ATP US Open 1969 Draw, Results & Schedule

Rod Laver won the 1969 US Open, defeating Tony Roche 7-9 6-1 6-2 6-2 in the final. The Grand Slam was played on grass courts in New York, United States, from August 27 to September 10, 1969. The match log contains 119 recorded singles results for this edition.

The US Open is the final Grand Slam tournament of the calendar year and continues the lineage of the U.S. National Championships.

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Champion
Rod Laver
def. Tony Roche , 7-9 6-1 6-2 6-2
Dates
Aug 27 — Sep 10
Location
New York, United States
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Grass
Prize money
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Results

US Open 1969 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
Rod Laver 7-9 6-1 6-2 6-2 Tony Roche H2H Match data Sep 10, 1969* F
SF (2)
Tony Roche 3-6 6-4 4-6 6-3 8-6 John Newcombe H2H Match data Sep 9, 1969* SF
Rod Laver 8-6 6-3 14-12 Arthur Ashe H2H Match data Sep 9, 1969* SF
QF (4)
John Newcombe 7-9 3-6 6-1 6-4 13-11 Fred Stolle H2H Match data Sep 7, 1969* QF
Rod Laver 4-6 8-6 13-11 6-4 Roy Emerson H2H Match data Sep 7, 1969* QF
Tony Roche 6-1 9-7 5-7 6-0 Earl Butch Buchholz H2H Match data Sep 7, 1969* QF
Arthur Ashe 8-6 6-3 6-4 Ken Rosewall H2H Match data Sep 7, 1969* QF
R16 (8)
Tony Roche 6-3 10-12 7-5 6-0 Richard Gonzalez — Match data Sep 5, 1969* R16
Rod Laver 6-4 4-6 4-6 6-2 6-3 Dennis Ralston H2H Match data Sep 5, 1969* R16
John Newcombe 4-6 6-3 6-4 25-23 Marty Riessen H2H Match data Sep 5, 1969* R16
Ken Rosewall 6-1 7-5 4-6 6-3 Ilie Nastase H2H Match data Sep 5, 1969* R16
Fred Stolle 6-4 6-2 2-6 6-3 Roger Taylor H2H Match data Sep 5, 1969* R16
Earl Butch Buchholz 4-6 6-3 6-1 5-7 6-3 Andres Gimeno H2H Match data Sep 5, 1969* R16
Arthur Ashe 7-5 6-1 6-8 6-4 Manuel Santana H2H Match data Sep 5, 1969* R16
Roy Emerson 6-3 6-0 6-3 Roy Barth H2H Match data Sep 5, 1969* R16
R32 (16)
Marty Riessen 6-3 6-2 6-4 Joaquin Loyo Mayo — Match data Sep 2, 1969* R32
Roy Emerson 6-3 9-7 6-2 Bill Bowrey H2H Match data Sep 2, 1969* R32
Earl Butch Buchholz 13-11 6-4 6-4 Mark Cox H2H Match data Sep 2, 1969* R32
Ken Rosewall 6-4 6-0 6-2 Nikola Pilic H2H Match data Sep 2, 1969* R32
Arthur Ashe 5-7 6-4 6-4 6-2 Jim Osborne H2H Match data Sep 2, 1969* R32
Andres Gimeno 6-1 6-4 6-3 Jean Loup Rouyer H2H Match data Sep 2, 1969* R32
Dennis Ralston 11-9 4-6 6-4 7-5 Tom Gorman H2H Match data Sep 2, 1969* R32
Ilie Nastase 6-0 1-0 (ret.) Ismail El Shafei — Match data Sep 2, 1969* R32
Rod Laver 8-6 6-1 6-2 Jaime Fillol H2H Match data Sep 2, 1969* R32
Manuel Santana 6-4 6-4 7-9 6-2 Bob Mckinley — Match data Sep 2, 1969* R32
John Newcombe 6-8 6-1 6-2 6-2 Pierre Barthes H2H Match data Sep 2, 1969* R32
Richard Gonzalez 3-6 6-4 4-6 8-6 6-2 Torben Ulrich — Match data Sep 2, 1969* R32
Roy Barth 7-5 15-13 6-3 Ove Bengtson H2H Match data Sep 2, 1969* R32
Roger Taylor 6-4 8-6 6-2 Terry Addison H2H Match data Sep 2, 1969* R32
Fred Stolle 7-5 6-8 6-4 7-5 Cliff Richey H2H Match data Sep 2, 1969* R32
Tony Roche 6-2 6-3 6-1 Luis Ayala H2H Match data Sep 2, 1969* R32
R64 (31)
Mark Cox 7-9 6-3 6-3 6-3 Peter Curtis H2H Match data Aug 31, 1969* R64
Rod Laver 6-4 7-5 6-2 Jaime Pinto Bravo — Match data Aug 31, 1969* R64
