ATP Australian Open 1969 Draw & Results

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Rod Laver won the 1969 Australian Open, defeating Andres Gimeno 6-3 6-4 7-5 in the final. The Grand Slam was played January 20–February 3 on grass courts in Melbourne, Australia.

The Australian Open opens the Grand Slam season in Melbourne and has been played at Melbourne Park since 1988.

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Champion
Rod Laver
def. Andres Gimeno , 6-3 6-4 7-5
Dates
Jan 20 — Feb 3
Location
Melbourne, Australia
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Grass
Prize money
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Results

Match type

45 recorded singles results

Australian Open 1969 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
Rod Laver 6-3 6-4 7-5 Andres Gimeno H2H Match data Feb 3, 1969* F
SF (2)
Andres Gimeno 6-2 11-9 6-2 Ray Ruffels H2H Match data Feb 2, 1969* SF
Rod Laver 7-5 22-20 9-11 1-6 6-3 Tony Roche H2H Match data Feb 2, 1969* SF
QF (4)
Ray Ruffels 9-11 2-6 6-0 6-3 6-4 Bill Bowrey DEF H2H Match data Jan 31, 1969* QF
Andres Gimeno 6-1 6-2 6-2 Earl Butch Buchholz H2H Match data Jan 31, 1969* QF
Tony Roche 10-8 4-6 6-8 7-5 6-3 John Newcombe H2H Match data Jan 31, 1969* QF
Rod Laver 6-4 18-16 6-4 Fred Stolle H2H Match data Jan 31, 1969* QF
R16 (8)
Earl Butch Buchholz 1-6 4-6 7-5 6-1 6-4 Marty Riessen H2H Match data Jan 29, 1969* R16
Rod Laver 6-2 6-4 3-6 9-7 Roy Emerson H2H Match data Jan 29, 1969* R16
John Newcombe 6-2 6-4 6-3 Raymond Moore H2H Match data Jan 29, 1969* R16
Ray Ruffels 6-2 6-1 6-3 Thomas Lejus — Match data Jan 29, 1969* R16
Bill Bowrey DEF 6-3 6-0 11-9 Richard Gonzalez — Match data Jan 29, 1969* R16
Andres Gimeno 7-5 6-1 6-4 Ken Rosewall H2H Match data Jan 29, 1969* R16
Fred Stolle 8-6 6-4 6-2 Allan Stone H2H Match data Jan 29, 1969* R16
Tony Roche 8-6 6-3 6-4 Mal Anderson H2H Match data Jan 29, 1969* R16
R32 (16)
Allan Stone 6-1 11-9 6-4 Jean Loup Rouyer H2H Match data Jan 26, 1969* R32
Rod Laver 6-2 6-2 6-3 Massimo Di Domenico — Match data Jan 26, 1969* R32
Tony Roche 8-6 6-0 6-4 Ray Keldie H2H Match data Jan 26, 1969* R32
Richard Gonzalez 6-3 6-3 6-3 Pierre Barthes — Match data Jan 26, 1969* R32
Bill Bowrey DEF 5-7 6-2 6-2 6-4 Terry Addison H2H Match data Jan 26, 1969* R32
Fred Stolle 7-5 6-4 6-2 Ross Case H2H Match data Jan 26, 1969* R32
Ray Ruffels 6-2 10-8 6-4 John Alexander H2H Match data Jan 26, 1969* R32
Andres Gimeno 6-1 6-2 6-2 Geoff Masters H2H Match data Jan 26, 1969* R32
Roy Emerson 6-1 6-3 6-3 Harold Hunt — Match data Jan 26, 1969* R32
Raymond Moore 15-13 13-11 0-6 6-4 Roger Taylor H2H Match data Jan 26, 1969* R32
Ken Rosewall 3-6 6-2 6-1 6-4 Phil Dent H2H Match data Jan 26, 1969* R32
John Newcombe 6-2 7-5 3-6 6-4 Rod Brent — Match data Jan 26, 1969* R32
Mal Anderson 6-2 12-10 6-1 Dick Crealy H2H Match data Jan 26, 1969* R32
Earl Butch Buchholz 6-3 3-6 6-2 6-2 John Cooper — Match data Jan 26, 1969* R32
Marty Riessen 6-1 6-2 6-1 Piero Toci H2H Match data Jan 26, 1969* R32
Thomas Lejus 6-4 6-1 6-2 Pietro Marzano — Match data Jan 26, 1969* R32
R64 (14)
Terry Addison 6-0 7-5 6-1 Adriano Panatta H2H Match data Jan 24, 1969* R64
Rod Brent 6-3 6-7 4-6 8-6 6-4 Jean Baptiste Chanfreau — Match data Jan 24, 1969* R64
Bill Bowrey DEF 8-6 6-4 6-3 Koji Watanabe H2H Match data Jan 24, 1969* R64
Raymond Moore 6-4 4-6 6-3 4-6 6-1 Trevor Fancutt H2H Match data Jan 24, 1969* R64
Mal Anderson 9-7 6-2 6-3 John Bartlett H2H Match data Jan 24, 1969* R64
Ray Ruffels 6-1 6-0 6-2 Sutarjo Sugiarto — Match data Jan 24, 1969* R64
Dick Crealy 8-6 7-5 2-6 10-8 Tony Hammond — Match data Jan 24, 1969* R64
Pierre Barthes 6-0 6-2 6-4 Bob Giltinan H2H Match data Jan 24, 1969* R64
Tony Roche 6-3 6-3 6-4 Barry Phillips Moore — Match data Jan 24, 1969* R64
Pietro Marzano (w/o) Tom Okker H2H Match data Jan 24, 1969* R64
John Alexander 6-4 6-4 6-4 Alvin Gardiner H2H Match data Jan 24, 1969* R64
Ray Keldie 6-1 13-11 (ret.) Syd Ball H2H Match data Jan 24, 1969* R64
Roger Taylor 4-6 6-4 6-3 6-4 Vittorio Crotta — Match data Jan 24, 1969* R64
John Newcombe 6-2 5-7 6-3 6-4 Ian Fletcher H2H Match data Jan 24, 1969* R64

Tournament Records

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  1. Novak Djokovic 21 appearances

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