1969 US Open - Men's Singles

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Rod Laver defeated Tony Roche 7-9 6-1 6-2 6-2 in the final to win the Men's Singles title at the 1969 US Open.

See also:

1969 US Open - Women's Singles
1969 US Open - Men's Doubles
1969 US Open - Women's Doubles
1969 US Open - Mixed Doubles

Contents

[edit] Seeds

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

  1. Flag of Australia Rod Laver, (Champion)
  2. Flag of Australia John Newcombe, (Semifinals)
  3. Flag of Australia Tony Roche, (Finals)
  4. Flag of United States Arthur Ashe, (Semifinals)
  5. Flag of Netherlands Tom Okker, (First Round)
  6. Flag of Australia Ken Rosewall, (Quarterfinals)
  7. Flag of United States Clark Graebner, (Second Round)
  8. Flag of South Africa Cliff Drysdale, (First Round)
  1. Flag of Australia Roy Emerson, (Quarterfinals)
  2. Flag of Australia Fred Stolle, (Quarterfinals)
  3. Flag of Spain Andres Gimeno, (Fourth Round)
  4. Flag of United States Stan Smith, (Second Round)
  5. Flag of United States Richard Pancho Gonzales, (Fourth Round)
  6. Flag of Spain Manuel Santana, (Fourth Round)
  7. Flag of United States Marty Riessen, (Fourth Round)
  8. Flag of United States Dennis Ralston, (Fourth Round)

[edit] Draw

[edit] Key

  • Q = Qualifier
  • WC = Wild Card
  • L = Loser
  • r. = retired

[edit] Finals

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                                   
  1  Flag of Australia Rod Laver 4 8 13 6    
9  Flag of Australia Roy Emerson 6 6 11 4    
  1  Flag of Australia Rod Laver 8 6 14      
  4  Flag of United States Arthur Ashe 6 3 12      
4  Flag of United States Arthur Ashe 8 6 6    
  6  Flag of Australia Ken Rosewall 6 3 4      
    1  Flag of Australia Rod Laver 7 6 6 6  
  3  Flag of Australia Tony Roche 9 1 2 2  
   Flag of United States Earl Butch Buchholz 1 7 7 0    
3  Flag of Australia Tony Roche 6 9 5 6    
3  Flag of Australia Tony Roche 3 6 4 6 8
  2  Flag of Australia John Newcombe 6 4 6 3 6  
10  Flag of Australia Fred Stolle 9 6 1 4 11
  2  Flag of Australia John Newcombe 7 3 6 6 13  

[edit] Section 1

First round   Second round   Third round   Round four
1  Flag of Australia R Laver 6 6 6      
 Flag of Mexico L Garcia 2 4 2         1  R Laver 6 7 6      
 Flag of South Africa J Hammill 3 4 2        J Pinto-Bravo 4 5 2      
 Flag of Chile J Pinto-Bravo 6 6 6           1  R Laver 8 6 6      
 Flag of United States E Scott 6 10 6            J Fillol Sr. 6 1 2      
 Flag of United States E Van Dillen 3 8 1          E Scott 8 6 2 7 7
 Flag of United States B MacKay 6 3 3 3      J Fillol Sr. 10 4 6 5 9  
 Flag of Chile J Fillol Sr. 2 6 6 6         1  R Laver 6 4 4 6 6
16  Flag of United States D Ralston 7 6 10           16  D Ralston 4 6 6 2 3
 Flag of Canada KA Carpenter 5 3 8         16  D Ralston 6 11 6      
 Flag of United Kingdom G Stilwell 8 6 9        G Stilwell 3 9 4      
 Flag of United States G Taylor 6 2 7           16  D Ralston 11 4 6 7  
 Flag of Australia J Alexander 6 6 6            T Gorman 9 6 4 5    
 Flag of United States M Sprenglemeyer 4 1 0          J Alexander 6 3 2 10  
 Flag of United States T Gorman 6 6 6        T Gorman 4 6 6 12    
 Flag of United States B Brown 2 4 0      

[edit] Section 2

First round   Second round   Third round   Round four
8  Flag of South Africa C Drysdale 2 3 4      
 Flag of Australia O Davidson 6 6 6          O Davidson 10 1 3 4    
 Flag of Germany I Buding 1 10 1        ON Bengtson 8 6 6 6    
 Flag of Sweden ON Bengtson 6 12 6            ON Bengtson 5 13 3      
 Flag of United States R Holmberg 6 6 6            R Barth 7 15 6      
 Flag of France P Proisy 2 4 3          R Holmberg 5 3 3    
 Flag of Ecuador M Olvera 6 6 4 6 0    R Barth 7 6 6      
 Flag of United States R Barth 3 1 6 8 6        R Barth 3 0 3    
9  Flag of Australia R Emerson 6 6 6           9  R Emerson 6 6 6    
 Flag of Croatia Z Franulovic 2 4 3         9  R Emerson 6 7 6      
 Flag of Spain M Orantes 11 7 3 6 9    M Orantes 1 5 3      
 Flag of United States P Gerken 9 9 6 4 7       9  R Emerson 6 9 6    
 Flag of Ecuador E Zuleta 6 3 4            W Bowrey 3 7 2      
 Flag of United States R Leach Sr. 8 6 6          R Leach Sr. 6 2 1 3  
 Flag of New Zealand O Parun 4 4 6 2      W Bowrey 3 6 6 6    
 Flag of Australia W Bowrey 6 6 4 6    

