1969 French Open – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
Women's doubles
1969 French Open
Champion	Françoise Dürr; Ann Jones
Runner-up	Rosie Casals; Billie Jean King
Final score	6–0, 4–6, 7–5
Details
Draw	37
Seeds	8
Events

The women's doubles tournament at the 1969 French Open was held from 26 May to 8 June 1969 on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The third-seeded team of Françoise Dürr and Ann Jones won the title, defeating the first-seeded pair of Margaret Court and Nancy Richey in the final in three sets.^[1]

Seeds[]

Semifinals				Final

7	Gail Chanfreau Rosie Darmon	1	3

3	Françoise Dürr Ann Jones	6	6
				3	Françoise Dürr Ann Jones	6	4	7

				1	Margaret Court Nancy Richey	0	6	5
4	Karen Krantzcke Kerry Melville	12	3

1	Margaret Court Nancy Richey	14	6

First round	Second round				Third round				Quarterfinals

		Lany Kaligis Lita Sugiarto	4	4
	2	Rosie Casals Billie Jean King	6	6
					2	Rosie Casals Billie Jean King	6	6
						Judith Dibar Eva Lundqvist	4	2
		Monica Giorgi Lea Pericoli
		Judith Dibar Eva Lundqvist	W	O
									2	Rosie Casals Billie Jean King	1	5
									7	Gail Chanfreau Rosie Darmon	6	7
		Kimiyo Yagahara	1	6
	7	Gail Chanfreau Rosie Darmon	6	8
					7	Gail Chanfreau Rosie Darmon	6	6
						Kristy Pigeon Linda Tuero	2	2
		Kristy Pigeon Linda Tuero	6	9
		Janet Young	1	7

First round				Second round				Third round					Quarterfinals

					Julie Anthony Marilyn Aschner
				3	Françoise Dürr Ann Jones	W	O
								3	Françoise Dürr Ann Jones	6	7
									Brenda Kirk Wendy Tomlinson	1	5
					Ingrid Palmieri Monique Van Haver
					Brenda Kirk Wendy Tomlinson	W	O
													3	Françoise Dürr Ann Jones	5	6	6
													6	Lesley Bowrey Virginia Wade	7	2	4
					Tory Ann Fretz Christiane Spinoza	5	2
	Tory Ann Fretz Christiane Spinoza	6	6	6	Lesley Bowrey Virginia Wade	7	6
	Judith Salomé	2	1					6	Lesley Bowrey Virginia Wade	6	5	6
	Christina Sandberg Margareta Strandberg	W	O						Junko Sawamatsu Kazuko Sawamatsu	0	7	1
	Odile de Roubin				Christina Sandberg Margareta Strandberg	3	4
	Junko Sawamatsu Kazuko Sawamatsu	6	6		Junko Sawamatsu Kazuko Sawamatsu	6	6
	F De La Courtie-Billat Dorothy Knode	2	1

First round				Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

	Fay Moore Carol Sherriff	6	6
	Monique Di Maso Tiiu Kivi	2	0		Fay Moore Carol Sherriff	5	6	6
	Olga Morozova Zaiga Jansone	W	O		Olga Morozova Zaiga Jansone	7	4	4
	Nicole Cazaux									Fay Moore Carol Sherriff	1	5
									5	Peaches Bartkowicz Julie Heldman	6	7
					Ulla Sandulf
				5	Peaches Bartkowicz Julie Heldman	W-O
													5	Peaches Bartkowicz Julie Heldman	2	6	3
													4	Karen Krantzcke Kerry Melville	6	1	6
					Raquel Giscafré	2	2
					Helen Cawley Lesley Hunt	6	6
										Helen Cawley Lesley Hunt	2	6
									4	Karen Krantzcke Kerry Melville	6	8
					Katja Ebbinghaus	3	0
				4	Karen Krantzcke Kerry Melville	6	6

First round	Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

		C-A Kalogeropoulos Erzsébet Polgár	2	1
		Janine Lieffrig Évelyne Terras	6	6
							Janine Lieffrig Évelyne Terras	1	5
						8	Laura Rossouw Patricia Walkden	6	7
		Ana María Arias	1	3
	8	Laura Rossouw Patricia Walkden	6	6
										8	Laura Rossouw Patricia Walkden	3	0
										1	Margaret Court Nancy Richey	6	6
		Marie Neumanová Vlasta Vopičková	6	5	3
			3	7	6
								2	0
						1	Margaret Court Nancy Richey	6	6
			0	0
	1	Margaret Court Nancy Richey	6	6

^ John Barrett, ed. (1970). BP year book of World Tennis 1970. London: Clipper Press. p. 30. ISBN 0851080049. OCLC 502255545. OL 21635829M.

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