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US Open 1969

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ATP Grand Slam Grass Start: Aug 27, 1969 Draw: 128 127 matches
Champion: Rod Laver

Knockout bracket

Round of 16
Earl Butch Buchholz 4 6 6 5 6
11 Andres Gimeno 6 3 1 7 3
10 Fred Stolle 6 6 2 6
Roger Taylor 4 2 6 3
9 Roy Emerson 6 6 6
Roy Barth 3 0 3
6 Ken Rosewall 6 7 4 6
Ilie Nastase 1 5 6 3
4 Arthur Ashe 7 6 6 6
14 Manuel Santana 5 1 8 4
3 Tony Roche 6 10 7 6
13 Richard Gonzalez 3 12 5 0
2 John Newcombe 4 6 6 25
15 Marty Riessen 6 3 4 23
1 Rod Laver 6 4 4 6 6
16 Dennis Ralston 4 6 6 2 3
Quarterfinal
4 Arthur Ashe 8 6 6
6 Ken Rosewall 6 3 4
3 Tony Roche 6 9 5 6
Earl Butch Buchholz 1 7 7 0
2 John Newcombe 7 3 6 6 13
10 Fred Stolle 9 6 1 4 11
1 Rod Laver 4 8 13 6
9 Roy Emerson 6 6 11 4
Semifinal
3 Tony Roche 3 6 4 6 8
2 John Newcombe 6 4 6 3 6
1 Rod Laver 8 6 14
4 Arthur Ashe 6 3 12
Final
1 Rod Laver 7 6 6 6
3 Tony Roche 9 1 2 2

