1969 US Open – Men's singles

Men's singles
Men's singles
1969 US Open
Final
Champion	Rod Laver
Runner-up	Tony Roche
Score	7–9, 6–1, 6–2, 6–2
Details
Draw	128
Seeds	16
Events

Rod Laver defeated countryman Tony Roche 7–9, 6–1, 6–2, 6–2 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1969 US Open, becoming the only man in the Open Era to win a Grand Slam. Arthur Ashe was the defending champion but lost in the semi-finals to Laver.

1969 would be the last year that a player would reach all four Grand Slam finals in a single year, until Roger Federer did it in 2006.

Seeds

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

Rod Laver, (Champion)
John Newcombe, (Semifinals)
Tony Roche, (Finals)
Arthur Ashe, (Semifinals)
Tom Okker, (First Round)
Ken Rosewall, (Quarterfinals)
Clark Graebner, (Second Round)
Cliff Drysdale, (First Round)
Roy Emerson, (Quarterfinals)
Fred Stolle, (Quarterfinals)
Andrés Gimeno, (Fourth Round)
Stan Smith, (Second Round)
Richard Pancho Gonzales, (Fourth Round)
Manuel Santana, (Fourth Round)
Marty Riessen, (Fourth Round)
Dennis Ralston, (Fourth Round)

Qualifying

Draw

Key

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

Final Eight

Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final

1	Rod Laver	4	8	13	6

9	Roy Emerson	6	6	11	4
							1	Rod Laver	8	6	14

							4	Arthur Ashe	6	3	12
4	Arthur Ashe	8	6	6

6	Ken Rosewall	6	3	4
														1	Rod Laver	7	6	6	6

														3	Tony Roche	9	1	2	2
	Earl Butch Buchholz	1	7	7	0

3	Tony Roche	6	9	5	6
							3	Tony Roche	3	6	4	6	8

							2	John Newcombe	6	4	6	3	6
10	Fred Stolle	9	6	1	4	11

2	John Newcombe	7	3	6	6	13

Section 1

First round						Second round							Third round						Fourth round

1	R Laver	6	6	6
	LA García	2	4	2		1	R Laver	6	7	6
LL	J Hammill	3	4	2			J Pinto-Bravo	4	5	2
	J Pinto-Bravo	6	6	6									1	R Laver	8	6	6
	E Scott	6	10	6										J Fillol Sr.	6	1	2
	E van Dillen	3	8	1			E Scott	8	6	2	7	7
	B MacKay	6	3	3	3		J Fillol Sr.	10	4	6	5	9
	J Fillol Sr.	2	6	6	6														1	R Laver	6	4	4	6	6
16	D Ralston	7	6	10															16	D Ralston	4	6	6	2	3
	KA Carpenter	5	3	8		16	D Ralston	6	11	6
	G Stilwell	8	6	9			G Stilwell	3	9	4
Q	G Taylor	6	2	7									16	D Ralston	11	4	6	7
	J Alexander	6	6	6										T Gorman	9	6	4	5
Q	M Sprenglemeyer	4	1	0			J Alexander	6	3	2	10
	T Gorman	6	6	6			T Gorman	4	6	6	12
Q	B Brown	2	4	0

Section 2

First round							Second round						Third round					Fourth round

8	C Drysdale	2	3	4
	O Davidson	6	6	6				O Davidson	10	1	3	4
	I Buding	1	10	1				ON Bengtson	8	6	6	6
	ON Bengtson	6	12	6										ON Bengtson	5	13	3
	R Holmberg	6	6	6										R Barth	7	15	6
Q	P Proisy	2	4	3				R Holmberg	5	3	3
	M Olvera	6	6	4	6	0		R Barth	7	6	6
	R Barth	3	1	6	8	6													R Barth	3	0	3
9	R Emerson	6	6	6														9	R Emerson	6	6	6
	Z Franulović	2	4	3			9	R Emerson	6	7	6
	M Orantes	11	7	3	6	9		M Orantes	1	5	3
	P Gerken	9	9	6	4	7							9	R Emerson	6	9	6
	E Zuleta	6	3	4										W Bowrey	3	7	2
	R Leach Sr.	8	6	6				R Leach Sr.	6	2	1	3
	O Parun	4	4	6	2			W Bowrey	3	6	6	6
	W Bowrey	6	6	4	6

Section 3

First round					Second round						Third round						Fourth round

4	A Ashe	6	6	7
	D Stockton	2	2	5	4	A Ashe	6	6	4	6
	C McKinley	5	5	10		D Crealy	4	3	6	3
	D Crealy	7	7	12							4	A Ashe	5	6	6	6
	J Osborne	6	6	6								J Osborne	7	4	4	2
Q	P Burwash	2	2	2		J Osborne	4	6	6	7
	R Howe	3	0	4		P Lall	6	3	4	5
	P Lall	6	6	6													4	A Ashe	7	6	6	6
14	M Santana	6	7	6													14	M Santana	5	1	8	4
	W Higgins	2	5	1	14	M Santana	6	6	6
	J-P Courcol	6	6	6		J-P Courcol	1	1	1
	D Dell	3	4	3							14	M Santana	6	6	7	6
	R McKinley	6	6	6								R McKinley	4	4	9	2
	M Carlstein	1	3	3		R McKinley	6	6	6
	R Hawkes	6	3	5		P Marmureanu	4	4	3
	P Marmureanu	8	6	7

Section 4

First round							Second round						Third round					Fourth round

6	K Rosewall	6	5	6	4	6
	P Cramer	2	7	4	6	4	6	K Rosewall	6	6	6
Q	L Turville	6	2	2				R Moore	3	2	2
	R Moore	8	6	6									6	K Rosewall	6	6	6
	J Mukherjea	4	8	4										N Pilić	4	0	2
	N Pilić	6	10	6				N Pilić	6	6	6
	T Ryan	7	5	7	6			I Ţiriac	1	2	0
	I Ţiriac	9	7	5	8													6	K Rosewall	6	7	4	6
12	S Smith	6	6	6															I Năstase	1	5	6	3
	P Rodríguez	0	3	2			12	S Smith	7	10	5	3
	I Năstase	4	6	6	6			I Năstase	5	12	7	6
	I Crookenden	6	4	3	0									I Năstase	6	1
	L Gerrard	3	2	2										I El Shafei	0	0	r.
	G Battrick	6	6	6				G Battrick	3	6	3	14
	I El Shafei	6	6	8				I El Shafei	6	3	6	16
	J Sharpe	4	3	6

Section 5

First round							Second round							Third round					Fourth round

	JL Rouyer	7	1	6	6
	R Krog	5	6	3	4			JL Rouyer	6	3	7	2	6
	A Stone	6	3	6	6			A Stone	1	6	5	6	3
	T Edlefsen	4	6	3	3										JL Rouyer	1	4	3
	P Dent	6	8	2	3									11	A Gimeno	6	6	6
	J McManus	3	10	6	6			J McManus	6	3	2	2
	M Estep	3	4	9	1		11	A Gimeno	4	6	6	6
11	A Gimeno	6	6	7	6														11	A Gimeno	6	3	1	7	3
	EB Buchholz	6	6	6																EB Buchholz	4	6	6	5	6
	A Palafox	2	4	2				EB Buchholz	6	3	6	4	6
	J Kodeš	6	6	6				J Kodeš	2	6	3	6	2
	S Dron	3	3	4											EB Buchholz	13	6	6
	P Curtis	3	3	6	6	6									M Cox	11	4	4
	J Kukal	6	6	2	4	4		P Curtis	9	3	3	3
	M Cox	7	6	0	6	9		M Cox	7	6	6	6
5	T Okker	9	3	6	4	7

Section 6

First round						Second round							Third round							Fourth round

	A Neely	6	3	6	6
Q	M Senior	3	6	1	2		A Neely	4	4	3
	M Lara	5	3	8			T Ulrich	6	6	6
	T Ulrich	7	6	10										T Ulrich	6	4	6	6	2
	R Ruffels	7	2	7	6								13	RP Gonzales	3	6	4	8	6
	B Carmichael	5	6	5	4		R Ruffels	2	6	3	6	4
Q	R Potthast	3	3	4		13	RP Gonzales	6	3	6	3	6
13	RP Gonzales	6	6	6																13	RP Gonzales	3	12	5	0
	H Fitzgibbon	6	6	6																3	T Roche	6	10	7	6
Q	P Fishbach	4	2	4			H Fitzgibbon	4	6	8	3	4
	P Guzmán	4	4	2			L Ayala	6	3	6	6	6
	L Ayala	6	6	6										L Ayala	2	3	1
	T Koch	6	6	6									3	T Roche	6	6	6
Q	A Cornejo	0	4	2			T Koch	3	2	4
	R Lutz	11	4	4	7	3	T Roche	6	6	6
3	T Roche	9	6	6	9

Section 7

First round							Second round						Third round						Fourth round

	C Richey	6	3	6	6
	B Cheney	4	6	1	4			C Richey	6	4	6	6
	F Robbins	22	9	6	8	6		F Robbins	4	6	4	4
	D Dell	20	7	8	10	4								C Richey	5	8	4	5
Q	W Blocher	6	11	9									10	F Stolle	7	6	6	7
Q	C Steele III	4	9	7			Q	W Blocher	1	3	1
	H Hose	4	2	2			10	F Stolle	6	6	6
10	F Stolle	6	6	6															10	F Stolle	6	6	2	6
Q	R Hernando	4	2	2																R Taylor	4	2	6	3
	T Addison	6	6	6				T Addison	6	9	6
	D Lloyd	2	6	1	2			C Pasarell	3	7	4
	C Pasarell	6	4	6	6									T Addison	4	6	2
	R Taylor	7	3	6	6									R Taylor	6	8	6
	G Goven	5	6	2	3			R Taylor	4	6	2
	T Mozur	0	5	2			7	C Graebner	6	1	0	r.
7	C Graebner	6	7	6

Section 8

First round							Second round						Third round						Fourth round

	J Loyo-Mayo	6	9	6
	JB Chanfreau	2	7	3				J Loyo-Mayo	6	6	6
	B Seewagen	6	6	5	1	1		T Leonard	2	2	3
	T Leonard	3	4	7	6	6								J Loyo-Mayo	3	2	4
	R Russell	6	3	9	3								15	M Riessen	6	6	6
	M Belkin	4	6	11	6			M Belkin	6	1	3	0
Q	R Tanner	6	3	1	3		15	M Riessen	4	6	6	6
15	M Riessen	1	6	6	6														15	M Riessen	6	3	4	23
	P Cornejo	8	3	2	4														2	J Newcombe	4	6	6	25
	P Barthes	6	6	6	6			P Barthes	8	7	2	9
	EV Seixas	3	7	5				R Keldie	6	5	6	7
	R Keldie	6	9	7										P Barthes	8	1	2	2
Q	J Singh	6	4	8	6								2	J Newcombe	6	6	6	6
Q	T Hoehn	1	6	6	2		Q	J Singh	3	4	4
Q	P Sullivan	2	3	3			2	J Newcombe	6	6	6
2	J Newcombe	6	6	6

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