1969 French Open – Men's Singles

Men's Singles
1969 French Open
Champion	Rod Laver
Runner-up	Ken Rosewall
Final score	6–4, 6–3, 6–4

Rod Laver defeated defending champion Ken Rosewall 6–4, 6–3, 6–4 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1969 French Open.

Seeds

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

1. Rod Laver (Champion)
2. Tony Roche (Semifinals)
3. Ken Rosewall (Final)
4. John Newcombe (Quarterfinals)
5. Tom Okker (Semifinals)
6. Arthur Ashe (Fourth round)
7. Roy Emerson (Fourth round)
8. Andrés Gimeno (Quarterfinals)
9. Manuel Santana (Fourth round)
10. Željko Franulović (Quarterfinals)
11. Marty Riessen (Second round)
12. Ismail El Shafei (Third round)
13. Jan Kodeš (Fourth round)
14. Bob Hewitt (Third round)
15. Earl Butch Buchholz (Second round)
16. Stan Smith (Fourth round)

Draw

Key

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

Finals

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Finals
	2	Tony Roche	4	7	6	4	6
	10	Željko Franulović	6	5	0	6	1
										2	Tony Roche	5	2	2
										3	Ken Rosewall	7	6	6
	3	Ken Rosewall	12	4	7	6
		Fred Stolle	10	6	5	2
																			3	Ken Rosewall	4	3	4
																			1	Rod Laver	6	6	6
	5	Tom Okker	5	6	4	6	6
	4	John Newcombe	7	2	6	2	2
										5	Tom Okker	6	0	2	4
										1	Rod Laver	4	6	6	6
	8	Andrés Gimeno	6	3	4	3
	1	Rod Laver	3	6	6	6

Section 1

	First round									Second round									Third round									Round four
	2	T Roche
		C Mukherjea	w/o							2	T Roche	7	6	6
		HJ Pohmann	6	6	6						HJ Pohmann	5	2	1
		A Panatta	2	2	3														2	T Roche	6	6	6
		K Wooldridge	3	4	2															A Stone	3	4	4
		N Pilić	6	6	6						N Pilić	6	7	3	3	4
		MH Akbari	4	4	0						A Stone	4	5	6	6	6
		A Stone	6	6	6																							2	T Roche	6	8	6
	15	EB Buchholz	6	6	6																								W Gasiorek	4	6	2
		G Di Maso	1	0	2					15	EB Buchholz	1	0	4
		W Gasiorek	4	6	1	6	6				W Gasiorek	6	6	6
		D Contet	6	4	6	2	2													W Gasiorek	6	6	6
		P Dent	0	7	3	6	7													S Koudelka	2	1	3
		T Akbari	6	5	6	3	5				P Dent	6	0	6	0
		S Koudelka	6	7	7						S Koudelka	1	6	8	6
		J Fassbender	4	5	5

Section 2

	First round									Second round									Third round									Round four
	7	R Emerson	3	6	5	6	6
		R Moore	6	2	7	0	3			7	R Emerson	6	6	6
		T Nowicki									T Nowicki	3	2	2
		P Guzmán	w/o																7	R Emerson	6	4	6	6
		E Castigliano	1	4	3															M Di Domenico	2	6	1	4
		M Di Domenico	6	6	6						M Di Domenico	5	6	6	6
		J Bartlett	6	1	6	5	6				J Bartlett	7	4	4	4
		I Molina	4	6	3	7	4																					7	R Emerson	6	3	0	2
	10	Z Franulović	6	6	6																							10	Z Franulović	1	6	6	6
		B De Troye	1	3	2					10	Z Franulović	6	6	6
		H Nerell	6	6	3	6					H Nerell	0	2	0
		R Ruffels	0	1	6	4													10	Z Franulović	6	6	6
		P Proisy	6	1	7	5	2													D Ralston	2	0	1
		D Ralston	1	6	5	7	6				D Ralston	6	6	0	0	6
		T Leius	5	2	7	5					P Rodríguez	2	4	6	6	4
		P Rodríguez	7	6	5	7

Section 3

	First round									Second round									Third round									Round four
	3	K Rosewall	7	6	6
		M Leclercq	5	4	2					3	K Rosewall	6	6	6
		M Holeček									M Holeček	0	3	1
		R Taylor	w/o																3	K Rosewall	4	6	6	6
		T Edlefsen	6	6	4	2														M Mulligan	6	2	2	1
		F Jauffret	2	8	6	6					F Jauffret	0	7	6	2
		V Palman	3	4	4						M Mulligan	6	9	4	6
		M Mulligan	6	6	6																							3	K Rosewall	6	6	6
	14	B Hewitt	8	6	6																								I Gulyás	1	2	1
		R Holmberg	6	2	4					14	B Hewitt	6	6	6
		G Masters	4	3	2						JC Barclay	4	4	2
		JC Barclay	6	6	6														14	B Hewitt	9	0	6	5
		P Toci	3	6	6	6	6													I Gulyás	11	6	0	7
		G Merlo	6	4	4	8	4				P Toci	4	6	3
		I Gulyás	6	5	6	8					I Gulyás	6	8	6
		T Gorman	3	7	1	6

