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1969 French Open – Women's singles

Main article: 1969 French Open

Margaret Court defeated Ann Jones in the final, 6–1, 4–6, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1969 French Open. It was her third French singles title and 15th major singles title overall.

Nancy Richey was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Court.

Seeds

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

AUS Margaret Court (champion)
USA Billie Jean King (quarterfinals)
GBR Ann Jones (finalist)
USA Nancy Richey (semifinals)
USA Julie Heldman (quarterfinals)
GBR Virginia Wade (second round)
FRA Françoise Dürr (third round)
AUS Kerry Melville (quarterfinals)

Qualifying

Main article: 1969 French Open – Women's singles qualifying

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier
WC = Wild card
LL = Lucky loser
r = Retired

Finals

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Earlier rounds

Section 1

| RD4-team01=AUS Court | RD4-seed01=1 | RD4-team02=AUS Melville | RD4-seed02=8 | RD4-score01-1=9 | RD4-score02-1=7 | RD4-score01-2=6 | RD4-score02-2=1 | RD3-team01=AUS Court | RD3-seed01=1 | RD3-team02=RSA Walkden | RD3-seed02= | RD3-score01-1=6 | RD3-score02-1=4 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-score02-2=0 | RD3-team03=AUS Melville | RD3-seed03=8 | RD3-team04=ECU Guzmán | RD3-seed04=Q | RD3-score03-1=6 | RD3-score04-1=1 | RD3-score03-2=6 | RD3-score04-2=3 | RD2-team01=AUS Court | RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team02=ITA Di Maso | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score02-1=3 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score02-2=1 | RD2-team03=USA Fretz | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=RSA Walkden | RD2-seed04= | RD2-score03-1=8 | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score03-2=4 | RD2-score04-2=6 | RD2-score03-3=3 | RD2-score04-3=6 | RD2-team05=AUS Melville | RD2-seed05=8 | RD2-team06=USA Bartkowicz | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score06-1=4 | RD2-score05-2=6 | RD2-score06-2=2 | RD2-team07=ECU Guzmán | RD2-seed07=Q | RD2-team08=INA Kaligis | RD2-seed08= | RD2-score07-1=6 | RD2-score08-1=1 | RD2-score07-2=2 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD2-score07-3=6 | RD2-score08-3=4 | RD1-team01=ARG Arias | RD1-seed01=Q | RD1-team02=AUS Court | RD1-seed02=1 | RD1-score01-1=1 | RD1-score02-1=6 | RD1-score01-2=2 | RD1-score02-2=6 | RD1-team03=FRA Cazaux | RD1-seed03=Q | RD1-team04=ITA Di Maso | RD1-seed04= | RD1-score03-1=2 | RD1-score04-1=6 | RD1-score03-2=4 | RD1-score04-2=6 | RD1-team05=TCH Neumannová | RD1-seed05= | RD1-team06=USA Fretz | RD1-seed06= | RD1-score05-1=2 | RD1-score06-1=6 | RD1-score05-2=0 | RD1-score06-2=6 | RD1-team07=JPN Sawamatsu | RD1-seed07=LL | RD1-team08=RSA Walkden | RD1-seed08= | RD1-score07-1=5 | RD1-score08-1=7 | RD1-score07-2=1 | RD1-score08-2=6 | RD1-team09=SWE Sandberg | RD1-seed09= | RD1-team10=AUS Melville | RD1-seed10=8 | RD1-score09-1=6 | RD1-score10-1=4 | RD1-score09-2=3 | RD1-score10-2=6 | RD1-score09-3=4 | RD1-score10-3=6 | RD1-team11=INA Liem | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team12=USA Bartkowicz | RD1-seed12= | RD1-score11-1=1 | RD1-score12-1=6 | RD1-score11-2=1 | RD1-score12-2=6 | RD1-team13=RSA Kirk | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team14=ECU Guzmán | RD1-seed14=Q | RD1-score13-1=3 | RD1-score14-1=6 | RD1-score13-2=6 | RD1-score14-2=8 | RD1-team15=BRA Petersen | RD1-seed15= | RD1-team16=INA Kaligis | RD1-seed16= | RD1-score15-1=w/o

