ATP Wimbledon 1969 Draw & Results

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Rod Laver won the 1969 Wimbledon, defeating John Newcombe 6-4 5-7 6-4 6-4 in the final. The Grand Slam was played June 23–July 7 on grass courts in London, United Kingdom.

Wimbledon, formally The Championships, is staged by the All England Club and is the only Grand Slam tournament played on grass.

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Champion
Rod Laver
def. John Newcombe , 6-4 5-7 6-4 6-4
Dates
Jun 23 — Jul 7
Location
London, United Kingdom
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Grass
Prize money
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Results

Match type

121 recorded singles results

Wimbledon 1969 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
Rod Laver DEF 6-4 5-7 6-4 6-4 John Newcombe H2H Match data Jul 7, 1969* F
SF (2)
Rod Laver DEF 2-6 6-2 9-7 6-0 Arthur Ashe H2H Match data Jul 6, 1969* SF
John Newcombe 3-6 6-1 14-12 6-4 Tony Roche H2H Match data Jul 6, 1969* SF
QF (4)
Arthur Ashe 6-4 6-2 4-6 7-5 Bob Lutz H2H Match data Jul 4, 1969* QF
John Newcombe 8-6 3-6 6-1 7-5 Tom Okker H2H Match data Jul 4, 1969* QF
Rod Laver DEF 6-4 6-2 6-3 Cliff Drysdale H2H Match data Jul 4, 1969* QF
Tony Roche 4-6 4-6 6-3 6-4 11-9 Clark Graebner H2H Match data Jul 4, 1969* QF
R16 (8)
Bob Lutz 9-7 4-6 3-6 6-4 6-4 John Alexander H2H Match data Jul 2, 1969* R16
Rod Laver DEF 6-4 6-2 7-9 3-6 6-3 Stan Smith H2H Match data Jul 2, 1969* R16
Tom Okker 11-9 6-4 6-2 Robert Wilson — Match data Jul 2, 1969* R16
Arthur Ashe 7-5 4-6 6-3 6-3 Richard Gonzalez — Match data Jul 2, 1969* R16
Cliff Drysdale 6-4 6-8 0-6 6-3 9-7 Roy Emerson H2H Match data Jul 2, 1969* R16
Tony Roche 6-3 4-6 7-5 8-10 6-2 Dennis Ralston H2H Match data Jul 2, 1969* R16
John Newcombe 6-4 7-5 3-6 6-3 Fred Stolle H2H Match data Jul 2, 1969* R16
Clark Graebner 7-9 6-5 (ret.) Andres Gimeno H2H Match data Jul 2, 1969* R16
R32 (16)
Roy Emerson 7-5 6-3 6-2 Nicholas Kalogeropoulos H2H Match data Jun 29, 1969* R32
Clark Graebner 7-5 7-6 6-4 Ilie Nastase H2H Match data Jun 29, 1969* R32
Arthur Ashe 6-2 1-6 6-2 13-15 12-10 Graham Stilwell H2H Match data Jun 29, 1969* R32
Dennis Ralston 6-4 6-2 7-5 Earl Butch Buchholz H2H Match data Jun 29, 1969* R32
Bob Lutz 8-6 7-9 6-3 6-2 Ken Rosewall H2H Match data Jun 29, 1969* R32
Stan Smith 3-6 9-7 6-3 6-4 Bill Bowrey H2H Match data Jun 29, 1969* R32
Richard Gonzalez 6-4 6-3 6-2 Tom Edlefsen — Match data Jun 29, 1969* R32
John Newcombe 6-2 6-3 6-1 Mal Anderson H2H Match data Jun 29, 1969* R32
