1969 French Open – Men's Singles

Men's Singles
1969 French Open
Champion	Rod Laver
Runner-up	Ken Rosewall
Final score	6–4, 6–3, 6–4

Rod Laver defeated defending champion Ken Rosewall 6–4, 6–3, 6–4 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1969 French Open.

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)
Ken Rosewall, (Final)
John Newcombe, (Quarterfinals)
Tom Okker, (Semifinals)
Arthur Ashe, (Fourth round)
Roy Emerson, (Fourth round)
Andrés Gimeno, (Quarterfinals)

Manuel Santana, (Fourth round)
Željko Franulović, (Quarterfinals)
Marty Riessen, (Second round)
Ismail El Shafei, (Third round)
Jan Kodeš, (Fourth round)
Bob Hewitt, (Third round)
Earl Butch Buchholz, (Second round)
Stan Smith, (Fourth round)

Draw

Key

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

Finals

Quarterfinals							Semifinals						Finals

2	Tony Roche	4	7	6	4	6
10	Željko Franulović	6	5	0	6	1
							2	Tony Roche	5	2	2

							3	Ken Rosewall	7	6	6
3	Ken Rosewall	12	4	7	6

	Fred Stolle	10	6	5	2
													3	Ken Rosewall	4	3	4
													1	Rod Laver	6	6	6
5	Tom Okker	5	6	4	6	6
4	John Newcombe	7	2	6	2	2
							5	Tom Okker	6	0	2	4

							1	Rod Laver	4	6	6	6
8	Andrés Gimeno	6	3	4	3

1	Rod Laver	3	6	6	6

Section 1

First round							Second round							Third round					Round four

2	T Roche
	C Mukherjea	w/o					2	T Roche	7	6	6
	HJ Pohmann	6	6	6				HJ Pohmann	5	2	1
	A Panatta	2	2	3										2	T Roche	6	6	6
	K Wooldridge	3	4	2											A Stone	3	4	4
	N Pilić	6	6	6				N Pilić	6	7	3	3	4
	MH Akbari	4	4	0				A Stone	4	5	6	6	6
	A Stone	6	6	6															2	T Roche	6	8	6
15	EB Buchholz	6	6	6																W Gasiorek	4	6	2
	G Di Maso	1	0	2			15	EB Buchholz	1	0	4
	W Gasiorek	4	6	1	6	6		W Gasiorek	6	6	6
	D Contet	6	4	6	2	2									W Gasiorek	6	6	6
	P Dent	0	7	3	6	7									S Koudelka	2	1	3
	T Akbari	6	5	6	3	5		P Dent	6	0	6	0
	S Koudelka	6	7	7				S Koudelka	1	6	8	6
	J Fassbender	4	5	5

Section 2

First round							Second round							Third round						Round four

7	R Emerson	3	6	5	6	6
	R Moore	6	2	7	0	3	7	R Emerson	6	6	6
	T Nowicki							T Nowicki	3	2	2
	P Guzmán	w/o												7	R Emerson	6	4	6	6
	E Castigliano	1	4	3											M Di Domenico	2	6	1	4
	M Di Domenico	6	6	6				M Di Domenico	5	6	6	6
	J Bartlett	6	1	6	5	6		J Bartlett	7	4	4	4
	I Molina	4	6	3	7	4														7	R Emerson	6	3	0	2
10	Z Franulović	6	6	6																10	Z Franulović	1	6	6	6
	B De Troye	1	3	2			10	Z Franulović	6	6	6
	H Nerell	6	6	3	6			H Nerell	0	2	0
	R Ruffels	0	1	6	4									10	Z Franulović	6	6	6
	P Proisy	6	1	7	5	2									D Ralston	2	0	1
	D Ralston	1	6	5	7	6		D Ralston	6	6	0	0	6
	T Leius	5	2	7	5			P Rodríguez	2	4	6	6	4
	P Rodríguez	7	6	5	7

Section 3

First round							Second round						Third round						Round four

3	K Rosewall	7	6	6
	M Leclercq	5	4	2			3	K Rosewall	6	6	6
	M Holeček							M Holeček	0	3	1
	R Taylor	w/o											3	K Rosewall	4	6	6	6
	T Edlefsen	6	6	4	2									M Mulligan	6	2	2	1
	F Jauffret	2	8	6	6			F Jauffret	0	7	6	2
	V Palman	3	4	4				M Mulligan	6	9	4	6
	M Mulligan	6	6	6															3	K Rosewall	6	6	6
14	B Hewitt	8	6	6																I Gulyás	1	2	1
	R Holmberg	6	2	4			14	B Hewitt	6	6	6
	G Masters	4	3	2				JC Barclay	4	4	2
	JC Barclay	6	6	6									14	B Hewitt	9	0	6	5
	P Toci	3	6	6	6	6								I Gulyás	11	6	0	7
	G Merlo	6	4	4	8	4		P Toci	4	6	3
	I Gulyás	6	5	6	8			I Gulyás	6	8	6
	T Gorman	3	7	1	6

