# South African Open 1969

Source: https://tennis-db.com/wta/tournaments/wta_archive:south-african-open/south-african-open?season=1969
Tour: WTA

Billie Jean King won the 1969 South African Open, defeating Nancy Richey 6-3 6-4 in the final. The WTA 250 event was played on hard courts in Johannesburg, South Africa, from April 1 to April 7, 1969. The match log contains 60 recorded singles results for this edition.

## Tournament info
- Category: WTA 250
- Surface: Hard
- Location: Johannesburg, South Africa
- Start date: 1969-04-01
- End date: 1969-04-07

Category presentation: Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category.
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## Champion
- Winner: Billie Jean King
- Runner-up: Nancy Richey
- Final score: 6-3 6-4

## Knockout results
### F
- Billie Jean King def. Nancy Richey 6-3 6-4

### SF
- Billie Jean King def. Ann Jones 5-7 6-3 6-0
- Nancy Richey def. Virginia Wade 3-6 6-3 6-2

### QF
- Ann Jones def. Annette Van Zyl 6-4 6-2
- Billie Jean King def. Melanie Muller 6-0 6-0
- Nancy Richey def. Kerry Harris 6-1 6-1
- Virginia Wade def. Brenda Kirk 6-4 6-1

### R16
- Brenda Kirk def. Glenda Swan 6-3 6-1
- Annette Van Zyl def. Anne Mcalpine 6-2 6-2
- Kerry Harris def. Patricia Walkden 3-6 6-2 6-2
- Virginia Wade def. Anita Van Deventer 6-2 6-3
- Ann Jones def. Gillian Dove 6-1 6-0
- Billie Jean King def. Wendy Tomlinson 5-7 6-3 6-4
- Nancy Richey def. Francoise Durr 7-5 8-6
- Melanie Muller def. Anne Shilcock 8-6 6-4

### R32
- Brenda Kirk def. I Cuypers 6-2 6-2
- Kerry Harris def. Greta Delport 6-3 6-2
- Ann Jones def. Laura Rossouw 6-2 6-3
- Wendy Tomlinson def. Christine Bell 6-0 6-4
- Patricia Walkden def. Helen Gourlay 6-1 6-4
- Francoise Durr def. P Kriger 6-2 6-0
- Billie Jean King def. Maryna Godwin 6-8 6-2 6-4
- Anne Shilcock def. Lesley Hunt 3-6 6-3 6-4
- Glenda Swan def. Rosie Casals 6-4 6-4
- Melanie Muller def. Anne Papenfus 7-5 1-6 6-0
- Virginia Wade def. Bernice Carr 6-1 7-5
- Anita Van Deventer def. Beverley Vercoe 8-6 6-1
- Gillian Dove def. Vicky Oosthuizen 6-2 8-6
- Nancy Richey def. Elviry Dry 6-1 6-0
- Annette Van Zyl def. Janet Young 6-3 6-2
- Anne Mcalpine def. Sannie Gouws 6-2 7-5

### R64
- Patricia Walkden def. Heather Mackeown 6-1 6-4
- Wendy Tomlinson def. W Loggerenberg 6-1 6-0
- Christine Bell def. J Smith 6-4 6-2
- Anne Papenfus def. C Cehrman 6-0 3-6 6-2
- Beverley Vercoe def. M Dowson 6-1 6-4
- Gillian Dove def. M Tarr 6-4 6-2
- Greta Delport def. Carol Sherriff 5-7 6-3 6-3
- Vicky Oosthuizen def. Suzie Alberts 6-3 6-0
- Rosie Casals def. Heather Allen 7-5 6-3
- Francoise Durr def. Daphne Pattison 6-2 6-1
- I Cuypers def. Valerie Forbes 1-6 6-4 6-3
- Virginia Wade def. Heather Nicholls 6-4 6-3
- Janet Young def. Lyn Montgomery 6-4 6-3
- Melanie Muller def. Susie Smit 7-5 6-3
- Bernice Carr def. Helen Amos 6-3 6-2
- Ann Jones def. N Prinsloo 6-2 6-1
- Anne Mcalpine def. Marlene Gerson 6-1 6-4
- Annette Van Zyl def. Wendy Gilchrist 6-2 6-2
- Lesley Hunt def. Agnes Botha 7-5 6-2
- Glenda Swan def. L Dunn 6-0 6-2
- Anne Shilcock def. Ann Phillips Moore 6-1 6-0
- Sannie Gouws def. J Swart 6-1 6-4
- Brenda Kirk def. N Goulden 6-2 6-2
- Helen Gourlay def. R Greeg 6-4 8-6
- Kerry Harris def. Maud Thorne 6-4 6-4
- Anita Van Deventer def. Jean Forbes 6-3 2-6 6-3
- Laura Rossouw def. Margaret Van Rensburg 6-0 6-1
- Maryna Godwin def. Mynie Van Zyl 6-2 6-4
- P Kriger def. Franzie Alberts 4-6 6-3 6-1

## Stats
- Total matches: 60
- Players: 61

Other editions available: 1984, 1981, 1980, 1979, 1977, 1976, 1975, 1974, 1973, 1972
(+4 more)

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