1969 US Open – Men's Singles

Men's Singles
1969 US Open
Champion	Rod Laver
Runner-up	Tony Roche
Final score	7–9, 6–1, 6–2, 6–2

Arthur Ashe was the defending champion but lost in the semi-finals to Rod Laver, in which he defeated fellow compatriot Tony Roche 7–9, 6–1, 6–2, 6–2 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1969 US Open, becoming the only man to complete the Grand Slam in the open era.

Seeds

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

Rod Laver, (Champion)
John Newcombe, (Semifinals)
Tony Roche, (Finals)
Arthur Ashe, (Semifinals)
Tom Okker, (First Round)
Ken Rosewall, (Quarterfinals)
Clark Graebner, (Second Round)
Cliff Drysdale, (First Round)

Roy Emerson, (Quarterfinals)
Fred Stolle, (Quarterfinals)
Andrés Gimeno, (Fourth Round)
Stan Smith, (Second Round)
Richard Pancho Gonzales, (Fourth Round)
Manuel Santana, (Fourth Round)
Marty Riessen, (Fourth Round)
Dennis Ralston, (Fourth Round)

Draw

Key

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

Final Eight

Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals

1	Rod Laver	4	8	13	6
9	Roy Emerson	6	6	11	4
							1	Rod Laver	8	6	14

							4	Arthur Ashe	6	3	12
4	Arthur Ashe	8	6	6

6	Ken Rosewall	6	3	4
														1	Rod Laver	7	6	6	6
														3	Tony Roche	9	1	2	2
	Earl Butch Buchholz	1	7	7	0
3	Tony Roche	6	9	5	6
							3	Tony Roche	3	6	4	6	8

							2	John Newcombe	6	4	6	3	6
10	Fred Stolle	9	6	1	4	11

2	John Newcombe	7	3	6	6	13

Section 1

First round						Second round							Third round						Round four

1	R Laver	6	6	6
	LA García	2	4	2		1	R Laver	6	7	6
	J Hammill	3	4	2			J Pinto-Bravo	4	5	2
	J Pinto-Bravo	6	6	6									1	R Laver	8	6	6
	E Scott	6	10	6										J Fillol Sr.	6	1	2
	E Van Dillen	3	8	1			E Scott	8	6	2	7	7
	B MacKay	6	3	3	3		J Fillol Sr.	10	4	6	5	9
	J Fillol Sr.	2	6	6	6														1	R Laver	6	4	4	6	6
16	D Ralston	7	6	10															16	D Ralston	4	6	6	2	3
	KA Carpenter	5	3	8		16	D Ralston	6	11	6
	G Stilwell	8	6	9			G Stilwell	3	9	4
	G Taylor	6	2	7									16	D Ralston	11	4	6	7
	J Alexander	6	6	6										T Gorman	9	6	4	5
	M Sprenglemeyer	4	1	0			J Alexander	6	3	2	10
	T Gorman	6	6	6			T Gorman	4	6	6	12
	B Brown	2	4	0

Section 2

First round							Second round						Third round					Round four

8	C Drysdale	2	3	4
	O Davidson	6	6	6				O Davidson	10	1	3	4
	I Buding	1	10	1				ON Bengtson	8	6	6	6
	ON Bengtson	6	12	6										ON Bengtson	5	13	3
	R Holmberg	6	6	6										R Barth	7	15	6
	P Proisy	2	4	3				R Holmberg	5	3	3
	M Olvera	6	6	4	6	0		R Barth	7	6	6
	R Barth	3	1	6	8	6													R Barth	3	0	3
9	R Emerson	6	6	6														9	R Emerson	6	6	6
	Z Franulović	2	4	3			9	R Emerson	6	7	6
	M Orantes	11	7	3	6	9		M Orantes	1	5	3
	P Gerken	9	9	6	4	7							9	R Emerson	6	9	6
	E Zuleta	6	3	4										W Bowrey	3	7	2
	R Leach Sr.	8	6	6				R Leach Sr.	6	2	1	3
	O Parun	4	4	6	2			W Bowrey	3	6	6	6
	W Bowrey	6	6	4	6

Section 3

First round					Second round						Third round						Round four

4	A Ashe	6	6	7
	D Stockton	2	2	5	4	A Ashe	6	6	4	6
	C McKinley	5	5	10		D Crealy	4	3	6	3
	D Crealy	7	7	12							4	A Ashe	5	6	6	6
	J Osborne	6	6	6								J Osborne	7	4	4	2
	P Burwash	2	2	2		J Osborne	4	6	6	7
	R Howe	3	0	4		P Lall	6	3	4	5
	P Lall	6	6	6													4	A Ashe	7	6	6	6
14	M Santana	6	7	6													14	M Santana	5	1	8	4
	W Higgins	2	5	1	14	M Santana	6	6	6
	J Courcol	6	6	6		J Courcol	1	1	1
	D Dell	3	4	3							14	M Santana	6	6	7	6
	R McKinley	6	6	6								R McKinley	4	4	9	2
	M Carlstein	1	3	3		R McKinley	6	6	6
	R Hawkes	6	3	5		P Marmureanu	4	4	3
	P Marmureanu	8	6	7

