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1969 Men's tour
Australian tennis player Rod Laver at the 1969 Top Tennis Tournament in Amsterdam
Details
Duration30 December 1968 – 28 December 1969
Edition2nd (Open Era)
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titlesAustralia Rod Laver (18)
*16 Listed by the ATP
Most tournament finalsAustralia Rod Laver (23)
*21 Listed by the ATP

The 1969 Men's tennis tour is a showcase of the highest level, independent men's tennis tournaments that took place in 1969. The 1969 World Championship Tennis circuit and 1969 Men's National Tennis League were separate tours but are included in this article. This was the last season before the Grand Prix tennis circuit (organized by the ITF) took over organizing the top level tournaments in men's tennis, while competing with the World Championship Tennis circuit.

Calendar

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Legend

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Grand Slam
Professional
Open
Amateur

Note: This article only includes notable tournaments and does not list minor events.[1][2]
Asterisk(*): Tournament not listed by ATP.

January

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Date Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
30 Dec Tasmanian Open[3]
Hobart, Australia
Grass
Australia Fred Stolle
6–3, 0–6, 6–4, 6–1
Australia Tony Roche Australia Mal Anderson
United Kingdom Roger Taylor
Soviet Union Toomas Leius
Australia Ray Ruffels
Australia Bill Bowrey
Australia Frank Sedgman
30 Dec Western Australian Open[4]
Perth, Australia
Grass
United States Marty Riessen
6–3, 6–4, 2–6, 2–6, 6–1
Australia Ken Rosewall Australia John Alexander
Australia Phil Dent
Australia Anthony Hammond
Australia Peter Rigg
Australia Rob Kilderry
Australia Phil Holten
6 Jan Victorian Open[5]
Melbourne, Australia
Grass
United States Stan Smith
14–12, 6–8, 6–3, 8–6
United States Arthur Ashe United States Charlie Pasarell
Australia Ray Ruffels
Soviet Union Toomas Leius
Australia Bill Bowrey
Australia Barry Phillips-Moore
United States Bob Lutz
13 Jan New South Wales Open[6]
Sydney, Australia
Grass
Australia Tony Roche
6–4, 4–6, 9–7, 12–10
Australia Rod Laver Australia John Newcombe
Australia Ken Rosewall
United Kingdom Roger Taylor
United States Pancho Gonzales
Spain Andrés Gimeno
Australia Roy Emerson
Australia Rod Laver
Australia Roy Emerson
10–12, 6–4, 6–3
Australia Tony Roche
Australia John Newcombe
20 Jan Australian Open[7]
Brisbane, Australia
Grand Slam
Grass
SinglesDoublesMixed doubles
Australia Rod Laver
6–3, 6–4, 7–5
Spain Andrés Gimeno Australia Tony Roche
Australia Ray Ruffels
Australia Fred Stolle
Australia John Newcombe
Australia Bill Bowrey
United States Butch Buchholz
Australia Rod Laver
Australia Roy Emerson
6–4, 6–4, 6–4
Australia Ken Rosewall
Australia Fred Stolle
26 Jan Omaha International[8]
Omaha, United States
Hard (i)
United States Cliff Richey
6–4, 6–2
Mexico Joaquin Loyo-Mayo United Kingdom Mark Cox
United States Clark Graebner
Denmark Torben Ulrich
United States Tom Edlefsen
United States William Brown
United States Robert McKinley
United States Cliff Richey
United States Tom Edlefsen
7–5, 6–3
United Kingdom Mark Cox
United States Jim McManus
29 Jan New Zealand Open[9]
Auckland, New Zealand
Grass
Singles
Australia Tony Roche
6–1, 6–4, 4–6, 6–3
Australia Rod Laver South Africa Raymond Moore
New Zealand Brian Fairlie
United Kingdom Roger Taylor
United States Pancho Gonzales
Australia John Newcombe
Soviet Union Toomas Leius
31 Jan Richmond Fidelity Bankers Invitation[10]
Richmond, United States
Carpet (i)
United States Clark Graebner
6–3, 10–12, 9–7[11]
Brazil Thomaz Koch Denmark Torben Ulrich
United States Arthur Ashe
United States Jim McManus
United States Charlie Pasarell
United States Robert McKinley
United States Cliff Richey

