WTA US Open 1969 Draw, Results & Schedule

Margaret Court won the 1969 US Open, defeating Nancy Richey 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 9, 1969. The match log contains 63 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
Margaret Court
def. Nancy Richey , 6-2 6-2
Dates
Aug 27 — Sep 9
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)
Margaret Court 6-2 6-2 Nancy Richey H2H Match data Sep 9, 1969* F
SF (2)
Margaret Court 7-5 6-0 Virginia Wade DEF H2H Match data Sep 8, 1969* SF
Nancy Richey 7-5 6-3 Rosie Casals H2H Match data Sep 8, 1969* SF
QF (4)
Margaret Court 6-0 9-7 Karen Krantzcke H2H Match data Sep 6, 1969* QF
Virginia Wade DEF 6-4 6-3 Julie Heldman H2H Match data Sep 6, 1969* QF
Nancy Richey 6-4 8-6 Billie Jean King H2H Match data Sep 6, 1969* QF
Rosie Casals 6-2 6-2 Peaches Bartkowicz H2H Match data Sep 6, 1969* QF
R16 (8)
Virginia Wade DEF 9-7 6-0 Lesley Hunt H2H Match data Sep 4, 1969* R16
Rosie Casals 6-3 6-1 Peggy Michel H2H Match data Sep 4, 1969* R16
Julie Heldman 6-2 6-4 Valerie Ziegenfuss H2H Match data Sep 4, 1969* R16
Karen Krantzcke 7-5 6-2 Christine Truman H2H Match data Sep 4, 1969* R16
Margaret Court 6-0 6-2 Emilie Burrer H2H Match data Sep 4, 1969* R16
Nancy Richey 3-6 6-4 6-2 Winnie Shaw H2H Match data Sep 4, 1969* R16
Peaches Bartkowicz 6-4 6-2 Francoise Durr H2H Match data Sep 4, 1969* R16
Billie Jean King 6-1 6-3 Denise Carter H2H Match data Sep 4, 1969* R16
R32 (16)
Denise Carter 8-6 2-6 6-3 Pam Teeguarden H2H Match data Sep 2, 1969* R32
Emilie Burrer 6-3 6-4 Carole Graebner H2H Match data Sep 2, 1969* R32
Karen Krantzcke 6-3 6-3 Janet Young H2H Match data Sep 2, 1969* R32
Winnie Shaw 6-3 6-1 Gail Sherriff H2H Match data Sep 2, 1969* R32
Billie Jean King 6-3 6-4 Marilyn Aschner H2H Match data Sep 2, 1969* R32
Peaches Bartkowicz 6-2 6-3 Fiorella Bonicelli H2H Match data Sep 2, 1969* R32
Rosie Casals 6-3 4-6 6-2 Lesley Turner H2H Match data Sep 2, 1969* R32
Christine Truman 6-1 6-2 Cecilia Martinez H2H Match data Sep 2, 1969* R32
Virginia Wade DEF 6-1 6-1 Connie Capozzi H2H Match data Sep 2, 1969* R32
Margaret Court 6-1 6-0 Betty Ann Grubb H2H Match data Sep 2, 1969* R32
Peggy Michel 6-4 6-4 Wendy Overton H2H Match data Sep 2, 1969* R32
Francoise Durr 6-3 6-3 Darlene Hard H2H Match data Sep 2, 1969* R32
Valerie Ziegenfuss 6-1 8-6 Linda Tuero H2H Match data Sep 2, 1969* R32
Lesley Hunt 6-2 6-4 Wendy Tomlinson H2H Match data Sep 2, 1969* R32
Julie Heldman 6-1 6-1 Faye Urban H2H Match data Sep 2, 1969* R32
Nancy Richey 6-3 6-1 Joyce Williams H2H Match data Sep 2, 1969* R32
R64 (32)
Christine Truman 8-6 6-4 Kerry Reid H2H Match data Aug 30, 1969* R64
Winnie Shaw 6-3 6-4 Mary Ann Eisel H2H Match data Aug 30, 1969* R64
Janet Young 6-3 6-4 Maricaye Christenson H2H Match data Aug 30, 1969* R64
Peaches Bartkowicz 6-1 6-0 Ann Lebedeff H2H Match data Aug 30, 1969* R64
Marilyn Aschner 2-6 8-6 6-4 Pamela Austin H2H Match data Aug 30, 1969* R64
Karen Krantzcke 6-3 6-3 Nancy Ornstein H2H Match data Aug 30, 1969* R64
Emilie Burrer 6-4 6-2 Kerry Harris H2H Match data Aug 30, 1969* R64
Connie Capozzi 6-3 3-6 6-1 Helen Amos H2H Match data Aug 30, 1969* R64
Lesley Hunt 6-2 6-3 Patti Hogan H2H Match data Aug 30, 1969* R64
Julie Heldman 6-4 3-6 8-6 Nell Truman H2H Match data Aug 30, 1969* R64
Fiorella Bonicelli 6-3 6-1 Frances Maclennan H2H Match data Aug 30, 1969* R64
Rosie Casals 6-2 6-4 Ana Maria Arias H2H Match data Aug 30, 1969* R64
Gail Sherriff 6-3 8-6 Kristy Pigeon H2H Match data Aug 30, 1969* R64
Wendy Tomlinson 6-3 4-6 7-5 Gail Hansen H2H Match data Aug 30, 1969* R64
Virginia Wade DEF 6-1 6-4 Kristien Shaw H2H Match data Aug 30, 1969* R64
Valerie Ziegenfuss 6-0 6-1 Tam Oshaughnessy H2H Match data Aug 30, 1969* R64
Denise Carter 6-4 6-0 Alice Tym H2H Match data Aug 30, 1969* R64
Peggy Michel 8-6 6-4 Marjorie Gengler H2H Match data Aug 30, 1969* R64
Linda Tuero 7-5 6-3 Carol Aucamp H2H Match data Aug 30, 1969* R64
Joyce Williams 9-7 6-0 Sharon Walsh Pete H2H Match data Aug 30, 1969* R64
Cecilia Martinez 6-3 6-3 Stephanie Grant H2H Match data Aug 30, 1969* R64
Pam Teeguarden 6-3 8-6 Kimiyo Yagahara H2H Match data Aug 30, 1969* R64
Nancy Richey 6-2 6-1 Patricia Reese H2H Match data Aug 30, 1969* R64
Billie Jean King 6-2 8-6 Brenda Kirk H2H Match data Aug 30, 1969* R64
Wendy Overton 7-3 6-2 Jitka Horcickova H2H Match data Aug 30, 1969* R64
Lesley Turner 7-5 6-1 Nadine Netter H2H Match data Aug 30, 1969* R64
Francoise Durr 6-2 7-5 Pam Richmond H2H Match data Aug 30, 1969* R64
Margaret Court 6-1 6-0 Suzana Gesteira H2H Match data Aug 30, 1969* R64
Faye Urban 6-3 6-4 Karen Susman H2H Match data Aug 30, 1969* R64
Carole Graebner 6-2 6-4 Ana Cavadini H2H Match data Aug 30, 1969* R64
Darlene Hard 5-7 6-3 6-0 Eva Lundquist H2H Match data Aug 30, 1969* R64
Betty Ann Grubb 6-3 6-2 Esme Emmanuel H2H Match data Aug 30, 1969* R64

Tournament Records

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Most Titles

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Most Appearances

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  1. Venus Williams 26 appearances

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Open Era main-draw singles records from 1968 onward. Ranking records begin where reliable entering rankings are available.

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