1969 Wills Open British Covered Court Championships

The 1969 Wills Open British Covered Court Championships was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the second edition of the British Indoor Championships in the Open era. The tournament took place at the Queens Club and Wembley Arena in London, England and ran from 17 November through 22 November 1969.

1969 Wills Open British Covered Court Championships
Date17–22 November
Edition2nd
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money£20,000
SurfaceCarpet / indoor
LocationLondon, England
VenueQueens Club
Wembley Arena
Champions
Men's singles
Australia Rod Laver[1]
Women's singles
United Kingdom Ann Jones
Men's doubles
Australia Roy Emerson / Australia Rod Laver
Women's doubles
United Kingdom Ann Jones / United Kingdom Virginia Wade
← 1968 · Wembley Championships · 1970 →

The men's singles event and the £3,000 first prize was won by first seeded Rod Laver while Ann Jones, also seeded first, won the women's singles title and the accompanying £1,300 first-prize money.[2][3][4]

Finals

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Men's singles

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  Rod Laver defeated   Tony Roche 6–4, 6–1, 6–3

Women's singles

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  Ann Jones defeated   Billie Jean King 9–11, 6–2, 9–7

Men's doubles

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  Roy Emerson /   Rod Laver defeated   Pancho Gonzales /   Bob Hewitt 5–7, 6–3, 6–4, 6–3

Women's doubles

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  Ann Jones /   Virginia Wade defeated   Rosie Casals /   Billie Jean King 6–2, 6–4

References

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  1. ^ "1969 Wembley – Men's Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1970). BP year book of World Tennis 1970. London: Clipper Press. pp. 170–171. ISBN 0851080049. OCLC 502255545. OL 21635829M.
  3. ^ "Laver top title seed". The Age. 19 November 1969.
  4. ^ "Laver's win praised". Canberra Times. 26 November 1969. p. 36 – via National Library of Australia.
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