1969 US Open – Men's Singles

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.

Men's Singles
1969 US Open
Champion Rod Laver
Runner-up Tony Roche
Final score7–9, 6–1, 6–2, 6–2
Draw128
Seeds16

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.

  1. Rod Laver, (Champion)
  2. John Newcombe, (Semifinals)
  3. Tony Roche, (Finals)
  4. Arthur Ashe, (Semifinals)
  5. Tom Okker, (First Round)
  6. Ken Rosewall, (Quarterfinals)
  7. Clark Graebner, (Second Round)
  8. Cliff Drysdale, (First Round)
  9. Roy Emerson, (Quarterfinals)
  10. Fred Stolle, (Quarterfinals)
  11. Andrés Gimeno, (Fourth Round)
  12. Stan Smith, (Second Round)
  13. Richard Pancho Gonzales, (Fourth Round)
  14. Manuel Santana, (Fourth Round)
  15. Marty Riessen, (Fourth Round)
  16. Dennis Ralston, (Fourth Round)

Qualifying
Main article: 1969 US Open – Men's Singles Qualifying

Draw

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

Final Eight
Quarter-finals Semi-finals 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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