1969 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles

1969 Wimbledon Championships
Champion		Rod Laver
Runner-up		John Newcombe
Final score		6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4
Events
Singles		men		women				boys		girls
Doubles		men		women		mixed		boys		girls
Other events
Legends		men		women		seniors
WC Doubles		men		women
Wimbledon Championships  < 1968 1970 >

Rod Laver was the defending champion and won in the final 6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4 against John Newcombe.

Seeds

1. Rod Laver (Champion)
2. Tony Roche (Semifinals)
3. Tom Okker (Quarterfinals)
4. Ken Rosewall (Third Round)
5. Arthur Ashe (Semifinals)
6. John Newcombe (Final)
7. Clark Graebner (Quarterfinals)
8. Cliff Drysdale (Quarterfinals)
9. Roy Emerson (Fourth Round)
10. Andrés Gimeno (Fourth Round)
11. Fred Stolle (Fourth Round)
12. Richard Pancho Gonzales (Fourth Round)
13. Raymond Moore (First Round)
14. Bob Hewitt (First Round)
15. Dennis Ralston (Fourth Round)
16. Stan Smith (Fourth Round)

Draw

Key

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

Final Eight

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Finals
	1	Rod Laver	6	6	6
	8	Cliff Drysdale	4	2	3
										1	Rod Laver	2	6	9	6
										5	Arthur Ashe	6	2	7	0
		Robert Lutz	4	2	6	5
	5	Arthur Ashe	6	6	4	7
																			1	Rod Laver	6	5	6	6
																			6	John Newcombe	4	7	4	4
	6	John Newcombe	8	3	6	7
	3	Tom Okker	6	6	1	5
										6	John Newcombe	3	6	14	6
										2	Tony Roche	6	1	12	4
	7	Clark Graebner	6	6	3	4	9
	2	Tony Roche	4	4	6	6	11

Section 1

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	1	R Laver	6	6	6
		N Pietrangeli	1	2	2					1	R Laver	3	4	6	6	6
	Q	C Steele III	4	12	8	6					P Lall	6	6	3	0	0
		P Lall	6	10	10	8													1	R Laver	6	6	6
		J Leschly	6	7	6															J Leschly	3	3	3
		K Fletcher	4	5	2						J Leschly	6	22	6
		JL Rouyer	6	5	6	5	6				JL Rouyer	4	20	4
	LL	B Geraghty	2	7	4	7	3																					1	R Laver	6	6	7	3	6
	16	S Smith	20	6	9	4	6																					16	S Smith	4	2	9	6	3
		A Stone	22	4	7	6	3			16	S Smith	6	7	6
		D Lloyd	8	6	7						D Lloyd	3	5	1
		I Gulyás	6	4	5														16	S Smith	3	9	6	6
		D Dell	3	6	2	1														W Bowrey	6	7	3	4
		W Bowrey	6	3	6	6					W Bowrey	8	6	6
		T Koch	8	3	7	3	4				G Goven	6	4	3
		G Goven	6	6	5	6	6

Section 2

	First round									Second round									Third round									Round four
	8	C Drysdale	7	7	9
		P Hombergen	5	5	7					8	C Drysdale	6	6	11	6
		O Davidson	6	6	6						O Davidson	4	4	13	2
	Q	J Paish	1	2	3														8	C Drysdale	6	11	6
		B Phillips-Moore	5	4	6	1														M Cox	2	9	4
		I Ţiriac	7	6	4	6					I Ţiriac	6	8	7	10
		M Cox	7	6	6						M Cox	2	10	9	12
		M Orantes	5	4	3																							8	C Drysdale	6	6	0	6	9
	9	R Emerson	6	6	6																							9	R Emerson	4	8	6	3	7
	LL	P Pokorny	1	1	1					9	R Emerson	6	6	6
	Q	J Clifton	4	6	4	6	5				S Matthews	3	1	2
		S Matthews	6	3	6	2	7												9	R Emerson	7	6	6
		V Korotkov	6	6	8															N Kalogeropoulos	5	3	2
		M Sangster	4	3	6						V Korotkov	6	4	3	6	3
		N Kalogeropoulos	6	6	6						N Kalogeropoulos	2	6	6	3	6
		J Fillol Sr.	2	2	4

