1969 US Open – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
	1969 US Open
Champion	Margaret Court
Runner-up	Nancy Richey
Final score	6–2, 6–2
Draw	64
Seeds	8

Margaret Court defeated Nancy Richey in the final, 6–2, 6–2, to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 1969 US Open. This was Court's third Grand Slam title of the year, her third US Open title and her sixteenth Grand Slam overall. Court would went on to win the next five Grand Slams, setting a record for most consecutive Grand Slam titles in the Open Era at six.

Virginia Wade was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Margaret Court.

Seeds

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

Ann Haydon-Jones (Withdrew from the tournament before it began)
Margaret Court (Champion)
Billie Jean King (Quarterfinalist)
Julie Heldman (Quarterfinalist)
Virginia Wade (Semifinalist)
Nancy Richey (Finalist)
Rosie Casals (Semifinalist)
Kerry Melville (First round)

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier
WC = Wild Card
LL = Lucky Loser
r. = retired

Final Eight

Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Finals


-	Peaches Bartkowicz	2	2

7	Rosie Casals	6	6
				7	Rosie Casals	5	3

				6	Nancy Richey	7	6
3	Billie Jean King	4	6

6	Nancy Richey	6	8
								6	Nancy Richey	2	2

								2	Margaret Court	6	6
5	Virginia Wade	6	6

4	Julie Heldman	4	3
				5	Virginia Wade	5	0

				2	Margaret Court	7	6
-	Karen Krantzcke	0	7

2	Margaret Court	6	9

Earlier rounds

Section 1

First Round					Second Round					Third Round				Quarterfinals

	Bartkowicz	6	6
	Lebedeff	1	0			Bartkowicz	6	6
	Bonicelli	6	6			Bonicelli	2	3
	Taylor	3	1								Bartkowicz	6	6
	Hard	5	6	6							Dürr	4	2
	Lundquist	7	3	0		Hard	3	3
	Dürr	6	7			Dürr	6	6
	Richmond	2	5												Bartkowicz	2	2
7	Casals	6	6											7	Casals	6	6
	Arias	2	4		7	Casals	6	4	6
	Bowrey	7	6			Bowrey	3	6	2
	Netter	5	1							7	Casals	6	6
	Overton	7	6								Michel	3	1
	Volavková	3	2			Overton	4	4
	Michel	8	6			Michel	6	6
	Gengler	6	4

Section 2

First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Quarterfinals

3	King	6	8
	Kirk	2	6		3	King	6	6
	Aschner	2	8	6		Aschner	3	4
	Austin	6	6	4						3	King	6	6
	Teeguarden	6	8								Carter	1	3
	Hatanaka	3	6			Teeguarden	6	6	3
	Carter	6	6			Carter	8	2	6
	Tym	4	0												3	King	4	6
6	Richey	6	6												6	Richey	6	8
	Reese	2	1		6	Richey	6	6
	Williams	9	6			Williams	3	1
	Walsh	7	0							6	Richey	3	6	6
	Shaw	6	6								Shaw	6	4	2
	Curtis	3	4			Shaw	6	6
	Chanfreau	6	8			Chanfreau	3	1
	Pigeon	3	6

Section 3

First Round					Second Round				Third Round				Quarterfinals

	Tomlinson	6	4	7
	Hansen	3	6	5		Tomlinson	2	4
	Hunt	6	6			Hunt	6	6
	Hogan	2	3							Hunt	7	0
	Capozzi	6	3	6					5	Wade	9	6
	Amos	3	6	1		Capozzi	1	1
5	Wade	6	6		5	Wade	6	6
	Kemmer	1	4										5	Wade	6	6
	Ziegenfuss	6	6										4	Heldman	4	3
	O'Shaughnessy	0	1			Ziegenfuss	6	8
	Tuero	7	6			Tuero	1	6
	Aucamp	5	3							Ziegenfuss	2	4
	Urban	6	6						4	Heldman	6	6
	Susman	3	4			Urban	1	1
4	Heldman	6	3	8	4	Heldman	6	6
	Truman	4	6	6

Section 4

First Round				Second Round				Third Round				Quarterfinals

	Young	6	6
	Christenson	3	4		Young	3	3
	Krantzcke	6	6		Krantzcke	6	6
	Ornstein	3	3						Krantzcke	7	6
	Martinez	6	6						Janes	5	2
	Grant	3	3		Martinez	1	2
	Janes	8	6		Janes	6	6
8	Melville	6	4										Krantzcke	0	7
	Graebner	6	6									2	Court	6	9
	Cavadini	2	4		Graebner	3	4
	Burrer	6	6		Burrer	6	6
	Harris	4	2						Burrer	0	2
	Grubb	6	6					2	Court	6	6
	Emmanuel	3	2		Grubb	1	0
2	Court	6	6	2	Court	6	6
	Petersen	1	0

External links

1969 US Open on ITFtennis.com, the source for this draw

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