1969 French Open – Men's singles

Rod Laver defeated the defending champion Ken Rosewall in a rematch of the previous year's final, 6–4, 6–3, 6–4 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1969 French Open.[1] It was his second French title and ninth Grand Slam tournament singles title overall. It was the second leg of his eventual second Grand Slam, which remains the only Grand Slam achieved in men's singles tennis in the Open Era.

Men's singles
1969 French Open
Final
ChampionAustralia Rod Laver
Runner-upAustralia Ken Rosewall
Score6–4, 6–3, 6–4
Details
Draw128
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends −45 45+ women
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Seeds edit

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.   Tony Roche (semifinals)
  3.   Ken Rosewall (final)
  4.   John Newcombe (quarterfinals)
  5.   Tom Okker (semifinals)
  6.   Arthur Ashe (fourth round)
  7.   Roy Emerson (fourth round)
  8.   Andrés Gimeno (quarterfinals)
  9.   Manuel Santana (fourth round)
  10.   Željko Franulović (quarterfinals)
  11.   Marty Riessen (second round)
  12.   Ismail El Shafei (third round)
  13.   Jan Kodeš (fourth round)
  14.   Bob Hewitt (third round)
  15.   Earl Butch Buchholz (second round)
  16.   Stan Smith (fourth round)

Qualifying edit

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
2   Tony Roche 4 7 6 4 6
10   Željko Franulović 6 5 0 6 1
2   Tony Roche 5 2 2
3   Ken Rosewall 7 6 6
3   Ken Rosewall 12 4 7 6
  Fred Stolle 10 6 5 2
3   Ken Rosewall 4 3 4
1   Rod Laver 6 6 6
5   Tom Okker 5 6 4 6 6
4   John Newcombe 7 2 6 2 2
5   Tom Okker 6 0 2 4
1   Rod Laver 4 6 6 6
8   Andrés Gimeno 6 3 4 3
1   Rod Laver 3 6 6 6

Section 1 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
2   T Roche
  C Mukerjea w/o 2   T Roche 7 6 6
  HJ Pohmann 6 6 6   HJ Pohmann 5 2 1
Q   A Panatta 2 2 3 2   T Roche 6 6 6
  K Wooldridge 3 4 2   A Stone 3 4 4
  N Pilić 6 6 6   N Pilić 6 7 3 3 4
  MH Akbari 4 4 0   A Stone 4 5 6 6 6
  A Stone 6 6 6 2   T Roche 6 8 6
15   EB Buchholz 6 6 6   W Gąsiorek 4 6 2
  G Di Maso 1 0 2 15   EB Buchholz 1 0 4
  W Gąsiorek 4 6 1 6 6   W Gąsiorek 6 6 6
  D Contet 6 4 6 2 2   W Gąsiorek 6 6 6
  P Dent 0 7 3 6 7   Š Koudelka 2 1 3
  T Akbari 6 5 6 3 5   P Dent 6 0 6 0
  Š Koudelka 6 7 7   Š Koudelka 1 6 8 6
Q   J Fassbender 4 5 5

Section 2 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7   R Emerson 3 6 5 6 6
  R Moore 6 2 7 0 3 7   R Emerson 6 6 6
  T Nowicki   T Nowicki 3 2 2
  P Guzmán w/o 7   R Emerson 6 4 6 6
  E Castigliano 1 4 3 Q   M Di Domenico 2 6 1 4
Q   M Di Domenico 6 6 6 Q   M Di Domenico 5 6 6 6
Q   J Bartlett 6 1 6 5 6 Q   J Bartlett 7 4 4 4
  I Molina 4 6 3 7 4 7   R Emerson 6 3 0 2
10   Z Franulović 6 6 6 10   Z Franulović 1 6 6 6
Q   B Detroye 1 3 2 10   Z Franulović 6 6 6
  H Nerell 6 6 3 6   H Nerell 0 2 0
  R Ruffels 0 1 6 4 10   Z Franulović 6 6 6
Q   P Proisy 6 1 7 5 2   D Ralston 2 0 1
  D Ralston 1 6 5 7 6   D Ralston 6 6 0 0 6
  T Leius 5 2 7 5   P Rodríguez 2 4 6 6 4
  P Rodríguez 7 6 5 7

Section 3 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3   K Rosewall 7 6 6
  M Leclercq 5 4 2 3   K Rosewall 6 6 6
  M Holeček   M Holeček 0 3 1
  R Taylor w/o 3   K Rosewall 4 6 6 6
  T Edlefsen 6 6 4 2   M Mulligan 6 2 2 1
  F Jauffret 2 8 6 6   F Jauffret 0 7 6 2
  V Palman 3 4 4   M Mulligan 6 9 4 6
  M Mulligan 6 6 6 3   K Rosewall 6 6 6
14   B Hewitt 8 6 6   I Gulyás 1 2 1
  R Holmberg 6 2 4 14   B Hewitt 6 6 6
Q   G Masters 4 3 2   JC Barclay 4 4 2
  JC Barclay 6 6 6 14   B Hewitt 9 0 6 5
Q   P Toci 3 6 6 6 6   I Gulyás 11 6 0 7
  G Merlo 6 4 4 8 4 Q   P Toci 4 6 3
  I Gulyás 6 5 6 8   I Gulyás 6 8 6
Q   T Gorman 3 7 1 6

