1969 Australian Open
| 1969 Australian Open | ||||
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| Date: | 20–27 January 1969 | |||
| Edition: | 57th | |||
| Category: | Grand Slam (ITF) | |||
| Location: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | |||
| Champions | ||||
| Men's Singles | ||||
 Rod Laver |
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| Women's Singles | ||||
| Margaret Court |
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| Men's Doubles | ||||
| Rod Laver / Roy Emerson |
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| Women's Doubles | ||||
| Margaret Court / Judy Tegart Dalton |
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| Mixed Doubles | ||||
Margaret Court /  Marty Riessen Ann Haydon Jones / Fred Stolle |
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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 (Rod Laver's victory over Tony Roche) was played in 105-degree heat. That contest dragged on for more than four hours, 7–5 22–20 9–11 1–6 6–3, both players putting wet cabbage leaves in their hats to help them keep cool. The Men's singles title was eventually won by Rod Laver defeating Andres Gimeno. Margaret Court took her 8th singles title and the $1,500 prize from Billie Jean King and swept the tournament with Women's doubles and Mixed. The 1969 Australian Open was the only year in the Open era that a mixed doubles championship was staged, until resumption in 1986. Marty Riessen and Margaret Court shared the title with Fred Stolle and Anne Haydon Jones because the final was never played. It was also the last year that a junior mixed doubles championship was played, Aussies Geoff Masters and Barbara Hawcroft taking the title.[1] Laver's win was the first step towards his second Grand Slam.
Contents |
[edit] Seniors
[edit] Men's singles
Rod Laver def. 
Andres Gimeno, 6–3, 6–4, 7–5
[edit] Women's singles
Margaret Court def. Billie Jean King, 6–4, 6–1
[edit] Men's doubles
Rod Laver / Roy Emerson def. Ken Rosewall / Fred Stolle, 6–4, 6–4
[edit] Women's doubles
Margaret Court / Judy Tegart Dalton def. Rosemary Casals / Billie Jean King, 6–4, 6–4
[edit] Mixed doubles
Margaret Court / Marty Riessen and Ann Haydon Jones / Fred Stolle (Shared title – final not played)
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Australian Open:History (Year by year)". Australian Open. http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/event_guide/history/year_by_year.html.
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