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1969 French Open – Women's doubles

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Women's doubles
1969 French Open
Final
ChampionFrance Françoise Dürr
United Kingdom Ann Jones
Runner-upAustralia Margaret Court
United States Nancy Richey
Score6–0, 4–6, 7–5
Details
Draw37
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends −45 45+ women
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The women's doubles tournament at the 1969 French Open was held from 26 May to 8 June 1969 on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The third-seeded team of Françoise Dürr and Ann Jones won the title, defeating the first-seeded pair of Margaret Court and Nancy Richey in the final in three sets.[1]

Seeds

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  1. Australia Margaret Court / United States Nancy Richey (finalists)
  2. United States Rosie Casals / United States Billie Jean King (Quarterfinalists)
  3. France Françoise Dürr / United Kingdom Ann Jones (champions)
  4. Australia Karen Krantzcke / Australia Kerry Melville (semifinalists)
  5. United States Peaches Bartkowicz / United States Julie Heldman (Quarterfinalists)
  6. Australia Lesley Bowrey / United Kingdom Virginia Wade (Quarterfinalists)
  7. France Gail Chanfreau / France Rosie Darmon (semifinalists)
  8. South Africa Laura Rossouw / South Africa Pat Walkden (Quarterfinalists)

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
7 France Gail Chanfreau
France Rosie Darmon
1 3
3 France Françoise Dürr
United Kingdom Ann Jones
6 6
3 France Françoise Dürr
United Kingdom Ann Jones
6 4 7
1 Australia Margaret Court
United States Nancy Richey
0 6 5
4 Australia Karen Krantzcke
Australia Kerry Melville
12 3
1 Australia Margaret Court
United States Nancy Richey
14 6

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
Indonesia Lany Kaligis
Indonesia Lita Sugiarto
4 4
2 United States Rosie Casals
United States Billie Jean King
6 6
2 United States Rosie Casals
United States Billie Jean King
6 6
Romania Judith Dibar
Sweden Eva Lundqvist
4 2
Italy Monica Giorgi
Italy Lea Pericoli
Romania Judith Dibar
Sweden Eva Lundqvist
W O
2 United States Rosie Casals
United States Billie Jean King
1 5
7 France Gail Chanfreau
France Rosie Darmon
6 7
Japan Kimiyo Yagahara
Japan Yaeko Matsuda
1 6
7 France Gail Chanfreau
France Rosie Darmon
6 8
7 France Gail Chanfreau
France Rosie Darmon
6 6
United States Kristy Pigeon
United States Linda Tuero
2 2
United States Kristy Pigeon
United States Linda Tuero
6 9
France Irene Fraisse
Australia Janet Young
1 7

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
United States Julie Anthony
United States Marilyn Aschner
3 France Françoise Dürr
United Kingdom Ann Jones
W O
3 France Françoise Dürr
United Kingdom Ann Jones
6 7
South Africa Brenda Kirk
South Africa Wendy Tomlinson
1 5
Belgium Ingrid Palmieri
Belgium Monique Van Haver
South Africa Brenda Kirk
South Africa Wendy Tomlinson
W O
3 France Françoise Dürr
United Kingdom Ann Jones
5 6 6
6 Australia Lesley Bowrey
United Kingdom Virginia Wade
7 2 4
United States Tory Ann Fretz
France Christiane Spinoza
5 2
United States Tory Ann Fretz
France Christiane Spinoza
6 6 6 Australia Lesley Bowrey
United Kingdom Virginia Wade
7 6
Netherlands Judith Salomé
Poland Danuta Wieczorek
2 1 6 Australia Lesley Bowrey
United Kingdom Virginia Wade
6 5 6
Sweden Christina Sandberg
Sweden Margareta Strandberg
W O Japan Junko Sawamatsu
Japan Kazuko Sawamatsu
0 7 1
France Odile de Roubin
France Johanne Venturino
Sweden Christina Sandberg
Sweden Margareta Strandberg
3 4
Japan Junko Sawamatsu
Japan Kazuko Sawamatsu
6 6 Japan Junko Sawamatsu
Japan Kazuko Sawamatsu
6 6
France F De La Courtie-Billat
United States Dorothy Knode
2 1

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
Australia Fay Moore
Australia Carol Sherriff
6 6
Italy Monique Di Maso
Soviet Union Tiiu Kivi
2 0 Australia Fay Moore
Australia Carol Sherriff
5 6 6
Soviet Union Olga Morozova
Soviet Union Zaiga Jansone
W O Soviet Union Olga Morozova
Soviet Union Zaiga Jansone
7 4 4
France Nicole Cazaux
France A-M Rouchon
Australia Fay Moore
Australia Carol Sherriff
1 5
5 United States Peaches Bartkowicz
United States Julie Heldman
6 7
France Aline Nenot
Sweden Ulla Sandulf
5 United States Peaches Bartkowicz
United States Julie Heldman
W-O
5 United States Peaches Bartkowicz
United States Julie Heldman
2 6 3
4 Australia Karen Krantzcke
Australia Kerry Melville
6 1 6
Argentina Raquel Giscafré
Bolivia Ana-Carola Guzman
2 2
Australia Helen Cawley
Australia Lesley Hunt
6 6
Australia Helen Cawley
Australia Lesley Hunt
2 6
4 Australia Karen Krantzcke
Australia Kerry Melville
6 8
West Germany Katja Ebbinghaus
West Germany Kerstin Seelbach
3 0
4 Australia Karen Krantzcke
Australia Kerry Melville
6 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
Greece C-A Kalogeropoulos
Hungary Erzsébet Polgár
2 1
France Janine Lieffrig
France Évelyne Terras
6 6
France Janine Lieffrig
France Évelyne Terras
1 5
8 South Africa Laura Rossouw
South Africa Patricia Walkden
6 7
Argentina Ana María Arias
Argentina Ana Cavadini
1 3
8 South Africa Laura Rossouw
South Africa Patricia Walkden
6 6
8 South Africa Laura Rossouw
South Africa Patricia Walkden
3 0
1 Australia Margaret Court
United States Nancy Richey
6 6
Hungary Marie Neumanová
Czech Republic Vlasta Vopičková
6 5 3
Argentina Graciela Morán
Australia Margaret Starr
3 7 6
Argentina Graciela Morán
Australia Margaret Starr
2 0
1 Australia Margaret Court
United States Nancy Richey
6 6
France Dominique Burel
France Claudine Rouire
0 0
1 Australia Margaret Court
United States Nancy Richey
6 6

References

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  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1970). BP year book of World Tennis 1970. London: Clipper Press. p. 30. ISBN 0851080049. OCLC 502255545. OL 21635829M.
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