver
Runner-up Ken Rosewall
Score6–4, 6–3, 6–4
Draw128
Seeds16
Main article: 1969 French Open

Rod Laver defeated defending champion Ken Rosewall in a rematch of the previous year's final, 6–4, 6–3, 6–4 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1969 French Open.[1] It was his second French title and ninth Grand Slam tournament singles title overall. It was the second leg of his eventual second Grand Slam, which remains the only Grand Slam achieved in men's singles tennis in the Open Era.

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)
  2. Tony Roche (semifinals)
  3. Ken Rosewall (final)
  4. John Newcombe (quarterfinals)
  5. Tom Okker (semifinals)
  6. Arthur Ashe (fourth round)
  7. Roy Emerson (fourth round)
  8. Andrés Gimeno (quarterfinals)
  9. Manuel Santana (fourth round)
  10. Željko Franulović (quarterfinals)
  11. Marty Riessen (second round)
  12. Ismail El Shafei (third round)
  13. Jan Kodeš (fourth round)
  14. Bob Hewitt (third round)
  15. Earl Butch Buchholz (second round)
  16. Stan Smith (fourth round)

Qualifying

Main article: 1969 French Open – Men's singles qualifying

Draw

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Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
2 Tony Roche 4 7 6 4 6
10 Željko Franulović 6 5 0 6 1
2 Tony Roche 5 2 2
3 Ken Rosewall 7 6 6
3 Ken Rosewall 12 4 7 6
Fred Stolle 10 6 5 2
3 Ken Rosewall 4 3 4
1 Rod Laver 6 6 6
5 Tom Okker 5 6 4 6 6
4 John Newcombe 7 2 6 2 2
5 Tom Okker 6 0 2 4
1 Rod Laver 4 6 6 6
8 Andrés Gimeno 6 3 4 3
1 Rod Laver 3 6 6 6

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
2 T Roche
C Mukerjea w/o 2 T Roche 7 6 6
HJ Pohmann 6 6 6 HJ Pohmann 5 2 1
Q A Panatta 2 2 3 2 T Roche 6 6 6
K Wooldridge 3 4 2 A Stone 3 4 4
N Pilić 6 6 6 N Pilić 6 7 3 3 4
MH Akbari 4 4 0 A Stone 4 5 6 6 6
A Stone 6 6 6 2 T Roche 6 8 6
15 EB Buchholz 6 6 6 W Gąsiorek 4 6 2
G Di Maso 1 0 2 15 EB Buchholz 1 0 4
W Gąsiorek 4 6 1 6 6 W Gąsiorek 6 6 6
D Contet 6 4 6 2 2 W Gąsiorek 6 6 6
P Dent 0 7 3 6 7 Š Koudelka 2 1 3
T Akbari 6 5 6 3 5 P Dent 6 0 6 0
Š Koudelka 6 7 7 Š Koudelka 1 6 8 6
Q J Fassbender 4 5 5

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7 R Emerson 3 6 5 6 6
R Moore 6 2 7 0 3 7 R Emerson 6 6 6
T Nowicki T Nowicki 3 2 2
P Guzmán w/o 7 R Emerson 6 4 6 6
E Castigliano 1 4 3 Q M Di Domenico 2 6 1 4
Q M Di Domenico 6 6 6 Q M Di Domenico 5 6 6 6
Q J Bartlett 6 1 6 5 6 Q J Bartlett 7 4 4 4
I Molina 4 6 3 7 4 7 R Emerson 6 3 0 2
10 Z Franulović 6 6 6 10 Z Franulović 1 6 6 6
Q B Detroye 1 3 2 10 Z Franulović 6 6 6
H Nerell 6 6 3 6 H Nerell 0 2 0
R Ruffels 0 1 6 4 10 Z Franulović 6 6 6
Q P Proisy 6 1 7 5 2 D Ralston 2 0 1
D Ralston 1 6 5 7 6 D Ralston 6 6 0 0 6
T Leius 5 2 7 5 P Rodríguez 2 4 6 6 4
P Rodríguez 7 6 5 7

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3 K Rosewall 7 6 6
M Leclercq 5 4 2 3 K Rosewall 6 6 6
M Holeček M Holeček 0 3 1
R Taylor w/o 3 K Rosewall 4 6 6 6
T Edlefsen 6 6 4 2 M Mulligan 6 2 2 1
F Jauffret 2 8 6 6 F Jauffret 0 7 6 2
V Palman 3 4 4 M Mulligan 6 9 4 6
M Mulligan 6 6 6 3 K Rosewall 6 6 6
14 B Hewitt 8 6 6 I Gulyás 1 2 1
R Holmberg 6 2 4 14 B Hewitt 6 6 6
Q G Masters 4 3 2 JC Barclay 4 4 2
JC Barclay 6 6 6 14 B Hewitt 9 0 6 5
Q P Toci 3 6 6 6 6 I Gulyás 11 6 0 7
G Merlo 6 4 4 8 4 Q P Toci 4 6 3
I Gulyás 6 5 6 8 I Gulyás 6 8 6
Q T Gorman 3 7 1 6

