1969 French Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
1969 French Open
Final
Champion	Margaret Court
Runner-up	Ann Jones
Score	6–1, 4–6, 6–3
Details
Seeds	8
Events

Margaret Court defeated Ann Jones in the final, 6–1, 4–6, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1969 French Open. It was her third French Open title, her second major title of the year, and her fifteenth major overall.^[1]

Nancy Richey was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Court.

Seeds edit

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

Margaret Court (champion)
Billie Jean King (quarterfinals)
Ann Jones (finalist)
Nancy Richey (semifinals)
Julie Heldman (quarterfinals)
Virginia Wade (second round)
Françoise Dürr (third round)
Kerry Melville (quarterfinals)

Qualifying edit

Draw edit

Key edit

Q = Qualifier
WC = Wild card
LL = Lucky loser
r = Retired

Finals edit

Quarterfinals				Semifinals					Finals

1	Margaret Court	9	6

8	Kerry Melville	7	1
				1	Margaret Court	6	4	7

				4	Nancy Richey	3	6	5
4	Nancy Richey	6	9

5	Julie Heldman	3	7
									1	Margaret Court	6	4	6

									3	Ann Jones	1	6	3
	Rosie Casals	2	0

3	Ann Jones	6	6
				3	Ann Jones	6	6

					Lesley Bowrey	1	2
	Lesley Bowrey	6	6

2	Billie Jean King	3	3

Earlier rounds edit

Section 1 edit

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

Q	Arias	1	2
1	Court	6	6		1	Court	6	6
Q	Cazaux	2	4			Di Maso	3	1
	Di Maso	6	6							1	Court	6	6
	Neumannová	2	0								Walkden	4	0
	Fretz	6	6			Fretz	8	4	3
LL	Sawamatsu	5	1			Walkden	6	6	6
	Walkden	7	6											1	Court	9	6
	Sandberg	6	3	4										8	Melville	7	1
8	Melville	4	6	6	8	Melville	6	6
	Liem	1	1			Bartkowicz	4	2
	Bartkowicz	6	6							8	Melville	6	6
	Kirk	3	6							Q	Guzmán	1	3
Q	Guzmán	6	8		Q	Guzmán	6	2	6
	Petersen	w/o				Kaligis	1	6	4
	Kaligis

Section 2 edit

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

	Krantzcke	9	0
4	Richey	11	6		4	Richey	6	6
	Pericoli	2	5			Chanfreau	4	4
	Chanfreau	6	7							4	Richey	6	6
	Salomé	7	1								Lundquist	3	0
	Lundquist	9	6			Lundquist	5	6	6
	de Roubin	6	3	2		Seelbach	7	0	0
	Seelbach	4	6	6										4	Richey	6	9
Q	Young	0	2											5	Heldman	3	7
5	Heldman	6	6		5	Heldman	6	6
	Hunt	4	9			Tuero	3	1
	Tuero	6	11							5	Heldman	6	6
	Segal	w/o								Q	Giscafré	0	0
	Loeys					Loeys	9	1
	Kalogeropoulos	2	2		Q	Giscafré	11	6
Q	Giscafré	6	6

Section 3 edit

First round				Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

	Terras	4	3
	Morozova	6	6		Morozova	6	7
	Darmon	1	1		Moore	4	5
	Moore	6	6							Morozova	6	2	4
Q	Ebbinghaus	2	5							Casals	4	6	6
	Casals	6	7		Casals	5	6	9
Q	Rouchon	0	2	6	Wade	7	3	7
6	Wade	6	6												Casals	2	0
	Dibar	4	1											3	Jones	6	6
	Kivi	6	6		Kivi	7	6
	Lieffrig	5	3		Jansone	5	4
	Jansone	7	6							Kivi	4	0
LL	Matsuda	0	4						3	Jones	6	6
Q	Ziegenfuss	6	6	Q	Ziegenfuss	1	2
	Pigeon	2	0	3	Jones	6	6
3	Jones	6	6

Section 4 edit

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

	Wieczorek	1	3
	Bowrey	6	6			Bowrey	6	6	6
	Van Haver	0	0			Sawamatsu	2	8	0
	Sawamatsu	6	6								Bowrey	4	6	6
	Proctor	0	3							7	Dürr	6	1	0
	Gourlay	6	6			Gourlay	9	4	7
LL	Knode	4	6		7	Dürr	7	6	9
7	Dürr	6	8													Bowrey	6	6
	Tomlinson	2	5												2	King	3	3
	Giorgi	6	7			Giorgi	6	6
	Polgár	7	4		LL	Cavadini	3	4
LL	Cavadini	9	6								Giorgi	w/o
	Nasuelli	2	6							2	King
	Rossouw	6	8			Rossouw	4	6	2
	Vopičková	3	6	5	2	King	6	4	6
2	King	6	3	7

References edit

^ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 396. ISBN 978-0942257700.

External links edit

1969 French Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

Preceded by 1969 Australian Open – Women's singles	Grand Slam women's singles	Succeeded by 1969 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

[collins-1] Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 396. ISBN 978-0942257700.

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