Rod Laver defeated Andrés Gimeno in the final, 6–3, 6–4, 7–5 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1969 Australian Open. It was the first step in an eventual Grand Slam for Laver. This was the first edition of the tournament to be open to professional players, marking a period in tennis history known as the Open Era.
1969, australian, open, singles, laver, defeated, andrés, gimeno, final, singles, tennis, title, 1969, australian, open, first, step, eventual, grand, slam, laver, this, first, edition, tournament, open, professional, players, marking, period, tennis, history,. Rod Laver defeated Andres Gimeno in the final 6 3 6 4 7 5 to win the men s singles tennis title at the 1969 Australian Open It was the first step in an eventual Grand Slam for Laver This was the first edition of the tournament to be open to professional players marking a period in tennis history known as the Open Era Men s singles1969 Australian OpenFinalChampionRod LaverRunner upAndres GimenoScore6 3 6 4 7 5DetailsDraw48Seeds16EventsSingles men women boys girlsDoubles men women mixed boys girls 1968 Australian Open 1970 Main article 1969 Australian Open William Bowrey was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Ray Ruffels Contents 1 Seeds 2 Draw 2 1 Key 2 2 Final eight 2 3 Section 1 2 4 Section 2 2 5 Section 3 2 6 Section 4 3 References 4 External linksSeeds EditThe seeded players are listed below Rod Laver is the champion others show the round in which they were eliminated 1 nbsp Rod Laver champion nbsp Ken Rosewall third round nbsp Tom Okker first round nbsp Tony Roche semifinals nbsp John Newcombe quarterfinals nbsp Richard Pancho Gonzales third round nbsp Fred Stolle quarterfinals nbsp Marty Riessen third round nbsp Andres Gimeno final nbsp William Bowrey quarterfinals nbsp Roy Emerson third round nbsp Ray Ruffels semifinals nbsp Earl Butch Buchholz quarterfinals nbsp Mal Anderson third round nbsp Roger Taylor second round nbsp Allan Stone third round Draw EditKey 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 Final eight Edit QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal 1 nbsp Rod Laver61867 nbsp Fred Stolle41641 nbsp Rod Laver7229164 nbsp Tony Roche52011635 nbsp John Newcombe868534 nbsp Tony Roche1046761 nbsp Rod Laver6679 nbsp Andres Gimeno34512 nbsp Ray Ruffels9266610 nbsp William Bowrey11603412 nbsp Ray Ruffels2929 nbsp Andres Gimeno611613 nbsp Earl Butch Buchholz1229 nbsp Andres Gimeno666Section 1 Edit First roundSecond roundThird roundQuarterfinals1 nbsp R Laver666 nbsp M Di Domenico2231 nbsp R Laver663911 nbsp R Emerson2467 nbsp H Hunt13311 nbsp R Emerson6661 nbsp R Laver61867 nbsp F Stolle416416 nbsp A Stone6116 nbsp J L Rouyer19416 nbsp A Stone6427 nbsp F Stolle866 nbsp R Case5427 nbsp F Stolle766Section 2 Edit First roundSecond roundThird roundQuarterfinals5 nbsp J Newcombe6566 nbsp I Fletcher27345 nbsp J Newcombe6736 nbsp R Brent66486 nbsp R Brent2564 nbsp JB Chanfreau386645 nbsp J Newcombe666 nbsp R Moore64646 nbsp R Moore243 nbsp T Fancutt46361 nbsp R Moore151306 nbsp V Crotta643415 nbsp R Taylor13116415 nbsp R Taylor46665 nbsp J Newcombe8685314 nbsp M Anderson9664 nbsp T Roche104676 nbsp J Bartlett72314 nbsp M Anderson6126 nbsp D Crealy87210 nbsp D Crealy2101 nbsp A Hammond656814 nbsp M Anderson634 nbsp R Keldie6134 nbsp T Roche866 nbsp S Ball111r nbsp R Keldie604 nbsp B Phillips Moore3344 nbsp T Roche8664 nbsp T Roche666Section 3 Edit First roundSecond roundThird roundQuarterfinals3 nbsp T Okker nbsp P Marzanow o nbsp P Marzano412 nbsp J Brown71243 nbsp T Leius666 nbsp T Leius91066 nbsp T Leius213 nbsp A Gardiner44412 nbsp R Ruffels666 nbsp J Alexander666 nbsp J Alexander284 nbsp S Sugiarto10212 nbsp R Ruffels610612 nbsp R Ruffels66612 nbsp R Ruffels9266610 nbsp W Bowrey86610 nbsp W Bowrey116034 nbsp K Watanabe64310 nbsp W Bowrey5666 nbsp A Panatta051 nbsp T Addison7224 nbsp T Addison67610 nbsp W Bowrey6611 nbsp B Giltinan0246 nbsp RP Gonzales309 nbsp P Barthes666 nbsp P Barthes333 nbsp M Bolle2246 nbsp RP Gonzales6666 nbsp RP Gonzales666Section 4 Edit First roundSecond roundThird roundQuarterfinals8 nbsp M Riessen666 nbsp P Toci1218 nbsp M Riessen6651413 nbsp EB Buchholz14766 nbsp J Cooper362213 nbsp EB Buchholz636613 nbsp EB Buchholz1229 nbsp A Gimeno6669 nbsp A Gimeno666 nbsp G Masters1229 nbsp A Gimeno7662 nbsp K Rosewall514 nbsp P Dent62142 nbsp K Rosewall3666References Edit Laver comes back from edge of defeat The Canberra Times 16 January 1969 p 32 via National Library of Australia External links EditAssociation of Tennis Professionals ATP 1969 Australian Open Men s Singles draw 1969 Australian Open Men s draws and results at the International Tennis FederationPreceded by1968 US Open Men s singles Grand Slam men s singles Succeeded by1969 French Open Men s singles Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1969 Australian Open Men 27s singles amp oldid 1156622590, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
