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Houston 1969

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ATP ATP 500/250 Clay Start: Apr 14, 1969 Draw: 32 31 matches
Champion: Zeljko Franulovic

Knockout bracket

Round of 16
Rafael Osuna 1 9 6
Mike Estep 6 7 1
Robert Mckinley 9 6
John Alexander 7 1
Thomaz Koch 6 6
Nicola Spear 3 4
Zan Guerry 6 9
Stan Smith 2 7
Clark Graebner 6 6
Ismail El Shafei 2 2
Zeljko Franulovic 6 4 6
Hans Joachim Ploetz 1 6 3
Tom Edlefsen 5 6 6
Pancho Guzman 7 2 3
Ove Nils Bengtson 6 6
Paul Gerken 2 2
Quarterfinal
Rafael Osuna 6 6
Thomaz Koch 4 3
Clark Graebner 6 6
Robert Mckinley 4 2
Zeljko Franulovic 0 6 6
Tom Edlefsen 6 2 4
Ove Nils Bengtson 3 7 6
Zan Guerry 6 5 4
Semifinal
Rafael Osuna 4 8 6 7 6
Ove Nils Bengtson 6 10 4 5 1
Zeljko Franulovic 6 3 6 6
Clark Graebner 4 6 2 4
Final
Zeljko Franulovic 7 6 6
Rafael Osuna 5 3 2

Early rounds

Round of 32 16 matches
Winner Loser Set 1 Set 2 Set 3
Nicola Spear Jim Mcmanus 6-4 6-2 ·
Stan Smith Danny Obryant 12-10 7-5 ·
Hans Joachim Ploetz Jim Osborne 6-3 6-1 ·
Rafael Osuna Onny Parun 3-6 6-1 6-3
Robert Mckinley Jose Edison Mandarino 6-2 8-6 ·
Thomaz Koch George Taylor 6-2 6-1 ·
Pancho Guzman Ray Ruffels 6-8 6-1 6-2
Zan Guerry Ingo Buding 9-11 6-0 6-4
Clark Graebner Sherwood Stewart 6-2 6-1 ·
Paul Gerken Brian Fairlie 6-2 6-1 ·
Zeljko Franulovic Tom Gorman 7-5 7-5 ·
Mike Estep Bill Bowrey W/O
Ismail El Shafei Phil Dent 9-7 3-6 6-3
Tom Edlefsen Robert Lutz W/O
Ove Nils Bengtson Jairo Velasco 5-7 6-2 6-1
John Alexander Mike Belkin 6-3 6-0 ·

Players (32)

PlayerCountryReached
Zeljko Franulovic Zeljko Franulovic CRO Winner
RO Rafael Osuna MEX Final
CG Clark Graebner USA Semifinal
OB Ove Nils Bengtson SWE Semifinal
RM Robert Mckinley USA Quarterfinal
Thomaz Koch Thomaz Koch BRA Quarterfinal
TE Tom Edlefsen USA Quarterfinal
ZG Zan Guerry USA Quarterfinal
HP Hans Joachim Ploetz GER Round of 16
Ismail El Shafei Ismail El Shafei EGY Round of 16
John Alexander John Alexander AUS Round of 16
ME Mike Estep USA Round of 16
NS Nicola Spear SRB Round of 16
PG Pancho Guzman ECU Round of 16
PG Paul Gerken USA Round of 16
Stan Smith Stan Smith USA Round of 16
BB Bill Bowrey AUS Round of 32
BF Brian Fairlie NZL Round of 32
DO Danny Obryant USA Round of 32
GT George Taylor USA Round of 32
IB Ingo Buding GER Round of 32
JV Jairo Velasco ESP Round of 32
JM Jim Mcmanus USA Round of 32
JO Jim Osborne USA Round of 32
JM Jose Edison Mandarino BRA Round of 32
MB Mike Belkin CAN Round of 32
Onny Parun Onny Parun NZL Round of 32
PD Phil Dent AUS Round of 32
Ray Ruffels Ray Ruffels AUS Round of 32
RL Robert Lutz USA Round of 32
SS Sherwood Stewart USA Round of 32
TG Tom Gorman USA Round of 32