Luis Ayala 6-4 3-6 6-8 6-3 6-4 Herb Fitzgibbon H2H Match data Aug 31, 1969* R64
Pierre Barthes 8-6 7-5 2-6 9-7 Ray Keldie H2H Match data Aug 31, 1969* R64
Roger Taylor 4-6 6-1 2-0 (ret.) Clark Graebner H2H Match data Aug 31, 1969* R64
Fred Stolle 6-1 6-3 6-1 Woody Blocher H2H Match data Aug 31, 1969* R64
Andres Gimeno 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-2 Jim Mcmanus H2H Match data Aug 31, 1969* R64
Richard Gonzalez 6-2 3-6 6-3 3-6 6-4 Ray Ruffels — Match data Aug 31, 1969* R64
Bill Bowrey 3-6 6-2 6-1 6-3 Dick Leach — Match data Aug 31, 1969* R64
Ilie Nastase 5-7 12-10 7-5 6-3 Stan Smith H2H Match data Aug 31, 1969* R64
Ken Rosewall 6-3 6-2 6-2 Raymond Moore H2H Match data Aug 31, 1969* R64
Roy Emerson 6-1 7-5 6-3 Manuel Orantes H2H Match data Aug 31, 1969* R64
Ismail El Shafei 6-3 3-6 6-3 16-14 Gerald Battrick — Match data Aug 31, 1969* R64
Terry Addison 6-3 9-7 6-4 Charlie Pasarell H2H Match data Aug 31, 1969* R64
Arthur Ashe 6-4 6-3 4-6 6-3 Dick Crealy H2H Match data Aug 31, 1969* R64
Joaquin Loyo Mayo 6-2 6-2 6-3 Tom Leonard — Match data Aug 31, 1969* R64
Nikola Pilic 6-1 6-2 6-0 Ion Tiriac H2H Match data Aug 31, 1969* R64
Roy Barth 7-5 6-3 6-3 Ron Holmberg — Match data Aug 31, 1969* R64
Marty Riessen 4-6 6-1 6-3 6-0 Mike Belkin H2H Match data Aug 31, 1969* R64
Dennis Ralston 6-3 11-9 6-4 Graham Stilwell H2H Match data Aug 31, 1969* R64
Tom Gorman 4-6 6-3 6-2 12-10 John Alexander H2H Match data Aug 31, 1969* R64
John Newcombe 6-3 6-4 6-4 Jasjit Singh — Match data Aug 31, 1969* R64
Cliff Richey 6-4 4-6 6-4 6-4 F D Robbins H2H Match data Aug 31, 1969* R64
Manuel Santana 6-1 6-1 6-1 Jean Pierre Courcol — Match data Aug 31, 1969* R64
Torben Ulrich 6-4 6-4 6-3 Armistead Neely H2H Match data Aug 31, 1969* R64
Earl Butch Buchholz 6-2 3-6 6-3 4-6 6-2 Jan Kodes H2H Match data Aug 31, 1969* R64
Tony Roche 6-3 6-2 6-4 Thomaz Koch H2H Match data Aug 31, 1969* R64
Jaime Fillol 10-8 4-6 6-2 5-7 9-7 Gene Scott H2H Match data Aug 31, 1969* R64
Jean Loup Rouyer 6-1 3-6 7-5 2-6 6-3 Allan Stone H2H Match data Aug 31, 1969* R64
Ove Bengtson 8-10 6-1 6-3 6-4 Owen Davidson H2H Match data Aug 31, 1969* R64
Jim Osborne 4-6 6-3 6-4 7-5 Premjit Lall H2H Match data Aug 31, 1969* R64
R128 (57)
Arthur Ashe 6-2 6-2 7-5 Dick Stockton H2H Match data Aug 29, 1969* R128
Roy Barth 3-6 1-6 6-4 8-6 6-0 Miguel Olvera H2H Match data Aug 29, 1969* R128
F D Robbins 22-20 9-7 6-8 8-10 6-4 Dick Dell — Match data Aug 29, 1969* R128
Jim Osborne 6-2 6-2 6-2 Peter Burwash H2H Match data Aug 29, 1969* R128
Luis Ayala 6-4 6-4 6-2 Pancho Guzman — Match data Aug 29, 1969* R128
Nikola Pilic 6-4 10-8 6-4 Jaidip Mukerjea H2H Match data Aug 29, 1969* R128
Tom Gorman 6-2 6-4 6-0 Bailey Brown H2H Match data Aug 29, 1969* R128
Terry Addison 6-4 6-2 6-2 Rudy Hernando H2H Match data Aug 29, 1969* R128
Earl Butch Buchholz 6-2 6-4 6-2 Tony Palafox — Match data Aug 29, 1969* R128
Owen Davidson 6-2 6-3 6-4 Cliff Drysdale H2H Match data Aug 29, 1969* R128
Fred Stolle 6-4 6-2 6-2 Humphrey Hose H2H Match data Aug 29, 1969* R128
Herb Fitzgibbon 6-4 6-2 6-4 Peter Fishbach H2H Match data Aug 29, 1969* R128
Roger Taylor 7-5 3-6 6-2 6-3 Georges Goven H2H Match data Aug 29, 1969* R128
Rod Laver 6-2 6-4 6-2 Luis Garcia — Match data Aug 29, 1969* R128
John Newcombe 6-2 6-3 6-3 Paul Sullivan — Match data Aug 29, 1969* R128
