1969 Wimbledon Championships - Men's Singles

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Rod Laver defeated John Newcombe 6-4 5-7 6-4 6-4 in the final to win the Gentlemen's Singles title at the 1969 Wimbledon Championships.

See also:

1969 Wimbledon Championships - Women's Singles

1969 Wimbledon Championships - Men's Doubles

1969 Wimbledon Championships - Women's Doubles

1969 Wimbledon Championships - 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) Tom Okker, (Quarterfinals) Ken Rosewall, (Third Round) Arthur Ashe, (Semifinals) John Newcombe, (Finals) Clark Graebner, (Quarterfinals) Cliff Drysdale, (Quarterfinals)

Roy Emerson, (Fourth Round) Andres Gimeno, (Fourth Round) Fred Stolle, (Fourth Round) Richard Pancho Gonzales, (Fourth Round) Raymond Moore, (First Round) Bob Hewitt, (First Round) Dennis Ralston, (Fourth Round) Stan Smith, (Fourth Round)

[edit] Draw

[edit] Key

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

[edit] Finals

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Finals
	1	Rod Laver	6	6	6
	8	Cliff Drysdale	4	2	3
										1	Rod Laver	2	6	9	6
										5	Arthur Ashe	6	2	7	0
		Robert Lutz	4	2	6	5
	5	Arthur Ashe	6	6	4	7
																			1	Rod Laver	6	5	6	6
																			6	John Newcombe	4	7	4	4
	6	John Newcombe	8	3	6	7
	3	Tom Okker	6	6	1	5
										6	John Newcombe	3	6	14	6
										2	Tony Roche	6	1	12	4
	7	Clark Graebner	6	6	3	4	9
	2	Tony Roche	4	4	6	6	11

[edit] Section 1

First round									Second round									Third round									Round four
1	R Laver	6	6	6
	N Pietrangeli	1	2	2					1	R Laver	3	4	6	6	6
Q	C Steele Iii	4	12	8	6					P Lall	6	6	3	0	0
	P Lall	6	10	10	8													1	R Laver	6	6	6
	J Leschly	6	7	6															J Leschly	3	3	3
	K Fletcher	4	5	2						J Leschly	6	22	6
	JL Rouyer	6	5	6	5	6				JL Rouyer	4	20	4
LL	B Geraghty	2	7	4	7	3																					1	R Laver	6	6	7	3	6
16	S Smith	20	6	9	4	6																					16	S Smith	4	2	9	6	3
	A Stone	22	4	7	6	3			16	S Smith	6	7	6
	D Lloyd	8	6	7						D Lloyd	3	5	1
	I Gulyas	6	4	5														16	S Smith	3	9	6	6
	D Dell	3	6	2	1														W Bowrey	6	7	3	4
	W Bowrey	6	3	6	6					W Bowrey	8	6	6
	T Koch	8	3	7	3	4				G Goven	6	4	3
	G Goven	6	6	5	6	6

[edit] Section 2

First round									Second round									Third round									Round four
8	C Drysdale	7	7	9
	P Hombergen	5	5	7					8	C Drysdale	6	6	11	6
	O Davidson	6	6	6						O Davidson	4	4	13	2
Q	J Paish	1	2	3														8	C Drysdale	6	11	6
	B Phillips-Moore	5	4	6	1														M Cox	2	9	4
	I Tiriac	7	6	4	6					I Tiriac	6	8	7	10
	M Cox	7	6	6						M Cox	2	10	9	12
	M Orantes	5	4	3																							8	C Drysdale	6	6	0	6	9
9	R Emerson	6	6	6																							9	R Emerson	4	8	6	3	7
LL	P Pokorny	1	1	1					9	R Emerson	6	6	6
Q	J Clifton	4	6	4	6	5				S Matthews	3	1	2
	S Matthews	6	3	6	2	7												9	R Emerson	7	6	6
	V Korotkov	6	6	8															N Kalogeropoulos	5	3	2
	M Sangster	4	3	6						V Korotkov	6	4	3	6	3
	N Kalogeropoulos	6	6	6						N Kalogeropoulos	2	6	6	3	6
	J Fillol Sr.	2	2	4

[edit] Section 3

First round									Second round									Third round									Round four
4	K Rosewall	6	6	6
	W Gasiorek	1	1	2					4	K Rosewall	6	6	8
	R Taylor	6	13	6						R Taylor	1	4	6
	EV Seixas	4	11	2														4	K Rosewall	6	9	3	2
	R Lutz	6	6	6															R Lutz	8	7	6	6
Q	S Koudelka	1	1	0						R Lutz	2	4	6	6	7
	J Kodes	6	3	5	6	6				J Kodes	6	6	1	2	5
	P Cornejo	3	6	7	3	1																						R Lutz	9	4	3	6	6
13	R Moore	3	2	11	4																							J Alexander	7	6	6	4	4
	J Alexander	6	6	9	6					J Alexander	7	6	6
	G Forbes	4	6	3						O Parun	5	4	3
	O Parun	6	8	6															J Alexander	6	8	13	3	6
Q	A McDonald	5	5	6															T Addison	3	10	11	6	3
	J Courcol	7	7	8						J Courcol	3	2	6	5
	T Addison	9	6	6						T Addison	6	6	3	7
LL	E Zuleta	7	3	3

