1969 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles

Men's Singles
1969 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	Rod Laver
Runner-up	John Newcombe
Final score	6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4
Draw	128 (10Q)
Seeds	16

Rod Laver was the defending champion and won in the final 6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4 against John Newcombe. It was Lavers fourth, and final, Wimbledon singles title, and his tenth grand slam singles title overall.

Seeds

Rod Laver (Champion)
Tony Roche (Semifinals)
Tom Okker (Quarterfinals)
Ken Rosewall (Third Round)
Arthur Ashe (Semifinals)
John Newcombe (Final)
Clark Graebner (Quarterfinals)
Cliff Drysdale (Quarterfinals)
Roy Emerson (Fourth Round)
Andrés Gimeno (Fourth Round)
Fred Stolle (Fourth Round)
Richard Pancho Gonzales (Fourth Round)
Raymond Moore (First Round)
Bob Hewitt (First Round)
Dennis Ralston (Fourth Round)
Stan Smith (Fourth Round)

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier
WC = Wild Card
LL = Lucky Loser
r. = retired

Final Eight

Quarterfinals							Semifinals						Finals

1	Rod Laver	6	6	6
8	Cliff Drysdale	4	2	3
							1	Rod Laver	2	6	9	6

							5	Arthur Ashe	6	2	7	0
	Robert Lutz	4	2	6	5

5	Arthur Ashe	6	6	4	7
													1	Rod Laver	6	5	6	6
													6	John Newcombe	4	7	4	4
6	John Newcombe	8	3	6	7
3	Tom Okker	6	6	1	5
							6	John Newcombe	3	6	14	6

							2	Tony Roche	6	1	12	4
7	Clark Graebner	6	6	3	4	9

2	Tony Roche	4	4	6	6	11

Section 1

First round							Second round							Third round						Fourth round

1	R Laver	6	6	6
	N Pietrangeli	1	2	2			1	R Laver	3	4	6	6	6
Q	C Steele III	4	12	8	6			P Lall	6	6	3	0	0
	P Lall	6	10	10	8									1	R Laver	6	6	6
	J Leschly	6	7	6											J Leschly	3	3	3
	K Fletcher	4	5	2				J Leschly	6	22	6
	JL Rouyer	6	5	6	5	6		JL Rouyer	4	20	4
LL	B Geraghty	2	7	4	7	3														1	R Laver	6	6	7	3	6
16	S Smith	20	6	9	4	6														16	S Smith	4	2	9	6	3
	A Stone	22	4	7	6	3	16	S Smith	6	7	6
	D Lloyd	8	6	7				D Lloyd	3	5	1
	I Gulyás	6	4	5										16	S Smith	3	9	6	6
	D Dell	3	6	2	1										W Bowrey	6	7	3	4
	W Bowrey	6	3	6	6			W Bowrey	8	6	6
	T Koch	8	3	7	3	4		G Goven	6	4	3
	G Goven	6	6	5	6	6

Section 2

First round							Second round							Third round					Round four

8	C Drysdale	7	7	9
	P Hombergen	5	5	7			8	C Drysdale	6	6	11	6
	O Davidson	6	6	6				O Davidson	4	4	13	2
Q	J Paish	1	2	3										8	C Drysdale	6	11	6
	B Phillips-Moore	5	4	6	1										M Cox	2	9	4
	I Ţiriac	7	6	4	6			I Ţiriac	6	8	7	10
	M Cox	7	6	6				M Cox	2	10	9	12
	M Orantes	5	4	3															8	C Drysdale	6	6	0	6	9
9	R Emerson	6	6	6															9	R Emerson	4	8	6	3	7
LL	P Pokorny	1	1	1			9	R Emerson	6	6	6
Q	J Clifton	4	6	4	6	5		S Matthews	3	1	2
	S Matthews	6	3	6	2	7								9	R Emerson	7	6	6
	V Korotkov	6	6	8											N Kalogeropoulos	5	3	2
	M Sangster	4	3	6				V Korotkov	6	4	3	6	3
	N Kalogeropoulos	6	6	6				N Kalogeropoulos	2	6	6	3	6
	J Fillol Sr.	2	2	4

Section 3

First round							Second round							Third round							Round four

4	K Rosewall	6	6	6
	W Gasiorek	1	1	2			4	K Rosewall	6	6	8
	R Taylor	6	13	6				R Taylor	1	4	6
	EV Seixas	4	11	2										4	K Rosewall	6	9	3	2
	R Lutz	6	6	6											R Lutz	8	7	6	6
Q	S Koudelka	1	1	0				R Lutz	2	4	6	6	7
	J Kodeš	6	3	5	6	6		J Kodeš	6	6	1	2	5
	P Cornejo	3	6	7	3	1																R Lutz	9	4	3	6	6
13	R Moore	3	2	11	4																	J Alexander	7	6	6	4	4
	J Alexander	6	6	9	6			J Alexander	7	6	6
	G Forbes	4	6	3				O Parun	5	4	3
	O Parun	6	8	6											J Alexander	6	8	13	3	6
Q	A McDonald	5	5	6											T Addison	3	10	11	6	3
	J Courcol	7	7	8				J Courcol	3	2	6	5
	T Addison	9	6	6				T Addison	6	6	3	7
LL	E Zuleta	7	3	3

