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1969 Australian Open – Men's singles

Main article: 1969 Australian Open

Rod Laver defeated Andrés Gimeno in the final, 6–3, 6–4, 7–5 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1969 Australian Open. It was his eighth Grand Slam tournament singles title, and the first step in an eventual Grand Slam for Laver. This was the first edition of the Australian Open to be open to professional players, marking a period in tennis history known as the Open Era.

Bill Bowrey was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Ray Ruffels.

Seeds

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

AUS Rod Laver (champion)
AUS Ken Rosewall (third round)
NLD Tom Okker (first round)
AUS Tony Roche (semifinals)
AUS John Newcombe (quarterfinals)
USA Pancho Gonzales (third round)
AUS Fred Stolle (quarterfinals)
USA Marty Riessen (third round)
ESP Andrés Gimeno (final)
AUS Bill Bowrey (quarterfinals)
AUS Roy Emerson (third round)
AUS Ray Ruffels (semifinals)
USA Butch Buchholz (quarterfinals)
AUS Mal Anderson (third round)
GBR Roger Taylor (second round)
AUS Allan Stone (third round)

Draw

Final eight

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Section 1

| RD4-team01=AUS R Laver | RD4-seed01=1 | RD4-score01-1=6 | RD4-score01-2=18 | RD4-score01-3=6 | RD4-team02=AUS F Stolle | RD4-seed02=7 | RD4-score02-1=4 | RD4-score02-2=16 | RD4-score02-3=4 | RD3-team01=AUS R Laver | RD3-seed01=1 | RD3-score01-1=6 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-score01-3=3 | RD3-score01-4=9 | RD3-team02=AUS R Emerson | RD3-seed02=11 | RD3-score02-1=2 | RD3-score02-2=4 | RD3-score02-3=6 | RD3-score02-4=7 | RD3-team03=AUS A Stone | RD3-seed03=16 | RD3-score03-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=4 | RD3-score03-3=2 | RD3-team04=AUS F Stolle | RD3-seed04=7 | RD3-score04-1=8 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD3-score04-3=6 | RD2-team01=AUS R Laver | RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score01-3=6 | RD2-team02=ITA M Di Domenico | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score02-1=2 | RD2-score02-2=2 | RD2-score02-3=3 | RD2-team03=AUS H Hunt | RD2-seed03= | RD2-score03-1=1 | RD2-score03-2=3 | RD2-score03-3=3 | RD2-team04=AUS R Emerson | RD2-seed04=11 | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score04-2=6 | RD2-score04-3=6 | RD2-team05=AUS A Stone | RD2-seed05=16 | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score05-2=11 | RD2-score05-3=6 | RD2-team06=FRA J-L Rouyer | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score06-1=1 | RD2-score06-2=9 | RD2-score06-3=4 | RD2-team07=AUS R Case | RD2-seed07= | RD2-score07-1=5 | RD2-score07-2=4 | RD2-score07-3=2 | RD2-team08=AUS F Stolle | RD2-seed08=7 | RD2-score08-1=7 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD2-score08-3=6