Early rounds

Round of 128 64 matches
Winner Loser Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
Torben Ulrich Marcello Lara 7-5 6-3 10-8 · ·
Ion Tiriac Terry Ryan 9-7 7-5 5-7 8-6 ·
Roger Taylor Georges Goven 7-5 3-6 6-2 6-3 ·
Allan Stone Tom Edlefsen 6-4 3-6 6-3 6-3 ·
Graham Stilwell George Taylor 8-6 6-2 9-7 · ·
Jasjit Singh Ted Hoehn 6-1 4-6 8-6 6-2 ·
Gene Scott Erik Van Dillen 6-3 10-8 6-1 · ·
Ray Ruffels Bob Carmichael 7-5 2-6 7-5 6-4 ·
Jean Loup Rouyer Rauty Krog 7-5 1-6 6-3 6-4 ·
Franklin Robbins Dick Dell 22-20 9-7 6-8 8-10 6-4
Cliff Richey Brian Cheney 6-4 3-6 6-1 6-4 ·
Jaime Pinto Bravo John Hammill 6-3 6-4 6-2 · ·
Nikola Pilic Jaidip Mukerjea 6-4 10-8 6-4 · ·
Charlie Pasarell David Lloyd 6-2 4-6 6-1 6-2 ·
Jim Osborne Peter Burwash 6-2 6-2 6-2 · ·
Manuel Orantes Paul Gerken 11-9 7-9 3-6 6-4 9-7
Armistead Neely Max Senior 6-3 3-6 6-1 6-2 ·
Ilie Nastase Ian Crookenden 4-6 6-4 4-6 6-3 6-0
Raymond Moore Larry Turville 8-6 6-2 6-2 · ·
Jim Mcmanus Phil Dent 3-6 10-8 6-2 6-3 ·
Robert Mckinley Martin Carlstein 6-1 6-3 6-3 · ·
Peter Marmureanu Richard Hawkes 8-6 6-3 7-5 · ·
Joaquin Loyo Mayo Jean Baptiste Chanfreau 6-2 9-7 6-3 · ·
Tom Leonard Butch Seewagen 3-6 4-6 7-5 6-1 6-1
Dick Leach Eduardo Zuleta 8-6 6-3 6-4 · ·
Premjit Lall Bob Howe 6-3 6-0 6-4 · ·
Jan Kodes Sever Dron 6-3 6-3 6-4 · ·
Thomaz Koch Armando Cornejo 6-0 6-4 6-2 · ·
Ray Keldie Vic Seixas 6-3 9-7 7-5 · ·
Ron Holmberg Patrick Proisy 6-2 6-4 6-3 · ·
Tom Gorman Bailey Brown 6-2 6-4 6-0 · ·
Herb Fitzgibbon Peter Fishbach 6-4 6-2 6-4 · ·
Jaime Fillol Barry Mackay 2-6 6-3 6-3 6-3 ·
Ismail El Shafei John Sharpe 6-4 6-3 8-6 · ·
Peter Curtis Jan Kukal 3-6 3-6 6-2 6-4 6-4
Dick Crealy Chuck Mckinley 7-5 7-5 12-10 · ·
Jean Pierre Courcol Donald Dell 6-3 6-4 6-3 · ·
Earl Butch Buchholz Tony Palafox 6-2 6-4 6-2 · ·
Bill Bowrey Onny Parun 6-4 6-4 4-6 6-2 ·
Woody Blocher Chum Steele Iii 6-4 11-9 9-7 · ·
Ove Nils Bengtson Ingo Buding 6-1 12-10 6-1 · ·
Mike Belkin Richard Russell 4-6 6-3 11-9 6-3 ·
Gerald Battrick Lew Gerrard 6-3 6-2 6-2 · ·
Pierre Barthes Patricio Cornejo 6-8 6-3 6-2 6-4 ·
Roy Barth Miguel Olvera 3-6 1-6 6-4 8-6 6-0
Luis Ayala Pancho Guzman 6-4 6-4 6-2 · ·
John Alexander Michael Sprenglemeyer 6-4 6-1 6-0 · ·
Terry Addison Rudy Hernando 6-4 6-2 6-2 · ·
Dennis Ralston Keith Carpenter 7-5 6-3 10-8 · ·
Marty Riessen Roscoe Tanner 1-6 6-3 6-1 6-3 ·
Manuel Santana William Higgins 6-2 7-5 6-1 · ·
Richard Gonzalez Robert Potthast 6-3 6-3 6-4 · ·
Stan Smith Patricio Rodriguez Chi 6-0 6-3 6-2 · ·
Andres Gimeno Mike Estep 6-3 6-4 7-9 6-1 ·
Fred Stolle Humphrey Hose 6-4 6-2 6-2 · ·
Roy Emerson Zeljko Franulovic 6-2 6-4 6-3 · ·
Owen Davidson Cliff Drysdale 6-2 6-3 6-4 · ·