John Alexander 6-3 8-10 13-11 3-6 6-3 Terry Addison H2H Match data Jun 29, 1969* R32
Tony Roche 6-1 9-7 6-4 Hans Joachim Ploetz H2H Match data Jun 29, 1969* R32
Tom Okker 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-4 Dick Crealy H2H Match data Jun 29, 1969* R32
Fred Stolle 6-2 6-4 6-2 Milan Holecek H2H Match data Jun 29, 1969* R32
Robert Wilson 6-1 6-4 15-13 Bob Carmichael — Match data Jun 29, 1969* R32
Andres Gimeno 2-6 6-8 6-3 6-4 6-4 Phil Dent H2H Match data Jun 29, 1969* R32
Rod Laver DEF 6-3 6-3 6-3 Jan Leschly — Match data Jun 29, 1969* R32
Cliff Drysdale 6-2 11-9 6-4 Mark Cox H2H Match data Jun 29, 1969* R32
R64 (32)
Tom Edlefsen 8-6 6-3 4-6 5-7 6-4 Ray Keldie H2H Match data Jun 27, 1969* R64
Dick Crealy 9-7 6-4 6-4 Richard Russell H2H Match data Jun 27, 1969* R64
Bill Bowrey 8-6 6-4 6-3 Georges Goven H2H Match data Jun 27, 1969* R64
John Alexander 7-5 6-4 6-3 Onny Parun H2H Match data Jun 27, 1969* R64
Rod Laver DEF 3-6 4-6 6-3 6-0 6-0 Premjit Lall H2H Match data Jun 27, 1969* R64
Hans Joachim Ploetz 9-7 3-6 9-7 9-7 Koji Watanabe H2H Match data Jun 27, 1969* R64
Richard Gonzalez 6-4 6-3 6-3 Ove Bengtson — Match data Jun 27, 1969* R64
Terry Addison 6-3 6-2 3-6 7-5 Jean Pierre Courcol — Match data Jun 27, 1969* R64
Stan Smith 6-3 7-5 6-1 David Lloyd H2H Match data Jun 27, 1969* R64
Bob Lutz 2-6 4-6 6-1 6-2 7-5 Jan Kodes H2H Match data Jun 27, 1969* R64
Phil Dent 6-4 6-8 6-4 2-6 6-4 Francois Jauffret H2H Match data Jun 27, 1969* R64
Graham Stilwell 6-3 6-2 6-4 Ingo Buding — Match data Jun 27, 1969* R64
Dennis Ralston 7-5 6-2 6-4 Jan Kukal H2H Match data Jun 27, 1969* R64
Robert Wilson 6-4 3-6 7-5 5-7 6-0 Zeljko Franulovic — Match data Jun 27, 1969* R64 Upset: winner had a 7 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Nicholas Kalogeropoulos 2-6 6-4 6-3 3-6 6-3 Vladimir Korotkov H2H Match data Jun 27, 1969* R64
John Newcombe 7-5 6-4 6-4 Brian Fairlie H2H Match data Jun 27, 1969* R64
Milan Holecek 6-3 5-7 6-1 4-6 6-3 Gerald Battrick H2H Match data Jun 27, 1969* R64
Jan Leschly 6-4 22-20 6-4 Jean Loup Rouyer — Match data Jun 27, 1969* R64
Fred Stolle 19-17 2-6 6-0 7-5 Robert Maud H2H Match data Jun 27, 1969* R64
Earl Butch Buchholz 8-6 6-2 6-4 Luis Ayala H2H Match data Jun 27, 1969* R64
Mal Anderson 13-11 8-6 6-4 John Cooper — Match data Jun 27, 1969* R64
Tony Roche 6-1 6-2 6-0 Abe Segal H2H Match data Jun 27, 1969* R64
Bob Carmichael 2-6 6-4 7-5 6-4 Cliff Richey H2H Match data Jun 27, 1969* R64
Mark Cox 2-6 10-8 9-7 12-10 Ion Tiriac H2H Match data Jun 27, 1969* R64
Cliff Drysdale 6-4 6-4 11-13 6-2 Owen Davidson H2H Match data Jun 27, 1969* R64