Section 2

| RD4-team01=USA Richey | RD4-seed01=4 | RD4-team02=USA Heldman | RD4-seed02=5 | RD4-score01-1=6 | RD4-score02-1=3 | RD4-score01-2=9 | RD4-score02-2=7 | RD3-team01=USA Richey | RD3-seed01=4 | RD3-team02=SWE Lundquist | RD3-seed02= | RD3-score01-1=6 | RD3-score02-1=3 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-score02-2=0 | RD3-team03=USA Heldman | RD3-seed03=5 | RD3-team04=ARG Giscafré | RD3-seed04=Q | RD3-score03-1=6 | RD3-score04-1=0 | RD3-score03-2=6 | RD3-score04-2=0 | RD2-team01=USA Richey | RD2-seed01=4 | RD2-team02=FRA Chanfreau | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score02-1=4 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score02-2=4 | RD2-team03=SWE Lundquist | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=FRG Seelbach | RD2-seed04= | RD2-score03-1=5 | RD2-score04-1=7 | RD2-score03-2=6 | RD2-score04-2=0 | RD2-score03-3=6 | RD2-score04-3=0 | RD2-team05=USA Heldman | RD2-seed05=5 | RD2-team06=USA Tuero | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score06-1=3 | RD2-score05-2=6 | RD2-score06-2=1 | RD2-team07=BEL Loeys | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=ARG Giscafré | RD2-seed08=Q | RD2-score07-1=9 | RD2-score08-1=11 | RD2-score07-2=1 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD1-team01=AUS Krantzcke | RD1-seed01= | RD1-team02=USA Richey | RD1-seed02=4 | RD1-score01-1=9 | RD1-score02-1=11 | RD1-score01-2=0 | RD1-score02-2=6 | RD1-team03=ITA Pericoli | RD1-seed03= | RD1-team04=FRA Chanfreau | RD1-seed04= | RD1-score03-1=2 | RD1-score04-1=6 | RD1-score03-2=5 | RD1-score04-2=7 | RD1-team05=NED Salomé | RD1-seed05= | RD1-team06=SWE Lundquist | RD1-seed06= | RD1-score05-1=7 | RD1-score06-1=9 | RD1-score05-2=1 | RD1-score06-2=6 | RD1-team07=FRA de Roubin | RD1-seed07= | RD1-team08=FRG Seelbach | RD1-seed08= | RD1-score07-1=6 | RD1-score08-1=4 | RD1-score07-2=3 | RD1-score08-2=6 | RD1-score07-3=2 | RD1-score08-3=6 | RD1-team09=AUS Young | RD1-seed09=Q | RD1-team10=USA Heldman | RD1-seed10=5 | RD1-score09-1=0 | RD1-score10-1=6 | RD1-score09-2=2 | RD1-score10-2=6 | RD1-team11=AUS Hunt | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team12=USA Tuero | RD1-seed12= | RD1-score11-1=4 | RD1-score12-1=6 | RD1-score11-2=9 | RD1-score12-2=11 | RD1-team13=RSA Segal | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team14=BEL Loeys | RD1-seed14= | RD1-score13-1=w/o | RD1-team15=GRE Kalogeropoulos | RD1-seed15= | RD1-team16=ARG Giscafré | RD1-seed16=Q | RD1-score15-1=2 | RD1-score16-1=6 | RD1-score15-2=2 | RD1-score16-2=6

Section 3

| RD4-team01=USA Casals | RD4-seed01= | RD4-team02=GBR Jones | RD4-seed02=3 | RD4-score01-1=2 | RD4-score02-1=6 | RD4-score01-2=0 | RD4-score02-2=6 | RD3-team01=URS Morozova | RD3-seed01= | RD3-team02=USA Casals | RD3-seed02= | RD3-score01-1=6 | RD3-score02-1=4 | RD3-score01-2=2 | RD3-score02-2=6 | RD3-score01-3=4 | RD3-score02-3=6 | RD3-team03=URS Kivi | RD3-seed03= | RD3-team04=GBR Jones | RD3-seed04=3 | RD3-score03-1=4 | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=0 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD2-team01=URS Morozova | RD2-seed01= | RD2-team02=AUS Moore | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score02-1=4 | RD2-score01-2=7 | RD2-score02-2=5 | RD2-team03=USA Casals | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=GBR Wade | RD2-seed04=6 | RD2-score03-1=5 | RD2-score04-1=7 | RD2-score03-2=6 | RD2-score04-2=3 | RD2-score03-3=9 | RD2-score04-3=7 | RD2-team05=URS Kivi | RD2-seed05= | RD2-team06=URS Jansone | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=7 | RD2-score06-1=5 | RD2-score05-2=6 | RD2-score06-2=4 | RD2-team07=USA Ziegenfuss | RD2-seed07=Q | RD2-team08=GBR Jones | RD2-seed08=3 | RD2-score07-1=1 | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score07-2=2 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD1-team01=FRA Terras | RD1-seed01= | RD1-team02=URS Morozova | RD1-seed02= | RD1-score01-1=4 | RD1-score02-1=6 | RD1-score01-2=3 | RD1-score02-2=6 | RD1-team03=FRA Darmon | RD1-seed03= | RD1-team04=AUS Moore | RD1-seed04= | RD1-score03-1=1 | RD1-score04-1=6 | RD1-score03-2=1 | RD1-score04-2=6 | RD1-team05=FRG Ebbinghaus | RD1-seed05=Q | RD1-team06=USA Casals | RD1-seed06= | RD1-score05-1=2 | RD1-score06-1=6 | RD1-score05-2=5 | RD1-score06-2=7 | RD1-team07=FRA Rouchon | RD1-seed07=Q | RD1-team08=GBR Wade | RD1-seed08=6 | RD1-score07-1=0 | RD1-score08-1=6 | RD1-score07-2=2 | RD1-score08-2=6 | RD1-team09=ROU Dibar | RD1-seed09= | RD1-team10=URS Kivi | RD1-seed10= | RD1-score09-1=4 | RD1-score10-1=6 | RD1-score09-2=1 | RD1-score10-2=6 | RD1-team11=RSA Lieffrig | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team12=URS Jansone | RD1-seed12= | RD1-score11-1=5 | RD1-score12-1=7 | RD1-score11-2=3 | RD1-score12-2=6 | RD1-team13=JPN Matsuda | RD1-seed13=LL | RD1-team14=USA Ziegenfuss | RD1-seed14=Q | RD1-score13-1=0 | RD1-score14-1=6 | RD1-score13-2=4 | RD1-score14-2=6 | RD1-team15=USA Pigeon | RD1-seed15= | RD1-team16=GBR Jones | RD1-seed16=3 | RD1-score15-1=2 | RD1-score16-1=6 | RD1-score15-2=0 | RD1-score16-2=6

