Men's singles Champion Rod Laver Runner-up Tony Roche Final score 7–9, 6–1, 6–2, 6–2 Draw 128 Seeds 16
1969 tennis event results
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. 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 .
Arthur Ashe was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Laver.
1969 would be the last year when a player reached all four major finals, until 2006 when Roger Federer did so.
Seeds [ ] The seeded players are listed below. Rod Laver is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
Rod Laver , (champion)John Newcombe , (semifinals) Tony Roche , (finals) Arthur Ashe , (semifinals) Tom Okker , (first round) Ken Rosewall , (quarterfinals) Clark Graebner , (second round) Cliff Drysdale , (first round) Roy Emerson , (quarterfinals) Fred Stolle , (quarterfinals) Andrés Gimeno , (fourth round) Stan Smith , (second round) Richard Pancho Gonzales , (fourth round) Manuel Santana , (fourth round) Marty Riessen , (fourth round) Dennis Ralston , (fourth round)
Qualifying [ ] Draw [ ] Key [ ] Q = Qualifier
WC = Wild card
LL = Lucky loser
r = Retired Final eight [ ] 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 [ ] 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
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
2
4
0
Section 2 [ ] 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
8
6
6
6
2
1
3
O Parun
4
4
6
2
W Bowrey 3
6
6
6
W Bowrey 6
6
4
6
Section 3 [ ] 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
6
3
5
P Marmureanu
4
4
3
P Marmureanu 8
6
7
Section 4 [ ] Section 5 [ ] First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
JL Rouyer 7
1
6
6
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 [ ] Section 7 [ ] First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
C Richey 6
3
6
6
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
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
0
5
2
7
C Graebner
6
1
0
r.
7
C Graebner 6
7
6
Section 8 [ ] External links [ ]
Rod Laver
Rod Laver, (champion)
Arthur Ashe, (semifinals)
Tom Okker, (first round)
Cliff Drysdale, (first round)
Andrés Gimeno, (fourth round)
Arthur Ashe
LA García
J Hammill
J Pinto-Bravo
KA Carpenter
G Stilwell
I Buding
ON Bengtson
P Proisy
M Olvera
Z Franulović
M Orantes
O Parun
P Lall
P Marmureanu
I El Shafei
J Kodeš
T Okker
T Ulrich
T Koch
H Hose
R Russell