Section 4 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6   A Ashe 6 6 6
  H Fauquier 2 0 3 6   A Ashe 6 2 4 6 6
  J-P Courcol 5 7 6 6   J-P Courcol 2 6 6 3 2
  E Di Matteo 7 5 1 0 6   A Ashe 6 6 6
  JL Rouyer 6 6 6   B Phillips-Moore 4 3 1
  A Segal 2 2 2   JL Rouyer 6 4 4 4
Q   F Pierson 1 2 2   B Phillips-Moore 3 6 6 6
  B Phillips-Moore 6 6 6 6   A Ashe 2 0 4
11   M Riessen 6 6 6   F Stolle 6 6 6
  B Montrenaud 4 0 0 11   M Riessen 2 6 8 2 3
  F Stolle 6 6 6   F Stolle 6 4 6 6 6
  C De Gronckel 4 0 3   F Stolle 2 6 6 6
  P Pokorny 6 8 3 5   J Kukal 6 1 3 4
Q   S Palmieri 3 10 6 7 Q   S Palmieri 2 2 1
  J Kukal 6 8 0   J Kukal 6 6 6
  R Haillet 1 6 15 r.

Section 5 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  D Lloyd 2 3 1
  C Richey 6 6 6   C Richey 6 6 8 9
Q   M Estep 2 3 1   L Ayala 4 3 10 7
  L Ayala 6 6 6   C Richey 6 7 6 6
  A Ivanov 0 3 4 12   I El Shafei 2 5 8 1
  V Zednik 6 6 6   V Zednik 0 1 2
Q   J Barrett 4 4 5 12   I El Shafei 6 6 6
12   I El Shafei 6 6 7   C Richey 7 3 3
Q   S Matthews 6 0 0 6 8 5   T Okker 9 6 6
  I Năstase 3 6 6 4 6 Q   S Matthews 6 8 3 1
  M Belkin 6 7 0 r.   G Goven 8 6 6 6
  G Goven 4 5 3   G Goven 2 2 5
  P Barthès 6 6 8 5   T Okker 6 6 7
  JL Arilla 4 4 6   P Barthès 3 0 4
  B Paul 3 2 0 5   T Okker 6 6 6
5   T Okker 6 6 6

Section 6 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  P Beust 6 6 6 6
  M Rybarczyk 2 0 8 1   P Beust 3 4 1
  Z Ivančić 2 0 0   R Maud 6 6 6
  R Maud 6 6 6   R Maud 2 6 9 3
Q   A Licis 7 3 3 13   J Kodeš 6 4 11 6
  R Howe 9 6 6   R Howe 0 2 6
  E Drossart 1 3 3 13   J Kodeš 6 6 8
13   J Kodeš 6 6 6 13   J Kodeš 1 4 6 10 9
  M Orantes 4 6 6 6 4   J Newcombe 6 6 0 8 11
  T Ulrich 6 2 3 3   M Orantes 6 6 6
  HJ Plötz 0 6 6 2 6 Q   Z Guerry 1 3 3
Q   Z Guerry 6 2 1 6 8   M Orantes 4 3 6 3
  W Bowrey 6 8 6 4   J Newcombe 6 6 4 6
  V Crotta 4 6 1   W Bowrey 3 2 2
  C Pasarell 1 2 5 4   J Newcombe 6 6 6
4   J Newcombe 6 6 7

Section 7 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  A Olmedo 7 4 0
  B Carmichael 9 6 6   B Carmichael 6 6 6
  F McMillan 6 6 6   F McMillan 3 1 2
  O Parun 3 4 4   B Carmichael 2 2 1
  I Țiriac 6 7 6 9   M Santana 6 6 6
  N Kalogeropoulos 2 5 0   I Țiriac 3 5 3
  C Drysdale 7 4 2 0 9   M Santana 6 7 6
9   M Santana 5 6 6 6 9   M Santana 6 6 4 4 0
  W Álvarez 8   A Gimeno 4 2 6 6 1
  L Lumsden w/o   W Álvarez 6 3 5 6
  P Mărmureanu 6 6 6   P Mărmureanu 3 6 7 8
  N Pietrangeli 3 3 2   P Mărmureanu 4 1 0
  I Buding 6 6 6 8   A Gimeno 6 6 6
  A Gardiner 3 0 4   I Buding 1 3 6
  N Špear w/o 8   A Gimeno 6 6 8
8   A Gimeno

Section 8 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  S Dron 6 4 4 4
  P Lall 4 6 6 6   P Lall 6 6 6
  A Metreveli 6 4 7 4 4   T Ryan 1 2 3
  T Ryan 4 6 5 6 6   P Lall 6 3 1 6 0
  P Hombergen 6 8 4 4 8 16   S Smith 3 6 6 4 6
  J Alexander 2 6 6 6 6   P Hombergen 3 1 2
  B Jovanović 6 6 4 5 4 16   S Smith 6 6 6
16   S Smith 3 3 6 7 6 16   S Smith 4 2 4
  M Hickey 1 3 2 1   R Laver 6 6 6
  P Marzano 6 6 6   P Marzano 6 6 6
  D Stolcer 6 2 1   J Velasco Sr. 3 4 4
  J Velasco Sr. 8 6 6   P Marzano 1 0 6
  D Sturdza 4 6 5 2 1   R Laver 6 6 8
  D Crealy 6 4 7 6   D Crealy 6 9 2 2 4
  K Watanabe 1 1 1 1   R Laver 3 7 6 6 6
1   R Laver 6 6 6

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Aussies At Roland Garros - Rod Laver 1969". Tennis Australia. Melbourne. 20 May 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2024.

External links edit

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