[edit] Section 3

First round   Second round   Third round   Round four
4  Flag of United States A Ashe 6 6 7      
 Flag of United States D Stockton 2 2 5         4  A Ashe 6 6 4 6    
 Flag of United States C McKinley 5 5 10        D Crealy 4 3 6 3    
 Flag of Australia D Crealy 7 7 12           4  A Ashe 5 6 6 6    
 Flag of United States J Osborne 6 6 6            J Osborne 7 4 4 2    
 Flag of Canada P Burwash 2 2 2          J Osborne 4 6 6 7  
 Flag of Australia R Howe 3 0 4        P Lall 6 3 4 5    
 Flag of India P Lall 6 6 6           4  A Ashe 7 6 6 6  
14  Flag of Spain M Santana 6 7 6           14  M Santana 5 1 8 4  
 Flag of United States W Higgins 2 5 1         14  M Santana 6 6 6      
 Flag of France J Courcol 6 6 6        J Courcol 1 1 1      
 Flag of United States D Dell 3 4 3           14  M Santana 6 6 7 6  
 Flag of United States R McKinley 6 6 6            R McKinley 4 4 9 2    
 Flag of Sweden M Carlstein 1 3 3          R McKinley 6 6 6    
 Flag of New Zealand R Hawkes 6 3 5        P Marmureanu 4 4 3      
 Flag of Romania P Marmureanu 8 6 7      

[edit] Section 4

First round   Second round   Third round   Round four
6  Flag of Australia K Rosewall 6 5 6 4 6  
 Flag of South Africa P Cramer 2 7 4 6 4     6  K Rosewall 6 6 6      
 Flag of United States L Turville 6 2 2        R Moore 3 2 2      
 Flag of South Africa R Moore 8 6 6           6  K Rosewall 6 6 6      
 Flag of India J Mukherjea 4 8 4            N Pilic 4 0 2      
 Flag of Croatia N Pilic 6 10 6          N Pilic 6 6 6    
 Flag of South Africa T Ryan 7 5 7 6      I Tiriac 1 2 0      
 Flag of Romania I Tiriac 9 7 5 8         6  K Rosewall 6 7 4 6  
12  Flag of United States S Smith 6 6 6            I Nastase 1 5 6 3  
 Flag of Chile P Rodriguez 0 3 2         12  S Smith 7 10 5 3    
 Flag of Romania I Nastase 4 6 6 6      I Nastase 5 12 7 6    
 Flag of New Zealand I Crookenden 6 4 3 0          I Nastase 6 1      
 Flag of New Zealand L Gerrard 3 2 2            I El Shafei 0 0 r.      
 Flag of United Kingdom G Battrick 6 6 6          G Battrick 3 6 3 14  
 Flag of Egypt I El Shafei 6 6 8        I El Shafei 6 3 6 16    
 Flag of Australia J Sharpe 4 3 6      

[edit] Section 5

First round   Second round   Third round   Round four
 Flag of France JL Rouyer 7 1 6 6    
 Flag of South Africa R Krog 5 6 3 4        JL Rouyer 6 3 7 2 6  
 Flag of Australia A Stone 6 3 6 6      A Stone 1 6 5 6 3  
 Flag of United States T Edlefsen 4 6 3 3          JL Rouyer 1 4 3      
 Flag of Australia P Dent 6 8 2 3         11  A Gimeno 6 6 6      
 Flag of United States J McManus 3 10 6 6        J McManus 6 3 2 2  
 Flag of United States M Estep 3 4 9 1     11  A Gimeno 4 6 6 6    
11  Flag of Spain A Gimeno 6 6 7 6         11  A Gimeno 6 3 1 7 3
 Flag of United States EB Buchholz 6 6 6            EB Buchholz 4 6 6 5 6
 Flag of Mexico A Palafox 2 4 2          EB Buchholz 6 3 6 4 6  
 Flag of Czech Republic J Kodes 6 6 6        J Kodes 2 6 3 6 2  
 Flag of Romania S Dron 3 3 4            EB Buchholz 13 6 6    
 Flag of United Kingdom P Curtis 3 3 6 6 6        M Cox 11 4 4      
 Flag of Czech Republic J Kukal 6 6 2 4 4      P Curtis 9 3 3 3  
 Flag of United Kingdom M Cox 7 6 0 6 9    M Cox 7 6 6 6    
5  Flag of Netherlands T Okker 9 3 6 4 7  

