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
Draw	128
Seeds	16

First-seeded 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.

Qualifying

Draw

Key

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

Finals

	Quarter-finals									Semi-finals									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 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
	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 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

See also

• Laver-Rosewall rivalry

External links

• Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) – 1969 French Open Men's Singles draw
• 1969 French Open – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation