1969 South African Open – Men's singles

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Men's singles
1969 South African Open
Final
ChampionAustralia Rod Laver
Runner-upNetherlands Tom Okker
Score6–3, 10–8, 6–3
Details
Draw96
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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The 1969 South African Open – Men's singles was an event of the 1969 South African Open tennis tournament and was played on outdoor hard courts at Ellis Park in Johannesburg, South Africa from 1 April until 12 April 1969. The draw consisted of 96 players and was played in a best-of-five sets format. Tom Okker was the reigning singles champion. Rod Laver won the singles title by defeating Tom Okker in the final, 6–3, 10–8, 6–3.[1][2]

Draw[edit]

Key[edit]

Finals[edit]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
Australia Rod Laver 6 6 6
South Africa Bob Hewitt 2 4 2
Australia Rod Laver 6 1 6 6
South Africa Cliff Drysdale 1 6 1 2
United States Pancho Gonzales 6 6 8 4 5
South Africa Cliff Drysdale 3 3 10 6 7
Australia Rod Laver 6 10 6
Netherlands Tom Okker 3 8 3
Australia Tony Roche 6 11 6
South Africa Ray Moore 3 9 3
Australia Tony Roche
Netherlands Tom Okker w/o
United States Cliff Richey 6 3 4 6
Netherlands Tom Okker 3 6 6 8

Top half[edit]

Section 1[edit]

First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
Australia Rod Laver 7 6 6
South Africa Rauty Krog 6 10 6 South Africa Rauty Krog 5 3 4
South Africa L. Badenhorst 1 8 2 Australia Rod Laver 6 6 3 6
South Africa Steve Le Roux 6 6 6 South Africa Alfred Schwartz 0 3 6 1
South Africa Nick Pretorius 4 4 4 South Africa Steve Le Roux 7 4 6 3
South Africa Alfred Schwartz 9 6 3 6
Australia Rod Laver 6 6 6
South Africa Frew McMillan 2 4 2
South Africa Julian Krinsky 6 6 6
South Africa Errol Sapire 6 6 6 South Africa Errol Sapire 2 2 3
South Africa Jannie De Villiers 2 2 2 South Africa Julian Krinsky 4 1 2
Rhodesia Hank Irvine 6 10 6 South Africa Frew McMillan 6 6 6
South Africa John Bryant 1 8 2 Rhodesia Hank Irvine 4 6 8 6
South Africa Frew McMillan 6 0 10 8

Section 2[edit]

First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
Spain Andrés Gimeno 6 6 6
South Africa Mel Baleson 6 6 6 South Africa Mel Baleson 1 3 1
South Africa Robert Morrison 4 4 4 Spain Andrés Gimeno 6 6 6
South Africa Terry Rosenberg 7 6 6 South Africa Derek Schroder 4 2 3
South Africa Frank Weigelt 5 3 0 South Africa Terry Rosenberg 5 3 3
South Africa Derek Schroder 7 6 6
Spain Andrés Gimeno 3 4 2
South Africa Bob Hewitt 6 6 6
South Africa Peter Mors 6 6 4 6
New Zealand Jeff Simpson 6 3 6 6 New Zealand Jeff Simpson 2 3 6 4
South Africa Lewis Sylvester 1 6 3 2 South Africa Peter Mors 4 4 1
South Africa Peter Tudhope 6 6 6 South Africa Bob Hewitt 6 6 6
Australia Alvin Gardiner 2 2 2 South Africa Peter Tudhope 3 2 2
South Africa Bob Hewitt 6 6 6

Section 3[edit]

First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
United States Pancho Gonzales 6 6 6
South Africa Gerrie Nel 6 6 6 South Africa Gerrie Nel 0 1 2
South Africa Anthony Newnham 0 2 3 United States Pancho Gonzales 6 6 6
South Africa Lennart Ploughmann 1 6 6 3 6 South Africa Albert Gaertner 4 4 1
South Africa M. Senior 6 3 3 6 3 South Africa Lennart Ploughmann 6 6 3 2 5
South Africa Albert Gaertner 4 4 6 6 7
United States Pancho Gonzales 2 6 6 12 11
Australia Fred Stolle 6 3 4 14 9
South Africa Jack Saul 6 6 3 6
South Africa George Rudman 6 6 6 South Africa George Rudman 2 3 6 3
South Africa Les Bowring 3 1 1 South Africa Jack Saul 1 2 1
South Africa Quentin Pretorius 6 6 6 Australia Fred Stolle 6 6 6
Portugal Alfredo Vaz-Pinto 4 4 4 South Africa Quentin Pretorius 1 1 2
Australia Fred Stolle 6 6 6

Section 4[edit]

First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
South Africa Bob Maud 6 6 6
South Africa Dennis Breetzke 6 3 4 6 6 South Africa Dennis Breetzke 0 2 3
United States Arnold Saul 1 6 6 4 2 South Africa Bob Maud 6 6 0
South Africa Jeff Sacks 9 6 17 Australia John Brown 1 2 0r
South Africa Stan Myerson 7 1 15 South Africa Jeff Sacks 6 4 3 8
Australia John Brown 4 6 6 10
South Africa Bob Maud 7 2 6 4 5
South Africa Cliff Drysdale 5 6 2 6 7
South Africa Keith Brebnor 6 6 6
South Africa Sidney Gordon 6 7 6 South Africa Sidney Gordon 4 3 2
South Africa Colin Zeeman 2 5 3 South Africa Keith Brebnor 3 4 6
Rhodesia Roger Dowdeswell 6 6 6 South Africa Cliff Drysdale 6 6 8
South Africa John De St. Croix 4 1 3 Rhodesia Roger Dowdeswell 4 1 2
South Africa Cliff Drysdale 6 6 6

Bottom half[edit]

Section 5[edit]

First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
Australia Tony Roche 6 6 6
South Africa Kenny Smith 6 6 6 South Africa Kenny Smith 2 4 2
South Africa Ian Douglas Cunningham 4 2 3 Australia Tony Roche 5 6 8 6
Australia Syd Ball 6 2 6 6 Rhodesia Andrew Pattison 7 3 6 2
South Africa Jeremie Malan 2 6 2 3 Australia Syd Ball 6 1 1 2
Zimbabwe Andrew Pattison 3 6 6 6
Australia Tony Roche 7 6 7
Australia Bob Carmichael 5 3 5
Australia Barry Phillips-Moore 6 2 5 3
South Africa Abe Segal 6 6 6 South Africa Abe Segal 3 6 7 6
South Africa Basil Wheeler 3 0 4 South Africa Abe Segal 6 3 4 8
South Africa Ricky Buwalda 6 2 7 6 Australia Bob Carmichael 4 6 6 10
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Tony Bowles 2 6 5 1 South Africa Ricky Buwalda 3 4 3
Australia Bob Carmichael 6 6 6

Section 6[edit]

First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
United States Dennis Ralston 6 6 6
South Africa John Yuill 7 5 6 2 6 South Africa John Yuill 2 4 4
Australia Anthony Hammond 5 7 3 6 0 United States Dennis Ralston 6 5 6 6
South Africa Dennis Matthews 6 6 6 South Africa Terry Ryan 3 7 3 1
South Africa Mike Styles 3 3 3 South Africa Dennis Matthews 10 6 6 0 0
South Africa Terry Ryan 12 2 4 6 6
United States Dennis Ralston 2 6 6 1
South Africa Ray Moore 6 4 8 6
South Africa Keith Diepraam 6 8 6
Australia Peter Doerner 11 6 6 Australia Peter Doerner 2 6 3
South Africa Paul Hartopp 9 4 3 South Africa Keith Diepraam 3 2 7 4
South Africa Peter Gray 6 6 2 13 South Africa Ray Moore 6 6 5 6
South Africa Brian Copley 2 2 6 11 South Africa Peter Gray 2 2 4
South Africa Ray Moore 6 6 6

Section 7[edit]

First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
United States Cliff Richey 6 6 7
South Africa Rohan Summers 6 6 6 South Africa Rohan Summers 0 2 5
Portugal R. De Sa Pessoa 1 1 0 United States Cliff Richey 3 6 6 6
South Africa Louis Gordon 6 6 6 South Africa Clive Brebnor 6 3 1 3
South Africa Jan Botha 3 3 2 South Africa Louis Gordon 3 4 3
South Africa Clive Brebnor 6 6 6
United States Cliff Richey 6 6 3 6
Australia Roy Emerson 3 4 6 3
South Africa Graydon Garner 6 6 1 6
South Africa Andre Van der Merwe 6 6 6 6 South Africa Andre Van der Merwe 1 1 6 1
South Africa Theo Du Plessis 3 8 4 0 South Africa Graydon Garner 4 0 4
South Africa Bokkie Niemand 6 9 6 Australia Roy Emerson 6 6 6
South Africa Stephanus Reinach 3 7 0 South Africa Bokkie Niemand 3 2 4
Australia Roy Emerson 6 6 6

Section 8[edit]

First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
Australia Dick Crealy 7 5 4 6 6
South Africa Gordon Forbes 7 6 6 South Africa Gordon Forbes 5 7 6 4 1
Australia Alan McDonald 5 3 3 Australia Dick Crealy 6 6 6
South Africa Byron Bertram 6 7 6 Australia Allan Stone 1 4 2
South Africa Jeremy Smith 3 5 2 South Africa Byron Bertram 2 6 3 5
Australia Allan Stone 6 3 6 7
Australia Dick Crealy 5 7 0
Netherlands Tom Okker 7 9 6
France Jacques Thamin 1 3 0
New Zealand Richard Hawkes 10 6 6 New Zealand Richard Hawkes 6 6 6
South Africa Rayno Seegers 8 4 2 New Zealand Richard Hawkes 4 3 0
South Africa Bill Freer 8 6 6 Netherlands Tom Okker 6 6 6
South Africa Frank Briscoe 6 2 3 South Africa Bill Freer 2 0 0
Netherlands Tom Okker 6 6 6

References[edit]

  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1970). BP year book of World Tennis 1970. London: Clipper Press. pp. 83–84. ISBN 0851080049. OCLC 502255545. OL 21635829M.
  2. ^ "1969 Johannesburg – Men's singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).

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