February

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Date Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
3 Feb Philadelphia International Open (WCT)[12]
Philadelphia, United States
Carpet (i)
Australia Rod Laver
7–5, 6–4, 6–4
Australia Tony Roche Australia Ken Rosewall
Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Charlie Pasarell
Spain Andrés Gimeno
United States Pancho Gonzales
Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš
Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Marty Riessen
8–6, 6–4
Australia John Newcombe
Australia Tony Roche
10 Feb U.S. National Indoor Tennis Championships[13]
Salisbury, United States
Hard (i)
United States Stan Smith
6–3, 6–8, 6–4, 6–4
Egypt Ismail El Shafei United States Clark Graebner
Denmark Torben Ulrich
United States Charlie Pasarell
United States Ron Holmberg
Sweden Ove Bengtson
United Kingdom Mark Cox
United States Stan Smith
United States Bob Lutz
7–9, 8–6, 6–4[14]
United States Charlie Pasarell
United States Ron Holmberg
10 Feb *Orlando Pro (NTL)[15]
Orlando, United States
Clay
Australia Rod Laver
6–3, 6–2
Australia Ken Rosewall
3rd Place
Australia Roy Emerson
4th Place
United States Pancho Gonzales
12 Feb *Crystal Palace Trophy[16]
London, Great Britain
Hard (i)
Denmark Jan Leschly
9–7, 7–5
Spain Manuel Orantes Italy Nicola Pietrangeli
West Germany Christian Kuhnke
France François Jauffret
United Kingdom Gerald Battrick
Czechoslovakia Vladimír Zedník
France Patrice Beust
13 Feb Hollywood Pro (NTL)[17]
Hollywood, Florida, United States
Clay
Australia Tony Roche
6–3, 9–7, 6–4
Australia Rod Laver Spain Andrés Gimeno
Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Butch Buchholz
Australia Ken Rosewall
Australia John Newcombe
Australia Roy Emerson
17 Feb Macon Indoor[18]
Macon, United States
Carpet (i)
Spain Manuel Orantes
10–8, 7–5, 4–6, 10–8[19]
United Kingdom Mark Cox Brazil Thomaz Koch
United States Jim Osbourne
Romania Ilie Năstase
United Kingdom Bobby Wilson
Ecuador Pancho Guzmán
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Špear
23 Feb Oakland Pro (NTL)[20]
Oakland, California, United States
Carpet (i)
Australia Tony Roche
4–6, 6–4, 11–9
Australia Rod Laver
3rd Place
Australia Ken Rosewall
4th Place
United States Marty Riessen
Australia Fred Stolle
Australia John Newcombe
United States Pancho Gonzales
United States Dennis Ralston
24 Feb Kingston International[21]
Kingston, Jamaica
Hard (i)
Brazil Thomaz Koch
6–2, 6–3
Czechoslovakia Milan Holeček West Germany Hans-Joachim Plötz
Australia Bill Bowrey
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Špear
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović
New Zealand Brian Fairlie
United Kingdom Gerald Battrick
24 Feb Curacao International[22]
Willemstad, Curaçao
Hard (i)
United States Cliff Richey
6–2, 6–3
United Kingdom Mark Cox Australia Ray Ruffels
Romania Ilie Năstase
Sweden Ove Bengtson
West Germany Ingo Buding
Venezuela Jorge Andrew
Czechoslovakia Jan Kukal

