1969 Wills Open British Covered Court Championships

The 1969 Wills Open British Covered Court Championships was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the second edition of the British Indoor Championships in the Open era. The tournament took place at the Queens Club and Wembley Arena in London, England and ran from 17 November through 22 November 1969.

1969 British Indoor Championships
Date17–22 November
Edition2nd
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money£20,000
SurfaceCarpet / indoor
LocationLondon, England
VenueQueens Club
Wembley Arena
Champions
Men's Singles
Rod Laver [1]
Women's Singles
Ann Jones
Men's Doubles
Roy Emerson / Rod Laver
Women's Doubles
Ann Jones / Virginia Wade

The men's singles event and the £3,000 first prize was won by first seeded Rod Laver while Ann Jones, also seeded first, won the women's singles title and the accompanying £1,300 first-prize money.[2][3][4]

Finals

Men's Singles

Rod Laver defeated Tony Roche 6–4, 6–1, 6–3

Women's Singles

Ann Jones defeated Billie Jean King 9–11, 6–2, 9–7

Men's Doubles

Roy Emerson / Rod Laver defeated Pancho Gonzales / Bob Hewitt 5–7, 6–3, 6–4, 6–3

Women's Doubles

Ann Jones / Virginia Wade defeated Rosie Casals / Billie Jean King 6–2, 6–4

References
  1. "1969 Wembley – Men's Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. John Barrett, ed. (1970). BP year book of World Tennis 1970. London: Clipper Press. pp. 170–171. ISBN 0851080049. OCLC 502255545. OL 21635829M.
  3. "Laver top title seed". The Age. 19 November 1969.
  4. "Laver's win praised". The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995). ACT: National Library of Australia. 26 November 1969. p. 36.
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