# Italian Open 1969

Source: https://tennis-db.com/tournaments/246/italian-open?season=1969
Tour: ATP

John Newcombe won the 1969 Italian Open, defeating Tony Roche 6-3 4-6 6-2 5-7 6-3 in the final. The Masters 1000 event was played on clay courts in Rome, Italy, from May 21 to May 28, 1969. The match log contains 74 recorded singles results for this edition.

The Italian Open, officially the Internazionali BNL d'Italia, is the combined ATP and WTA event staged at Rome's Foro Italico.

## Tournament info
- Also known as: Rome Masters, Rome Open, Internazionali BNL d'Italia, Italian International Championships
- Category: Masters 1000
- Surface: clay
- Location: Rome, Italy
- Start date: 1969-05-21
- End date: 1969-05-28

## Champion
- Winner: John Newcombe
- Runner-up: Tony Roche
- Final score: 6-3 4-6 6-2 5-7 6-3

## Knockout results
### F
- John Newcombe d. Tony Roche 6-3 4-6 6-2 5-7 6-3

### SF
- John Newcombe d. Jan Kodes 6-3 4-6 6-1 7-9 6-3
- Tony Roche d. Tom Okker 4-6 4-6 7-5 12-10 6-3

### QF
- Tony Roche d. Cliff Drysdale 6-4 4-6 6-0 7-5
- Jan Kodes d. Ismail El Shafei 6-3 6-2 6-1
- Tom Okker d. Graham Stilwell 6-2 6-4 6-0
- John Newcombe d. Martin Mulligan 7-5 6-4 6-0

### R16
- John Newcombe d. Gerald Battrick 6-2 6-3 6-3
- Tony Roche d. Ilie Nastase 7-5 7-5 6-3
- Ismail El Shafei d. Dick Crealy 6-0 1-6 6-3 6-2
- Graham Stilwell d. Fred Stolle 6-0 4-6 2-6 6-1 6-1
- Jan Kodes d. Arthur Ashe 6-4 6-3 6-3
- Cliff Drysdale d. Vladimir Korotkov 6-2 3-6 6-1 6-4
- Tom Okker d. Ion Tiriac 6-1 2-6 6-4 11-9

### R32
- Martin Mulligan d. Terry Addison 6-2 9-7 6-8 3-6 6-1
- Gerald Battrick d. Ingo Buding 6-3 4-6 3-6 6-3 6-1
- Ismail El Shafei d. Marty Riessen 2-6 6-2 6-4 1-6 6-4
- Jan Kodes d. Nicola Pietrangeli 4-6 4-6 6-3 7-5 6-2
- Dick Crealy d. Pierre Barthes 6-4 6-4 6-4
- Thomas Lejus d. Nikola Pilic 6-4 3-6 8-6 1-6 6-3
- Fred Stolle d. Christian Kuhnke 6-4 6-2 3-6 6-2
- Graham Stilwell d. Manuel Santana 6-3 6-2 7-5
- Tony Roche d. Nicholas Kalogeropoulos 6-3 8-6 6-2
- Tom Okker d. Jean Loup Rouyer 4-6 6-3 6-4 5-7 7-5
- Arthur Ashe d. Boro Jovanovic 4-6 3-6 6-4 7-5 6-2
- Vladimir Korotkov d. Owen Davidson 6-3 6-4 5-7 6-3
- Ion Tiriac d. Barry Phillips Moore 7-5 6-4 6-1
- John Newcombe d. Daniel Contet 6-1 3-6 6-2 6-1
- Cliff Drysdale d. Manuel Orantes 6-4 7-5 1-6 6-4
- Ilie Nastase d. Patrice Beust 6-2 6-1 8-6

### R64
- Nicholas Kalogeropoulos d. Patricio Rodriguez Chi 6-4 6-4
- Manuel Orantes d. Adriano Panatta 6-2 6-4
- Manuel Santana d. Vittorio Crotta 6-2 6-3
- Christian Kuhnke d. Bernard Paul 7-5 6-0
- Gerald Battrick d. Giuseppe Merlo 6-1 6-3
- Nikola Pilic d. Franco Belli 8-6 6-2
- Tony Roche d. Nicola Spear 6-0 6-2
- Vladimir Korotkov d. Charlie Pasarell 13-11 2-6 6-4
- Ingo Buding d. Cliff Richey W/O
- Dick Crealy d. Juan Gisbert 6-2 4-6 5-5 RET
- Jan Kodes d. Roger Taylor 6-3 3-6 6-2
- Fred Stolle d. Sergei Likhachev 6-3 7-5
- Terry Addison d. Eugenio Castigliano 7-5 6-2
- Boro Jovanovic d. Ray Keldie 6-3 6-1
- Jean Loup Rouyer d. Zeljko Franulovic 6-3 2-6 6-4
- Patrice Beust d. Milan Holecek 6-2 6-4
- Owen Davidson d. Istvan Gulyas 7-5 0-6 6-3
- Tom Okker d. Brian Fairlie 10-8 7-5
- Nicola Pietrangeli d. Jean Pierre Courcol 6-4 9-7
- Ion Tiriac d. Raymond Moore 6-1 7-5
- Arthur Ashe d. Patrick Proisy 6-1 6-3
- Ismail El Shafei d. Georges Goven 6-3 3-6 6-1
- Marty Riessen d. John Cooper 6-8 6-2 6-2
- Thomas Lejus d. Peter Pokorny 6-2 6-2
- Pierre Barthes d. Alex Metreveli 6-4 6-8 6-3
- Daniel Contet d. Allan Stone 7-5 6-3
- Graham Stilwell d. Franco Bartoni 6-4 6-2
- Martin Mulligan d. Francois Jauffret 6-2 7-5
- John Newcombe d. Stepan Koudelka 6-3 6-2
- Ilie Nastase d. Eric Drossart 6-4 7-5
- Cliff Drysdale d. Bob Giltinan 2-6 6-3 6-3

### R128
- Vittorio Crotta d. Jean Baptiste Chanfreau 6-3 10-8
- Allan Stone d. Giorgio Bologna 6-3 6-0
- Bernard Paul d. Piero Toci 6-8 6-4 6-1
- Nicola Spear d. Vyacheslav Egorov 6-4 4-6 7-5
- Jean Loup Rouyer d. Ezio Di Matteo 6-4 6-3
- Patrick Proisy d. Paolo Bertolucci 6-3 8-6
- Peter Pokorny d. Pietro Marzano 6-2 5-7 6-1
- Vladimir Korotkov d. Peter Curtis 6-3 6-2
- Giuseppe Merlo d. Jose Maria Gisbert 11-9 7-9 6-1
- Ray Keldie d. Onny Parun 6-4 7-5
- Terry Addison d. Manlio Bartoni 7-5 7-5
- Patrice Beust d. Sergio Palmieri 6-2 6-4
- Adriano Panatta d. Wanaro N'Godrella 6-3 6-4

## Stats
- Total matches: 74
- Players: 76

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