March

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Date Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
3 Mar Los Angeles Pro (NTL)[23]
Los Angeles, United States
Carpet (i)
Australia Rod Laver
6–4, 10–8
United States Marty Riessen Australia John Newcombe
Australia Roy Emerson
United States Dennis Ralston
South Africa Raymond Moore
Australia Ken Rosewall
Australia Fred Stolle
3 Mar Caracas Altamira International[24]
Caracas, Venezuela
Hard
Brazil Thomaz Koch
8–6, 6–3, 2–6, 6–4
United Kingdom Mark Cox Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš
United Kingdom Gerald Battrick
Chile Jaime Fillol
United States Tom Edlefsen
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Špear
Chile Luis Ayala
10 Mar Colombia International[25]
Barranquilla, Colombia
Clay
Romania Ilie Năstase
6–4, 6–4, 8–10, 2–6, 6–3
Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš United Kingdom Mark Cox
Colombia Jairo Velasco
Brazil Thomaz Koch
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović
Australia Bill Bowrey
Chile Jaime Fillol
17 Mar St Petersburg Masters Invitational[26]
St. Petersburg, Florida, United States
Clay
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović
6–4, 6–2, 6–4
Chile Jaime Fillol United States Arthur Ashe
Brazil José Edison Mandarino
Australia Ray Ruffels
West Germany Hans-Joachim Plötz
United Kingdom Gerald Battrick
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Špear
24 Mar New York Indoor[27]
New York City, United States
Carpet (i)
Spain Andrés Gimeno
6–1, 6–2, 3–6, 6–8, 9–7
United States Arthur Ashe Australia Tony Roche
Australia Roy Emerson
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović
United States Pancho Gonzales
Spain Manuel Santana
United States Charlie Pasarell
31 Mar Caribe Hilton Championships[28]
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Hard
United States Arthur Ashe
5–7, 5–7, 6–0, 6–4, 6–3
United States Charlie Pasarell Chile Jaime Fillol
Sweden Ove Bengtson
United States Tom Edlefsen
Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš
New Zealand Brian Fairlie
Australia Bill Bowrey

April

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Date Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
1 Apr South African Open[29]
Johannesburg, South Africa
Hard
Australia Rod Laver
6–3, 10–8, 6–3
Netherlands Tom Okker South Africa Cliff Drysdale
Australia Tony Roche
South Africa Bob Hewitt
United States Pancho Gonzales
South Africa Raymond Moore
United States Cliff Richey
9 Apr Charlotte Invitation[30]
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Clay
United Kingdom Mark Cox
13–11, 6–2
Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović
United States Clark Graebner
United States Ron Holmberg
Czechoslovakia Milan Holeček
Australia Bill Bowrey
Australia John Alexander
14 Apr Monte Carlo Open[31]
Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France
Clay
Netherlands Tom Okker
8–10, 6–1, 7–5, 6–3
Australia John Newcombe Italy Nicola Pietrangeli
Italy Martin Mulligan
Spain Manuel Santana
France Francois Jauffret
United States Arthur Ashe
Spain Andrés Gimeno
Australia Owen Davidson
Australia John Newcombe
7–5, 11–13, 6–2, 6–1
United States Pancho Gonzales
United States Dennis Ralston
14 Apr Natal Open
Durban, South Africa
Hard
South Africa Robert Maud
8–6, 4–6, 6–1, 6–4
South Africa Julian Krinsky South Africa Bob Hewitt
Australia Dick Crealy
Australia Bob Carmichael
South Africa Cliff Drysdale
Australia Peter Doerner
South Africa Frew McMillan
15 Apr River Oaks International Tennis Tournament
Houston, Texas, United States
Clay
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović
7–5, 6–3, 6–2
Mexico Rafael Osuna United States Clark Graebner
Sweden Ove Bengtson
United States Tom Edlefsen
United States Robert McKinley
United States Zan Guerry
Brazil Thomaz Koch
21 Apr Italian International Championships[32]
Rome, Italy
Clay
Australia John Newcombe
6–3, 4–6, 6–2, 5–7, 6–3
Australia Tony Roche Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš
Netherlands Tom Okker
Italy Martin Mulligan
Egypt Ismail El Shafei
United Kingdom Graham Stilwell
South Africa Cliff Drysdale
Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Marty Riessen vs.
Australia Tony Roche
Australia John Newcombe
Final suspended due to rain
23 Apr Dallas Invitation[33]
Dallas, United States
Carpet (i)
United States Stan Smith
6–3, 6–4
Brazil Thomaz Koch Sweden Ove Bengtson
United States Tom Edlefsen
Australia Ray Ruffels
Australia Phil Dent
Ecuador Pancho Guzmán
United States Jim McManus
25 Apr Pacific Pro Championships[34]
Anaheim, California, United States
10,000 $[35] – Carpet (i)
Australia Rod Laver
25–10, 26–24, 25–13[36]
United States Ron Holmberg
3rd Place
United States Dennis Ralston
4th Place
United States Pancho Gonzales
United States Alex Olmedo
United States Butch Buchholz
Ecuador Pancho Segura
Australia Roy Emerson
28 Apr British Hard Court Championships[37]
Bournemouth, Great Britain
Clay
Australia John Newcombe
6–8, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4
South Africa Bob Hewitt Australia Fred Stolle
United Kingdom Roger Taylor
United Kingdom Mark Cox
Australia Dick Crealy
United Kingdom Graham Stilwell
France Jean-Claude Barclay