Clark Graebner 6-2 3-0 (ret.) John Brown — Match data Jun 27, 1969* R64
Roy Emerson 6-3 6-1 6-2 Stanley Matthews H2H Match data Jun 27, 1969* R64
Tom Okker 3-6 2-6 6-1 6-4 6-2 Ron Holmberg — Match data Jun 27, 1969* R64
Ilie Nastase 6-2 6-4 3-6 6-3 Pierre Barthes H2H Match data Jun 27, 1969* R64
Ken Rosewall 6-1 6-4 8-6 Roger Taylor H2H Match data Jun 27, 1969* R64
Arthur Ashe 3-6 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-2 Terry Ryan — Match data Jun 27, 1969* R64
Andres Gimeno 6-3 3-6 6-1 3-6 6-3 Alex Metreveli — Match data Jun 27, 1969* R64
R128 (58)
Arthur Ashe 1-6 11-9 6-3 7-5 Marty Riessen H2H Match data Jun 25, 1969* R128
Dennis Ralston 6-2 8-6 7-5 Chiradip Mukerjea — Match data Jun 25, 1969* R128
Tom Edlefsen 6-3 3-6 9-7 6-3 Roy Barth H2H Match data Jun 25, 1969* R128
Rod Laver DEF 6-1 6-2 6-2 Nicola Pietrangeli H2H Match data Jun 25, 1969* R128
Gerald Battrick 6-4 3-6 4-6 6-4 6-4 Tadeusz Nowicki H2H Match data Jun 25, 1969* R128
Bill Bowrey 6-3 3-6 6-2 6-1 Donald Dell — Match data Jun 25, 1969* R128
Graham Stilwell 6-2 3-6 8-6 6-4 6-1 Keith Wooldridge — Match data Jun 25, 1969* R128
John Alexander 6-3 6-2 9-11 6-4 Raymond Moore H2H Match data Jun 25, 1969* R128
Robert Maud 6-4 6-1 6-2 Keishiro Yanagi H2H Match data Jun 25, 1969* R128
John Newcombe 12-10 6-4 4-6 7-5 Nikola Pilic H2H Match data Jun 25, 1969* R128
Ove Bengtson 6-4 6-4 6-2 John Barrett — Match data Jun 25, 1969* R128
Roger Taylor 6-4 13-11 6-2 Vic Seixas — Match data Jun 25, 1969* R128
John Brown 9-7 6-2 7-5 John Bartlett — Match data Jun 25, 1969* R128
Georges Goven 6-8 6-3 5-7 6-3 6-4 Thomaz Koch H2H Match data Jun 25, 1969* R128
Francois Jauffret 11-9 2-6 13-11 2-6 6-2 Bob Giltinan H2H Match data Jun 25, 1969* R128
Nicholas Kalogeropoulos 6-2 6-2 6-4 Jaime Fillol H2H Match data Jun 25, 1969* R128
Dick Crealy 7-5 6-3 6-1 Rayno Seegers H2H Match data Jun 25, 1969* R128
Richard Russell 4-6 14-12 5-7 6-3 6-4 Dimitri Sturdza H2H Match data Jun 25, 1969* R128
Ilie Nastase 6-3 4-6 6-3 6-8 6-4 Tom Gorman H2H Match data Jun 25, 1969* R128
Ion Tiriac 7-5 6-4 4-6 6-1 Barry Phillips Moore — Match data Jun 25, 1969* R128
Alex Metreveli 6-4 6-1 6-1 Nicola Spear — Match data Jun 25, 1969* R128
Terry Addison 9-7 6-3 6-3 Eduardo Zuleta — Match data Jun 25, 1969* R128
Jean Loup Rouyer 6-2 5-7 6-4 5-7 6-3 Barry Geraghty — Match data Jun 25, 1969* R128
Abe Segal 6-2 6-1 6-3 Eugenio Castigliano H2H Match data Jun 25, 1969* R128
Earl Butch Buchholz 6-2 4-6 1-6 6-4 8-6 Jim Mcmanus H2H Match data Jun 25, 1969* R128
