1969 French Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
1969 French Open
Champion Margaret Court
Runner-up Ann Jones
Score6–1, 4–6, 6–3
Seeds8

Margaret Court defeated Ann Jones in the final, 6–1, 4–6, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1969 French Open. It was her third French singles title and 15th major singles title overall.[1]

Nancy Richey was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Court.

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Margaret Court is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

  1. Margaret Court (champion)
  2. Billie Jean King (quarterfinals)
  3. Ann Jones (finalist)
  4. Nancy Richey (semifinals)
  5. Julie Heldman (quarterfinals)
  6. Virginia Wade (second round)
  7. Françoise Dürr (third round)
  8. Kerry Melville (quarterfinals)

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
1 Margaret Court 9 6
8 Kerry Melville 7 1
1 Margaret Court 6 4 7
4 Nancy Richey 3 6 5
4 Nancy Richey 6 9
5 Julie Heldman 3 7
1 Margaret Court 6 4 6
3 Ann Jones 1 6 3
Rosie Casals 2 0
3 Ann Jones 6 6
3 Ann Jones 6 6
Lesley Bowrey 1 2
Lesley Bowrey 6 6
2 Billie Jean King 3 3

Earlier rounds

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
Q Arias 1 2
1 Court 6 6 1 Court 6 6
Q Cazaux 2 4 Di Maso 3 1
Di Maso 6 6 1 Court 6 6
Neumannová 2 0 Walkden 4 0
Fretz 6 6 Fretz 8 4 3
LL Sawamatsu 5 1 Walkden 6 6 6
Walkden 7 6 1 Court 9 6
Sandberg 6 3 4 8 Melville 7 1
8 Melville 4 6 6 8 Melville 6 6
Liem 1 1 Bartkowicz 4 2
Bartkowicz 6 6 8 Melville 6 6
Kirk 3 6 Q Guzmán 1 3
Q Guzmán 6 8 Q Guzmán 6 2 6
Petersen w/o Kaligis 1 6 4
Kaligis

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
Krantzcke 9 0
4 Richey 11 6 4 Richey 6 6
Pericoli 2 5 Chanfreau 4 4
Chanfreau 6 7 4 Richey 6 6
Salomé 7 1 Lundquist 3 0
Lundquist 9 6 Lundquist 5 6 6
de Roubin 6 3 2 Seelbach 7 0 0
Seelbach 4 6 6 4 Richey 6 9
Q Young 0 2 5 Heldman 3 7
5 Heldman 6 6 5 Heldman 6 6
Hunt 4 9 Tuero 3 1
Tuero 6 11 5 Heldman 6 6
Segal w/o Q Giscafré 0 0
Loeys Loeys 9 1
Kalogeropoulos 2 2 Q Giscafré 11 6
Q Giscafré 6 6

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
Terras 4 3
Morozova 6 6 Morozova 6 7
Darmon 1 1 Moore 4 5
Moore 6 6 Morozova 6 2 4
Q Ebbinghaus 2 5 Casals 4 6 6
Casals 6 7 Casals 5 6 9
Q Rouchon 0 2 6 Wade 7 3 7
6 Wade 6 6 Casals 2 0
Dibar 4 1 3 Jones 6 6
Kivi 6 6 Kivi 7 6
Lieffrig 5 3 Jansone 5 4
Jansone 7 6 Kivi 4 0
LL Matsuda 0 4 3 Jones 6 6
Q Ziegenfuss 6 6 Q Ziegenfuss 1 2
Pigeon 2 0 3 Jones 6 6
3 Jones 6 6

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
Wieczorek 1 3
Bowrey 6 6 Bowrey 6 6 6
Van Haver 0 0 Sawamatsu 2 8 0
Sawamatsu 6 6 Bowrey 4 6 6
Proctor 0 3 7 Dürr 6 1 0
Gourlay 6 6 Gourlay 9 4 7
LL Knode 4 6 7 Dürr 7 6 9
7 Dürr 6 8 Bowrey 6 6
Tomlinson 2 5 2 King 3 3
Giorgi 6 7 Giorgi 6 6
Polgár 7 4 LL Cavadini 3 4
LL Cavadini 9 6 Giorgi w/o
Nasuelli 2 6 2 King
Rossouw 6 8 Rossouw 4 6 2
Vopičková 3 6 5 2 King 6 4 6
2 King 6 3 7

References

  1. ^ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 396. ISBN 978-0942257700.