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Wimbledon 1969

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ATP Grand Slam Grass Start: Jun 23, 1969 Draw: 128 127 matches
Champion: Rod Laver

Knockout bracket

Round of 16
1 Rod Laver 6 6 7 3 6
16 Stan Smith 4 2 9 6 3
8 Cliff Drysdale 6 6 0 6 9
9 Roy Emerson 4 8 6 3 7
Robert Lutz 9 4 3 6 6
John Alexander 7 6 6 4 4
5 Arthur Ashe 7 4 6 6
12 Richard Gonzalez 5 6 3 3
6 John Newcombe 6 7 3 6
11 Fred Stolle 4 5 6 3
3 Tom Okker 11 6 6
Robert Wilson 9 4 2
7 Clark Graebner 7 6
10 Andres Gimeno 9 5
2 Tony Roche 6 4 7 8 6
15 Dennis Ralston 3 6 5 10 2
Quarterfinal
1 Rod Laver 6 6 6
8 Cliff Drysdale 4 2 3
5 Arthur Ashe 6 6 4 7
Robert Lutz 4 2 6 5
6 John Newcombe 8 3 6 7
3 Tom Okker 6 6 1 5
2 Tony Roche 4 4 6 6 11
7 Clark Graebner 6 6 3 4 9
Semifinal
1 Rod Laver 2 6 9 6
5 Arthur Ashe 6 2 7 0
6 John Newcombe 3 6 14 6
2 Tony Roche 6 1 12 4
Final
1 Rod Laver 6 5 6 6
6 John Newcombe 4 7 4 4

