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1969 US Open – Men's singles

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Men's singles
1969 US Open
Final
ChampionAustralia Rod Laver
Runner-upAustralia Tony Roche
Score7–9, 6–1, 6–2, 6–2
Details
Draw128
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women mixed
← 1968 · US Open · 1970 →

Rod Laver defeated Tony Roche in the final, 7–9, 6–1, 6–2, 6–2 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1969 US Open. It was his second US Open singles title and eleventh and last Grand Slam tournament singles title overall. With the win, he completed the Grand Slam, and remains the only man in the Open Era to do so in singles. Laver also became the second man in history to complete the double career Grand Slam, after Roy Emerson.

Arthur Ashe was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Laver.

1969 would be the last year that a player reached all four men's singles major finals until 2006, when Roger Federer did so.

Seeds

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

  1. Australia Rod Laver, (champion)
  2. Australia John Newcombe, (semifinals)
  3. Australia Tony Roche, (finals)
  4. United States Arthur Ashe, (semifinals)
  5. Netherlands Tom Okker, (first round)
  6. Australia Ken Rosewall, (quarterfinals)
  7. United States Clark Graebner, (second round)
  8. South Africa Cliff Drysdale, (first round)
  9. Australia Roy Emerson, (quarterfinals)
  10. Australia Fred Stolle, (quarterfinals)
  11. Spain Andrés Gimeno, (fourth round)
  12. United States Stan Smith, (second round)
  13. United States Richard Pancho Gonzales, (fourth round)
  14. Spain Manuel Santana, (fourth round)
  15. United States Marty Riessen, (fourth round)
  16. United States Dennis Ralston, (fourth round)

Qualifying

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Draw

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Key

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Final eight

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1 Australia Rod Laver 4 8 13 6
9 Australia Roy Emerson 6 6 11 4
1 Australia Rod Laver 8 6 14
4 United States Arthur Ashe 6 3 12
4 United States Arthur Ashe 8 6 6
6 Australia Ken Rosewall 6 3 4
1 Australia Rod Laver 7 6 6 6
3 Australia Tony Roche 9 1 2 2
United States Earl Butch Buchholz 1 7 7 0
3 Australia Tony Roche 6 9 5 6
3 Australia Tony Roche 3 6 4 6 8
2 Australia John Newcombe 6 4 6 3 6
10 Australia Fred Stolle 9 6 1 4 11
2 Australia John Newcombe 7 3 6 6 13

Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 Australia R Laver 6 6 6
Mexico LA García 2 4 2 1 Australia R Laver 6 7 6
LL South Africa J Hammill 3 4 2 Chile J Pinto Bravo 4 5 2
Chile J Pinto Bravo 6 6 6 1 Australia R Laver 8 6 6
United States E Scott 6 10 6 Chile J Fillol Sr. 6 1 2
United States E van Dillen 3 8 1 United States E Scott 8 6 2 7 7
United States B MacKay 6 3 3 3 Chile J Fillol Sr. 10 4 6 5 9
Chile J Fillol Sr. 2 6 6 6 1 Australia R Laver 6 4 4 6 6
16 United States D Ralston 7 6 10 16 United States D Ralston 4 6 6 2 3
Canada KA Carpenter 5 3 8 16 United States D Ralston 6 11 6
United Kingdom G Stilwell 8 6 9 United Kingdom G Stilwell 3 9 4
Q United States G Taylor 6 2 7 16 United States D Ralston 11 4 6 7
Australia J Alexander 6 6 6 United States T Gorman 9 6 4 5
Q United States M Sprengelmeyer 4 1 0 Australia J Alexander 6 3 2 10
United States T Gorman 6 6 6 United States T Gorman 4 6 6 12
Q United States B Brown 2 4 0