Section 4

First round							Second round						Third round					Round four

6	K Rosewall	6	5	6	4	6
	P Cramer	2	7	4	6	4	6	K Rosewall	6	6	6
	L Turville	6	2	2				R Moore	3	2	2
	R Moore	8	6	6									6	K Rosewall	6	6	6
	J Mukherjea	4	8	4										N Pilić	4	0	2
	N Pilić	6	10	6				N Pilić	6	6	6
	T Ryan	7	5	7	6			I Ţiriac	1	2	0
	I Ţiriac	9	7	5	8													6	K Rosewall	6	7	4	6
12	S Smith	6	6	6															I Năstase	1	5	6	3
	P Rodríguez	0	3	2			12	S Smith	7	10	5	3
	I Năstase	4	6	6	6			I Năstase	5	12	7	6
	I Crookenden	6	4	3	0									I Năstase	6	1
	L Gerrard	3	2	2										I El Shafei	0	0	r.
	G Battrick	6	6	6				G Battrick	3	6	3	14
	I El Shafei	6	6	8				I El Shafei	6	3	6	16
	J Sharpe	4	3	6

Section 5

First round							Second round							Third round					Round four

	JL Rouyer	7	1	6	6
	R Krog	5	6	3	4			JL Rouyer	6	3	7	2	6
	A Stone	6	3	6	6			A Stone	1	6	5	6	3
	T Edlefsen	4	6	3	3										JL Rouyer	1	4	3
	P Dent	6	8	2	3									11	A Gimeno	6	6	6
	J McManus	3	10	6	6			J McManus	6	3	2	2
	M Estep	3	4	9	1		11	A Gimeno	4	6	6	6
11	A Gimeno	6	6	7	6														11	A Gimeno	6	3	1	7	3
	EB Buchholz	6	6	6																EB Buchholz	4	6	6	5	6
	A Palafox	2	4	2				EB Buchholz	6	3	6	4	6
	J Kodeš	6	6	6				J Kodeš	2	6	3	6	2
	S Dron	3	3	4											EB Buchholz	13	6	6
	P Curtis	3	3	6	6	6									M Cox	11	4	4
	J Kukal	6	6	2	4	4		P Curtis	9	3	3	3
	M Cox	7	6	0	6	9		M Cox	7	6	6	6
5	T Okker	9	3	6	4	7

Section 6

First round						Second round							Third round							Round four

	A Neely	6	3	6	6
	M Senior	3	6	1	2		A Neely	4	4	3
	M Lara	5	3	8			T Ulrich	6	6	6
	T Ulrich	7	6	10										T Ulrich	6	4	6	6	2
	R Ruffels	7	2	7	6								13	RP Gonzales	3	6	4	8	6
	B Carmichael	5	6	5	4		R Ruffels	2	6	3	6	4
	R Potthast	3	3	4		13	RP Gonzales	6	3	6	3	6
13	RP Gonzales	6	6	6																13	RP Gonzales	3	12	5	0
	H Fitzgibbon	6	6	6																3	T Roche	6	10	7	6
	P Fishbach	4	2	4			H Fitzgibbon	4	6	8	3	4
	P Guzmán	4	4	2			L Ayala	6	3	6	6	6
	L Ayala	6	6	6										L Ayala	2	3	1
	T Koch	6	6	6									3	T Roche	6	6	6
	A Cornejo	0	4	2			T Koch	3	2	4
	R Lutz	11	4	4	7	3	T Roche	6	6	6
3	T Roche	9	6	6	9

Section 7

First round							Second round						Third round						Round four

	C Richey	6	3	6	6
	B Cheney	4	6	1	4			C Richey	6	4	6	6
	F Robbins	22	9	6	8	6		F Robbins	4	6	4	4
	D Dell	20	7	8	10	4								C Richey	5	8	4	5
	W Blocher	6	11	9									10	F Stolle	7	6	6	7
	C Steele III	4	9	7				W Blocher	1	3	1
	H Hose	4	2	2			10	F Stolle	6	6	6
10	F Stolle	6	6	6															10	F Stolle	6	6	2	6
	R Hernando	4	2	2																R Taylor	4	2	6	3
	T Addison	6	6	6				T Addison	6	9	6
	D Lloyd	2	6	1	2			C Pasarell	3	7	4
	C Pasarell	6	4	6	6									T Addison	4	6	2
	R Taylor	7	3	6	6									R Taylor	6	8	6
	G Goven	5	6	2	3			R Taylor	4	6	2
	T Mozur	0	5	2			7	C Graebner	6	1	0	r.
7	C Graebner	6	7	6

Section 8

First round							Second round						Third round						Round four

	J Loyo-Mayo	6	9	6
	JB Chanfreau	2	7	3				J Loyo-Mayo	6	6	6
	B Seewagen	6	6	5	1	1		T Leonard	2	2	3
	T Leonard	3	4	7	6	6								J Loyo-Mayo	3	2	4
	DR Russell	6	3	9	3								15	M Riessen	6	6	6
	M Belkin	4	6	11	6			M Belkin	6	1	3	0
	R Tanner	6	3	1	3		15	M Riessen	4	6	6	6
15	M Riessen	1	6	6	6														15	M Riessen	6	3	4	23
	P Cornejo	8	3	2	4														2	J Newcombe	4	6	6	25
	P Barthes	6	6	6	6			P Barthes	8	7	2	9
	EV Seixas	3	7	5				R Keldie	6	5	6	7
	R Keldie	6	9	7										P Barthes	8	1	2	2
	J Singh	6	4	8	6								2	J Newcombe	6	6	6	6
	T Hoehn	1	6	6	2			J Singh	3	4	4
	P Sullivan	2	3	3			2	J Newcombe	6	6	6
2	J Newcombe	6	6	6

External links

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

US Open men's singles drawsheets

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