Section 3

	First round									Second round									Third round									Round four
	4	K Rosewall	6	6	6
		W Gasiorek	1	1	2					4	K Rosewall	6	6	8
		R Taylor	6	13	6						R Taylor	1	4	6
		EV Seixas	4	11	2														4	K Rosewall	6	9	3	2
		R Lutz	6	6	6															R Lutz	8	7	6	6
	Q	S Koudelka	1	1	0						R Lutz	2	4	6	6	7
		J Kodeš	6	3	5	6	6				J Kodeš	6	6	1	2	5
		P Cornejo	3	6	7	3	1																						R Lutz	9	4	3	6	6
	13	R Moore	3	2	11	4																							J Alexander	7	6	6	4	4
		J Alexander	6	6	9	6					J Alexander	7	6	6
		G Forbes	4	6	3						O Parun	5	4	3
		O Parun	6	8	6															J Alexander	6	8	13	3	6
	Q	A McDonald	5	5	6															T Addison	3	10	11	6	3
		J Courcol	7	7	8						J Courcol	3	2	6	5
		T Addison	9	6	6						T Addison	6	6	3	7
	LL	E Zuleta	7	3	3

Section 4

	First round									Second round									Third round									Round four
	5	A Ashe	1	11	6	7
		M Riessen	6	9	3	5				5	A Ashe	3	4	6	6	6
		T Ulrich	6	4	4	7					T Ryan	6	6	3	2	2
		T Ryan	4	6	6	9													5	A Ashe	6	1	6	13	12
		G Stilwell	6	3	8	6	6													G Stilwell	2	6	2	15	10
		K Wooldridge	2	6	6	4	1				G Stilwell	6	6	6
		A Mills	6	2	6	5	12				I Buding	3	2	4
		I Buding	2	6	4	7	14																					5	A Ashe	7	4	6	6
	12	RP Gonzales	22	1	16	6	11																					12	RP Gonzales	5	6	3	3
		C Pasarell	24	6	14	3	9			12	RP Gonzales	6	6	6
		J Barrett	4	4	2						ON Bengtson	4	3	3
		ON Bengtson	6	6	6														12	RP Gonzales	6	6	6
		T Edlefsen	6	3	9	6														T Edlefsen	4	3	2
		R Barth	3	6	7	3					T Edlefsen	8	6	4	5	6
		R Keldie	12	4	6	6					R Keldie	6	3	6	7	4
		S Likhachev	10	6	4	4

Section 5

	First round									Second round									Third round									Round four
		G Battrick	6	3	4	6	6
	LL	T Nowicki	4	6	6	4	4				G Battrick	3	7	1	6	3
		M Holeček	6	5	11	6					M Holeček	6	5	6	4	6
	Q	E Van Dillen	3	7	9	4														M Holeček	2	4	2
		R Maud	6	6	6														11	F Stolle	6	6	6
	LL	K Yanagi	4	1	2						R Maud	17	6	0	5
		P Hutchins	4	8	4					11	F Stolle	19	2	6	7
	11	F Stolle	6	10	6																							11	F Stolle	4	5	6	3
		D Contet	4	9	8	4																						6	J Newcombe	6	7	3	6
		M Anderson	6	11	6	6					M Anderson	13	8	6
		J Ulrich	1	4	6	4					J Cooper	11	6	4
		J Cooper	6	6	1	6														M Anderson	2	3	1
		B Fairlie	6	8	6														6	J Newcombe	6	6	6
		P Rodríguez	2	6	3						B Fairlie	5	4	4
		N Pilić	10	4	6	5				6	J Newcombe	7	6	6
	6	J Newcombe	12	6	4	7