Section 4

First round						Second round							Third round						Round four

6	A Ashe	6	6	6
	H Fauquier	2	0	3		6	A Ashe	6	2	4	6	6
	J Courcol	5	7	6	6		J Courcol	2	6	6	3	2
	E Di Matteo	7	5	1	0								6	A Ashe	6	6	6
	JL Rouyer	6	6	6										B Phillips-Moore	4	3	1
	A Segal	2	2	2			JL Rouyer	6	4	4	4
	F Pierson	1	2	2			B Phillips-Moore	3	6	6	6
	B Phillips-Moore	6	6	6															6	A Ashe	2	0	4
11	M Riessen	6	6	6																F Stolle	6	6	6
	B Montrenaud	4	0	0		11	M Riessen	2	6	8	2	3
	F Stolle	6	6	6			F Stolle	6	4	6	6	6
	C De Gronckel	4	0	3										F Stolle	2	6	6	6
	P Pokorny	6	8	3	5									J Kukal	6	1	3	4
	S Palmieri	3	10	6	7		S Palmieri	2	2	1
	J Kukal	6	8	0			J Kukal	6	6	6
	R Haillet	1	6	15	r.

Section 5

First round							Second round						Third round						Round four

	D Lloyd	2	3	1
	C Richey	6	6	6				C Richey	6	6	8	9
	M Estep	2	3	1				L Ayala	4	3	10	7
	L Ayala	6	6	6										C Richey	6	7	6	6
	A Ivanov	0	3	4									12	I El Shafei	2	5	8	1
	V Zednik	6	6	6				V Zednik	0	1	2
	J Barrett	4	4	5			12	I El Shafei	6	6	6
12	I El Shafei	6	6	7																C Richey	7	3	3
	S Matthews	6	0	0	6	8													5	T Okker	9	6	6
	I Năstase	3	6	6	4	6		S Matthews	6	8	3	1
	M Belkin	6	7	0	r.			G Goven	8	6	6	6
	G Goven	4	5	3										G Goven	2	2	5
	P Barthes	6	6	8									5	T Okker	6	6	7
	JL Arilla	4	4	6				P Barthes	3	0	4
	B Paul	3	2	0			5	T Okker	6	6	6
5	T Okker	6	6	6

Section 6

First round							Second round					Third round						Round four

	P Beust	6	6	6	6
	M Rybarczyk	2	0	8	1			P Beust	3	4	1
	Z Ivancic	2	0	0				R Maud	6	6	6
	R Maud	6	6	6									R Maud	2	6	9	3
	A Licis	7	3	3								13	J Kodeš	6	4	11	6
	R Howe	9	6	6				R Howe	0	2	6
	E Drossart	1	3	3			13	J Kodeš	6	6	8
13	J Kodeš	6	6	6														13	J Kodeš	1	4	6	10	9
	M Orantes	4	6	6	6													4	J Newcombe	6	6	0	8	11
	T Ulrich	6	2	3	3			M Orantes	6	6	6
	HJ Plötz	0	6	6	2	6		Z Guerry	1	3	3
	Z Guerry	6	2	1	6	8							M Orantes	4	3	6	3
	W Bowrey	6	8	6								4	J Newcombe	6	6	4	6
	V Crotta	4	6	1				W Bowrey	3	2	2
	C Pasarell	1	2	5			4	J Newcombe	6	6	6
4	J Newcombe	6	6	7

Section 7

First round						Second round						Third round					Round four

	A Olmedo	7	4	0
	B Carmichael	9	6	6			B Carmichael	6	6	6
	F McMillan	6	6	6			F McMillan	3	1	2
	O Parun	3	4	4									B Carmichael	2	2	1
	I Ţiriac	6	7	6								9	M Santana	6	6	6
	N Kalogeropoulos	2	5	0			I Ţiriac	3	5	3
	C Drysdale	7	4	2	0	9	M Santana	6	7	6
9	M Santana	5	6	6	6												9	M Santana	6	6	4	4	0
	W Alvarez																8	A Gimeno	4	2	6	6	1
	L Lumsden	w/o					W Alvarez	6	3	5	6
	P Marmureanu	6	6	6			P Marmureanu	3	6	7	8
	N Pietrangeli	3	3	2									P Marmureanu	4	1	0
	I Buding	6	6	6								8	A Gimeno	6	6	6
	A Gardiner	3	0	4			I Buding	1	3	6
	N Špear	w/o				8	A Gimeno	6	6	8
8	A Gimeno

Section 8

First round							Second round							Third round							Round four

	S Dron	6	4	4	4
	P Lall	4	6	6	6			P Lall	6	6	6
	A Metreveli	6	4	7	4	4		T Ryan	1	2	3
	T Ryan	4	6	5	6	6									P Lall	6	3	1	6	0
	P Hombergen	6	8	4	4	8								16	S Smith	3	6	6	4	6
	J Alexander	2	6	6	6	6		P Hombergen	3	1	2
	B Jovanović	6	6	4	5	4	16	S Smith	6	6	6
16	S Smith	3	3	6	7	6															16	S Smith	4	2	4
	M Hickey	1	3	2																	1	R Laver	6	6	6
	P Marzano	6	6	6				P Marzano	6	6	6
	D Stolcer	6	2	1				J Velasco, Sr.	3	4	4
	J Velasco, Sr.	8	6	6											P Marzano	1	0	6
	D Sturdza	4	6	5	2									1	R Laver	6	6	8
	D Crealy	6	4	7	6			D Crealy	6	9	2	2	4
	K Watanabe	1	1	1			1	R Laver	3	7	6	6	6
1	R Laver	6	6	6

External links

1969 French Open Men's Singles draw – Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)

French Open Men's Singles drawsheets

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