[edit] Section 6

First round   Second round   Third round   Round four
 Flag of United States A Neely 6 3 6 6    
 Flag of Australia M Senior 3 6 1 2        A Neely 4 4 3      
 Flag of Mexico M Lara 5 3 8        T Ulrich 6 6 6      
 Flag of Denmark T Ulrich 7 6 10            T Ulrich 6 4 6 6 2  
 Flag of Australia R Ruffels 7 2 7 6         13  RP Gonzales 3 6 4 8 6  
 Flag of Australia B Carmichael 5 6 5 4        R Ruffels 2 6 3 6 4
 Flag of United States R Potthast 3 3 4       13  RP Gonzales 6 3 6 3 6  
13  Flag of United States RP Gonzales 6 6 6           13  RP Gonzales 3 12 5 0  
 Flag of United States H Fitzgibbon 6 6 6           3  T Roche 6 10 7 6  
 Flag of United States P Fishbach 4 2 4          H Fitzgibbon 4 6 8 3 4  
 Flag of Ecuador PJF Guzman 4 4 2        L Ayala 6 3 6 6 6  
 Flag of Chile L Ayala 6 6 6            L Ayala 2 3 1    
 Flag of Brazil T Koch 6 6 6           3  T Roche 6 6 6      
 Flag of Chile A Cornejo 0 4 2          T Koch 3 2 4    
 Flag of United States R Lutz 11 4 4 7     3  T Roche 6 6 6      
3  Flag of Australia T Roche 9 6 6 9    

[edit] Section 7

First round   Second round   Third round   Round four
 Flag of United States C Richey 6 3 6 6    
 Flag of United States B Cheney 4 6 1 4        C Richey 6 4 6 6    
 Flag of United States F Robbins 22 9 6 8 6    F Robbins 4 6 4 4    
 Flag of United States D Dell 20 7 8 10 4        C Richey 5 8 4 5    
 Flag of United States W Blocher 6 11 9           10  F Stolle 7 6 6 7    
 Flag of United States C Steele Iii 4 9 7          W Blocher 1 3 1    
 Flag of Venezuela H Hose 4 2 2       10  F Stolle 6 6 6      
10  Flag of Australia F Stolle 6 6 6           10  F Stolle 6 6 2 6  
 Flag of United States R Hernando 4 2 2            R Taylor 4 2 6 3  
 Flag of Australia T Addison 6 6 6          T Addison 6 9 6      
 Flag of United Kingdom D Lloyd 2 6 1 2      C Pasarell 3 7 4      
 Flag of United States C Pasarell 6 4 6 6          T Addison 4 6 2    
 Flag of United Kingdom R Taylor 7 3 6 6          R Taylor 6 8 6      
 Flag of France G Goven 5 6 2 3        R Taylor 4 6 2    
 Flag of United States T Mozur 0 5 2       7  C Graebner 6 1 0 r.    
7  Flag of United States C Graebner 6 7 6      

[edit] Section 8

First round   Second round   Third round   Round four
 Flag of Mexico J Loyo-Mayo 6 9 6      
 Flag of France JB Chanfreau 2 7 3          J Loyo-Mayo 6 6 6      
 Flag of United States B Seewagen 6 6 5 1 1    T Leonard 2 2 3      
 Flag of United States T Leonard 3 4 7 6 6        J Loyo-Mayo 3 2 4      
 Flag of Jamaica DR Russell 6 3 9 3         15  M Riessen 6 6 6      
 Flag of Canada M Belkin 4 6 11 6        M Belkin 6 1 3 0  
 Flag of United States R Tanner 6 3 1 3     15  M Riessen 4 6 6 6    
15  Flag of United States M Riessen 1 6 6 6         15  M Riessen 6 3 4 23  
 Flag of Chile P Cornejo 8 3 2 4         2  J Newcombe 4 6 6 25  
 Flag of France P Barthes 6 6 6 6        P Barthes 8 7 2 9    
 Flag of United States EV Seixas 3 7 5        R Keldie 6 5 6 7    
 Flag of Australia R Keldie 6 9 7            P Barthes 8 1 2 2  
 Flag of India J Singh 6 4 8 6         2  J Newcombe 6 6 6 6    
 Flag of United States T Hoehn 1 6 6 2        J Singh 3 4 4    
 Flag of United States P Sullivan 2 3 3       2  J Newcombe 6 6 6      
2  Flag of Australia J Newcombe 6 6 6      

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