1969 Australian Open – Men's singles

Men's singles
1969 Australian Open
Champion	Rod Laver
Runner-up	Andrés Gimeno
Final score	6–3, 6–4, 7–5
Details
Draw	48
Seeds	16
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women mixed
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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.

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]

Draw[]

Key[]

Final eight[]

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
	1	Rod Laver	6	18	6
	7	Fred Stolle	4	16	4
										1	Rod Laver	7	22	9	1	6
										4	Tony Roche	5	20	11	6	3
	5	John Newcombe	8	6	8	5	3
	4	Tony Roche	10	4	6	7	6
																			1	Rod Laver	6	6	7
																			9	Andrés Gimeno	3	4	5
	12	Ray Ruffels	9	2	6	6	6
	10	William Bowrey	11	6	0	3	4
										12	Ray Ruffels	2	9	2
										9	Andrés Gimeno	6	11	6
	13	Earl Butch Buchholz	1	2	2
	9	Andrés Gimeno	6	6	6

Section 1[]

	First round									Second round									Third round									Quarterfinals
										1	R Laver	6	6	6
											M Di Domenico	2	2	3
																			1	R Laver	6	6	3	9
																			11	R Emerson	2	4	6	7
												1	3	3
										11	R Emerson	6	6	6
																												1	R Laver	6	18	6
																												7	F Stolle	4	16	4
										16	A Stone	6	11	6
											J-L Rouyer	1	9	4
																			16	A Stone	6	4	2
																			7	F Stolle	8	6	6
											R Case	5	4	2
										7	F Stolle	7	6	6

Section 2[]

	First round									Second round									Third round									Quarterfinals
	5	J Newcombe	6	5	6	6
		I Fletcher	2	7	3	4				5	J Newcombe	6	7	3	6
		R Brent	6	6	4	8	6				R Brent	2	5	6	4
		JB Chanfreau	3	8	6	6	4												5	J Newcombe	6	6	6
		R Moore	6	4	6	4	6													R Moore	2	4	3
		T Fancutt	4	6	3	6	1				R Moore	15	13	0	6
		V Crotta	6	4	3	4				15	R Taylor	13	11	6	4
	15	R Taylor	4	6	6	6																						5	J Newcombe	8	6	8	5	3
	14	M Anderson	9	6	6																							4	T Roche	10	4	6	7	6
		J Bartlett	7	2	3					14	M Anderson	6	12	6
		D Crealy	8	7	2	10					D Crealy	2	10	1
		A Hammond	6	5	6	8													14	M Anderson	6	3	4
		R Keldie	6	13															4	T Roche	8	6	6
		S Ball	1	11	r						R Keldie	6	0	4
		B Phillips-Moore	3	3	4					4	T Roche	8	6	6
	4	T Roche	6	6	6

Section 3[]

	First round									Second round									Third round									Quarterfinals
	3	T Okker
		P Marzano	w/o								P Marzano	4	1	2
		J Brown	7	12	4	3					T Leius	6	6	6
		T Leius	9	10	6	6														T Leius	2	1	3
		A Gardiner	4	4	4														12	R Ruffels	6	6	6
		J Alexander	6	6	6						J Alexander	2	8	4
		S Sugiarto	1	0	2					12	R Ruffels	6	10	6
	12	R Ruffels	6	6	6																							12	R Ruffels	9	2	6	6	6
	10	W Bowrey	8	6	6																							10	W Bowrey	11	6	0	3	4
		K Watanabe	6	4	3					10	W Bowrey	5	6	6	6
		A Panatta	0	5	1						T Addison	7	2	2	4
		T Addison	6	7	6														10	W Bowrey	6	6	11
		B Giltinan	0	2	4														6	RP Gonzales	3	0	9
		P Barthes	6	6	6						P Barthes	3	3	3
		M Bolle	2	2	4					6	RP Gonzales	6	6	6
	6	RP Gonzales	6	6	6

Section 4[]

	First round									Second round									Third round									Quarterfinals
										8	M Riessen	6	6	6
											P Toci	1	2	1
																			8	M Riessen	6	6	5	1	4
																			13	EB Buchholz	1	4	7	6	6
											J Cooper	3	6	2	2
										13	EB Buchholz	6	3	6	6
																												13	EB Buchholz	1	2	2
																												9	A Gimeno	6	6	6
										9	A Gimeno	6	6	6
											G Masters	1	2	2
																			9	A Gimeno	7	6	6
																			2	K Rosewall	5	1	4
											P Dent	6	2	1	4
										2	K Rosewall	3	6	6	6

References[]

External links[]

• Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) – 1969 Australian Open Men's Singles draw
• 1969 Australian Open – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation