1969 Wills Open British Covered Court Championships – Men's singles
| Men's singles | |
|---|---|
| 1969 Wills Open British Covered Court Championships | |
| Champion |  Rod Laver |
| Runner-up | Tony Roche |
| Score | 6–4, 6–1, 6–3 |
| Draw | 32 |
The 1969 Wills Open British Covered Court Championships – Men's singles was an event of the 1969 Wills Open British Covered Court Championships tennis tournament and was played on indoor carpet courts at the Wembley Arena in London in the United Kingdom between 17 November and 22 November 1969. The draw consisted of 32 players. Ken Rosewall was the reigning singles champion but did not take part in this edition. Rod Laver won the singles title by defeating Tony Roche in the final, 6–4, 6–1, 6–3.[1][2][3][4]
Draw
[edit]Key
[edit]- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- SE = Special exempt
- PR = Protected ranking
- ITF = ITF entry
- JE = Junior exempt
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
- SR = Special ranking
Finals
[edit]| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Rod Laver
| 8 | 6 | |||||||||||
 Tom Okker
| 6 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Rod Laver
| 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Tony Roche
| 4 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||
 Butch Buchholz
| 3 | 9 | 13 | ||||||||||
| Tony Roche
| 6 | 7 | 15 | ||||||||||
Top half
[edit]| First Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rod Laver
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marty Riessen
| 4 | 4 | Rod Laver
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 John Clifton
| 7 | 6 | 6 | John Clifton
| 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Torben Ulrich
| 9 | 3 | 2 | Rod Laver
| 16 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Roger Taylor
| 7 | 6 | 19 | Roger Taylor
| 14 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Fred Stolle
| 9 | 4 | 17 | Roger Taylor
| 3 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Owen Davidson
| 6 | 6 | Owen Davidson
| 6 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Charlie Pasarell
| 4 | 1 | Rod Laver
| 8 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tom Okker
| 6 | 19 | 6 | Tom Okker
| 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Mark Cox
| 2 | 21 | 4 | Tom Okker
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen Warboys
| 6 | 6 | Stephen Warboys
| 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gerald Battrick
| 3 | 4 | Tom Okker
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pancho Gonzales
| 6 | 6 | Pancho Gonzales
| 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Hans-Joachim Plötz
| 3 | 2 | Pancho Gonzales
| 7 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| David Lloyd
| 3 | 6 | 6 | David Lloyd
| 5 | 7 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Ronald Holmberg
| 6 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bottom half
[edit]| First Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Butch Buchholz
| 7 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bobby Wilson
| 5 | 6 | Butch Buchholz
| 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Roy Emerson
| 11 | 6 | Roy Emerson
| 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Ion Țiriac
| 9 | 3 | Butch Buchholz
| 3 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Graham Stilwell
| 6 | 6 | Graham Stilwell
| 6 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Raymond Moore
| 2 | 2 | Graham Stilwell
| 3 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Ismail El Shafei
| w/o | Ismail El Shafei
| 6 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Newcombe
| Butch Buchholz
| 3 | 9 | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Nikola Pilić
| 11 | 11 | Tony Roche
| 6 | 7 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Andrés Gimeno
| 9 | 9 | Nikola Pilić
| 6 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Stan Smith
| 3 | 6 | 6 | Stan Smith
| 3 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cliff Drysdale
| 6 | 3 | 4 | Stan Smith
| 3 | 10 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Bob Hewitt
| 6 | 7 | Tony Roche
| 6 | 8 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Pierre Barthès
| 4 | 5 | Bob Hewitt
| 5 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tony Roche
| 6 | 6 | Tony Roche
| 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ilie Năstase
| 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1970). BP year book of World Tennis 1970. London: Clipper Press. pp. 170–171. ISBN 0851080049. OCLC 502255545. OL 21635829M.
- ^ "Laver top title seed". The Age. 19 November 1969 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "Laver's win praised". Canberra Times. 26 November 1969. p. 36 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "1969 Wembley – Men's Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).