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6 A Ashe 6 6 6
H Fauquier 2 0 3 6 A Ashe 6 2 4 6 6
J-P Courcol 5 7 6 6 J-P Courcol 2 6 6 3 2
E Di Matteo 7 5 1 0 6 A Ashe 6 6 6
JL Rouyer 6 6 6 B Phillips-Moore 4 3 1
A Segal 2 2 2 JL Rouyer 6 4 4 4
Q F Pierson 1 2 2 B Phillips-Moore 3 6 6 6
B Phillips-Moore 6 6 6 6 A Ashe 2 0 4
11 M Riessen 6 6 6 F Stolle 6 6 6
B Montrenaud 4 0 0 11 M Riessen 2 6 8 2 3
F Stolle 6 6 6 F Stolle 6 4 6 6 6
C De Gronckel 4 0 3 F Stolle 2 6 6 6
P Pokorny 6 8 3 5 J Kukal 6 1 3 4
Q S Palmieri 3 10 6 7 Q S Palmieri 2 2 1
J Kukal 6 8 0 J Kukal 6 6 6
R Haillet 1 6 15 r.

Bottom half

Section 5

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
D Lloyd 2 3 1
C Richey 6 6 6 C Richey 6 6 8 9
Q M Estep 2 3 1 L Ayala 4 3 10 7
L Ayala 6 6 6 C Richey 6 7 6 6
A Ivanov 0 3 4 12 I El Shafei 2 5 8 1
V Zednik 6 6 6 V Zednik 0 1 2
Q J Barrett 4 4 5 12 I El Shafei 6 6 6
12 I El Shafei 6 6 7 C Richey 7 3 3
Q S Matthews 6 0 0 6 8 5 T Okker 9 6 6
I Năstase 3 6 6 4 6 Q S Matthews 6 8 3 1
M Belkin 6 7 0 r. G Goven 8 6 6 6
G Goven 4 5 3 G Goven 2 2 5
P Barthès 6 6 8 5 T Okker 6 6 7
JL Arilla 4 4 6 P Barthès 3 0 4
B Paul 3 2 0 5 T Okker 6 6 6
5 T Okker 6 6 6

Section 6

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
P Beust 6 6 6 6
M Rybarczyk 2 0 8 1 P Beust 3 4 1
Z Ivančić 2 0 0 R Maud 6 6 6
R Maud 6 6 6 R Maud 2 6 9 3
Q A Licis 7 3 3 13 J Kodeš 6 4 11 6
R Howe 9 6 6 R Howe 0 2 6
E Drossart 1 3 3 13 J Kodeš 6 6 8
13 J Kodeš 6 6 6 13 J Kodeš 1 4 6 10 9
M Orantes 4 6 6 6 4 J Newcombe 6 6 0 8 11
T Ulrich 6 2 3 3 M Orantes 6 6 6
HJ Plötz 0 6 6 2 6 Q Z Guerry 1 3 3
Q Z Guerry 6 2 1 6 8 M Orantes 4 3 6 3
W Bowrey 6 8 6 4 J Newcombe 6 6 4 6
V Crotta 4 6 1 W Bowrey 3 2 2
C Pasarell 1 2 5 4 J Newcombe 6 6 6
4 J Newcombe 6 6 7

Section 7

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
A Olmedo 7 4 0
B Carmichael 9 6 6 B Carmichael 6 6 6
F McMillan 6 6 6 F McMillan 3 1 2
O Parun 3 4 4 B Carmichael 2 2 1
I Țiriac 6 7 6 9 M Santana 6 6 6
N Kalogeropoulos 2 5 0 I Țiriac 3 5 3
C Drysdale 7 4 2 0 9 M Santana 6 7 6
9 M Santana 5 6 6 6 9 M Santana 6 6 4 4 0
W Álvarez 8 A Gimeno 4 2 6 6 1
L Lumsden w/o W Álvarez 6 3 5 6
P Mărmureanu 6 6 6 P Mărmureanu 3 6 7 8
N Pietrangeli 3 3 2 P Mărmureanu 4 1 0
I Buding 6 6 6 8 A Gimeno 6 6 6
A Gardiner 3 0 4 I Buding 1 3 6
N Špear w/o 8 A Gimeno 6 6 8
8 A Gimeno

Section 8

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
S Dron 6 4 4 4
P Lall 4 6 6 6 P Lall 6 6 6
A Metreveli 6 4 7 4 4 T Ryan 1 2 3
T Ryan 4 6 5 6 6 P Lall 6 3 1 6 0
P Hombergen 6 8 4 4 8 16 S Smith 3 6 6 4 6
J Alexander 2 6 6 6 6 P Hombergen 3 1 2
B Jovanović 6 6 4 5 4 16 S Smith 6 6 6
16 S Smith 3 3 6 7 6 16 S Smith 4 2 4
M Hickey 1 3 2 1 R Laver 6 6 6
P Marzano 6 6 6 P Marzano 6 6 6
D Stolcer 6 2 1 J Velasco Sr. 3 4 4
J Velasco Sr. 8 6 6 P Marzano 1 0 6
D Sturdza 4 6 5 2 1 R Laver 6 6 8
D Crealy 6 4 7 6 D Crealy 6 9 2 2 4
K Watanabe 1 1 1 1 R Laver 3 7 6 6 6
1 R Laver 6 6 6

See also

References

  1. ^ "Aussies At Roland Garros - Rod Laver 1969". Tennis Australia. Melbourne. 20 May 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Draws, ATP Tour, Tennis". ATP. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
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