1969 U.S .Open - Men's Singles

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Rod Laver defeated Tony Roche 7-9 6-1 6-2 6-2 in the final to win the Men's Singles title at the 1969 US Open.

See also:

1969 US Open - Women's Singles

1969 US Open - Men's Doubles

1969 US Open - Women's Doubles

1969 US Open - Mixed Doubles

Contents 1 Seeds 2 Draw 2.1 Key 2.2 Final Eight 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) 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) Andres Gimeno, (Fourth Round) Stan Smith, (Second Round) Richard Pancho Gonzales, (Fourth Round) Manuel Santana, (Fourth Round) Marty Riessen, (Fourth Round) Dennis Ralston, (Fourth Round)

[edit] Draw

[edit] Key

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

[edit] Final Eight

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Finals
	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

[edit] Section 1

First round									Second round									Third round									Round four
1	R Laver	6	6	6
	L Garcia	2	4	2					1	R Laver	6	7	6
	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
	G Taylor	6	2	7														16	D Ralston	11	4	6	7
	J Alexander	6	6	6															T Gorman	9	6	4	5
	M Sprenglemeyer	4	1	0						J Alexander	6	3	2	10
	T Gorman	6	6	6						T Gorman	4	6	6	12
	B Brown	2	4	0

[edit] Section 2

First round									Second round									Third round									Round four
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
	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 Franulovic	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
	R Leach Sr.	8	6	6						R Leach Sr.	6	2	1	3
	O Parun	4	4	6	2					W Bowrey	3	6	6	6
	W Bowrey	6	6	4	6

[edit] Section 3

First round									Second round									Third round									Round four
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
	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 Courcol	6	6	6						J 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
	R Hawkes	6	3	5						P Marmureanu	4	4	3
	P Marmureanu	8	6	7

[edit] Section 4

First round									Second round									Third round									Round four
6	K Rosewall	6	5	6	4	6
	P Cramer	2	7	4	6	4			6	K Rosewall	6	6	6
	L Turville	6	2	2						R Moore	3	2	2
	R Moore	8	6	6														6	K Rosewall	6	6	6
	J Mukherjea	4	8	4															N Pilic	4	0	2
	N Pilic	6	10	6						N Pilic	6	6	6
	T Ryan	7	5	7	6					I Tiriac	1	2	0
	I Tiriac	9	7	5	8																						6	K Rosewall	6	7	4	6
12	S Smith	6	6	6																								I Nastase	1	5	6	3
	P Rodriguez	0	3	2					12	S Smith	7	10	5	3
	I Nastase	4	6	6	6					I Nastase	5	12	7	6
	I Crookenden	6	4	3	0														I Nastase	6	1
	L Gerrard	3	2	2															I El Shafei	0	0	r.
	G Battrick	6	6	6						G Battrick	3	6	3	14
	I El Shafei	6	6	8						I El Shafei	6	3	6	16
	J Sharpe	4	3	6

[edit] Section 5

First round									Second round									Third round									Round four
	JL Rouyer	7	1	6	6
	R Krog	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 Kodes	6	6	6						J Kodes	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

[edit] Section 6

First round									Second round									Third round									Round four
	A Neely	6	3	6	6
	M Senior	3	6	1	2					A Neely	4	4	3
	M Lara	5	3	8						T Ulrich	6	6	6
	T Ulrich	7	6	10															T Ulrich	6	4	6	6	2
	R Ruffels	7	2	7	6													13	RP Gonzales	3	6	4	8	6
	B Carmichael	5	6	5	4					R Ruffels	2	6	3	6	4
	R Potthast	3	3	4					13	RP Gonzales	6	3	6	3	6
13	RP Gonzales	6	6	6																							13	RP Gonzales	3	12	5	0
	H Fitzgibbon	6	6	6																							3	T Roche	6	10	7	6
	P Fishbach	4	2	4						H Fitzgibbon	4	6	8	3	4
	PJF Guzman	4	4	2						L Ayala	6	3	6	6	6
	L Ayala	6	6	6															L Ayala	2	3	1
	T Koch	6	6	6														3	T Roche	6	6	6
	A Cornejo	0	4	2						T Koch	3	2	4
	R Lutz	11	4	4	7				3	T Roche	6	6	6
3	T Roche	9	6	6	9

[edit] Section 7

First round									Second round									Third round									Round four
	C Richey	6	3	6	6
	B Cheney	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
	W Blocher	6	11	9														10	F Stolle	7	6	6	7
	C Steele Iii	4	9	7						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
	R Hernando	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
	T Mozur	0	5	2					7	C Graebner	6	1	0	r.
7	C Graebner	6	7	6

[edit] Section 8

First round									Second round									Third round									Round four
	J Loyo-Mayo	6	9	6
	JB Chanfreau	2	7	3						J Loyo-Mayo	6	6	6
	B Seewagen	6	6	5	1	1				T Leonard	2	2	3
	T Leonard	3	4	7	6	6													J Loyo-Mayo	3	2	4
	DR Russell	6	3	9	3													15	M Riessen	6	6	6
	M Belkin	4	6	11	6					M Belkin	6	1	3	0
	R Tanner	6	3	1	3				15	M Riessen	4	6	6	6
15	M Riessen	1	6	6	6																						15	M Riessen	6	3	4	23
	P Cornejo	8	3	2	4																						2	J Newcombe	4	6	6	25
	P Barthes	6	6	6	6					P Barthes	8	7	2	9
	EV Seixas	3	7	5						R Keldie	6	5	6	7
	R Keldie	6	9	7															P Barthes	8	1	2	2
	J Singh	6	4	8	6													2	J Newcombe	6	6	6	6
	T Hoehn	1	6	6	2					J Singh	3	4	4
	P Sullivan	2	3	3					2	J Newcombe	6	6	6
2	J Newcombe	6	6	6

[edit] External links

• U.S. Open (1969) on ATPtennis.com
• U.S. Open (1969) on tenniscorner.net