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1969 Australian Open – Men's singles

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Men's singles
1969 Australian Open
Final
ChampionAustralia Rod Laver
Runner-upSpain Andrés Gimeno
Score6–3, 6–4, 7–5
Details
Draw48
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
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Rod Laver defeated Andrés Gimeno in the final, 6–3, 6–4, 7–5 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1969 Australian Open. It was his eighth Grand Slam tournament singles title, and the first step in an eventual Grand Slam for Laver. This was the first edition of the Australian Open to be open to professional players, marking a period in tennis history known as the Open Era.

Bill Bowrey was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Ray Ruffels.

Seeds

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The seeded players are listed below. Rod Laver is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.[1]

  1. Australia Rod Laver (champion)
  2. Australia Ken Rosewall (third round)
  3. Netherlands Tom Okker (first round)
  4. Australia Tony Roche (semifinals)
  5. Australia John Newcombe (quarterfinals)
  6. United States Pancho Gonzales (third round)
  7. Australia Fred Stolle (quarterfinals)
  8. United States Marty Riessen (third round)
  9. Spain Andrés Gimeno (final)
  10. Australia Bill Bowrey (quarterfinals)
  11. Australia Roy Emerson (third round)
  12. Australia Ray Ruffels (semifinals)
  13. United States Butch Buchholz (quarterfinals)
  14. Australia Mal Anderson (third round)
  15. United Kingdom Roger Taylor (second round)
  16. Australia Allan Stone (third round)

Draw

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Key

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Final eight

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1 Australia Rod Laver 6 18 6
7 Australia Fred Stolle 4 16 4
1 Australia Rod Laver 7 22 9 1 6
4 Australia Tony Roche 5 20 11 6 3
5 Australia John Newcombe 8 6 8 5 3
4 Australia Tony Roche 10 4 6 7 6
1 Australia Rod Laver 6 6 7
9 Spain Andrés Gimeno 3 4 5
12 Australia Ray Ruffels 9 2 6 6 6
10 Australia Bill Bowrey 11 6 0 3 4
12 Australia Ray Ruffels 2 9 2
9 Spain Andrés Gimeno 6 11 6
13 United States Butch Buchholz 1 2 2
9 Spain Andrés Gimeno 6 6 6

Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 Australia R Laver 6 6 6
  Italy M Di Domenico 2 2 3
1 Australia R Laver 6 6 3 9
11 Australia R Emerson 2 4 6 7
  Australia H Hunt 1 3 3
11 Australia R Emerson 6 6 6
1 Australia R Laver 6 18 6
7 Australia F Stolle 4 16 4
16 Australia A Stone 6 11 6
  France J-L Rouyer 1 9 4
16 Australia A Stone 6 4 2
7 Australia F Stolle 8 6 6
  Australia R Case 5 4 2
7 Australia F Stolle 7 6 6

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5 Australia J Newcombe 6 5 6 6
  Australia I Fletcher 2 7 3 4 5 Australia J Newcombe 6 7 3 6
  Australia R Brent 6 6 4 8 6   Australia R Brent 2 5 6 4
  France JB Chanfreau 3 8 6 6 4 5 Australia J Newcombe 6 6 6
  South Africa R Moore 6 4 6 4 6   South Africa R Moore 2 4 3
  South Africa T Fancutt 4 6 3 6 1   South Africa R Moore 15 13 0 6
  Italy V Crotta 6 4 3 4 15 United Kingdom R Taylor 13 11 6 4
15 United Kingdom R Taylor 4 6 6 6 5 Australia J Newcombe 8 6 8 5 3
14 Australia M Anderson 9 6 6 4 Australia T Roche 10 4 6 7 6
  Australia J Bartlett 7 2 3 14 Australia M Anderson 6 12 6
  Australia D Crealy 8 7 2 10   Australia D Crealy 2 10 1
  Australia A Hammond 6 5 6 8 14 Australia M Anderson 6 3 4
  Australia R Keldie 6 13 4 Australia T Roche 8 6 6
  Australia S Ball 1 11 r   Australia R Keldie 6 0 4
  Australia B Phillips-Moore 3 3 4 4 Australia T Roche 8 6 6
4 Australia T Roche 6 6 6

Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3 Netherlands T Okker
  Italy P Marzano w/o   Italy P Marzano 4 1 2
  Australia J Brown 7 12 4 3   Soviet Union T Leius 6 6 6
  Soviet Union T Leius 9 10 6 6   Soviet Union T Leius 2 1 3
  Australia A Gardiner 4 4 4 12 Australia R Ruffels 6 6 6
  Australia J Alexander 6 6 6   Australia J Alexander 2 8 4
  Indonesia S Sugiarto 1 0 2 12 Australia R Ruffels 6 10 6
12 Australia R Ruffels 6 6 6 12 Australia R Ruffels 9 2 6 6 6
10 Australia B Bowrey 8 6 6 10 Australia B Bowrey 11 6 0 3 4
  Japan K Watanabe 6 4 3 10 Australia B Bowrey 5 6 6 6
  Italy A Panatta 0 5 1   Australia T Addison 7 2 2 4
  Australia T Addison 6 7 6 10 Australia B Bowrey 6 6 11
  Australia B Giltinan 0 2 4 6 United States P Gonzales 3 0 9
  France P Barthès 6 6 6   France P Barthès 3 3 3
  Belgium M Bolle 2 2 4 6 United States P Gonzales 6 6 6
6 United States P Gonzales 6 6 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8 United States M Riessen 6 6 6
  Italy P Toci 1 2 1
8 United States M Riessen 6 6 5 1 4
13 United States B Buchholz 1 4 7 6 6
  Australia J Cooper 3 6 2 2
13 United States B Buchholz 6 3 6 6
13 United States B Buchholz 1 2 2
9 Spain A Gimeno 6 6 6
9 Spain A Gimeno 6 6 6
  Australia G Masters 1 2 2
9 Spain A Gimeno 7 6 6
2 Australia K Rosewall 5 1 4
  Australia P Dent 6 2 1 4
2 Australia K Rosewall 3 6 6 6

References

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  1. ^ "Laver comes back from edge of defeat". The Canberra Times. 16 January 1969. p. 32 – via National Library of Australia.
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