1969 Wimbledon Championships

1969 Wimbledon Championships
Date 23 June – 5 July
Edition 83rd
Category Grand Slam (ITF)
Draw 128S/64D/128MX
Prize money £33,370
Surface Grass
Location Church Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
Champions
Men's Singles
Australia Rod Laver [1]
Women's Singles
United Kingdom Ann Haydon-Jones [2]
Men's Doubles
Australia John Newcombe / Australia Tony Roche [3]
Women's Doubles
Australia Margaret Court / Australia Judy Tegart [4]
Mixed Doubles
Australia Fred Stolle / United Kingdom Ann Haydon-Jones [5]
Boys' Singles
South Africa Byron Bertram
Girls' Singles
Japan Kazuko Sawamatsu

The 1969 Wimbledon Championships was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament that was played on outdoor grass courts. It was the second edition of the event in the Open Era and the 83rd since its formation. It was held at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club at Wimbledon, London from 23 June through 5 July 1969. Ann Haydon-Jones became the first British champion; Britain would have to wait 8 years, until the 1977 tournament to see another British winner in the singles competition – Virginia Wade. Rod Laver won the men's singles title, his fourth Wimbledon crown after 1961, 1962 and 1969, and went on to win his second Grand Slam after 1962.[6][7]

Prize money

The total prize money for 1969 championships was £33,370. The winner of the men's title earned £3,000 while the women's singles champion earned £1.500.[8]

Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Round of 64 Round of 128
Men's Singles £3,000 £1,500 £800 £450 £175 £125 £80 £50
Women's Singles £1,500 £750 £350 £200 £125 £90 £70 £50
Men's Doubles * £1,000 £600 £400 £200 £0 £0 £0 N/A
Women's Doubles* £600 £400 £200 £100 £0 £0 £0 N/A
Mixed Doubles* £500 £350 £175 £100 £0 £0 £0 £0

* per team

Champions

Men's Singles

Australia Rod Laver defeated Australia John Newcombe, 6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4

Women's Singles

United Kingdom Ann Haydon-Jones defeated United States Billie Jean King, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2

Men's Doubles

Australia John Newcombe / Australia Tony Roche defeated Netherlands Tom Okker / United States Marty Riessen, 7–5, 11–9, 6–3

Women's Doubles

Australia Margaret Court / Australia Judy Tegart defeated United States Patti Hogan / United States Peggy Michel, 9–7, 6–2

Mixed Doubles

Australia Fred Stolle / United Kingdom Ann Haydon-Jones defeated Australia Tony Roche / Australia Judy Tegart, 6–2, 6–3

Juniors Champions

Boys' Singles

South Africa Byron Bertram defeated Australia John Alexander, 7–5, 5–7, 6–4

Girls' Singles

Japan Kazuko Sawamatsu defeated South Africa Brenda Kirk 6–1, 1–6, 7–5

Seeds

Men's singles

  1. Australia Rod Laver (Champion)
  2. Australia Tony Roche (Semifinals, lost to John Newcombe)
  3. Netherlands Tom Okker (Quarterfinals, lost to John Newcombe)
  4. Australia Ken Rosewall (Third Round, lost to Robert Lutz)
  5. United States Arthur Ashe (Semifinals, lost to Rod Laver)
  6. Australia John Newcombe (Final, lost to Rod Laver)
  7. United States Clark Graebner (Third Round, lost to Bob Hewitt)
  8. South Africa Cliff Drysdale (Quarterfinals, lost to Rod Laver)
  9. Australia Roy Emerson (Fourth Round, lost to Cliff Drysdale)
  10. Spain Andrés Gimeno (Fourth Round, lost to Clark Graebner)
  11. Australia Fred Stolle (Fourth Round, lost to John Newcombe)
  12. United States Richard Pancho Gonzales (Fourth Round, lost to Arthur Ashe)
  13. South Africa Raymond Moore (First Round, lost to John Alexander)
  14. South Africa Bob Hewitt (First Round, lost to Cliff Richey)
  15. United States Dennis Ralston (Fourth Round, lost to Tony Roche)
  16. United States Stan Smith (First Round, lost to Allan Stone)

Women's singles

  1. Australia Margaret Court (Semifinals)
  2. United States Billie Jean King (Final, lost to Ann Haydon-Jones)
  3. United Kingdom Virginia Wade (Third Round, lost to Patricia Walkden)
  4. United Kingdom Ann Haydon-Jones (Champion)
  5. United States Nancy Richey (Quarterfinals, lost to Ann Haydon-Jones)
  6. Australia Kerry Melville (Second Round, lost to Rosie Casals)
  7. United States Julie Heldman (Quarterfinals, lost to Margaret Court)
  8. Australia Judy Tegart (Quarterfinals, lost to Billie Jean King)

References

  1. ↑ "1969 Wimbledon Men's Singes draw". ATP.
  2. ↑ "Wimbledon draws archive – Ladies' Singles 1969" (pdf). AELTC.
  3. ↑ "1969 Wimbledon Men's Doubles draw". ATP.
  4. ↑ "Wimbledon draws archive – Ladies' Doubles 1969" (pdf). AELTC.
  5. ↑ "Wimbledon draws archive – Mixed Doubles 1969" (pdf). AELTC.
  6. ↑ John Barrett, ed. (1970). BP year book of World Tennis 1970. London: Clipper P. pp. 39–63. ISBN 0851080049. OCLC 502255545. OL 21635829M.
  7. ↑ "Laver Wins Fourth Wimbledon Crown". Toledo Blade. AP. 6 July 1969.
  8. ↑ Little, Alan (2013). Wimbledon Compendium 2013 (23 ed.). London: All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club. pp. 327–334. ISBN 978-1899039401.

External links

Preceded by
1969 French Open		 Grand Slams Succeeded by
1969 US Open
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