# Australian Open 1969

Source: https://tennis-db.com/tournaments/225/australian-open?season=1969
Tour: ATP

## Tournament info
- Category: Grand Slam
- Surface: grass
- Location: Melbourne, Australia
- Start date: 1969-01-20
- End date: 1969-02-03

## Champion
- Winner: Rod Laver
- Runner-up: Andres Gimeno
- Final score: 6-3 6-4 7-5

## Knockout results
### F
- Rod Laver d. Andres Gimeno 6-3 6-4 7-5

### SF
- Andres Gimeno d. Ray Ruffels 6-2 11-9 6-2
- Rod Laver d. Tony Roche 7-5 22-20 9-11 1-6 6-3

### QF
- Ray Ruffels d. Bill Bowrey 9-11 2-6 6-0 6-3 6-4
- Andres Gimeno d. Earl Butch Buchholz 6-1 6-2 6-2
- Tony Roche d. John Newcombe 10-8 4-6 6-8 7-5 6-3
- Rod Laver d. Fred Stolle 6-4 18-16 6-4

### R16
- Earl Butch Buchholz d. Marty Riessen 1-6 4-6 7-5 6-1 6-4
- Rod Laver d. Roy Emerson 6-2 6-4 3-6 9-7
- John Newcombe d. Raymond Moore 6-2 6-4 6-3
- Ray Ruffels d. Thomas Lejus 6-2 6-1 6-3
- Bill Bowrey d. Richard Gonzalez 6-3 6-0 11-9
- Andres Gimeno d. Ken Rosewall 7-5 6-1 6-4
- Fred Stolle d. Allan Stone 8-6 6-4 6-2
- Tony Roche d. Mal Anderson 8-6 6-3 6-4

### R32
- Allan Stone d. Jean Loup Rouyer 6-1 11-9 6-4
- Rod Laver d. Massimo Di Domenico 6-2 6-2 6-3
- Tony Roche d. Ray Keldie 8-6 6-0 6-4
- Richard Gonzalez d. Pierre Barthes 6-3 6-3 6-3
- Bill Bowrey d. Terry Addison 5-7 6-2 6-2 6-4
- Fred Stolle d. Ross Case 7-5 6-4 6-2
- Ray Ruffels d. John Alexander 6-2 10-8 6-4
- Andres Gimeno d. Geoff Masters 6-1 6-2 6-2
- Roy Emerson d. Harold Hunt 6-1 6-3 6-3
- Raymond Moore d. Roger Taylor 15-13 13-11 0-6 6-4
- Ken Rosewall d. Phil Dent 3-6 6-2 6-1 6-4
- John Newcombe d. Rod Brent 6-2 7-5 3-6 6-4
- Mal Anderson d. Dick Crealy 6-2 12-10 6-1
- Earl Butch Buchholz d. John Cooper 6-3 3-6 6-2 6-2
- Marty Riessen d. Piero Toci 6-1 6-2 6-1
- Thomas Lejus d. Pietro Marzano 6-4 6-1 6-2

### R64
- Terry Addison d. Adriano Panatta 6-0 7-5 6-1
- Rod Brent d. Jean Baptiste Chanfreau 6-3 6-7 4-6 8-6 6-4
- Bill Bowrey d. Koji Watanabe 8-6 6-4 6-3
- Raymond Moore d. Trevor Fancutt 6-4 4-6 6-3 4-6 6-1
- Mal Anderson d. John Bartlett 9-7 6-2 6-3
- Ray Ruffels d. Sutarjo Sugiarto 6-1 6-0 6-2
- Dick Crealy d. Tony Hammond 8-6 7-5 2-6 10-8
- Pierre Barthes d. Bob Giltinan 6-0 6-2 6-4
- Tony Roche d. Barry Phillips Moore 6-3 6-3 6-4
- Pietro Marzano d. Tom Okker W/O
- John Alexander d. Alvin Gardiner 6-4 6-4 6-4
- Ray Keldie d. Syd Ball 6-1 13-11 RET
- Roger Taylor d. Vittorio Crotta 4-6 6-4 6-3 6-4
- John Newcombe d. Ian Fletcher 6-2 5-7 6-3 6-4

## Stats
- Total matches: 45
- Players: 46

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