Early rounds

Round of 128 64 matches
Winner Loser Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
Rod Laver Nicola Pietrangeli 6-1 6-2 6-2 · ·
Premjit Lall Chum Steele Iii 6-4 10-12 10-8 8-6 ·
Jan Leschly Ken Fletcher 6-4 7-5 6-2 · ·
Jean Loup Rouyer Barry Geraghty 6-2 5-7 6-4 5-7 6-3
Stan Smith Allan Stone 20-22 6-4 9-7 4-6 6-3
David Lloyd Istvan Gulyas 8-6 6-4 7-5 · ·
Bill Bowrey Donald Dell 6-3 3-6 6-2 6-1 ·
Georges Goven Thomaz Koch 6-8 6-3 5-7 6-3 6-4
Cliff Drysdale Patrick Hombergen 7-5 7-5 9-7 · ·
Owen Davidson John Paish 6-1 6-2 6-3 · ·
Ion Tiriac Barry Phillips Moore 7-5 6-4 4-6 6-1 ·
Mark Cox Manuel Orantes 7-5 6-4 6-3 · ·
Roy Emerson Peter Pokorny 6-1 6-1 6-1 · ·
Stanley Matthews John Clifton 6-4 3-6 6-4 2-6 7-5
Vladimir Korotkov Michael Sangster 6-4 6-3 8-6 · ·
Nicholas Kalogeropoulos Jaime Fillol 6-2 6-2 6-4 · ·
Ken Rosewall Wieslaw Gasiorek 6-1 6-1 6-2 · ·
Roger Taylor Vic Seixas 6-4 13-11 6-2 · ·
Robert Lutz Stepan Koudelka 6-1 6-1 6-0 · ·
Jan Kodes Patricio Cornejo 6-3 3-6 5-7 6-3 6-1
John Alexander Raymond Moore 6-3 6-2 9-11 6-4 ·
Onny Parun Gordon Forbes 6-4 8-6 6-3 · ·
Jean Pierre Courcol Allan McDonald 7-5 7-5 8-6 · ·
Terry Addison Eduardo Zuleta 9-7 6-3 6-3 · ·
Arthur Ashe Marty Riessen 1-6 11-9 6-3 7-5 ·
Terry Ryan Torben Ulrich 4-6 6-4 6-4 9-7 ·
Graham Stilwell Keith Wooldridge 6-2 3-6 8-6 6-4 6-1
Ingo Buding Alan Mills 2-6 6-2 4-6 7-5 14-12
Richard Gonzalez Charlie Pasarell 22-24 1-6 16-14 6-3 11-9
Ove Nils Bengtson John Barrett 6-4 6-4 6-2 · ·
Tom Edlefsen Roy Barth 6-3 3-6 9-7 6-3 ·
Ray Keldie Sergei Likhachev 12-10 4-6 6-4 6-4 ·
Gerald Battrick Tadeusz Nowicki 6-4 3-6 4-6 6-4 6-4
Milan Holecek Erik Van Dillen 6-3 5-7 11-9 6-4 ·
Robert Maud Keishiro Yanagi 6-4 6-1 6-2 · ·
Fred Stolle Paul Hutchins 6-4 10-8 6-4 · ·
Mal Anderson Daniel Contet 6-4 11-9 6-8 6-4 ·
John Cooper Jorgen Ulrich 6-1 6-4 1-6 6-4 ·
Brian Fairlie Patricio Rodriguez Chi 6-2 8-6 6-3 · ·
John Newcombe Nikola Pilic 12-10 6-4 4-6 7-5 ·
Robert Wilson William Higgins 6-4 6-2 6-4 · ·
Zeljko Franulovic Thomas Lejus 7-5 6-8 6-3 7-9 10-8
Bob Carmichael Jose Edison Mandarino 5-7 6-1 7-5 6-4 ·
Cliff Richey Bob Hewitt 0-6 6-4 6-8 6-2 9-7
Dick Crealy Rayno Seegers 7-5 6-3 6-1 · ·
Richard Russell Dimitri Sturdza 4-6 14-12 5-7 6-3 6-4
Ron Holmberg Alejandro Olmedo 8-6 4-6 6-4 2-6 7-5
Tom Okker Ismail El Shafei 6-3 10-8 6-4 · ·
Phil Dent Pancho Guzman 6-4 6-2 6-3 · ·
Francois Jauffret Bob Giltinan 11-9 2-6 13-11 2-6 6-2
Alex Metreveli Nicola Spear 6-4 6-1 6-1 · ·
Andres Gimeno Frew Mcmillan 6-3 6-4 3-6 6-1 ·
Pierre Barthes Gene Scott 18-16 6-4 6-4 · ·
Ilie Nastase Tom Gorman 6-3 4-6 6-3 6-8 6-4
John Brown John Bartlett 9-7 6-2 7-5 · ·
Clark Graebner Ray Ruffels 6-4 8-6 6-3 · ·
Earl Butch Buchholz Jim Mcmanus 6-2 4-6 1-6 6-4 8-6