Pierre Barthes 18-16 6-4 6-4 Gene Scott H2H Match data Jun 25, 1969* R128
Koji Watanabe 6-3 7-5 6-3 Patrice Beust H2H Match data Jun 25, 1969* R128
Terry Ryan 4-6 6-4 6-4 9-7 Torben Ulrich — Match data Jun 25, 1969* R128
Ken Rosewall 6-1 6-1 6-2 Wieslaw Gasiorek H2H Match data Jun 25, 1969* R128
Vladimir Korotkov 6-4 6-3 8-6 Michael Sangster — Match data Jun 25, 1969* R128
Jan Kodes 6-3 3-6 5-7 6-3 6-1 Patricio Cornejo H2H Match data Jun 25, 1969* R128
Brian Fairlie 6-2 8-6 6-3 Patricio Rodriguez Chi — Match data Jun 25, 1969* R128
Cliff Drysdale 7-5 7-5 9-7 Patrick Hombergen H2H Match data Jun 25, 1969* R128
Onny Parun 6-4 8-6 6-3 Gordon Forbes — Match data Jun 25, 1969* R128
David Lloyd 8-6 6-4 7-5 Istvan Gulyas H2H Match data Jun 25, 1969* R128
Andres Gimeno 6-3 6-4 3-6 6-1 Frew Mcmillan H2H Match data Jun 25, 1969* R128
Tony Roche 7-5 4-6 6-3 6-2 Jean Claude Barclay H2H Match data Jun 25, 1969* R128
Fred Stolle 6-4 10-8 6-4 Paul Hutchins — Match data Jun 25, 1969* R128
Owen Davidson 6-1 6-2 6-3 John Paish H2H Match data Jun 25, 1969* R128
Premjit Lall 6-4 10-12 10-8 8-6 Chum Steele Iii — Match data Jun 25, 1969* R128
Cliff Richey 0-6 6-4 6-8 6-2 9-7 Bob Hewitt H2H Match data Jun 25, 1969* R128
Stan Smith 20-22 6-4 9-7 4-6 6-3 Allan Stone H2H Match data Jun 25, 1969* R128
Richard Gonzalez 22-24 1-6 16-14 6-3 11-9 Charlie Pasarell — Match data Jun 25, 1969* R128
Tom Okker 6-3 10-8 6-4 Ismail El Shafei — Match data Jun 25, 1969* R128
Luis Ayala 6-4 6-2 12-10 Bob Howe — Match data Jun 25, 1969* R128
Bob Carmichael 5-7 6-1 7-5 6-4 J. Mandarino H2H Match data Jun 25, 1969* R128
Roy Emerson 6-1 6-1 6-1 Peter Pokorny H2H Match data Jun 25, 1969* R128
Milan Holecek 6-3 5-7 11-9 6-4 Erik Van Dillen — Match data Jun 25, 1969* R128
Ray Keldie 12-10 4-6 6-4 6-4 Sergei Likhachev H2H Match data Jun 25, 1969* R128
Jean Pierre Courcol 7-5 7-5 8-6 Allan McDonald — Match data Jun 25, 1969* R128
Clark Graebner 6-4 8-6 6-3 Ray Ruffels H2H Match data Jun 25, 1969* R128
Phil Dent 6-4 6-2 6-3 Pancho Guzman — Match data Jun 25, 1969* R128
Stanley Matthews 6-4 3-6 6-4 2-6 7-5 John Clifton H2H Match data Jun 25, 1969* R128
Hans Joachim Ploetz 6-2 3-6 6-4 6-1 Peter Curtis H2H Match data Jun 25, 1969* R128
Mal Anderson 6-4 11-9 6-8 6-4 Daniel Contet H2H Match data Jun 25, 1969* R128
Mark Cox 7-5 6-4 6-3 Manuel Orantes H2H Match data Jun 25, 1969* R128
Jan Kukal 16-14 6-3 8-6 Julian Krinsky — Match data Jun 25, 1969* R128
Zeljko Franulovic 7-5 6-8 6-3 7-9 10-8 Thomas Lejus — Match data Jun 25, 1969* R128

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