Section 4

	First round									Second round									Third round									Round four
	6	A Ashe	6	6	6
		H Fauquier	2	0	3					6	A Ashe	6	2	4	6	6
		J Courcol	5	7	6	6					J Courcol	2	6	6	3	2
		E Di Matteo	7	5	1	0													6	A Ashe	6	6	6
		JL Rouyer	6	6	6															B Phillips-Moore	4	3	1
		A Segal	2	2	2						JL Rouyer	6	4	4	4
		F Pierson	1	2	2						B Phillips-Moore	3	6	6	6
		B Phillips-Moore	6	6	6																							6	A Ashe	2	0	4
	11	M Riessen	6	6	6																								F Stolle	6	6	6
		B Montrenaud	4	0	0					11	M Riessen	2	6	8	2	3
		F Stolle	6	6	6						F Stolle	6	4	6	6	6
		C De Gronckel	4	0	3															F Stolle	2	6	6	6
		P Pokorny	6	8	3	5														J Kukal	6	1	3	4
		S Palmieri	3	10	6	7					S Palmieri	2	2	1
		J Kukal	6	8	0						J Kukal	6	6	6
		R Haillet	1	6	15	r.

Section 5

	First round									Second round									Third round									Round four
		D Lloyd	2	3	1
		C Richey	6	6	6						C Richey	6	6	8	9
		M Estep	2	3	1						L Ayala	4	3	10	7
		L Ayala	6	6	6															C Richey	6	7	6	6
		A Ivanov	0	3	4														12	I El Shafei	2	5	8	1
		V Zednik	6	6	6						V Zednik	0	1	2
		J Barrett	4	4	5					12	I El Shafei	6	6	6
	12	I El Shafei	6	6	7																								C Richey	7	3	3
		S Matthews	6	0	0	6	8																					5	T Okker	9	6	6
		I Năstase	3	6	6	4	6				S Matthews	6	8	3	1
		M Belkin	6	7	0	r.					G Goven	8	6	6	6
		G Goven	4	5	3															G Goven	2	2	5
		P Barthes	6	6	8														5	T Okker	6	6	7
		JL Arilla	4	4	6						P Barthes	3	0	4
		B Paul	3	2	0					5	T Okker	6	6	6
	5	T Okker	6	6	6

Section 6

	First round									Second round									Third round									Round four
		P Beust	6	6	6	6
		M Rybarczyk	2	0	8	1					P Beust	3	4	1
		Z Ivancic	2	0	0						R Maud	6	6	6
		R Maud	6	6	6															R Maud	2	6	9	3
		A Licis	7	3	3														13	J Kodeš	6	4	11	6
		R Howe	9	6	6						R Howe	0	2	6
		E Drossart	1	3	3					13	J Kodeš	6	6	8
	13	J Kodeš	6	6	6																							13	J Kodeš	1	4	6	10	9
		M Orantes	4	6	6	6																						4	J Newcombe	6	6	0	8	11
		T Ulrich	6	2	3	3					M Orantes	6	6	6
		HJ Plötz	0	6	6	2	6				Z Guerry	1	3	3
		Z Guerry	6	2	1	6	8													M Orantes	4	3	6	3
		W Bowrey	6	8	6														4	J Newcombe	6	6	4	6
		V Crotta	4	6	1						W Bowrey	3	2	2
		C Pasarell	1	2	5					4	J Newcombe	6	6	6
	4	J Newcombe	6	6	7

Section 7

	First round									Second round									Third round									Round four
		A Olmedo	7	4	0
		B Carmichael	9	6	6						B Carmichael	6	6	6
		F McMillan	6	6	6						F McMillan	3	1	2
		O Parun	3	4	4															B Carmichael	2	2	1
		I Ţiriac	6	7	6														9	M Santana	6	6	6
		N Kalogeropoulos	2	5	0						I Ţiriac	3	5	3
		C Drysdale	7	4	2	0				9	M Santana	6	7	6
	9	M Santana	5	6	6	6																						9	M Santana	6	6	4	4	0
		W Alvarez																										8	A Gimeno	4	2	6	6	1
		L Lumsden	w/o								W Alvarez	6	3	5	6
		P Marmureanu	6	6	6						P Marmureanu	3	6	7	8
		N Pietrangeli	3	3	2															P Marmureanu	4	1	0
		I Buding	6	6	6														8	A Gimeno	6	6	6
		A Gardiner	3	0	4						I Buding	1	3	6
		N Špear	w/o							8	A Gimeno	6	6	8
	8	A Gimeno

Section 8

	First round									Second round									Third round									Round four
		S Dron	6	4	4	4
		P Lall	4	6	6	6					P Lall	6	6	6
		A Metreveli	6	4	7	4	4				T Ryan	1	2	3
		T Ryan	4	6	5	6	6													P Lall	6	3	1	6	0
		P Hombergen	6	8	4	4	8												16	S Smith	3	6	6	4	6
		J Alexander	2	6	6	6	6				P Hombergen	3	1	2
		B Jovanović	6	6	4	5	4			16	S Smith	6	6	6
	16	S Smith	3	3	6	7	6																					16	S Smith	4	2	4
		M Hickey	1	3	2																							1	R Laver	6	6	6
		P Marzano	6	6	6						P Marzano	6	6	6
		D Stolcer	6	2	1						J Velasco, Sr.	3	4	4
		J Velasco, Sr.	8	6	6															P Marzano	1	0	6
		D Sturdza	4	6	5	2													1	R Laver	6	6	8
		D Crealy	6	4	7	6					D Crealy	6	9	2	2	4
		K Watanabe	1	1	1					1	R Laver	3	7	6	6	6
	1	R Laver	6	6	6

External links

• Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) – 1969 French Open Men's Singles draw