Section 4

First round							Second round							Third round							Round four

5	A Ashe	1	11	6	7
	M Riessen	6	9	3	5		5	A Ashe	3	4	6	6	6
	T Ulrich	6	4	4	7			T Ryan	6	6	3	2	2
	T Ryan	4	6	6	9									5	A Ashe	6	1	6	13	12
	G Stilwell	6	3	8	6	6									G Stilwell	2	6	2	15	10
	K Wooldridge	2	6	6	4	1		G Stilwell	6	6	6
	A Mills	6	2	6	5	12		I Buding	3	2	4
	I Buding	2	6	4	7	14															5	A Ashe	7	4	6	6
12	RP Gonzales	22	1	16	6	11															12	RP Gonzales	5	6	3	3
	C Pasarell	24	6	14	3	9	12	RP Gonzales	6	6	6
	J Barrett	4	4	2				ON Bengtson	4	3	3
	ON Bengtson	6	6	6										12	RP Gonzales	6	6	6
	T Edlefsen	6	3	9	6										T Edlefsen	4	3	2
	R Barth	3	6	7	3			T Edlefsen	8	6	4	5	6
	R Keldie	12	4	6	6			R Keldie	6	3	6	7	4
	S Likhachev	10	6	4	4

Section 5

First round							Second round							Third round					Round four

	G Battrick	6	3	4	6	6
LL	T Nowicki	4	6	6	4	4		G Battrick	3	7	1	6	3
	M Holeček	6	5	11	6			M Holeček	6	5	6	4	6
Q	E Van Dillen	3	7	9	4										M Holeček	2	4	2
	R Maud	6	6	6										11	F Stolle	6	6	6
LL	K Yanagi	4	1	2				R Maud	17	6	0	5
	P Hutchins	4	8	4			11	F Stolle	19	2	6	7
11	F Stolle	6	10	6															11	F Stolle	4	5	6	3
	D Contet	4	9	8	4														6	J Newcombe	6	7	3	6
	M Anderson	6	11	6	6			M Anderson	13	8	6
	J Ulrich	1	4	6	4			J Cooper	11	6	4
	J Cooper	6	6	1	6										M Anderson	2	3	1
	B Fairlie	6	8	6										6	J Newcombe	6	6	6
	P Rodríguez	2	6	3				B Fairlie	5	4	4
	N Pilić	10	4	6	5		6	J Newcombe	7	6	6
6	J Newcombe	12	6	4	7

Section 6

First round							Second round							Third round						Round four

Q	W Higgins	4	2	4
	R Wilson	6	6	6				R Wilson	6	3	7	5	6
	Z Franulović	7	6	6	7	10		Z Franulović	4	6	5	7	0
	T Leius	5	8	3	9	8									R Wilson	6	6	15
	B Carmichael	5	6	7	6										B Carmichael	1	4	13
	J Mandarino	7	1	5	4			B Carmichael	2	6	7	6
	C Richey	0	6	6	6	9		C Richey	6	4	5	4
14	B Hewitt	6	4	8	2	7															R Wilson	9	4	2
Q	R Seegers	5	3	1																3	T Okker	11	6	6
	D Crealy	7	6	6				D Crealy	9	6	6
	DR Russell	4	14	5	6	6		DR Russell	7	4	4
	D Sturdza	6	12	7	3	4									D Crealy	6	3	2	4
	R Holmberg	8	4	6	2	7								3	T Okker	4	6	6	6
	A Olmedo	6	6	4	6	5		R Holmberg	6	6	1	4	2
	I El Shafei	3	8	4			3	T Okker	3	2	6	6	6
3	T Okker	6	10	6

Section 7

First round							Second round							Third round							Round four

	P Dent	6	6	6
	P Guzmán	4	2	3				P Dent	6	6	6	2	6
	B Giltinan	9	6	11	6	2		F Jauffret	4	8	4	6	4
	F Jauffret	11	2	13	2	6									P Dent	6	8	3	4	4
	N Špear	4	1	1										10	A Gimeno	2	6	6	6	6
	A Metreveli	6	6	6				A Metreveli	3	6	1	6	3
	F McMillan	3	4	6	1		10	A Gimeno	6	3	6	3	6
10	A Gimeno	6	6	3	6																10	A Gimeno	9	5	r.
	E Scott	16	4	4																	7	C Graebner	7	6
	P Barthes	18	6	6				P Barthes	2	4	6	3
	T Gorman	3	6	3	8	4		I Năstase	6	6	3	6
	I Năstase	6	4	6	6	6									I Năstase	5	6	4
	J Brown	9	6	7										7	C Graebner	7	7	6
Q	J Bartlett	7	2	5				J Brown	2	0	r.
	R Ruffels	4	6	3			7	C Graebner	6	3
7	C Graebner	6	8	6

Section 8

First round							Second round						Third round					Round four

	J McManus	2	6	6	4	6
	EB Buchholz	6	4	1	6	8		EB Buchholz	8	6	6
	L Ayala	6	6	12				L Ayala	6	2	4
	R Howe	4	2	10										EB Buchholz	4	2	5
	J Kukal	16	6	8									15	D Ralston	6	6	7
Q	J Krinsky	14	3	6				J Kukal	5	2	4
	C Mukherjea	2	6	5			15	D Ralston	7	6	6
15	D Ralston	6	8	7														15	D Ralston	3	6	5	10	2
	H-J Plötz	6	3	6	6													2	T Roche	6	4	7	8	6
	P Curtis	2	6	4	1			H-J Plötz	9	3	9	9
	K Watanabe	6	7	6				K Watanabe	7	6	7	7
	P Beust	3	5	3										H-J Plötz	1	7	4
	A Segal	6	6	6									2	T Roche	6	9	6
	E Castigliano	2	1	3				A Segal	1	2	0
	JC Barclay	5	6	3	2		2	T Roche	6	6	6
2	T Roche	7	4	6	6

External links

Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) – 1969 Wimbledon Men's Singles draw

Preceded by 1969 French Open – Men's Singles	Grand Slams Men's Singles	Succeeded by 1969 US Open – Men's Singles

Wimbledon Men's Singles drawsheets

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