1969 Australian Open – Men's Singles

Men's Singles
1969 Australian Open
Champion Australia Rod Laver
Runner-up Spain Andrés Gimeno
Final score 6–3, 6–4, 7–5

William Bowrey was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Ray Ruffels.

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

Seeds

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

  1. Australia Rod Laver (Champion)
  2. Australia Ken Rosewall (Third Round)
  3. Netherlands Tom Okker (First Round)
  4. Australia Tony Roche (Semifinals)
  5. Australia John Newcombe (Quarterfinals)
  6. United States Richard Pancho Gonzales (Third Round)
  7. Australia Fred Stolle (Quarterfinals)
  8. United States Marty Riessen (Third Round)
  9. Spain Andrés Gimeno (Final)
  10. Australia William Bowrey (Quarterfinals)
  11. Australia Roy Emerson (Third Round)
  12. Australia Ray Ruffels (Semifinals)
  13. United States Earl Butch Buchholz (Quarterfinals)
  14. Australia Mal Anderson (Third Round)
  15. United Kingdom Roger Taylor (Second Round)
  16. Australia Allan Stone (Third Round)

Draw

Key

Final Eight

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                                                   
  1  Australia Rod Laver 6 18 6      
7  Australia Fred Stolle 4 16 4      
  1  Australia Rod Laver 7 22 9 1 6  
  4  Australia Tony Roche 5 20 11 6 3  
5  Australia John Newcombe 8 6 8 5 3
  4  Australia Tony Roche 10 4 6 7 6  
    1  Australia Rod Laver 6 6 7    
  9  Spain Andrés Gimeno 3 4 5    
  12  Australia Ray Ruffels 9 2 6 6 6  
10  Australia William Bowrey 11 6 0 3 4  
12  Australia Ray Ruffels 2 9 2    
  9  Spain Andrés Gimeno 6 11 6      
13  United States Earl Butch Buchholz 1 2 2    
  9  Spain Andrés Gimeno 6 6 6      

Section 1

First round   Second round   Third round   Quarterfinals
 
    1  Australia R Laver 6 6 6      
       Italy M Di Domenico 2 2 3      
      1  Australia R Laver 6 6 3 9    
      11  Australia R Emerson 2 4 6 7    
       Australia H Hunt 1 3 3    
    11  Australia R Emerson 6 6 6      
      1  Australia R Laver 6 18 6    
      7  Australia F Stolle 4 16 4    
    16  Australia A Stone 6 11 6      
       France J-L Rouyer 1 9 4      
      16  Australia A Stone 6 4 2    
      7  Australia F Stolle 8 6 6      
       Australia R Case 5 4 2    
    7  Australia F Stolle 7 6 6      
 

Section 2

First roundSecond roundThird roundQuarterfinals
5 Australia J Newcombe 6 5 6 6
  Australia I Fletcher 2 7 3 4 5 Australia J Newcombe 6 7 3 6
  Australia R Brent 6 6 4 8 6   Australia R Brent 2 5 6 4
  France JB Chanfreau 3 8 6 6 4 5 Australia J Newcombe 6 6 6
  South Africa R Moore 6 4 6 4 6   South Africa R Moore 2 4 3
  South Africa T Fancutt 4 6 3 6 1   South Africa R Moore 15 13 0 6
  Italy V Crotta 6 4 3 4 15 United Kingdom R Taylor 13 11 6 4
15 United Kingdom R Taylor 4 6 6 6 5 Australia J Newcombe 8 6 8 5 3
14 Australia M Anderson 9 6 6 4 Australia T Roche 10 4 6 7 6
  Australia J Bartlett 7 2 3 14 Australia M Anderson 6 12 6
  Australia D Crealy 8 7 2 10   Australia D Crealy 2 10 1
  Australia A Hammond 6 5 6 8 14 Australia M Anderson 6 3 4
  Australia R Keldie 6 13 4 Australia T Roche 8 6 6
  Australia S Ball 1 11 r   Australia R Keldie 6 0 4
  Australia B Phillips-Moore 3 3 4 4 Australia T Roche 8 6 6
4 Australia T Roche 6 6 6

Section 3

First roundSecond roundThird roundQuarterfinals
3 Netherlands T Okker
  Italy P Marzano w/o   Italy P Marzano 4 1 2
  Australia J Brown 7 12 4 3   Soviet Union T Leius 6 6 6
  Soviet Union T Leius 9 10 6 6   Soviet Union T Leius 2 1 3
  Australia A Gardiner 4 4 4 12 Australia R Ruffels 6 6 6
  Australia J Alexander 6 6 6   Australia J Alexander 2 8 4
  Indonesia S Sugiarto 1 0 2 12 Australia R Ruffels 6 10 6
12 Australia R Ruffels 6 6 6 12 Australia R Ruffels 9 2 6 6 6
10 Australia W Bowrey 8 6 6 10 Australia W Bowrey 11 6 0 3 4
  Japan K Watanabe 6 4 3 10 Australia W Bowrey 5 6 6 6
  Italy A Panatta 0 5 1   Australia T Addison 7 2 2 4
  Australia T Addison 6 7 6 10 Australia W Bowrey 6 6 11
  Australia B Giltinan 0 2 4 6 United States RP Gonzales 3 0 9
  France P Barthes 6 6 6   France P Barthes 3 3 3
  Belgium M Bolle 2 2 4 6 United States RP Gonzales 6 6 6
6 United States RP Gonzales 6 6 6

Section 4

First round   Second round   Third round   Quarterfinals
 
    8  United States M Riessen 6 6 6      
       Italy P Toci 1 2 1      
      8  United States M Riessen 6 6 5 1 4  
      13  United States EB Buchholz 1 4 7 6 6  
       Australia J Cooper 3 6 2 2  
    13  United States EB Buchholz 6 3 6 6    
      13  United States EB Buchholz 1 2 2    
      9  Spain A Gimeno 6 6 6    
    9  Spain A Gimeno 6 6 6      
       Australia G Masters 1 2 2      
      9  Spain A Gimeno 7 6 6    
      2  Australia K Rosewall 5 1 4      
       Australia P Dent 6 2 1 4  
    2  Australia K Rosewall 3 6 6 6    
 

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