Clark Graebner Tom Mozur 6-0 7-5 6-2 · ·
Ken Rosewall Pat Cramer 6-2 5-7 6-4 4-6 6-4
Mark Cox Tom Okker 7-9 6-3 0-6 6-4 9-7
Arthur Ashe Dick Stockton 6-2 6-2 7-5 · ·
Tony Roche Robert Lutz 9-11 6-4 6-4 9-7 ·
John Newcombe Paul Sullivan 6-2 6-3 6-3 · ·
Rod Laver Luis Garcia 6-2 6-4 6-2 · ·
Round of 64 32 matches
Winner Loser Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
Torben Ulrich Armistead Neely 6-4 6-4 6-3 · ·
Jean Loup Rouyer Allan Stone 6-1 3-6 7-5 2-6 6-3
Cliff Richey Franklin Robbins 6-4 4-6 6-4 6-4 ·
Nikola Pilic Ion Tiriac 6-1 6-2 6-0 · ·
Jim Osborne Premjit Lall 4-6 6-3 6-4 7-5 ·
Robert Mckinley Peter Marmureanu 6-4 6-4 6-3 · ·
Joaquin Loyo Mayo Tom Leonard 6-2 6-2 6-3 · ·
Tom Gorman John Alexander 4-6 6-3 6-2 12-10 ·
Jaime Fillol Gene Scott 10-8 4-6 6-2 5-7 9-7
Ismail El Shafei Gerald Battrick 6-3 3-6 6-3 16-14 ·
Mark Cox Peter Curtis 7-9 6-3 6-3 6-3 ·
Earl Butch Buchholz Jan Kodes 6-2 3-6 6-3 4-6 6-2
Bill Bowrey Dick Leach 3-6 6-2 6-1 6-3 ·
Ove Nils Bengtson Owen Davidson 8-10 6-1 6-3 6-4 ·
Pierre Barthes Ray Keldie 8-6 7-5 2-6 9-7 ·
Roy Barth Ron Holmberg 7-5 6-3 6-3 · ·
Luis Ayala Herb Fitzgibbon 6-4 3-6 6-8 6-3 6-4
Terry Addison Charlie Pasarell 6-3 9-7 6-4 · ·
Dennis Ralston Graham Stilwell 6-3 11-9 6-4 · ·
Marty Riessen Mike Belkin 4-6 6-1 6-3 6-0 ·
Manuel Santana Jean Pierre Courcol 6-1 6-1 6-1 · ·
Richard Gonzalez Ray Ruffels 6-2 3-6 6-3 3-6 6-4
Ilie Nastase Stan Smith 5-7 12-10 7-5 6-3 ·
Andres Gimeno Jim Mcmanus 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-2 ·
Fred Stolle Woody Blocher 6-1 6-3 6-1 · ·
Roy Emerson Manuel Orantes 6-1 7-5 6-3 · ·
Roger Taylor Clark Graebner 4-6 6-1 2-0 · ·
Ken Rosewall Raymond Moore 6-3 6-2 6-2 · ·
Arthur Ashe Dick Crealy 6-4 6-3 4-6 6-3 ·
Tony Roche Thomaz Koch 6-3 6-2 6-4 · ·
John Newcombe Jasjit Singh 6-3 6-4 6-4 · ·
Rod Laver Jaime Pinto Bravo 6-4 7-5 6-2 · ·
Round of 32 16 matches
Winner Loser Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
Roger Taylor Terry Addison 6-4 8-6 6-2 · ·
Ilie Nastase Ismail El Shafei 6-0 1-0 · · ·
Earl Butch Buchholz Mark Cox 13-11 6-4 6-4 · ·
Roy Barth Ove Nils Bengtson 7-5 15-13 6-3 · ·
Dennis Ralston Tom Gorman 11-9 4-6 6-4 7-5 ·
Marty Riessen Joaquin Loyo Mayo 6-3 6-2 6-4 · ·
Manuel Santana Robert Mckinley 6-4 6-4 7-9 6-2 ·
Richard Gonzalez Torben Ulrich 3-6 6-4 4-6 8-6 6-2
Andres Gimeno Jean Loup Rouyer 6-1 6-4 6-3 · ·
Fred Stolle Cliff Richey 7-5 6-8 6-4 7-5 ·
Roy Emerson Bill Bowrey 6-3 9-7 6-2 · ·
Ken Rosewall Nikola Pilic 6-4 6-0 6-2 · ·
Arthur Ashe Jim Osborne 5-7 6-4 6-4 6-2 ·
Tony Roche Luis Ayala 6-2 6-3 6-1 · ·
John Newcombe Pierre Barthes 6-8 6-1 6-2 6-2 ·
Rod Laver Jaime Fillol 8-6 6-1 6-2 · ·

