1969 Australian Open - Men's Singles
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Rod Laver
defeated Andres Gimeno
6–3, 6–4, 7–5 in the final to win the Men's Singles title at the 1969 Australian Open
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is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
Rod Laver
Rodney George "Rod" Laver MBE is an Australian former tennis player who holds the record for titles won in career, and was the World No. 1 player for seven consecutive years, from 1964 to 1970...
defeated Andres Gimeno
Andrés Gimeno
Andrés Gimeno Tolaguera is a retired Spanish tennis player. He major achievement came in 1972, when he won the French Open....
6–3, 6–4, 7–5 in the final to win the Men's Singles title at the 1969 Australian Open
1969 Australian Open
The 1969 Australian Open was the first Australian Open and the final Grand Slam to allow both amateur and professionals. The tournament was played in Brisbane on Milton's grass courts between a men's field of 48 and a women's field of 32. The semifinal was played in 105-degree heat...
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- 1969 Australian Open - Women's Singles1969 Australian Open - Women's SinglesMargaret Court defeated Billie Jean King 6–4 6–1 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 1969 Australian Open.See also:-Finals:-Section 1:-Section 2:-External links:*...
- 1969 Australian Open – Men's Doubles1969 Australian Open – Men's DoublesRod Laver and Roy Emerson defeated Ken Rosewall and Fred Stolle 6–4, 6–4 in the final to win the Men's Doubles title at the 1969 Australian Open.See also:-Finals:-Secion 1:-Secion 2:-External links:*...
- 1969 Australian Open – Women's Doubles1969 Australian Open – Women's DoublesMargaret Court and Judy Tegart Dalton defeated Rosie Casals and Billie Jean King 6–4, 6–4 in the final to win the Women's Doubles title at the 1969 Australian Open.See also:-Full draw:-External links:*...
- 1969 Australian Open – Mixed Doubles1969 Australian Open – Mixed DoublesMargaret Court and Marty Riessen were meant to play Ann Jones and Fred Stolle in the final to win the Mixed Doubles title at the 1969 Australian Open, but the final was never played. As such, the title was shared.See also:-Finals:-Full draw:...
Seeds
The seeded players are listed below. Rod LaverRod Laver
Rodney George "Rod" Laver MBE is an Australian former tennis player who holds the record for titles won in career, and was the World No. 1 player for seven consecutive years, from 1964 to 1970...
is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
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Rod LaverRod LaverRodney George "Rod" Laver MBE is an Australian former tennis player who holds the record for titles won in career, and was the World No. 1 player for seven consecutive years, from 1964 to 1970...
(Champion) - Ken RosewallKen RosewallKenneth Robert Rosewall AM MBE is a former world top-ranking amateur and professional tennis player from Australia. He won 23 Majors including eight Grand Slam singles titles and before the Open Era a record fifteen Pro Slam titles . Rosewall won 9 slams in doubles with a career double grand slam...
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Tom OkkerTom OkkerThomas S. Okker is a former Dutch tennis player. He was ranked among the world's top 10 singles players for seven consecutive years, 1968–74, reaching a career high of world # 3 in 1969. He also was ranked World # 1 in doubles in 1969.-Tennis career:Okker was the Dutch champion from 1964 through...
(First Round) - Tony RocheTony RocheAnthony "Tony" Dalton Roche is a former professional Australian tennis player, native of Tarcutta. He played junior tennis in the New South Wales regional city of Wagga Wagga. He won one Grand Slam singles title and twelve Grand Slam doubles titles. He is also very well known for coaching...
(Semifinals) - John NewcombeJohn NewcombeJohn David Newcombe, AO, OBE is a former World No. 1 tennis player.-Biography:He won seven Grand Slam singles titles, A natural athlete, Newcombe played several sports as a boy until devoting himself to tennis. He was the Australian junior champion in 1961, 1962, and 1963 and was a member of...
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Richard Pancho Gonzales (Third Round) - Fred StolleFred StolleFrederick "Fred" Sydney Stolle is an Australian tennis player. He was born in Hornsby, New South Wales, Australia. He is the father of former Australian Davis Cup player Sandon Stolle....
(Quarterfinals) - Marty RiessenMarty RiessenMarty Riessen played amateur and professional tennis in the 1960s and 1970s. He was ranked as high as No. 11 in the world in singles on the ATP Rankings...
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Andres GimenoAndrés GimenoAndrés Gimeno Tolaguera is a retired Spanish tennis player. He major achievement came in 1972, when he won the French Open....
(Final)
- William BowreyWilliam BowreyWilliam "Bill" Bowrey is a former Australian male tennis player.Bowrey was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and is best remembered as the last amateur to win the Australian Championships in 1968 before the tournament opened itself for professional tennis players in 1969.-Biography:Bowrey...
(Quarterfinals)
- Roy EmersonRoy EmersonRoy Stanley Emerson is an Australian former tennis player who won 12 Grand Slam singles titles and 16 Grand Slam men's doubles titles. He is the only male player to have won singles and doubles titles at all four Grand Slam tournaments. His 28 Grand Slam titles are an all-time record for a male...
(Third Round)
- Ray RuffelsRay RuffelsRay Ruffels is a former professional tennis player.Ruffels was an Australian Open semi-finalist in 1969 and 1975, and a quarter-finalist in 1968, 1970 and 1977....
(Semifinals)
- Earl Butch Buchholz (Quarterfinals)
- Mal Anderson (Third Round)
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Roger Taylor (Second Round)
- Allan StoneAllan Stone----Allan Stone played amateur and professional tennis in the 1960s and 1970s. He was ranked as high as World No. 38 in singles on the ATP Rankings , although Stone played for many years before the ATP Rankings were instituted.Stone found the majority of his success on the doubles court...
(Third Round)
Final Eight
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Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
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