1969 Australian Open – Men's Singles

First-seeded Rod Laver defeated Andrés Gimeno 6–3, 6–4, 7–5 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1969 Australian Open. William Bowrey was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Ray Ruffels.

Men's Singles
1969 Australian Open
Champion Rod Laver
Runner-up Andrés Gimeno
Final score6–3, 6–4, 7–5
Draw48
Seeds16

Seeds

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

  1. Rod Laver (Champion)
  2. Ken Rosewall (Third Round)
  3. Tom Okker (First Round)
  4. Tony Roche (Semifinals)
  5. John Newcombe (Quarterfinals)
  6. Richard Pancho Gonzales (Third Round)
  7. Fred Stolle (Quarterfinals)
  8. Marty Riessen (Third Round)
  9. Andrés Gimeno (Final)
  10. William Bowrey (Quarterfinals)
  11. Roy Emerson (Third Round)
  12. Ray Ruffels (Semifinals)
  13. Earl Butch Buchholz (Quarterfinals)
  14. Mal Anderson (Third Round)
  15. Roger Taylor (Second Round)
  16. Allan Stone (Third Round)

Draw

Key

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

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

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

Section 3
First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3 T Okker
  P Marzano w/o   P Marzano 4 1 2
  J Brown 7 12 4 3   T Leius 6 6 6
  T Leius 9 10 6 6   T Leius 2 1 3
  A Gardiner 4 4 4 12 R Ruffels 6 6 6
  J Alexander 6 6 6   J Alexander 2 8 4
  S Sugiarto 1 0 2 12 R Ruffels 6 10 6
12 R Ruffels 6 6 6 12 R Ruffels 9 2 6 6 6
10 W Bowrey 8 6 6 10 W Bowrey 11 6 0 3 4
  K Watanabe 6 4 3 10 W Bowrey 5 6 6 6
  A Panatta 0 5 1   T Addison 7 2 2 4
  T Addison 6 7 6 10 W Bowrey 6 6 11
  B Giltinan 0 2 4 6 RP Gonzales 3 0 9
  P Barthes 6 6 6   P Barthes 3 3 3
  M Bolle 2 2 4 6 RP Gonzales 6 6 6
6 RP Gonzales 6 6 6

Section 4
First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8 M Riessen 6 6 6
  P Toci 1 2 1
8 M Riessen 6 6 5 1 4
13 EB Buchholz 1 4 7 6 6
  J Cooper 3 6 2 2
13 EB Buchholz 6 3 6 6
13 EB Buchholz 1 2 2
9 A Gimeno 6 6 6
9 A Gimeno 6 6 6
  G Masters 1 2 2
9 A Gimeno 7 6 6
2 K Rosewall 5 1 4
  P Dent 6 2 1 4
2 K Rosewall 3 6 6 6

References
  1. "Laver comes back from edge of defeat". The Canberra Times. 16 January 1969. p. 32 – via National Library of Australia.
Preceded by
1968 U.S. Open – Men's Singles		 Grand Slam men's singles Succeeded by
1969 French Open – Men's Singles
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