Gene Scott 6-3 10-8 6-1 Erik Van Dillen — Match data Aug 29, 1969* R128
Mike Belkin 4-6 6-3 11-9 6-3 Richard Russell H2H Match data Aug 29, 1969* R128
Ove Bengtson 6-1 12-10 6-1 Ingo Buding — Match data Aug 29, 1969* R128
Andres Gimeno 6-3 6-4 7-9 6-1 Mike Estep H2H Match data Aug 29, 1969* R128
Ilie Nastase 4-6 6-4 4-6 6-3 6-0 Ian Crookenden H2H Match data Aug 29, 1969* R128
Graham Stilwell 8-6 6-2 9-7 George Taylor H2H Match data Aug 29, 1969* R128
Allan Stone 6-4 3-6 6-3 6-3 Tom Edlefsen H2H Match data Aug 29, 1969* R128
Tom Leonard 3-6 4-6 7-5 6-1 6-1 Butch Seewagen H2H Match data Aug 29, 1969* R128
Manuel Orantes 11-9 7-9 3-6 6-4 9-7 Paul Gerken H2H Match data Aug 29, 1969* R128
Peter Curtis 3-6 3-6 6-2 6-4 6-4 Jan Kukal H2H Match data Aug 29, 1969* R128
Jaime Fillol 2-6 6-3 6-3 6-3 Barry Mackay H2H Match data Aug 29, 1969* R128
Marty Riessen 1-6 6-3 6-1 6-3 Roscoe Tanner H2H Match data Aug 29, 1969* R128
Roy Emerson 6-2 6-4 6-3 Zeljko Franulovic H2H Match data Aug 29, 1969* R128
Manuel Santana 6-2 7-5 6-1 Billy Higgins — Match data Aug 29, 1969* R128
Woody Blocher 6-4 11-9 9-7 Chum Steele Iii — Match data Aug 29, 1969* R128
Ion Tiriac 9-7 7-5 5-7 8-6 Terry Ryan — Match data Aug 29, 1969* R128
Ray Ruffels 7-5 2-6 7-5 6-4 Bob Carmichael H2H Match data Aug 29, 1969* R128
Ken Rosewall 6-2 5-7 6-4 4-6 6-4 Pat Cramer H2H Match data Aug 29, 1969* R128
Tony Roche 9-11 6-4 6-4 9-7 Bob Lutz H2H Match data Aug 29, 1969* R128
Ron Holmberg 6-2 6-4 6-3 Patrick Proisy — Match data Aug 29, 1969* R128
Thomaz Koch 6-0 6-4 6-2 Armando Cornejo H2H Match data Aug 29, 1969* R128
Bob Mckinley 6-1 6-3 6-3 Martin Carlstein — Match data Aug 29, 1969* R128
Torben Ulrich 7-5 6-3 10-8 Marcello Lara H2H Match data Aug 29, 1969* R128
Bill Bowrey 6-4 6-4 4-6 6-2 Onny Parun H2H Match data Aug 29, 1969* R128
Jan Kodes 6-3 6-3 6-4 Sever Dron — Match data Aug 29, 1969* R128
Pierre Barthes 6-8 6-3 6-2 6-4 Patricio Cornejo H2H Match data Aug 29, 1969* R128
Gerald Battrick 6-3 6-2 6-2 Lew Gerrard — Match data Aug 29, 1969* R128
Dick Crealy 7-5 7-5 12-10 Chuck Mckinley — Match data Aug 29, 1969* R128
Charlie Pasarell 6-2 4-6 6-1 6-2 David Lloyd H2H Match data Aug 29, 1969* R128
Joaquin Loyo Mayo 6-2 9-7 6-3 Jean Baptiste Chanfreau — Match data Aug 29, 1969* R128
John Alexander 6-4 6-1 6-0 Michael Sprenglemeyer — Match data Aug 29, 1969* R128
Clark Graebner 6-0 7-5 6-2 Tom Mozur — Match data Aug 29, 1969* R128
Raymond Moore 8-6 6-2 6-2 Larry Turville H2H Match data Aug 29, 1969* R128
Ray Keldie 6-3 9-7 7-5 Vic Seixas — Match data Aug 29, 1969* R128
Mark Cox 7-9 6-3 0-6 6-4 9-7 Tom Okker H2H Match data Aug 29, 1969* R128 Upset: winner had a 17 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Peter Marmureanu 8-6 6-3 7-5 Richard Hawkes — Match data Aug 29, 1969* R128
Cliff Richey 6-4 3-6 6-1 6-4 Brian Cheney — Match data Aug 29, 1969* R128
Dennis Ralston 7-5 6-3 10-8 Keith Carpenter — Match data Aug 29, 1969* R128
Jean Loup Rouyer 7-5 1-6 6-3 6-4 Rauty Krog — Match data Aug 29, 1969* R128
Jim Mcmanus 3-6 10-8 6-2 6-3 Phil Dent H2H Match data Aug 29, 1969* R128
Premjit Lall 6-3 6-0 6-4 Bob Howe — Match data Aug 29, 1969* R128
Armistead Neely 6-3 3-6 6-1 6-2 Max Senior H2H Match data Aug 29, 1969* R128

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