1969 Australian Open – Men's Singles

1969 Australian Open
Champion   Rod Laver
Runner-up   Andres Gimeno
Final score   6–3, 6–4, 7–5
Events
Singles   men   women       boys   girls
Doubles   men   women   mixed   boys   girls
Other events
Legends    men      mixed
WC Singles    men    women    quad
WC Doubles    men    women    quad

Rod Laver defeated Andres Gimeno 6–3, 6–4, 7–5 in the final to win the Men's Singles title at the 1969 Australian Open.

See also:

1969 Australian Open - Women's Singles
1969 Australian Open – Men's Doubles
1969 Australian Open – Women's Doubles
1969 Australian Open – Mixed Doubles

Contents

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. Ken Rosewall (Third Round)
  3. Tom Okker (First Round)
  4. Tony Roche (Semifinals)
  5. John Newcombe (Quarterfinals)
  6. Richard Pancho Gonzales (Third Round)
  7. Fred Stolle (Quarterfinals)
  8. Marty Riessen (Third Round)
  1. Andres Gimeno (Final)
  2. William Bowrey (Quarterfinals)
  3. Roy Emerson (Third Round)
  4. Ray Ruffels (Semifinals)
  5. Earl Butch Buchholz (Quarterfinals)
  6. Mal Anderson (Third Round)
  7. Roger Taylor (Second Round)
  8. 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   Andres Gimeno 3 4 5    
  12   Ray Ruffels 9 2 6 6 6  
10   William Bowrey 11 6 0 3 4  
12   Ray Ruffels 2 9 2    
  9   Andres Gimeno 6 11 6      
13   Earl Butch Buchholz 1 2 2    
  9   Andres 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 7 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 w/o          
    P Marzano                   P Marzano 4 1 2      
    J Brown 7 12 4 3         T Lejus 6 6 6      
    T Lejus 9 10 6 6             T Lejus 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   W Bowrey 8 6 6           10   W Bowrey 11 6 0 3 4
    K Watanabe 6 4 3         10   W Bowrey 5 6 6 6    
    A Panatta 0 5 1           T Addison 7 2 2 4    
    T Addison 6 7 6           10   W Bowrey 6 6 11    
    B Giltinan 0 2 4           6   RP Gonzales 3 0 9      
    P Barthes 6 6 6             P Barthes 3 3 3    
    M Bolle 2 2 4       6   RP Gonzales 6 6 6      
6   RP 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   EB Buchholz 1 4 7 6 6  
        J Cooper 3 6 2 2  
    13   EB Buchholz 6 3 6 6    
      13   EB 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    
 

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