Rod Laver
Rodney George Laver (born 9 August 1938) is an Australian former tennis player. Laver was the world number 1 ranked professional in some sources in 1964, in all sources from 1965 to 1969 and in some sources in 1970, spanning four years befor ...
defeated
Andrés Gimeno in the final, 6–3, 6–4, 7–5 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1969 Australian Open. It was the first step in an eventual
Grand Slam for Laver. This was the first edition of
the tournament to be open to professional players, marking a period in tennis history known as the
Open Era.
William Bowrey
William Bowrey (born 25 December 1943) is a former Australian tennis player.
Bowrey was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and is best remembered as the last amateur to win the Australian Championships in 1968 before the tournament o ...
was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to
Ray Ruffels.
Seeds
The seeded players are listed below.
Rod Laver
Rodney George Laver (born 9 August 1938) is an Australian former tennis player. Laver was the world number 1 ranked professional in some sources in 1964, in all sources from 1965 to 1969 and in some sources in 1970, spanning four years befor ...
is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
Draw
Final eight
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
References
External links
Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) – 1969 Australian Open Men's Singles draw1969 Australian Open – Men's draws and resultsat the
International Tennis Federation
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Men's Singles
Australian Open (tennis) by year – Men's singles