May

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Date Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
1 May Japanese Championships
Tokyo, Japan
Carpet (i)
Netherlands Tom Okker
6–3, 6–5
Australia Roy Emerson
3rd Place
Australia Rod Laver
4th Place
United States Butch Buchholz
Round Robin
United States Pancho Gonzales
United States Dennis Ralston
Australia Tony Roche
United States Marty Riessen
South Africa Raymond Moore
United States Ron Holmberg
12 May Belgian Open Championships[38]
Brussels, Belgium
Clay
Netherlands Tom Okker
6–4, 1–6, 6–2, 6–2
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović United States Arthur Ashe
Australia John Newcombe
United Kingdom Roger Taylor
South Africa Bob Hewitt
Egypt Ismail El Shafei
United States Cliff Richey
12 May Torneo Godo
Barcelona, Spain
Clay
Spain Manuel Orantes
6–4, 7–5, 6–4
Spain Manuel Santana Australia Barry Phillips-Moore
West Germany Ingo Buding
Italy Martin Mulligan
Australia Geoff Masters
Italy Nicola Pietrangeli
Brazil José Edison Mandarino
Spain Manuel Orantes
Chile Patricio Rodríguez
8–10, 6–3, 6–1, 5–7, 6–2
Australia Terry Addison
Australia Ray Keldie
15 May Madison Square Garden Pro[39]
New York, United States
25,000 $[40] – Carpet (i)
Australia Rod Laver
6–2, 4–6, 6–1
Australia Roy Emerson
Round Robin
United States Pancho Gonzales
South Africa Raymond Moore
United States Dennis Ralston
United States Marty Riessen
Australia Tony Roche
Australia Fred Stolle
19 May West Berlin Open[41]
West Berlin, West Germany
Clay
South Africa Raymond Moore
1–6, 6–1, 7–5, 6–8, 7–5
South Africa Cliff Drysdale United Kingdom Roger Taylor
Italy Martin Mulligan
United States Arthur Ashe
South Africa Bob Hewitt
United States Marty Riessen
United States Ron Holmberg
21 May British Indoor Championships[42]
Wembley, Great Britain
Hard (i)
Australia Rod Laver
8–6, 6–0
Australia Ken Rosewall Netherlands Tom Okker
Australia Tony Roche
22 May Netherlands Pro Championships
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Clay
Netherlands Tom Okker
6–4, 6–3
Spain Andrés Gimeno
3rd Place
Australia Tony Roche
4th Place
Australia Rod Laver
Round Robin
United States Dennis Ralston
Australia Ken Rosewall
Australia Roy Emerson
United States Butch Buchholz
26 May US Hard Court Championships[43]
Sacramento, United States
Hard
United States Clark Graebner
6–4, 3–6, 4–6, 6–0, 7–5
United States Erik van Dillen United States Jim McManus
United States Allen Fox
United States Mike Machette
Mexico Joaquín Loyo Mayo
United States Jim Osborne
United States Bob Lutz
26 May French Open[44]
Paris, France
Grand Slam
Clay
SinglesDoublesMixed doubles
Australia Rod Laver
6–4, 6–3, 6–4
Australia Ken Rosewall Australia Tony Roche
Netherlands Tom Okker
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović
Australia Fred Stolle
Australia John Newcombe
Spain Andrés Gimeno
Australia John Newcombe
Australia Tony Roche
4–6, 6–1, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4
Australia Roy Emerson
Australia Rod Laver