Section 2

| RD4-team01=AUS J Newcombe | RD4-seed01=5 | RD4-score01-1=8 | RD4-score01-2=6 | RD4-score01-3=8 | RD4-score01-4=5 | RD4-score01-5=3 | RD4-team02=AUS T Roche | RD4-seed02=4 | RD4-score02-1=10 | RD4-score02-2=4 | RD4-score02-3=6 | RD4-score02-4=7 | RD4-score02-5=6 | RD3-team01=AUS J Newcombe | RD3-seed01=5 | RD3-score01-1=6 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-score01-3=6 | RD3-team02=RSA R Moore | RD3-seed02= | RD3-score02-1=2 | RD3-score02-2=4 | RD3-score02-3=3 | RD3-team03=AUS M Anderson | RD3-seed03=14 | RD3-score03-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=3 | RD3-score03-3=4 | RD3-team04=AUS T Roche | RD3-seed04=4 | RD3-score04-1=8 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD3-score04-3=6 | RD2-team01=AUS J Newcombe | RD2-seed01=5 | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score01-2=7 | RD2-score01-3=3 | RD2-score01-4=6 | RD2-team02=AUS R Brent | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score02-1=2 | RD2-score02-2=5 | RD2-score02-3=6 | RD2-score02-4=4 | RD2-team03=RSA R Moore | RD2-seed03= | RD2-score03-1=15 | RD2-score03-2=13 | RD2-score03-3=0 | RD2-score03-4=6 | RD2-team04=GBR R Taylor | RD2-seed04=15 | RD2-score04-1=13 | RD2-score04-2=11 | RD2-score04-3=6 | RD2-score04-4=4 | RD2-team05=AUS M Anderson | RD2-seed05=14 | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score05-2=12 | RD2-score05-3=6 | RD2-team06=AUS D Crealy | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score06-1=2 | RD2-score06-2=10 | RD2-score06-3=1 | RD2-team07=AUS R Keldie | RD2-seed07= | RD2-score07-1=6 | RD2-score07-2=0 | RD2-score07-3=4 | RD2-team08=AUS T Roche | RD2-seed08=4 | RD2-score08-1=8 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD2-score08-3=6 | RD1-team01=AUS J Newcombe | RD1-seed01=5 | RD1-score01-1=6 | RD1-score01-2=5 | RD1-score01-3=6 | RD1-score01-4=6 | RD1-team02=AUS I Fletcher | RD1-seed02= | RD1-score02-1=2 | RD1-score02-2=7 | RD1-score02-3=3 | RD1-score02-4=4 | RD1-team03=AUS R Brent | RD1-seed03= | RD1-score03-1=6 | RD1-score03-2=6 | RD1-score03-3=4 | RD1-score03-4=8 | RD1-score03-5=6 | RD1-team04=FRA JB Chanfreau | RD1-seed04= | RD1-score04-1=3 | RD1-score04-2=8 | RD1-score04-3=6 | RD1-score04-4=6 | RD1-score04-5=4 | RD1-team05=RSA R Moore | RD1-seed05= | RD1-score05-1=6 | RD1-score05-2=4 | RD1-score05-3=6 | RD1-score05-4=4 | RD1-score05-5=6 | RD1-team06=RSA T Fancutt | RD1-seed06= | RD1-score06-1=4 | RD1-score06-2=6 | RD1-score06-3=3 | RD1-score06-4=6 | RD1-score06-5=1 | RD1-team07=ITA V Crotta | RD1-seed07= | RD1-score07-1=6 | RD1-score07-2=4 | RD1-score07-3=3 | RD1-score07-4=4 | RD1-team08=GBR R Taylor | RD1-seed08=15 | RD1-score08-1=4 | RD1-score08-2=6 | RD1-score08-3=6 | RD1-score08-4=6 | RD1-team09=AUS M Anderson | RD1-seed09=14 | RD1-score09-1=9 | RD1-score09-2=6 | RD1-score09-3=6 | RD1-team10=AUS J Bartlett | RD1-seed10= | RD1-score10-1=7 | RD1-score10-2=2 | RD1-score10-3=3 | RD1-team11=AUS D Crealy | RD1-seed11= | RD1-score11-1=8 | RD1-score11-2=7 | RD1-score11-3=2 | RD1-score11-4=10 | RD1-team12=AUS A Hammond | RD1-seed12= | RD1-score12-1=6 | RD1-score12-2=5 | RD1-score12-3=6 | RD1-score12-4=8 | RD1-team13=AUS R Keldie | RD1-seed13= | RD1-score13-1=6 | RD1-score13-2=13 | RD1-team14=AUS S Ball | RD1-seed14= | RD1-score14-1=1 | RD1-score14-2=11 | RD1-score14-3=r | RD1-team15=AUS B Phillips-Moore | RD1-seed15= | RD1-score15-1=3 | RD1-score15-2=3 | RD1-score15-3=4 | RD1-team16=AUS T Roche | RD1-seed16=4 | RD1-score16-1=6 | RD1-score16-2=6 | RD1-score16-3=6

