1969 French Open - Men's Singles

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Rod Laver defeated Ken Rosewall 6-4 6-3 6-4 in the final to win the Men's Singles title at the 1969 French Open.

See also:

1969 French Open - Women's Singles

1969 French Open - Men's Doubles

1969 French Open - Women's Doubles

1969 French Open - Mixed Doubles

Contents 1 Seeds 2 Draw 2.1 Key 2.2 Finals 2.3 Section 1 2.4 Section 2 2.5 Section 3 2.6 Section 4 2.7 Section 5 2.8 Section 6 2.9 Section 7 2.10 Section 8 3 External links

[edit] Seeds

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

Rod Laver, (Champion) Tony Roche, (Semifinals) Ken Rosewall, (Finals) John Newcombe, (Quarterfinals) Tom Okker, (Semifinals) Arthur Ashe, (Fourth Round) Roy Emerson, (Fourth Round) Andres Gimeno, (Quarterfinals)

Manuel Santana, (Fourth Round) Zeljko Franulovic, (Quarterfinals) Marty Riessen, (Second Round) Ismail El Shafei, (Third Round) Jan Kodes, (Fourth Round) Bob Hewitt, (Third Round) Earl Butch Buchholz, (Second Round) Stan Smith, (Fourth Round)

[edit] Draw

[edit] Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• L = Loser
• r. = retired

[edit] Finals

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Finals
	2	Tony Roche	4	7	6	4	6
	10	Zeljko Franulovic	6	5	0	6	1
										2	Tony Roche	5	2	2
										3	Ken Rosewall	7	6	6
	3	Ken Rosewall	12	4	7	6
		Fred Stolle	10	6	5	2
																			3	Ken Rosewall	4	3	4
																			1	Rod Laver	6	6	6
	5	Tom Okker	5	6	4	6	6
	4	John Newcombe	7	2	6	2	2
										5	Tom Okker	6	0	0	4
										1	Rod Laver	4	6	6	6
	8	Andres Gimeno	6	3	4	3
	1	Rod Laver	3	6	6	6

[edit] Section 1

First round									Second round									Third round									Round four
2	T Roche
	C Mukherjea	w/o							2	T Roche	7	6	6
	HJ Pohmann	6	6	6						HJ Pohmann	5	2	1
	A Panatta	2	2	3														2	T Roche	6	6	6
	K Wooldridge	3	4	2															A Stone	3	4	4
	N Pilic	6	6	6						N Pilic	6	7	3	3	4
	MH Akbari	4	4	0						A Stone	4	5	6	6	6
	A Stone	6	6	6																							2	T Roche	6	8	6
15	EB Buchholz	6	6	6																								W Gasiorek	4	6	2
	G Di Maso	1	0	2					15	EB Buchholz	1	0	4
	W Gasiorek	4	6	1	6	6				W Gasiorek	6	6	6
	D Contet	6	4	6	2	2													W Gasiorek	6	6	6
	P Dent	0	7	3	6	7													S Koudelka	2	1	3
	T Akbari	6	5	6	3	5				P Dent	6	0	6	0
	S Koudelka	6	7	7						S Koudelka	1	6	8	6
	J Fassbender	4	5	5

[edit] Section 2

First round									Second round									Third round									Round four
7	R Emerson	3	6	5	6	6
	R Moore	6	2	7	0	3			7	R Emerson	6	6	6
	T Nowicki									T Nowicki	3	2	2
	PJF Guzman	w/o																7	R Emerson	6	4	6	6
	E Castigliano	1	4	3															M Di Domenico	2	6	1	4
	M Di Domenico	6	6	6						M Di Domenico	5	6	6	6
	J Bartlett	6	1	6	5	6				J Bartlett	7	4	4	4
	I Molina	4	6	3	7	4																					7	R Emerson	6	3	0	2
10	Z Franulovic	6	6	6																							10	Z Franulovic	1	6	6	6
	B De Troye	1	3	2					10	Z Franulovic	6	6	6
	H Nerell	6	6	3	6					H Nerell	0	2	0
	R Ruffels	0	1	6	4													10	Z Franulovic	6	6	6
	P Proisy	6	1	7	5	2													D Ralston	2	0	1
	D Ralston	1	6	5	7	6				D Ralston	6	6	0	0	6
	T Lejus	5	2	7	5					P Rodriguez	2	4	6	6	4
	P Rodriguez	7	6	5	7

[edit] Section 3

First round									Second round									Third round									Round four
3	K Rosewall	7	6	6
	M Leclercq	5	4	2					3	K Rosewall	6	6	6
	M Holecek									M Holecek	0	3	1
	R Taylor	w/o																3	K Rosewall	4	6	6	6
	T Edlefsen	6	6	4	2														M Mulligan	6	2	2	1
	F Jauffret	2	8	6	6					F Jauffret	0	7	6	2
	L Palman	3	4	4						M Mulligan	6	9	4	6
	M Mulligan	6	6	6																							3	K Rosewall	6	6	6
14	B Hewitt	8	6	6																								I Gulyas	1	2	1
	R Holmberg	6	2	4					14	B Hewitt	6	6	6
	G Masters	4	3	2						JC Barclay	4	4	2
	JC Barclay	6	6	6														14	B Hewitt	9	0	6	5
	P Toci	3	6	6	6	6													I Gulyas	11	6	0	7
	G Merlo	6	4	4	8	4				P Toci	4	6	3
	I Gulyas	6	5	6	8					I Gulyas	6	8	6
	T Gorman	3	7	1	6

