1969 French Open – Men's singles

Rod Laver defeated the defending champion Ken Rosewall in the final, 6–4, 6–3, 6–4 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1969 French Open. It was the second leg of his eventual second Grand Slam, which remains the only Grand Slam achieved in men's singles tennis in the Open Era.

Men's singles
1969 French Open
Champion Rod Laver
Runner-up Ken Rosewall
Final score6–4, 6–3, 6–4
Draw128
Seeds16
Main article: 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)

Qualifying
Main article: 1969 French Open – Men's singles qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
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 Mukerjea w/o 2 T Roche 7 6 6
HJ Pohmann 6 6 6 HJ Pohmann 5 2 1
Q 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 Gąsiorek 4 6 2
G Di Maso 1 0 2 15 EB Buchholz 1 0 4
W Gąsiorek 4 6 1 6 6 W Gąsiorek 6 6 6
D Contet 6 4 6 2 2 W Gąsiorek 6 6 6
P Dent 0 7 3 6 7 Š Koudelka 2 1 3
T Akbari 6 5 6 3 5 P Dent 6 0 6 0
Š Koudelka 6 7 7 Š Koudelka 1 6 8 6
Q 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 Q M Di Domenico 2 6 1 4
Q M Di Domenico 6 6 6 Q M Di Domenico 5 6 6 6
Q J Bartlett 6 1 6 5 6 Q 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
Q B Detroye 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
Q 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
Q G Masters 4 3 2 JC Barclay 4 4 2
JC Barclay 6 6 6 14 B Hewitt 9 0 6 5
Q P Toci 3 6 6 6 6 I Gulyás 11 6 0 7
G Merlo 6 4 4 8 4 Q P Toci 4 6 3
I Gulyás 6 5 6 8 I Gulyás 6 8 6
Q 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-P Courcol 5 7 6 6 J-P 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
Q 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
Q S Palmieri 3 10 6 7 Q 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
Q 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
Q J Barrett 4 4 5 12 I El Shafei 6 6 6
12 I El Shafei 6 6 7 C Richey 7 3 3
Q S Matthews 6 0 0 6 8 5 T Okker 9 6 6
I Năstase 3 6 6 4 6 Q 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 Ivančić 2 0 0 R Maud 6 6 6
R Maud 6 6 6 R Maud 2 6 9 3
Q 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 Q Z Guerry 1 3 3
Q 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 Álvarez 8 A Gimeno 4 2 6 6 1
L Lumsden w/o W Álvarez 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

See also
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