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8 South Africa C Drysdale 2 3 4
Australia O Davidson 6 6 6 Australia O Davidson 10 1 3 4
West Germany I Buding 1 10 1 Sweden ON Bengtson 8 6 6 6
Sweden ON Bengtson 6 12 6 Sweden ON Bengtson 5 13 3
United States R Holmberg 6 6 6 United States R Barth 7 15 6
Q France P Proisy 2 4 3 United States R Holmberg 5 3 3
Ecuador M Olvera 6 6 4 6 0 United States R Barth 7 6 6
United States R Barth 3 1 6 8 6 United States R Barth 3 0 3
9 Australia R Emerson 6 6 6 9 Australia R Emerson 6 6 6
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Z Franulović 2 4 3 9 Australia R Emerson 6 7 6
Spain M Orantes 11 7 3 6 9 Spain M Orantes 1 5 3
United States P Gerken 9 9 6 4 7 9 Australia R Emerson 6 9 6
Ecuador E Zuleta 6 3 4 Australia W Bowrey 3 7 2
United States R Leach 8 6 6 United States R Leach 6 2 1 3
New Zealand O Parun 4 4 6 2 Australia W Bowrey 3 6 6 6
Australia W Bowrey 6 6 4 6

Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4 United States A Ashe 6 6 7
United States D Stockton 2 2 5 4 United States A Ashe 6 6 4 6
United States C McKinley 5 5 10 Australia D Crealy 4 3 6 3
Australia D Crealy 7 7 12 4 United States A Ashe 5 6 6 6
United States J Osborne 6 6 6 United States J Osborne 7 4 4 2
Q Canada P Burwash 2 2 2 United States J Osborne 4 6 6 7
Australia R Howe 3 0 4 India P Lall 6 3 4 5
India P Lall 6 6 6 4 United States A Ashe 7 6 6 6
14 Spain M Santana 6 7 6 14 Spain M Santana 5 1 8 4
United States W Higgins 2 5 1 14 Spain M Santana 6 6 6
France J-P Courcol 6 6 6 France J-P Courcol 1 1 1
United States D Dell 3 4 3 14 Spain M Santana 6 6 7 6
United States R McKinley 6 6 6 United States R McKinley 4 4 9 2
Sweden M Carlstein 1 3 3 United States R McKinley 6 6 6
New Zealand R Hawkes 6 3 5 Romania P Mărmureanu 4 4 3
Romania P Mărmureanu 8 6 7

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6 Australia K Rosewall 6 5 6 4 6
South Africa P Cramer 2 7 4 6 4 6 Australia K Rosewall 6 6 6
Q United States L Turville 6 2 2 South Africa R Moore 3 2 2
South Africa R Moore 8 6 6 6 Australia K Rosewall 6 6 6
India J Mukerjea 4 8 4 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia N Pilić 4 0 2
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia N Pilić 6 10 6 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia N Pilić 6 6 6
South Africa T Ryan 7 5 7 6 Romania I Țiriac 1 2 0
Romania I Țiriac 9 7 5 8 6 Australia K Rosewall 6 7 4 6
12 United States S Smith 6 6 6 Romania I Năstase 1 5 6 3
Chile P Rodríguez 0 3 2 12 United States S Smith 7 10 5 3
Romania I Năstase 4 6 6 6 Romania I Năstase 5 12 7 6
New Zealand I Crookenden 6 4 3 0 Romania I Năstase 6 1
New Zealand L Gerrard 3 2 2 United Arab Republic I El Shafei 0 0 r.
United Kingdom G Battrick 6 6 6 United Kingdom G Battrick 3 6 3 14
United Arab Republic I El Shafei 6 6 8 United Arab Republic I El Shafei 6 3 6 16
Canada J Sharpe 4 3 6

Section 5

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
France JL Rouyer 7 1 6 6
South Africa R Krog 5 6 3 4 France JL Rouyer 6 3 7 2 6
Australia A Stone 6 3 6 6 Australia A Stone 1 6 5 6 3
United States T Edlefsen 4 6 3 3 France JL Rouyer 1 4 3
Australia P Dent 6 8 2 3 11 Spain A Gimeno 6 6 6
United States J McManus 3 10 6 6 United States J McManus 6 3 2 2
United States M Estep 3 4 9 1 11 Spain A Gimeno 4 6 6 6
11 Spain A Gimeno 6 6 7 6 11 Spain A Gimeno 6 3 1 7 3
United States EB Buchholz 6 6 6 United States EB Buchholz 4 6 6 5 6
Mexico A Palafox 2 4 2 United States EB Buchholz 6 3 6 4 6
Czechoslovakia J Kodeš 6 6 6 Czechoslovakia J Kodeš 2 6 3 6 2
Romania S Dron 3 3 4 United States EB Buchholz 13 6 6
United Kingdom P Curtis 3 3 6 6 6 United Kingdom M Cox 11 4 4
Czechoslovakia J Kukal 6 6 2 4 4 United Kingdom P Curtis 9 3 3 3
United Kingdom M Cox 7 6 0 6 9 United Kingdom M Cox 7 6 6 6
5 Netherlands T Okker 9 3 6 4 7