Section 3

| RD4-team01=AUS R Ruffels | RD4-seed01=12 | RD4-score01-1=9 | RD4-score01-2=2 | RD4-score01-3=6 | RD4-score01-4=6 | RD4-score01-5=6 | RD4-team02=AUS B Bowrey | RD4-seed02=10 | RD4-score02-1=11 | RD4-score02-2=6 | RD4-score02-3=0 | RD4-score02-4=3 | RD4-score02-5=4 | RD3-team01=URS T Leius | RD3-seed01= | RD3-score01-1=2 | RD3-score01-2=1 | RD3-score01-3=3 | RD3-team02=AUS R Ruffels | RD3-seed02=12 | RD3-score02-1=6 | RD3-score02-2=6 | RD3-score02-3=6 | RD3-team03=AUS B Bowrey | RD3-seed03=10 | RD3-score03-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=6 | RD3-score03-3=11 | RD3-team04=USA P Gonzales | RD3-seed04=6 | RD3-score04-1=3 | RD3-score04-2=0 | RD3-score04-3=9 | RD2-team01=ITA P Marzano | RD2-seed01= | RD2-score01-1=4 | RD2-score01-2=1 | RD2-score01-3=2 | RD2-team02=URS T Leius | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score02-1=6 | RD2-score02-2=6 | RD2-score02-3=6 | RD2-team03=AUS J Alexander | RD2-seed03= | RD2-score03-1=2 | RD2-score03-2=8 | RD2-score03-3=4 | RD2-team04=AUS R Ruffels | RD2-seed04=12 | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score04-2=10 | RD2-score04-3=6 | RD2-team05=AUS B Bowrey | RD2-seed05=10 | RD2-score05-1=5 | RD2-score05-2=6 | RD2-score05-3=6 | RD2-score05-4=6 | RD2-team06=AUS T Addison | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score06-1=7 | RD2-score06-2=2 | RD2-score06-3=2 | RD2-score06-4=4 | RD2-team07=FRA P Barthès | RD2-seed07= | RD2-score07-1=3 | RD2-score07-2=3 | RD2-score07-3=3 | RD2-team08=USA P Gonzales | RD2-seed08=6 | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD2-score08-3=6 | RD1-team01=NED T Okker | RD1-seed01=3 | RD1-team02=ITA P Marzano | RD1-score02-1=w/o | RD1-seed02= | RD1-team03=AUS J Brown | RD1-seed03= | RD1-score03-1=7 | RD1-score03-2=12 | RD1-score03-3=4 | RD1-score03-4=3 | RD1-team04=URS T Leius | RD1-seed04= | RD1-score04-1=9 | RD1-score04-2=10 | RD1-score04-3=6 | RD1-score04-4=6 | RD1-team05=AUS A Gardiner | RD1-seed05= | RD1-score05-1=4 | RD1-score05-2=4 | RD1-score05-3=4 | RD1-team06=AUS J Alexander | RD1-seed06= | RD1-score06-1=6 | RD1-score06-2=6 | RD1-score06-3=6 | RD1-team07=INA S Sugiarto | RD1-seed07= | RD1-score07-1=1 | RD1-score07-2=0 | RD1-score07-3=2 | RD1-team08=AUS R Ruffels | RD1-seed08=12 | RD1-score08-1=6 | RD1-score08-2=6 | RD1-score08-3=6 | RD1-team09=AUS B Bowrey | RD1-seed09=10 | RD1-score09-1=8 | RD1-score09-2=6 | RD1-score09-3=6 | RD1-team10=JPN K Watanabe | RD1-seed10= | RD1-score10-1=6 | RD1-score10-2=4 | RD1-score10-3=3 | RD1-team11=ITA A Panatta | RD1-seed11= | RD1-score11-1=0 | RD1-score11-2=5 | RD1-score11-3=1 | RD1-team12=AUS T Addison | RD1-seed12= | RD1-score12-1=6 | RD1-score12-2=7 | RD1-score12-3=6 | RD1-team13=AUS B Giltinan | RD1-seed13= | RD1-score13-1=0 | RD1-score13-2=2 | RD1-score13-3=4 | RD1-team14=FRA P Barthès | RD1-seed14= | RD1-score14-1=6 | RD1-score14-2=6 | RD1-score14-3=6 | RD1-team15=BEL M Bolle | RD1-seed15= | RD1-score15-1=2 | RD1-score15-2=2 | RD1-score15-3=4 | RD1-team16=USA P Gonzales | RD1-seed16=6 | RD1-score16-1=6 | RD1-score16-2=6 | RD1-score16-3=6

Section 4

| RD4-team01=USA B Buchholz | RD4-seed01=13 | RD4-score01-1=1 | RD4-score01-2=2 | RD4-score01-3=2 | RD4-team02=ESP A Gimeno | RD4-seed02=9 | RD4-score02-1=6 | RD4-score02-2=6 | RD4-score02-3=6 | RD3-team01=USA M Riessen | RD3-seed01=8 | RD3-score01-1=6 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-score01-3=5 | RD3-score01-4=1 | RD3-score01-5=4 | RD3-team02=USA B Buchholz | RD3-seed02=13 | RD3-score02-1=1 | RD3-score02-2=4 | RD3-score02-3=7 | RD3-score02-4=6 | RD3-score02-5=6 | RD3-team03=ESP A Gimeno | RD3-seed03=9 | RD3-score03-1=7 | RD3-score03-2=6 | RD3-score03-3=6 | RD3-team04=AUS K Rosewall | RD3-seed04=2 | RD3-score04-1=5 | RD3-score04-2=1 | RD3-score04-3=4 | RD2-team01=USA M Riessen | RD2-seed01=8 | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score01-3=6 | RD2-team02=ITA P Toci | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score02-1=1 | RD2-score02-2=2 | RD2-score02-3=1 | RD2-team03=AUS J Cooper | RD2-seed03= | RD2-score03-1=3 | RD2-score03-2=6 | RD2-score03-3=2 | RD2-score03-4=2 | RD2-team04=USA B Buchholz | RD2-seed04=13 | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score04-2=3 | RD2-score04-3=6 | RD2-score04-4=6 | RD2-team05=ESP A Gimeno | RD2-seed05=9 | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score05-2=6 | RD2-score05-3=6 | RD2-team06=AUS G Masters | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score06-1=1 | RD2-score06-2=2 | RD2-score06-3=2 | RD2-team07=AUS P Dent | RD2-seed07= | RD2-score07-1=6 | RD2-score07-2=2 | RD2-score07-3=1 | RD2-score07-4=4 | RD2-team08=AUS K Rosewall | RD2-seed08=2 | RD2-score08-1=3 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD2-score08-3=6 | RD2-score08-4=6

References

References

(16 January 1969). "Laver comes back from edge of defeat". [[The Canberra Times]].

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