[edit] Section 4

First round									Second round									Third round									Round four
5	A Ashe	1	11	6	7
	M Riessen	6	9	3	5				5	A Ashe	3	4	6	6	6
	T Ulrich	6	4	4	7					T Ryan	6	6	3	2	2
	T Ryan	4	6	6	9													5	A Ashe	6	1	6	13	12
	G Stilwell	6	3	8	6	6													G Stilwell	2	6	2	15	10
	K Wooldridge	2	6	6	4	1				G Stilwell	6	6	6
	A Mills	6	2	6	5	12				I Buding	3	2	4
	I Buding	2	6	4	7	14																					5	A Ashe	7	4	6	6
12	RP Gonzales	22	1	16	6	11																					12	RP Gonzales	5	6	3	3
	C Pasarell	24	6	14	3	9			12	RP Gonzales	6	6	6
	J Barrett	4	4	2						ON Bengtson	4	3	3
	ON Bengtson	6	6	6														12	RP Gonzales	6	6	6
	T Edlefsen	6	3	9	6														T Edlefsen	4	3	2
	R Barth	3	6	7	3					T Edlefsen	8	6	4	5	6
	R Keldie	12	4	6	6					R Keldie	6	3	6	7	4
	S Likhachev	10	6	4	4

[edit] Section 5

First round									Second round									Third round									Round four
	G Battrick	6	3	4	6	6
LL	T Nowicki	4	6	6	4	4				G Battrick	3	7	1	6	3
	M Holecek	6	5	11	6					M Holecek	6	5	6	4	6
Q	E Van Dillen	3	7	9	4														M Holecek	2	4	2
	R Maud	6	6	6														11	F Stolle	6	6	6
LL	K Yanagi	4	1	2						R Maud	17	6	0	5
	P Hutchins	4	8	4					11	F Stolle	19	2	6	7
11	F Stolle	6	10	6																							11	F Stolle	4	5	6	3
	D Contet	4	9	8	4																						6	J Newcombe	6	7	3	6
	M Anderson	6	11	6	6					M Anderson	13	8	6
	J Ulrich	1	4	6	4					J Cooper	11	6	4
	J Cooper	6	6	1	6														M Anderson	2	3	1
	B Fairlie	6	8	6														6	J Newcombe	6	6	6
	P Rodriguez	2	6	3						B Fairlie	5	4	4
	N Pilić	10	4	6	5				6	J Newcombe	7	6	6
6	J Newcombe	12	6	4	7

[edit] Section 6

First round									Second round									Third round									Round four
Q	W Higgins	4	2	4
	R Wilson	6	6	6						R Wilson	6	3	7	5	6
	Z Franulović	7	6	6	7	10				Z Franulović	4	6	5	7	0
	T Lejus	5	8	3	9	8													R Wilson	6	6	15
	B Carmichael	5	6	7	6														B Carmichael	1	4	13
	J Mandarino	7	1	5	4					B Carmichael	2	6	7	6
	C Richey	0	6	6	6	9				C Richey	6	4	5	4
14	B Hewitt	6	4	8	2	7																						R Wilson	9	4	2
Q	R Seegers	5	3	1																							3	T Okker	11	6	6
	D Crealy	7	6	6						D Crealy	9	6	6
	DR Russell	4	14	5	6	6				DR Russell	7	4	4
	D Sturdza	6	12	7	3	4													D Crealy	6	3	2	4
	R Holmberg	8	4	6	2	7												3	T Okker	4	6	6	6
	A Olmedo	6	6	4	6	5				R Holmberg	6	6	1	4	2
	I El Shafei	3	8	4					3	T Okker	3	2	6	6	6
3	T Okker	6	10	6

[edit] Section 7

First round									Second round									Third round									Round four
	P Dent	6	6	6
	PJF Guzman	4	2	3						P Dent	6	6	6	2	6
	B Giltinan	9	6	11	6	2				F Jauffret	4	8	4	6	4
	F Jauffret	11	2	13	2	6													P Dent	6	8	3	4	4
	N Spear	4	1	1														10	A Gimeno	2	6	6	6	6
	A Metreveli	6	6	6						A Metreveli	3	6	1	6	3
	F McMillan	3	4	6	1				10	A Gimeno	6	3	6	3	6
10	A Gimeno	6	6	3	6																						10	A Gimeno	9	5	r.
	E Scott	16	4	4																							7	C Graebner	7	6
	P Barthes	18	6	6						P Barthes	2	4	6	3
	T Gorman	3	6	3	8	4				I Nastase	6	6	3	6
	I Nastase	6	4	6	6	6													I Nastase	5	6	4
	J Brown	9	6	7														7	C Graebner	7	7	6
Q	J Bartlett	7	2	5						J Brown	2	0	r.
	R Ruffels	4	6	3					7	C Graebner	6	3
7	C Graebner	6	8	6

[edit] Section 8

First round									Second round									Third round									Round four
	J McManus	2	6	6	4	6
	EB Buchholz	6	4	1	6	8				EB Buchholz	8	6	6
	L Ayala	6	6	12						L Ayala	6	2	4
	R Howe	4	2	10															EB Buchholz	4	2	5
	J Kukal	16	6	8														15	D Ralston	6	6	7
Q	J Krinsky	14	3	6						J Kukal	5	2	4
	C Mukherjea	2	6	5					15	D Ralston	7	6	6
15	D Ralston	6	8	7																							15	D Ralston	3	6	5	10	2
	HJ Plotz	6	3	6	6																						2	T Roche	6	4	7	8	6
	P Curtis	2	6	4	1					HJ Plotz	9	3	9	9
	K Watanabe	6	7	6						K Watanabe	7	6	7	7
	P Beust	3	5	3															HJ Plotz	1	7	4
	A Segal	6	6	6														2	T Roche	6	9	6
	E Castigliano	2	1	3						A Segal	1	2	0
	JC Barclay	5	6	3	2				2	T Roche	6	6	6
2	T Roche	7	4	6	6

[edit] External links

• Wimbledon (1969) on ATPtennis.com
• Wimbledon (1969) on tenniscorner.net