Section 6

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
United States A Neely 6 3 6 6
Q Australia M Senior 3 6 1 2 United States A Neely 4 4 3
Mexico M Lara 5 3 8 Denmark T Ulrich 6 6 6
Denmark T Ulrich 7 6 10 Denmark T Ulrich 6 4 6 6 2
Australia R Ruffels 7 2 7 6 13 United States RP Gonzales 3 6 4 8 6
Australia B Carmichael 5 6 5 4 Australia R Ruffels 2 6 3 6 4
Q United States R Potthast 3 3 4 13 United States RP Gonzales 6 3 6 3 6
13 United States RP Gonzales 6 6 6 13 United States RP Gonzales 3 12 5 0
United States H Fitzgibbon 6 6 6 3 Australia T Roche 6 10 7 6
Q United States P Fishbach 4 2 4 United States H Fitzgibbon 4 6 8 3 4
Ecuador P Guzmán 4 4 2 Chile L Ayala 6 3 6 6 6
Chile L Ayala 6 6 6 Chile L Ayala 2 3 1
Brazil T Koch 6 6 6 3 Australia T Roche 6 6 6
Q Chile A Cornejo 0 4 2 Brazil T Koch 3 2 4
United States R Lutz 11 4 4 7 3 Australia T Roche 6 6 6
3 Australia T Roche 9 6 6 9

Section 7

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
United States C Richey 6 3 6 6
United States B Cheney 4 6 1 4 United States C Richey 6 4 6 6
United States F Robbins 22 9 6 8 6 United States F Robbins 4 6 4 4
United States D Dell 20 7 8 10 4 United States C Richey 5 8 4 5
Q United States W Blocher 6 11 9 10 Australia F Stolle 7 6 6 7
Q United States C Steele III 4 9 7 Q United States W Blocher 1 3 1
Venezuela H Hose 4 2 2 10 Australia F Stolle 6 6 6
10 Australia F Stolle 6 6 6 10 Australia F Stolle 6 6 2 6
Q United States R Hernando 4 2 2 United Kingdom R Taylor 4 2 6 3
Australia T Addison 6 6 6 Australia T Addison 6 9 6
United Kingdom D Lloyd 2 6 1 2 United States C Pasarell 3 7 4
United States C Pasarell 6 4 6 6 Australia T Addison 4 6 2
United Kingdom R Taylor 7 3 6 6 United Kingdom R Taylor 6 8 6
France G Goven 5 6 2 3 United Kingdom R Taylor 4 6 2
United States T Mozur 0 5 2 7 United States C Graebner 6 1 0 r.
7 United States C Graebner 6 7 6

Section 8

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Mexico J Loyo-Mayo 6 9 6
France JB Chanfreau 2 7 3 Mexico J Loyo-Mayo 6 6 6
United States B Seewagen 6 6 5 1 1 United States T Leonard 2 2 3
United States T Leonard 3 4 7 6 6 Mexico J Loyo-Mayo 3 2 4
Jamaica R Russell 6 3 9 3 15 United States M Riessen 6 6 6
Canada M Belkin 4 6 11 6 Canada M Belkin 6 1 3 0
Q United States R Tanner 6 3 1 3 15 United States M Riessen 4 6 6 6
15 United States M Riessen 1 6 6 6 15 United States M Riessen 6 3 4 23
Chile P Cornejo 8 3 2 4 2 Australia J Newcombe 4 6 6 25
France P Barthès 6 6 6 6 France P Barthès 8 7 2 9
United States EV Seixas 3 7 5 Australia R Keldie 6 5 6 7
Australia R Keldie 6 9 7 France P Barthès 8 1 2 2
Q India J Singh 6 4 8 6 2 Australia J Newcombe 6 6 6 6
Q United States T Hoehn 1 6 6 2 Q India J Singh 3 4 4
Q United States P Sullivan 2 3 3 2 Australia J Newcombe 6 6 6
2 Australia J Newcombe 6 6 6
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