1969 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships
1969 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships | |||
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Date | July 9 – 15 | ||
Edition | 42nd | ||
Category | NTL/WCT | ||
Draw | 32S/16D | ||
Surface | Hard / outdoor | ||
Location | Brookline, Boston, USA | ||
Venue | Longwood Cricket Club | ||
Champions | |||
Singles | |||
Rod Laver | |||
Doubles | |||
Pancho Gonzales / Rod Laver | |||
U.S. Pro Tennis Championships
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The 1969 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships was a men's professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Longwood Cricket Club in Boston, USA. It was the 42nd edition of the tournament, the second edition of the Open Era, and was held from July 9 through July 15, 1969. Rod Laver won the singles title, his fifth at the event.[1][2]
Champions
Singles
Rod Laver defeated John Newcombe 7–5, 6–2, 4–6, 6–1
Doubles
Pancho Gonzales / Rod Laver defeated John Newcombe / Tony Roche 6–4, 5–7, 6–4
References
- ↑ John Barrett, ed. (1970). BP year book of World Tennis 1970. London: Clipper Press. p. 133. ISBN 0851080049. OCLC 502255545. OL 21635829M.
- ↑ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 752–753. ISBN 978-0942257700.