ATP US Open 1969 Draw, Results & Schedule

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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.

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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DateRoundWinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch
F (1)
Sep 10, 1969* F Rod Laver 7-9 6-1 6-2 6-2 Tony Roche H2H Match data
SF (2)
Sep 9, 1969* SF 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
QF (4)
Sep 7, 1969* QF 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
R16 (8)
Sep 5, 1969* R16 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
R32 (16)
Sep 2, 1969* R32 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
R64 (31)
Aug 31, 1969* R64 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 — 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
R128 (57)
Aug 29, 1969* R128 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 William 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 — 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 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

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