Players (128)

PlayerCountryReached
Rod Laver Rod Laver AUS Winner
Tony Roche Tony Roche AUS Final
Arthur Ashe Arthur Ashe USA Semifinal
John Newcombe John Newcombe AUS Semifinal
EB Earl Butch Buchholz USA Quarterfinal
FS Fred Stolle AUS Quarterfinal
Ken Rosewall Ken Rosewall AUS Quarterfinal
Roy Emerson Roy Emerson AUS Quarterfinal
Andres Gimeno Andres Gimeno ESP Round of 16
Dennis Ralston Dennis Ralston USA Round of 16
Ilie Nastase Ilie Nastase ROU Round of 16
MS Manuel Santana ESP Round of 16
Marty Riessen Marty Riessen USA Round of 16
RG Richard Gonzalez USA Round of 16
Roger Taylor Roger Taylor GBR Round of 16
RB Roy Barth USA Round of 16
BB Bill Bowrey AUS Round of 32
Cliff Richey Cliff Richey USA Round of 32
Ismail El Shafei Ismail El Shafei EGY Round of 32
Jaime Fillol Jaime Fillol CHI Round of 32
JR Jean Loup Rouyer FRA Round of 32
JO Jim Osborne USA Round of 32
JM Joaquin Loyo Mayo MEX Round of 32
LA Luis Ayala CHI Round of 32
MC Mark Cox GBR Round of 32
Nikola Pilic Nikola Pilic CRO Round of 32
OB Ove Nils Bengtson SWE Round of 32
Pierre Barthes Pierre Barthes FRA Round of 32
RM Robert Mckinley USA Round of 32
TA Terry Addison AUS Round of 32
TG Tom Gorman USA Round of 32
TU Torben Ulrich DEN Round of 32
AS Allan Stone AUS Round of 64
AN Armistead Neely USA Round of 64
Charlie Pasarell Charlie Pasarell USA Round of 64
CG Clark Graebner USA Round of 64
Dick Crealy Dick Crealy AUS Round of 64
DL Dick Leach USA Round of 64
FR Franklin Robbins USA Round of 64
GS Gene Scott USA Round of 64
Gerald Battrick Gerald Battrick GBR Round of 64
GS Graham Stilwell GBR Round of 64
HF Herb Fitzgibbon USA Round of 64
Ion Tiriac Ion Tiriac ROU Round of 64
JB Jaime Pinto Bravo CHI Round of 64
Jan Kodes Jan Kodes CZE Round of 64
JS Jasjit Singh IND Round of 64
JC Jean Pierre Courcol FRA Round of 64
JM Jim Mcmanus USA Round of 64
John Alexander John Alexander AUS Round of 64
Manuel Orantes Manuel Orantes ESP Round of 64
MB Mike Belkin CAN Round of 64
OD Owen Davidson AUS Round of 64
PC Peter Curtis GBR Round of 64
PM Peter Marmureanu ROU Round of 64
PL Premjit Lall IND Round of 64
RK Ray Keldie AUS Round of 64
Ray Ruffels Ray Ruffels AUS Round of 64
Raymond Moore Raymond Moore RSA Round of 64
RH Ron Holmberg USA Round of 64
Stan Smith Stan Smith USA Round of 64
Thomaz Koch Thomaz Koch BRA Round of 64
TL Tom Leonard USA Round of 64
WB Woody Blocher USA Round of 64
AC Armando Cornejo CHI Round of 128
BB Bailey Brown USA Round of 128
BM Barry Mackay USA Round of 128
Bob Carmichael Bob Carmichael AUS Round of 128
BH Bob Howe AUS Round of 128
BC Brian Cheney USA Round of 128
BS Butch Seewagen USA Round of 128
CM Chuck Mckinley USA Round of 128
CI Chum Steele Iii USA Round of 128
Cliff Drysdale Cliff Drysdale RSA Round of 128
DL David Lloyd GBR Round of 128
DD Dick Dell USA Round of 128
Dick Stockton Dick Stockton USA Round of 128
DD Donald Dell USA Round of 128
EZ Eduardo Zuleta ECU Round of 128
Erik Van Dillen Erik Van Dillen USA Round of 128
GT George Taylor USA Round of 128
GG Georges Goven FRA Round of 128
HH Humphrey Hose VEN Round of 128
IC Ian Crookenden NZL Round of 128
IB Ingo Buding GER Round of 128
JM Jaidip Mukerjea IND Round of 128
JK Jan Kukal CZE Round of 128
JC Jean Baptiste Chanfreau FRA Round of 128
JH John Hammill RSA Round of 128
JS John Sharpe AUS Round of 128
KC Keith Carpenter CAN Round of 128
LT Larry Turville USA Round of 128
LG Lew Gerrard NZL Round of 128
LG Luis Garcia UNK Round of 128
ML Marcello Lara MEX Round of 128
MC Martin Carlstein SWE Round of 128
MS Max Senior AUS Round of 128
MS Michael Sprenglemeyer USA Round of 128
MO Miguel Olvera ECU Round of 128
ME Mike Estep USA Round of 128
Onny Parun Onny Parun NZL Round of 128
PG Pancho Guzman ECU Round of 128
PC Pat Cramer RSA Round of 128
PC Patricio Cornejo CHI Round of 128
PC Patricio Rodriguez Chi CHI Round of 128
Patrick Proisy Patrick Proisy FRA Round of 128
PG Paul Gerken USA Round of 128
PS Paul Sullivan USA Round of 128
PB Peter Burwash CAN Round of 128
PF Peter Fishbach USA Round of 128
PD Phil Dent AUS Round of 128
RK Rauty Krog RSA Round of 128
RH Richard Hawkes NZL Round of 128
RR Richard Russell JAM Round of 128
RL Robert Lutz USA Round of 128
RP Robert Potthast USA Round of 128
Roscoe Tanner Roscoe Tanner USA Round of 128
RH Rudy Hernando USA Round of 128
SD Sever Dron ROU Round of 128
TH Ted Hoehn USA Round of 128
TR Terry Ryan RSA Round of 128
TE Tom Edlefsen USA Round of 128
TM Tom Mozur USA Round of 128
Tom Okker Tom Okker NED Round of 128
TP Tony Palafox MEX Round of 128
VS Vic Seixas USA Round of 128
WH William Higgins USA Round of 128
Zeljko Franulovic Zeljko Franulovic CRO Round of 128