[edit] Section 4

First round									Second round									Third round									Round four
6	A Ashe	6	6	6
	H Fauquier	2	0	3					6	A Ashe	6	2	4	6	6
	J Courcol	5	7	6	6					J Courcol	2	6	6	3	2
	E Di Matteo	7	5	1	0													6	A Ashe	6	6	6
	JL Rouyer	6	6	6															B Phillips-Moore	4	3	1
	A Segal	2	2	2						JL Rouyer	6	4	4	4
	F Pierson	1	2	2						B Phillips-Moore	3	6	6	6
	B Phillips-Moore	6	6	6																							6	A Ashe	2	0	4
11	M Riessen	6	6	6																								F Stolle	6	6	6
	B Montrenaud	4	0	0					11	M Riessen	2	6	8	2	3
	F Stolle	6	6	6						F Stolle	6	4	6	6	6
	C De Gronckel	4	0	3															F Stolle	2	6	6	6
	P Pokorny	6	8	3	5														J Kukal	6	1	3	4
	S Palmieri	3	10	6	7					S Palmieri	2	2	1
	J Kukal	6	8	0						J Kukal	6	6	6
	R Haillet	1	6	15	r.

[edit] Section 5

First round									Second round									Third round									Round four
	D Lloyd	2	3	1
	C Richey	6	6	6						C Richey	6	6	8	9
	M Estep	2	3	1						L Ayala	4	3	10	7
	L Ayala	6	6	6															C Richey	6	7	6	6
	A Ivanov	0	3	4														12	I El Shafei	2	5	8	1
	V Zednik	6	6	6						V Zednik	0	1	2
	J Barrett	4	4	5					12	I El Shafei	6	6	6
12	I El Shafei	6	6	7																								C Richey	7	3	3
	S Matthews	6	0	0	6	8																					5	T Okker	9	6	6
	I Nastase	3	6	6	4	6				S Matthews	6	8	3	1
	M Belkin	6	7	0	r.					G Goven	8	6	6	6
	G Goven	4	5	3															G Goven	2	2	5
	P Barthes	6	6	8														5	T Okker	6	6	7
	JL Arilla	4	4	6						P Barthes	3	0	4
	B Paul	3	2	0					5	T Okker	6	6	6
5	T Okker	6	6	6

[edit] Section 6

First round									Second round									Third round									Round four
	P Beust	6	6	6	6
	M Rybarczyk	2	0	8	1					P Beust	3	4	1
	Z Ivancic	2	0	0						R Maud	6	6	6
	R Maud	6	6	6															R Maud	2	6	9	3
	A Licis	7	3	3														13	J Kodes	6	4	11	6
	R Howe	9	6	6						R Howe	0	2	6
	E Drossart	1	3	3					13	J Kodes	6	6	8
13	J Kodes	6	6	6																							13	J Kodes	1	4	6	10	9
	M Orantes	4	6	6	6																						4	J Newcombe	6	6	0	8	11
	T Ulrich	6	2	3	3					M Orantes	6	6	6
	HJ Plotz	0	6	6	2	6				Z Guerry	1	3	3
	Z Guerry	6	2	1	6	8													M Orantes	4	3	6	3
	W Bowrey	6	8	6														4	J Newcombe	6	6	4	6
	V Crotta	4	6	1						W Bowrey	3	2	2
	C Pasarell	1	2	5					4	J Newcombe	6	6	6
4	J Newcombe	6	6	7

[edit] Section 7

First round									Second round									Third round									Round four
	A Olmedo	7	4	0
	B Carmichael	9	6	6						B Carmichael	6	6	6
	F McMillan	6	6	6						F McMillan	3	1	2
	O Parun	3	4	4															B Carmichael	2	2	1
	I Tiriac	6	7	6														9	M Santana	6	6	6
	N Kalogeropoulos	2	5	0						I Tiriac	3	5	3
	C Drysdale	7	4	2	0				9	M Santana	6	7	6
9	M Santana	5	6	6	6																						9	M Santana	6	6	4	4	0
	W Alvarez																										8	A Gimeno	4	2	6	6	1
	L Lumsden	w/o								W Alvarez	6	3	5	6
	P Marmureanu	6	6	6						P Marmureanu	3	6	7	8
	N Pietrangeli	3	3	2															P Marmureanu	4	1	0
	I Buding	6	6	6														8	A Gimeno	6	6	6
	A Gardiner	3	0	4						I Buding	1	3	6
	N Spear	w/o							8	A Gimeno	6	6	8
8	A Gimeno

[edit] Section 8

First round									Second round									Third round									Round four
	S Dron	6	4	4	4
	P Lall	4	6	6	6					P Lall	6	6	6
	A Metreveli	6	4	7	4	4				T Ryan	1	2	3
	T Ryan	4	6	5	6	6													P Lall	6	3	1	6	0
	P Hombergen	6	8	4	4	8												16	S Smith	3	6	6	4	6
	J Alexander	2	6	6	6	6				P Hombergen	3	1	2
	B Jovanovic	6	6	4	5	4			16	S Smith	6	6	6
16	S Smith	3	3	6	7	6																					16	S Smith	4	2	4
	M Hickey	1	3	2																							1	R Laver	6	6	6
	P Marzano	6	6	6						P Marzano	6	6	6
	D Stolcer	6	2	1						J Velasco Sr	3	4	4
	J Velasco Sr	8	6	6															P Marzano	1	0	6
	D Sturdza	4	6	5	2													1	R Laver	6	6	8
	D Crealy	6	4	7	6					D Crealy	6	9	2	2	4
	K Watanabe	1	1	1					1	R Laver	3	7	6	6	6
1	R Laver	6	6	6

[edit] External links

• French Open (1969) on ATPtennis.com
• French Open (1969) on tenniscorner.net