June

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Date Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
2 Jun *Northern Championships[45]
Manchester, Great Britain
Grass
United States Clark Graebner
9–7, 3–6, 6–4
United Kingdom Graham Stilwell United States Tom Gorman
Australia Allan McDonald
Australia John Cooper
United Kingdom Gerald Battrick
Australia Ian Fletcher
Chile Luis Ayala
9 Jun Bristol Open
Bristol, Great Britain
Grass
Australia Ken Rosewall
8–10, 6–3, 6–1
France Pierre Barthes Australia Roy Emerson
United States Clark Graebner
Australia Dick Crealy
United States Arthur Ashe
Australia John Newcombe
South Africa Cliff Drysdale
9 Jun Kent Championships[46]
Beckenham, Great Britain
Grass
Sweden Ove Bengtson
6–4, 7–5
United States Tom Gorman United Kingdom John Barrett
Australia Bill Bowrey
Australia John Alexander
Australia Ken Fletcher
United States Gerry Perry
Australia Phil Dent
16 Jun Queen's Club Championships[47]
London, Great Britain
Grass
Australia Fred Stolle
6–3, 22–20
Australia John Newcombe United States Dennis Ralston
Australia Rod Laver
Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Ron Holmberg
United States Charlie Pasarell
Spain Andrés Gimeno
Australia Owen Davidson
United States Dennis Ralston
8–6, 6–3
Sweden Ove Bengtson
Brazil Thomaz Koch
23 Jun Wimbledon Championships
London, Great Britain
Grand Slam
Grass
SinglesDoublesMixed doubles
Australia Rod Laver
6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4
Australia John Newcombe United States Arthur Ashe
Australia Tony Roche
South Africa Cliff Drysdale
United States Bob Lutz
Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Clark Graebner
Australia John Newcombe
Australia Tony Roche
7–5, 11–9, 6–3
Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Marty Riessen

July

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Date Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
7 Jul Irish Lawn Tennis Championships[48]
Dublin, Ireland
Grass
South Africa Bob Hewitt
6–3, 6–2
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić United Kingdom Roger Taylor
Australia Roy Emerson
Australia Owen Davidson
Australia Mal Anderson
Denmark Torben Ulrich
Australia Ray Ruffels
7 Jul Washington Star International[49]
Washington, D.C., United States
Clay
Brazil Thomaz Koch
7–5, 9–7, 4–6, 2–6, 6–4
United States Arthur Ashe
3rd Place
Canada Mike Belkin
4th Place
Egypt Ismail El Shafei
United States Charlie Pasarell
United States Cliff Richey
Chile Jaime Fillol
Australia Bill Bowrey
Chile Patricio Cornejo
Chile Jaime Fillol
United States Stan Smith
United States Robert Lutz
7 Jul Swedish International Championships[50]
Båstad, Sweden
Clay
Spain Manuel Santana
8–6, 6–4, 6–1
Romania Ion Țiriac Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš
Italy Martin Mulligan
Sweden Jan-Erik Lundqvist
Chile Patricio Rodríguez
Romania Ilie Năstase
Czechoslovakia František Pála
9 Jul U.S. Pro Tennis Championships
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Hard
Australia Rod Laver
7–5, 6–2, 4–6, 6–1
Australia John Newcombe Australia Ken Rosewall
Australia Fred Stolle
Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Pancho Gonzales
United States Ron Holmberg
France Pierre Barthès
14 Jul Tri-State Tennis Tournament[51]
Cincinnati, United States
Clay
United States Cliff Richey
6–1, 6–2
Australia Allan Stone Canada Mike Belkin
Ecuador Pancho Guzmán
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović
United States Stan Smith
United States Erik van Dillen
United States Arthur Ashe
United States Robert Lutz
United States Stan Smith
United States Arthur Ashe
United States Charlie Pasarell
14 Jul Aix-en-Provence Golden Racket[52]
Aix-en-Provence, France
Clay
Australia Roy Emerson
6–3, 6–4, 8–6
West Germany Harald Elschenbroich Chile Patricio Rodríguez
France Michel Leclercq
France Patrick Proisy
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić
South Africa Cliff Drysdale
France Francois Jauffret
16 Jul *South of England Championships[53]
Eastbourne, Great Britain
Grass
West Germany Christian Kuhnke
6–4, 2–6, 9–7
Spain Manuel Orantes India Jaidip Mukerjea
Australia John Cooper
United States Jeff Borowiak
United Kingdom Chris Bovett
West Germany Ingo Buding
Pakistan Haroon Rahim
18 Jul Milwaukee Clay Court Pro Championships
Milwaukee, United States
Clay
Netherlands Tom Okker
6–3, 6–4
United States Marty Riessen
3rd Place
Australia Tony Roche
4th Place
Australia John Newcombe
United States Dennis Ralston
United States Ron Holmberg
United States Butch Buchholz
South Africa Raymond Moore
21 Jul U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships[54]
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Clay
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović
8–6, 6–3, 6–4
United States Arthur Ashe
3rd Place
United States Clark Graebner
4th Place
United States Charlie Pasarell
United States Cliff Richey
Chile Luis Ayala
United States Stan Smith
Canada Mike Belkin
United States Clark Graebner
Australia Bill Bowrey
Australia Dick Crealy
Australia Allan Stone
21 Jul Bavarian Open[55]
Munich, West Germany
Clay
South Africa Bob Hewitt
6–4, 6–2, 3–6, 6–2
West Germany Christian Kuhnke South Africa Bob Maud
Australia Ray Ruffels
India Premjit Lall
West Germany Hans-Joachim Plötz
Colombia Ivan Molina
Hungary Attila Korpás
22 Jul Swiss Open[56]
Gstaad, Switzerland
Clay
Australia Roy Emerson
6–1, 12–14, 6–4, 6–4
Netherlands Tom Okker South Africa Cliff Drysdale
France François Jauffret
Czechoslovakia Jan Kukal
Australia Owen Davidson
United States Marty Riessen
United Kingdom Roger Taylor
Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Marty Riessen
6–1, 6–4
Australia Mal Anderson
Australia Roy Emerson
28 Jul Eastern Grass Court Championships[57]
South Orange, United States
Grass
United States Stan Smith
6–1, 6–4, 6–4
United States Clark Graebner United States Arthur Ashe
United States Bob Lutz
United States Gene Scott
United States Jim Osborne
United States Butch Seewagen
United States Charlie Pasarell
28 Jul Netherlands International Championships[58]
Hilversum, Netherlands
Clay
Netherlands Tom Okker
10–8, 7–9, 6–4, 6–4
United Kingdom Roger Taylor Czechoslovakia Vladimír Zedník
Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš
Czechoslovakia Jan Kukal
France Michel Leclercq
Australia Barry Phillips-Moore
West Germany Christian Kuhnke
30 Jul Austrian Pro Championships
Pörtschach, Austria
Clay
Australia Roy Emerson
6–3, 3–6, 6–3
South Africa Cliff Drysdale
3rd Place
United States Marty Riessen
4th Place
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić
Round Robin
United States Ron Holmberg
Australia Mal Anderson
South Africa Raymond Moore
France Pierre Barthès