Luis Ayala Bob Howe 6-4 6-2 12-10 · ·
Jan Kukal Julian Krinsky 16-14 6-3 8-6 · ·
Dennis Ralston Chiradip Mukerjea 6-2 8-6 7-5 · ·
Hans Joachim Ploetz Peter Curtis 6-2 3-6 6-4 6-1 ·
Koji Watanabe Patrice Beust 6-3 7-5 6-3 · ·
Abe Segal Eugenio Castigliano 6-2 6-1 6-3 · ·
Tony Roche Jean Claude Barclay 7-5 4-6 6-3 6-2 ·
Round of 64 32 matches
Winner Loser Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
Rod Laver Premjit Lall 3-6 4-6 6-3 6-0 6-0
Jan Leschly Jean Loup Rouyer 6-4 22-20 6-4 · ·
Stan Smith David Lloyd 6-3 7-5 6-1 · ·
Bill Bowrey Georges Goven 8-6 6-4 6-3 · ·
Cliff Drysdale Owen Davidson 6-4 6-4 11-13 6-2 ·
Mark Cox Ion Tiriac 2-6 10-8 9-7 12-10 ·
Roy Emerson Stanley Matthews 6-3 6-1 6-2 · ·
Nicholas Kalogeropoulos Vladimir Korotkov 2-6 6-4 6-3 3-6 6-3
Ken Rosewall Roger Taylor 6-1 6-4 8-6 · ·
Robert Lutz Jan Kodes 2-6 4-6 6-1 6-2 7-5
John Alexander Onny Parun 7-5 6-4 6-3 · ·
Terry Addison Jean Pierre Courcol 6-3 6-2 3-6 7-5 ·
Arthur Ashe Terry Ryan 3-6 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-2
Graham Stilwell Ingo Buding 6-3 6-2 6-4 · ·
Richard Gonzalez Ove Nils Bengtson 6-4 6-3 6-3 · ·
Tom Edlefsen Ray Keldie 8-6 6-3 4-6 5-7 6-4
Milan Holecek Gerald Battrick 6-3 5-7 6-1 4-6 6-3
Fred Stolle Robert Maud 19-17 2-6 6-0 7-5 ·
Mal Anderson John Cooper 13-11 8-6 6-4 · ·
John Newcombe Brian Fairlie 7-5 6-4 6-4 · ·
Robert Wilson Zeljko Franulovic 6-4 3-6 7-5 5-7 6-0
Bob Carmichael Cliff Richey 2-6 6-4 7-5 6-4 ·
Dick Crealy Richard Russell 9-7 6-4 6-4 · ·
Tom Okker Ron Holmberg 3-6 2-6 6-1 6-4 6-2
Phil Dent Francois Jauffret 6-4 6-8 6-4 2-6 6-4
Andres Gimeno Alex Metreveli 6-3 3-6 6-1 3-6 6-3
Ilie Nastase Pierre Barthes 6-2 6-4 3-6 6-3 ·
Clark Graebner John Brown 6-2 3-0 · · ·
Earl Butch Buchholz Luis Ayala 8-6 6-2 6-4 · ·
Dennis Ralston Jan Kukal 7-5 6-2 6-4 · ·
Hans Joachim Ploetz Koji Watanabe 9-7 3-6 9-7 9-7 ·
Tony Roche Abe Segal 6-1 6-2 6-0 · ·
Round of 32 16 matches
Winner Loser Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
Rod Laver Jan Leschly 6-3 6-3 6-3 · ·
Stan Smith Bill Bowrey 3-6 9-7 6-3 6-4 ·
Cliff Drysdale Mark Cox 6-2 11-9 6-4 · ·
Roy Emerson Nicholas Kalogeropoulos 7-5 6-3 6-2 · ·
Robert Lutz Ken Rosewall 8-6 7-9 6-3 6-2 ·
John Alexander Terry Addison 6-3 8-10 13-11 3-6 6-3
Arthur Ashe Graham Stilwell 6-2 1-6 6-2 13-15 12-10
Richard Gonzalez Tom Edlefsen 6-4 6-3 6-2 · ·
Fred Stolle Milan Holecek 6-2 6-4 6-2 · ·
John Newcombe Mal Anderson 6-2 6-3 6-1 · ·
Robert Wilson Bob Carmichael 6-1 6-4 15-13 · ·
Tom Okker Dick Crealy 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-4 ·
Andres Gimeno Phil Dent 2-6 6-8 6-3 6-4 6-4
Clark Graebner Ilie Nastase 7-5 7-6 6-4 · ·
Dennis Ralston Earl Butch Buchholz 6-4 6-2 7-5 · ·
Tony Roche Hans Joachim Ploetz 6-1 9-7 6-4 · ·