Section 4

| RD4-team01=AUS Bowrey | RD4-seed01= | RD4-team02=USA King | RD4-seed02=2 | RD4-score01-1=6 | RD4-score02-1=3 | RD4-score01-2=6 | RD4-score02-2=3 | RD3-team01=AUS Bowrey | RD3-seed01= | RD3-team02=FRA Dürr | RD3-seed02=7 | RD3-score01-1=4 | RD3-score02-1=6 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-score02-2=1 | RD3-score01-3=6 | RD3-score02-3=0 | RD3-team03=ITA Giorgi | RD3-seed03= | RD3-team04=USA King | RD3-seed04=2 | RD3-score03-1=w/o | RD2-team01=AUS Bowrey | RD2-seed01= | RD2-team02=JPN Sawamatsu | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score02-1=2 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score02-2=8 | RD2-score01-3=6 | RD2-score02-3=0 | RD2-team03=AUS Gourlay | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=FRA Dürr | RD2-seed04=7 | RD2-score03-1=9 | RD2-score04-1=7 | RD2-score03-2=4 | RD2-score04-2=6 | RD2-score03-3=7 | RD2-score04-3=9 | RD2-team05=ITA Giorgi | RD2-seed05= | RD2-team06=ARG Cavadini | RD2-seed06=LL | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score06-1=3 | RD2-score05-2=6 | RD2-score06-2=4 | RD2-team07=RSA Rossouw | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=USA King | RD2-seed08=2 | RD2-score07-1=4 | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score07-2=6 | RD2-score08-2=4 | RD2-score07-3=2 | RD2-score08-3=6 | RD1-team01=POL Wieczorek | RD1-seed01= | RD1-team02=AUS Bowrey | RD1-seed02= | RD1-score01-1=1 | RD1-score02-1=6 | RD1-score01-2=3 | RD1-score02-2=6 | RD1-team03=BEL Van Haver | RD1-seed03= | RD1-team04=JPN Sawamatsu | RD1-seed04= | RD1-score03-1=0 | RD1-score04-1=6 | RD1-score03-2=0 | RD1-score04-2=6 | RD1-team05=RSA Proctor | RD1-seed05= | RD1-team06=AUS Gourlay | RD1-seed06= | RD1-score05-1=0 | RD1-score06-1=6 | RD1-score05-2=3 | RD1-score06-2=6 | RD1-team07=USA Knode | RD1-seed07=LL | RD1-team08=FRA Dürr | RD1-seed08=7 | RD1-score07-1=4 | RD1-score08-1=6 | RD1-score07-2=6 | RD1-score08-2=8 | RD1-team09=RSA Tomlinson | RD1-seed09= | RD1-team10=ITA Giorgi | RD1-seed10= | RD1-score09-1=2 | RD1-score10-1=6 | RD1-score09-2=5 | RD1-score10-2=7 | RD1-team11=HUN Polgár | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team12=ARG Cavadini | RD1-seed12=LL | RD1-score11-1=7 | RD1-score12-1=9 | RD1-score11-2=4 | RD1-score12-2=6 | RD1-team13=ITA Nasuelli | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team14=RSA Rossouw | RD1-seed14= | RD1-score13-1=2 | RD1-score14-1=6 | RD1-score13-2=6 | RD1-score14-2=8 | RD1-team15=TCH Vopičková | RD1-seed15= | RD1-team16=USA King | RD1-seed16=2 | RD1-score15-1=3 | RD1-score16-1=6 | RD1-score15-2=6 | RD1-score16-2=3 | RD1-score15-3=5 | RD1-score16-3=7

References

References

Collins, Bud. (2010). "The Bud Collins History of Tennis". New Chapter Press.

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