August

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Date Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
4 Aug US Pro Hardcourt Championships (NTL)[59]
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Hard
Australia Rod Laver
7–5, 3–6, 7–5
Australia Fred Stolle Ecuador Pancho Segura
United States Alex Olmedo
4 Aug Southampton Invitation[60]
Southampton, New York, United States
Grass
United States Clark Graebner
6–2, 6–2, 6–4
United States Robert Lutz Australia Bill Bowrey
Australia Allan Stone
Chile Patricio Cornejo
United States Gene Scott
South Africa Terry Ryan
France Georges Goven
4 Aug Canadian Open[61]
Toronto, Canada
Clay
United States Cliff Richey
6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 6–0
United States Butch Buchholz Canada Mike Belkin
Australia John Newcombe
South Africa Raymond Moore
United States Lester Sack
Ecuador Pancho Guzmán
Australia Dick Crealy
Australia John Newcombe
United States Ron Holmberg
6–3, 6–4
South Africa Raymond Moore
United States Butch Buchholz
4 Aug German International Championships[62]
Hamburg, West Germany
Clay
Australia Tony Roche
6–1, 5–7, 7–5, 8–6
Netherlands Tom Okker West Germany Christian Kuhnke
South Africa Cliff Drysdale
South Africa Bob Hewitt
Australia Roy Emerson
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović
West Germany Wilhelm Bungert
Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Marty Riessen
6–1, 6–2, 6–4
France Jean-Claude Barclay
West Germany Jürgen Fassbender
8 Aug Binghamton Pro (NTL)[63]
Binghamton, United States
Hard
Australia Rod Laver
7–5, 6–1
Ecuador Pancho Segura
Round Robin
United States Pancho Gonzales
Australia Fred Stolle
11 Aug Austrian International Championships[64]
Kitzbühel, Austria
Clay
Spain Manuel Santana
6–4, 6–2, 6–3
Spain Manuel Orantes Czechoslovakia Milan Holeček
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović
Australia Barry Phillips-Moore
France François Jauffret
West Germany Wilhelm Bungert
South Africa Bob Hewitt
11 Aug Pennsylvania Championships[64]
Haverford, United States
Grass
United States Cliff Richey
6–4, 7–9, 6–2, 6–4
Australia Bob Carmichael New Zealand Onny Parun
Australia Ray Ruffels
Australia Allan Stone
United States Tom Gorman
United States Charlie Pasarell
Australia Bill Bowrey
13 Aug Colonial Tennis Classic (NTL)[65]
Fort Worth, United States
Hard
Australia Rod Laver
6–3, 6–2
Australia Ken Rosewall
3rd Place
Netherlands Tom Okker
4th Place
Australia Tony Roche
South Africa Raymond Moore
United States Ron Holmberg
France Pierre Barthès
United States Butch Buchholz
16 Aug US National Amateur Championships[66]
Boston, United States
Grass
United States Stan Smith
9–7, 6–3, 6–1
United States Robert Lutz United States Charlie Pasarell
United States Arthur Ashe
Australia Ray Ruffels
United States Clark Graebner
United States Roy Barth
Australia Allan Stone
20 Aug Newport Casino Invitational[67]
Newport, United States
Grass
Netherlands Tom Okker
4–6, 6–5, 5–2
United States Dennis Ralston
Round Robin
South Africa Raymond Moore
United Kingdom Roger Taylor
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić
United States Marty Riessen
United States Ronald Holmberg
United States Butch Buchholz
21 Aug Baltimore Pro (NTL)[68]
Baltimore, United States
Grass
Australia Rod Laver
6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 9–7
United States Pancho Gonzales
3rd Place
Australia Fred Stolle
4th Place
Australia Roy Emerson
Round Robin
Australia Ken Rosewall
Spain Andrés Gimeno
27 Aug U.S. Open
New York, United States
Grand Slam
Grass
SinglesDoublesMixed doubles
Australia Rod Laver
7–9, 6–1, 6–3, 6–2
Australia Tony Roche United States Arthur Ashe
Australia John Newcombe
Australia Roy Emerson
Australia Ken Rosewall
United States Butch Buchholz
Australia Fred Stolle
Australia Ken Rosewall
Australia Fred Stolle
2–6, 7–5, 13–11, 6–3
United States Charlie Pasarell
United States Dennis Ralston

