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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.

See also:

1969 Australian Open - Women's Singles

1969 Australian Open - Men's Doubles

1969 Australian Open - Women's Doubles

1969 Australian Open - Mixed Doubles

Seeds

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

1. Rod Laver, (Champion)
2. Ken Rosewall, (Third Round)
3. Tom Okker, (First Round)
4. Tony Roche, (Semifinals)
5. John Newcombe, (Quarterfinals)
6. Richard Pancho Gonzales, (Third Round)
7. Fred Stolle, (Quarterfinals)
8. Marty Riessen, (Third Round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• L = Loser
• r. = retired

Finals

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals
	1	Rod Laver	6186
	7	Fred Stolle	4164
						1	Rod Laver	722916
						4	Tony Roche	5201163
	5	John Newcombe	86853
	4	Tony Roche	104676
											1	Rod Laver	667
												Andres Gimeno	345
	Ray Ruffels		92666
	William Bowrey		116034
						Ray Ruffels		292
						Andres Gimeno		6116
	Earl Butch Buchholz		122
	Andres Gimeno		666

Section 1

	First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals
	1	R Laver
						1	R Laver	666
	M Di Domenico						M Di Domenico	223
											1	R Laver	6639
	H Hunt											R Emerson	2467
						H Hunt		133
	R Emerson					R Emerson		666
																1	R Laver	6186
	A Stone															7	F Stolle	4164
						A Stone		6116
	JL Rouyer					JL Rouyer		194
												A Stone	642
	R Case										7	F Stolle	866
							R Case	542
	7	F Stolle				7	F Stolle	766
																					1	R Laver	722916
	5	J Newcombe	6566																		4	T Roche	5201163
		I Fletcher	2734			5	J Newcombe	6736
	R Brent		66486				R Brent	2564
	JB Chanfreau		37664								5	J Newcombe	666
	R Moore		64646									R Moore	243
	T Fancutt		46361			R Moore		151306
	V Crotta		6434			R Taylor		131164
	R Taylor		4666													5	J Newcombe	86853
	M Anderson		966													4	T Roche	104676
	J Bartlett		723			M Anderson		6126
	D Crealy		87210			D Crealy		2101
	A Hammond		6568									M Anderson	634
	R Keldie		613								4	T Roche	866
	S Ball		111 r.				R Keldie	604
		B Phillips-Moore	334			4	T Roche	866
	4	T Roche	666

Section 2

	First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals
	3	T Okker	w/o
		P Marzano				P Marzano		412
	J Brown		71243			T Lejus		666
	T Lejus		91066								T Lejus		213
	A Gardiner		444								R Ruffels		666
	J Alexander		666			J Alexander		284
	S Sugiarto		102			R Ruffels		6106
	R Ruffels		666													R Ruffels		92666
	W Bowrey		866													W Bowrey		116034
	K Watanabe		643			W Bowrey		5666
	A Panatta		051			T Addison		7224
	T Addison		676									W Bowrey	6611
	B Giltinan		024								6	RP Gonzales	309
	P Barthes		666				P Barthes	333
		M Bolle	224			6	RP Gonzales	666
	6	RP Gonzales	666																		R Ruffels		292
	8	M Riessen																			A Gimeno		6116
						8	M Riessen	666
	P Toci						P Toci	121
											8	M Riessen	66514
	J Cooper											EB Buchholz	14766
						J Cooper		3622
	EB Buchholz					EB Buchholz		6366
																EB Buchholz		122
	A Gimeno															A Gimeno		666
						A Gimeno		666
	G Masters					G Masters		122
												A Gimeno	766
	P Dent										2	K Rosewall	514
							P Dent	6214
	2	K Rosewall				2	K Rosewall	3666

External links

• Australian Open (1969) on ATPtennis.com
• Australian Open (1969) on tenniscorner.net