1969 US Open – Men's singles

Rod Laver defeated Tony Roche in the final, 7–9, 6–1, 6–2, 6–2 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1969 US Open. It was his second US Open singles title and eleventh and last Grand Slam tournament singles title overall. With the win, he completed the Grand Slam, and remains the only man in the Open Era to do so in singles. Laver also became the second man in history to complete the double career Grand Slam, after Roy Emerson.

Men's singles
1969 US Open
Final
ChampionAustralia Rod Laver
Runner-upAustralia Tony Roche
Score7–9, 6–1, 6–2, 6–2
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 men women mixed
← 1968 · US Open · 1970 →

Arthur Ashe was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Laver.

1969 would be the last year that a player reached all four men's singles major finals until 2006, when Roger Federer did so.

Seeds

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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.   John Newcombe, (semifinals)
  3.   Tony Roche, (finals)
  4.   Arthur Ashe, (semifinals)
  5.   Tom Okker, (first round)
  6.   Ken Rosewall, (quarterfinals)
  7.   Clark Graebner, (second round)
  8.   Cliff Drysdale, (first round)
  9.   Roy Emerson, (quarterfinals)
  10.   Fred Stolle, (quarterfinals)
  11.   Andrés Gimeno, (fourth round)
  12.   Stan Smith, (second round)
  13.   Richard Pancho Gonzales, (fourth round)
  14.   Manuel Santana, (fourth round)
  15.   Marty Riessen, (fourth round)
  16.   Dennis Ralston, (fourth round)

Qualifying

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Draw

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Final eight

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1   Rod Laver 4 8 13 6
9   Roy Emerson 6 6 11 4
1   Rod Laver 8 6 14
4   Arthur Ashe 6 3 12
4   Arthur Ashe 8 6 6
6   Ken Rosewall 6 3 4
1   Rod Laver 7 6 6 6
3   Tony Roche 9 1 2 2
  Earl Butch Buchholz 1 7 7 0
3   Tony Roche 6 9 5 6
3   Tony Roche 3 6 4 6 8
2   John Newcombe 6 4 6 3 6
10   Fred Stolle 9 6 1 4 11
2   John Newcombe 7 3 6 6 13

Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   R Laver 6 6 6
  LA García 2 4 2 1   R Laver 6 7 6
LL   J Hammill 3 4 2   J Pinto Bravo 4 5 2
  J Pinto Bravo 6 6 6 1   R Laver 8 6 6
  E Scott 6 10 6   J Fillol Sr. 6 1 2
  E van Dillen 3 8 1   E Scott 8 6 2 7 7
  B MacKay 6 3 3 3   J Fillol Sr. 10 4 6 5 9
  J Fillol Sr. 2 6 6 6 1   R Laver 6 4 4 6 6
16   D Ralston 7 6 10 16   D Ralston 4 6 6 2 3
  KA Carpenter 5 3 8 16   D Ralston 6 11 6
  G Stilwell 8 6 9   G Stilwell 3 9 4
Q   G Taylor 6 2 7 16   D Ralston 11 4 6 7
  J Alexander 6 6 6   T Gorman 9 6 4 5
Q   M Sprengelmeyer 4 1 0   J Alexander 6 3 2 10
  T Gorman 6 6 6   T Gorman 4 6 6 12
Q   B Brown 2 4 0

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8   C Drysdale 2 3 4
  O Davidson 6 6 6   O Davidson 10 1 3 4
  I Buding 1 10 1   ON Bengtson 8 6 6 6
  ON Bengtson 6 12 6   ON Bengtson 5 13 3
  R Holmberg 6 6 6   R Barth 7 15 6
Q   P Proisy 2 4 3   R Holmberg 5 3 3
  M Olvera 6 6 4 6 0   R Barth 7 6 6
  R Barth 3 1 6 8 6   R Barth 3 0 3
9   R Emerson 6 6 6 9   R Emerson 6 6 6
  Z Franulović 2 4 3 9   R Emerson 6 7 6
  M Orantes 11 7 3 6 9   M Orantes 1 5 3
  P Gerken 9 9 6 4 7 9   R Emerson 6 9 6
  E Zuleta 6 3 4   W Bowrey 3 7 2
  R Leach 8 6 6   R Leach 6 2 1 3
  O Parun 4 4 6 2   W Bowrey 3 6 6 6
  W Bowrey 6 6 4 6

Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4   A Ashe 6 6 7
  D Stockton 2 2 5 4   A Ashe 6 6 4 6
  C McKinley 5 5 10   D Crealy 4 3 6 3
  D Crealy 7 7 12 4   A Ashe 5 6 6 6
  J Osborne 6 6 6   J Osborne 7 4 4 2
Q   P Burwash 2 2 2   J Osborne 4 6 6 7
  R Howe 3 0 4   P Lall 6 3 4 5
  P Lall 6 6 6 4   A Ashe 7 6 6 6
14   M Santana 6 7 6 14   M Santana 5 1 8 4
  W Higgins 2 5 1 14   M Santana 6 6 6
  J-P Courcol 6 6 6   J-P Courcol 1 1 1
  D Dell 3 4 3 14   M Santana 6 6 7 6
  R McKinley 6 6 6   R McKinley 4 4 9 2
  M Carlstein 1 3 3   R McKinley 6 6 6
  R Hawkes 6 3 5   P Mărmureanu 4 4 3
  P Mărmureanu 8 6 7

