1969 US Open – Men's singles

Men's singles
Men's singles
1969 US Open
Final
Champion	Rod Laver
Runner-up	Tony Roche
Score	7–9, 6–1, 6–2, 6–2
Details
Draw	128
Seeds	16
Events

Rod Laver defeated Tony Roche in the final, 7–9, 6–1, 6–2, 6–2 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1969 US Open. It was his second US Open singles title and eleventh and last Grand Slam tournament singles title overall. With the win, he completed the Grand Slam, and remains the only man in the Open Era to do so in singles. Laver also became the second man in history to complete the double career Grand Slam, after Roy Emerson.

Arthur Ashe was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Laver.

1969 would be the last year that a player reached all four men's singles major finals until 2006, when Roger Federer did so.

Seeds

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

Rod Laver, (champion)
John Newcombe, (semifinals)
Tony Roche, (finals)
Arthur Ashe, (semifinals)
Tom Okker, (first round)
Ken Rosewall, (quarterfinals)
Clark Graebner, (second round)
Cliff Drysdale, (first round)
Roy Emerson, (quarterfinals)
Fred Stolle, (quarterfinals)
Andrés Gimeno, (fourth round)
Stan Smith, (second round)
Richard Pancho Gonzales, (fourth round)
Manuel Santana, (fourth round)
Marty Riessen, (fourth round)
Dennis Ralston, (fourth round)

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier
WC = Wild card
LL = Lucky loser
r = Retired

Final eight

Quarterfinals							Semifinals							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 Sprengelmeyer	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	8	6	6				R Leach	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 Mărmureanu	4	4	3
	P Mărmureanu	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 Mukerjea	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 Țiriac	1	2	0
	I Țiriac	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 Barthès	6	6	6	6			P Barthès	8	7	2	9
	EV Seixas	3	7	5				R Keldie	6	5	6	7
	R Keldie	6	9	7										P Barthès	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

External links

Preceded by 1969 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles	Grand Slam men's singles	Succeeded by 1970 Australian Open – Men's singles