Section 6

	First round									Second round									Third round									Round four
	Q	W Higgins	4	2	4
		R Wilson	6	6	6						R Wilson	6	3	7	5	6
		Z Franulović	7	6	6	7	10				Z Franulović	4	6	5	7	0
		T Lejus	5	8	3	9	8													R Wilson	6	6	15
		B Carmichael	5	6	7	6														B Carmichael	1	4	13
		J Mandarino	7	1	5	4					B Carmichael	2	6	7	6
		C Richey	0	6	6	6	9				C Richey	6	4	5	4
	14	B Hewitt	6	4	8	2	7																						R Wilson	9	4	2
	Q	R Seegers	5	3	1																							3	T Okker	11	6	6
		D Crealy	7	6	6						D Crealy	9	6	6
		DR Russell	4	14	5	6	6				DR Russell	7	4	4
		D Sturdza	6	12	7	3	4													D Crealy	6	3	2	4
		R Holmberg	8	4	6	2	7												3	T Okker	4	6	6	6
		A Olmedo	6	6	4	6	5				R Holmberg	6	6	1	4	2
		I El Shafei	3	8	4					3	T Okker	3	2	6	6	6
	3	T Okker	6	10	6

Section 7

	First round									Second round									Third round									Round four
		P Dent	6	6	6
		PJF Guzman	4	2	3						P Dent	6	6	6	2	6
		B Giltinan	9	6	11	6	2				F Jauffret	4	8	4	6	4
		F Jauffret	11	2	13	2	6													P Dent	6	8	3	4	4
		N Špear	4	1	1														10	A Gimeno	2	6	6	6	6
		A Metreveli	6	6	6						A Metreveli	3	6	1	6	3
		F McMillan	3	4	6	1				10	A Gimeno	6	3	6	3	6
	10	A Gimeno	6	6	3	6																						10	A Gimeno	9	5	r.
		E Scott	16	4	4																							7	C Graebner	7	6
		P Barthes	18	6	6						P Barthes	2	4	6	3
		T Gorman	3	6	3	8	4				I Năstase	6	6	3	6
		I Năstase	6	4	6	6	6													I Năstase	5	6	4
		J Brown	9	6	7														7	C Graebner	7	7	6
	Q	J Bartlett	7	2	5						J Brown	2	0	r.
		R Ruffels	4	6	3					7	C Graebner	6	3
	7	C Graebner	6	8	6

Section 8

	First round									Second round									Third round									Round four
		J McManus	2	6	6	4	6
		EB Buchholz	6	4	1	6	8				EB Buchholz	8	6	6
		L Ayala	6	6	12						L Ayala	6	2	4
		R Howe	4	2	10															EB Buchholz	4	2	5
		J Kukal	16	6	8														15	D Ralston	6	6	7
	Q	J Krinsky	14	3	6						J Kukal	5	2	4
		C Mukherjea	2	6	5					15	D Ralston	7	6	6
	15	D Ralston	6	8	7																							15	D Ralston	3	6	5	10	2
		H-J Plötz	6	3	6	6																						2	T Roche	6	4	7	8	6
		P Curtis	2	6	4	1					H-J Plötz	9	3	9	9
		K Watanabe	6	7	6						K Watanabe	7	6	7	7
		P Beust	3	5	3															H-J Plötz	1	7	4
		A Segal	6	6	6														2	T Roche	6	9	6
		E Castigliano	2	1	3						A Segal	1	2	0
		JC Barclay	5	6	3	2				2	T Roche	6	6	6
	2	T Roche	7	4	6	6

See also

• 1969 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles
• 1969 Wimbledon Championships - Men's Doubles
• 1969 Wimbledon Championships - Women's Doubles
• 1969 Wimbledon Championships - Mixed Doubles

External links

• Wimbledon (1969) on ATPtennis.com
• Wimbledon (1969) on tenniscorner.net