September

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Date Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
8 Sep Chicago Pro[69]
Chicago, United States
Carpet (i)
Australia Ken Rosewall
6–3, 6–4
United States Butch Buchholz France Pierre Barthès
Spain Andrés Gimeno
United States Ron Holmberg
United States Marty Riessen
United Kingdom Roger Taylor
South Africa Raymond Moore
12 Sep Atlanta Pro[70]
Atlanta, United States
Hard
United States Butch Buchholz
6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 5–7, 6–2
Australia John Newcombe
3rd Place
Netherlands Tom Okker
4th Place
Australia Tony Roche
United States Marty Riessen
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić
France Pierre Barthès
United Kingdom Roger Taylor
20 Sep Pacific Southwest Championships[71]
Los Angeles, United States
Hard
United States Pancho Gonzales
6–0, 7–5
United States Cliff Richey United States Butch Buchholz
United States Jim Osborne
United States Bob Lutz
Brazil Thomaz Koch
United States Arthur Ashe
United States Stan Smith
United States Ron Holmberg
United States Pancho Gonzales
6–3, 6–4
United States Jim McManus
United States Jim Osborne
29 Sep Pacific Coast Championships[72]
Berkeley, United States
Hard
United States Stan Smith
6–2, 6–2
United States Cliff Richey
3rd Place
United States Arthur Ashe
4th Place
Brazil Thomaz Koch
Australia Bob Carmichael
United States Roy Barth
Chile Jaime Fillol
United States Jeff Borowiak

