1969 Australian Open – Men's singles

Rod Laver defeated Andrés Gimeno in the final, 6–3, 6–4, 7–5 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1969 Australian Open. It was the first step in an eventual Grand Slam for Laver. This was the first edition of the tournament to be open to professional players, marking a period in tennis history known as the Open Era.

Men's singles
1969 Australian Open
ChampionAustralia Rod Laver
Runner-upSpain Andrés Gimeno
Score6–3, 6–4, 7–5
Draw48
Seeds16

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

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Rod Laver is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.[1]

  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 round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
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 round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
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 Barthès 6 6 6   France P Barthès 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

References

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