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6   K Rosewall 6 5 6 4 6
  P Cramer 2 7 4 6 4 6   K Rosewall 6 6 6
Q   L Turville 6 2 2   R Moore 3 2 2
  R Moore 8 6 6 6   K Rosewall 6 6 6
  J Mukerjea 4 8 4   N Pilić 4 0 2
  N Pilić 6 10 6   N Pilić 6 6 6
  T Ryan 7 5 7 6   I Țiriac 1 2 0
  I Țiriac 9 7 5 8 6   K Rosewall 6 7 4 6
12   S Smith 6 6 6   I Năstase 1 5 6 3
  P Rodríguez 0 3 2 12   S Smith 7 10 5 3
  I Năstase 4 6 6 6   I Năstase 5 12 7 6
  I Crookenden 6 4 3 0   I Năstase 6 1
  L Gerrard 3 2 2   I El Shafei 0 0 r.
  G Battrick 6 6 6   G Battrick 3 6 3 14
  I El Shafei 6 6 8   I El Shafei 6 3 6 16
  J Sharpe 4 3 6

Section 5

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  JL Rouyer 7 1 6 6
  R Krog 5 6 3 4   JL Rouyer 6 3 7 2 6
  A Stone 6 3 6 6   A Stone 1 6 5 6 3
  T Edlefsen 4 6 3 3   JL Rouyer 1 4 3
  P Dent 6 8 2 3 11   A Gimeno 6 6 6
  J McManus 3 10 6 6   J McManus 6 3 2 2
  M Estep 3 4 9 1 11   A Gimeno 4 6 6 6
11   A Gimeno 6 6 7 6 11   A Gimeno 6 3 1 7 3
  EB Buchholz 6 6 6   EB Buchholz 4 6 6 5 6
  A Palafox 2 4 2   EB Buchholz 6 3 6 4 6
  J Kodeš 6 6 6   J Kodeš 2 6 3 6 2
  S Dron 3 3 4   EB Buchholz 13 6 6
  P Curtis 3 3 6 6 6   M Cox 11 4 4
  J Kukal 6 6 2 4 4   P Curtis 9 3 3 3
  M Cox 7 6 0 6 9   M Cox 7 6 6 6
5   T Okker 9 3 6 4 7

Section 6

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  A Neely 6 3 6 6
Q   M Senior 3 6 1 2   A Neely 4 4 3
  M Lara 5 3 8   T Ulrich 6 6 6
  T Ulrich 7 6 10   T Ulrich 6 4 6 6 2
  R Ruffels 7 2 7 6 13   RP Gonzales 3 6 4 8 6
  B Carmichael 5 6 5 4   R Ruffels 2 6 3 6 4
Q   R Potthast 3 3 4 13   RP Gonzales 6 3 6 3 6
13   RP Gonzales 6 6 6 13   RP Gonzales 3 12 5 0
  H Fitzgibbon 6 6 6 3   T Roche 6 10 7 6
Q   P Fishbach 4 2 4   H Fitzgibbon 4 6 8 3 4
  P Guzmán 4 4 2   L Ayala 6 3 6 6 6
  L Ayala 6 6 6   L Ayala 2 3 1
  T Koch 6 6 6 3   T Roche 6 6 6
Q   A Cornejo 0 4 2   T Koch 3 2 4
  R Lutz 11 4 4 7 3   T Roche 6 6 6
3   T Roche 9 6 6 9

Section 7

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  C Richey 6 3 6 6
  B Cheney 4 6 1 4   C Richey 6 4 6 6
  F Robbins 22 9 6 8 6   F Robbins 4 6 4 4
  D Dell 20 7 8 10 4   C Richey 5 8 4 5
Q   W Blocher 6 11 9 10   F Stolle 7 6 6 7
Q   C Steele III 4 9 7 Q   W Blocher 1 3 1
  H Hose 4 2 2 10   F Stolle 6 6 6
10   F Stolle 6 6 6 10   F Stolle 6 6 2 6
Q   R Hernando 4 2 2   R Taylor 4 2 6 3
  T Addison 6 6 6   T Addison 6 9 6
  D Lloyd 2 6 1 2   C Pasarell 3 7 4
  C Pasarell 6 4 6 6   T Addison 4 6 2
  R Taylor 7 3 6 6   R Taylor 6 8 6
  G Goven 5 6 2 3   R Taylor 4 6 2
  T Mozur 0 5 2 7   C Graebner 6 1 0 r.
7   C Graebner 6 7 6

Section 8

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  J Loyo-Mayo 6 9 6
  JB Chanfreau 2 7 3   J Loyo-Mayo 6 6 6
  B Seewagen 6 6 5 1 1   T Leonard 2 2 3
  T Leonard 3 4 7 6 6   J Loyo-Mayo 3 2 4
  R Russell 6 3 9 3 15   M Riessen 6 6 6
  M Belkin 4 6 11 6   M Belkin 6 1 3 0
Q   R Tanner 6 3 1 3 15   M Riessen 4 6 6 6
15   M Riessen 1 6 6 6 15   M Riessen 6 3 4 23
  P Cornejo 8 3 2 4 2   J Newcombe 4 6 6 25
  P Barthès 6 6 6 6   P Barthès 8 7 2 9
  EV Seixas 3 7 5   R Keldie 6 5 6 7
  R Keldie 6 9 7   P Barthès 8 1 2 2
Q   J Singh 6 4 8 6 2   J Newcombe 6 6 6 6
Q   T Hoehn 1 6 6 2 Q   J Singh 3 4 4
Q   P Sullivan 2 3 3 2   J Newcombe 6 6 6
2   J Newcombe 6 6 6
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