October

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Date Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
3 Oct Tucson (WCT)
Tucson, United States
Hard
Australia Tony Roche
9–7, 6–1
Netherlands Tom Okker
3rd Place
United States Marty Riessen
4th Place
United States Butch Buchholz
South Africa Raymond Moore
France Pierre Barthès
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić
United Kingdom Roger Taylor
3 Oct Midland Pro (WCT)[73]
Midland, United States
Hard
Australia Ken Rosewall
5–7, 6–1, 7–5
United States Pancho Gonzales
3rd Place
Spain Andrés Gimeno
4th Place
Australia Fred Stolle
6 Oct Howard Hughes Open[74]
Las Vegas, United States
Hard
United States Pancho Gonzales
6–0, 6–2, 6–4
United States Arthur Ashe United States Stan Smith
Australia Roy Emerson
Australia Ken Rosewall
Australia Rod Laver
United States Bob Lutz
United States Cliff Richey
17 Oct Denver Championships[75]
Denver, United States
Hard (i)
Romania Ilie Năstase
6–4, 6–5
United States Arthur Ashe
3rd Place
United States Bob Lutz
4th Place
United States Arthur Ashe
Romania Ion Țiriac
United States Charlie Pasarell
18 Oct Cologne Pro (NTL)
Cologne, Germany
Hard (i)
Spain Andrés Gimeno
6–3, 19–17
Australia Roy Emerson
3rd Place
Australia Ken Rosewall
4th Place
United States Marty Riessen
Netherlands Tom Okker
Australia Rod Laver
France Pierre Barthès
Australia Tony Roche

November

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Date Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
7 Nov Barcelona Pro Championships
Barcelona, Spain
Clay
Spain Andrés Gimeno
10–8, 2–6, 3–6, 6–4, 6–1
Australia Rod Laver
3rd Place
Australia Roy Emerson
4th Place
Australia Fred Stolle
7 Nov Paris Open
Paris, France
Carpet (i)
Netherlands Tom Okker
8–6, 6–2, 6–1
United States Butch Buchholz
3rd Place
United States Marty Riessen
4th Place
Australia Tony Roche
United Kingdom Roger Taylor
Romania Ion Țiriac
France Pierre Barthès
Australia John Newcombe
10 Nov South American Championships
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Clay
France François Jauffret
3–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–3
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović Australia Roy Emerson
United States Cliff Richey
West Germany Ingo Buding
Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš
Colombia Iván Molina
Argentina Guillermo Vilas
Chile Jaime Fillol
Chile Patricio Cornejo
W/O
Australia Roy Emerson
South Africa Frew McMillan
13 Nov Vienna Pro Championships
Vienna, Austria
Hard (i)
Australia Tony Roche
W/O
Netherlands Tom Okker
Round Robin
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić
South Africa Cliff Drysdale
United Kingdom Roger Taylor
France Pierre Barthes
Australia John Newcombe
United States Butch Buchholz
13 Nov Dewar Cup London
London, Great Britain
Carpet (i)
United Kingdom Mark Cox
4–6, 9–7, 6–2
South Africa Bob Hewitt United States Stan Smith
United Kingdom Graham Stilwell
Australia Lew Hoad
United Kingdom John Clifton
Egypt Ismail El Shafei
United States Charlie Pasarell
17 Nov British Covered Court Championships[76]
London, Great Britain
Carpet (i)
Australia Rod Laver
6–4, 6–1, 6–3
Australia Tony Roche
3rd Place
Netherlands Tom Okker
4th Place
United States Butch Buchholz
United Kingdom Roger Taylor
United States Pancho Gonzales
United Kingdom Graham Stilwell
United States Stan Smith
24 Nov Stockholm Open
Stockholm, Sweden
Hard (i)
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić
6–4, 4–6, 6–2
Romania Ilie Năstase
3rd Place
United States Stan Smith
4th Place
Australia Fred Stolle
Romania Ion Țiriac
Spain Andrés Gimeno
United States Charlie Pasarell
Australia Rod Laver
Australia Roy Emerson
Australia Rod Laver
6–4, 6–2
Spain Andrés Gimeno
United Kingdom Graham Stilwell

December

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Date Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
1 Dec *Madrid Pro Championships
Madrid, Spain
Hard (i)
Australia Rod Laver
6–3, 6–3
United Kingdom Roger Taylor
3rd Place
Spain Andrés Gimeno
4th Place
Australia Roy Emerson
1 Dec Queensland Championships[77]
Brisbane, Australia
Grass
Australia Ray Ruffels
8–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–3
Australia Allan Stone Australia John Alexander
Australia Ian Fletcher
Australia Bob Giltinan
Australia Syd Ball
Australia John Cooper
Australia Phil Dent
26 Dec Sugar Bowl[78]
New Orleans, United States
Carpet (i)
United States Cliff Richey
6–4, 6–4, 6–2
United States Jim Osborne United States Gene Scott
United Kingdom Peter Curtis
United States Armistead Neely
United States Tom Mozur
United States Roy Barth
United States Steve Faulk

See also

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Sources

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