Players (128)

PlayerCountryReached
Rod Laver Rod Laver AUS Winner
John Newcombe John Newcombe AUS Final
Arthur Ashe Arthur Ashe USA Semifinal
Tony Roche Tony Roche AUS Semifinal
CG Clark Graebner USA Quarterfinal
Cliff Drysdale Cliff Drysdale RSA Quarterfinal
RL Robert Lutz USA Quarterfinal
Tom Okker Tom Okker NED Quarterfinal
Andres Gimeno Andres Gimeno ESP Round of 16
Dennis Ralston Dennis Ralston USA Round of 16
FS Fred Stolle AUS Round of 16
John Alexander John Alexander AUS Round of 16
RG Richard Gonzalez USA Round of 16
RW Robert Wilson GBR Round of 16
Roy Emerson Roy Emerson AUS Round of 16
Stan Smith Stan Smith USA Round of 16
BB Bill Bowrey AUS Round of 32
Bob Carmichael Bob Carmichael AUS Round of 32
Dick Crealy Dick Crealy AUS Round of 32
EB Earl Butch Buchholz USA Round of 32
GS Graham Stilwell GBR Round of 32
HP Hans Joachim Ploetz GER Round of 32
Ilie Nastase Ilie Nastase ROU Round of 32
JL Jan Leschly DEN Round of 32
Ken Rosewall Ken Rosewall AUS Round of 32
MA Mal Anderson AUS Round of 32
MC Mark Cox GBR Round of 32
MH Milan Holecek CZE Round of 32
NK Nicholas Kalogeropoulos GRE Round of 32
PD Phil Dent AUS Round of 32
TA Terry Addison AUS Round of 32
TE Tom Edlefsen USA Round of 32
AS Abe Segal RSA Round of 64
AM Alex Metreveli RUS Round of 64
BF Brian Fairlie NZL Round of 64
Cliff Richey Cliff Richey USA Round of 64
DL David Lloyd GBR Round of 64
Francois Jauffret Francois Jauffret FRA Round of 64
GG Georges Goven FRA Round of 64
Gerald Battrick Gerald Battrick GBR Round of 64
IB Ingo Buding GER Round of 64
Ion Tiriac Ion Tiriac ROU Round of 64
Jan Kodes Jan Kodes CZE Round of 64
JK Jan Kukal CZE Round of 64
JR Jean Loup Rouyer FRA Round of 64
JC Jean Pierre Courcol FRA Round of 64
JB John Brown AUS Round of 64
JC John Cooper AUS Round of 64
KW Koji Watanabe JPN Round of 64
LA Luis Ayala CHI Round of 64
Onny Parun Onny Parun NZL Round of 64
OB Ove Nils Bengtson SWE Round of 64
OD Owen Davidson AUS Round of 64
Pierre Barthes Pierre Barthes FRA Round of 64
PL Premjit Lall IND Round of 64
RK Ray Keldie AUS Round of 64
RR Richard Russell JAM Round of 64
RM Robert Maud RSA Round of 64
Roger Taylor Roger Taylor GBR Round of 64
RH Ron Holmberg USA Round of 64
SM Stanley Matthews GBR Round of 64
TR Terry Ryan RSA Round of 64
VK Vladimir Korotkov RUS Round of 64
Zeljko Franulovic Zeljko Franulovic CRO Round of 64
AM Alan Mills GBR Round of 128
AO Alejandro Olmedo PER Round of 128
AM Allan McDonald AUS Round of 128
AS Allan Stone AUS Round of 128
BG Barry Geraghty AUS Round of 128
Barry Phillips Moore Barry Phillips Moore AUS Round of 128
BG Bob Giltinan AUS Round of 128
Bob Hewitt Bob Hewitt RSA Round of 128
BH Bob Howe AUS Round of 128
Charlie Pasarell Charlie Pasarell USA Round of 128
CM Chiradip Mukerjea IND Round of 128
CI Chum Steele Iii USA Round of 128
DC Daniel Contet FRA Round of 128
DS Dimitri Sturdza SUI 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
EC Eugenio Castigliano ITA Round of 128
FM Frew Mcmillan RSA Round of 128
GS Gene Scott USA Round of 128
GF Gordon Forbes RSA Round of 128
Ismail El Shafei Ismail El Shafei EGY Round of 128
IG Istvan Gulyas HUN Round of 128
Jaime Fillol Jaime Fillol CHI Round of 128
JB Jean Claude Barclay FRA Round of 128
JM Jim Mcmanus USA Round of 128
JB John Barrett GBR Round of 128
JB John Bartlett AUS Round of 128
JC John Clifton GBR Round of 128
JP John Paish GBR Round of 128
JU Jorgen Ulrich DEN Round of 128
JM Jose Edison Mandarino BRA Round of 128
JK Julian Krinsky RSA Round of 128
KY Keishiro Yanagi JPN Round of 128
KW Keith Wooldridge GBR Round of 128
KF Ken Fletcher AUS Round of 128
Manuel Orantes Manuel Orantes ESP Round of 128
Marty Riessen Marty Riessen USA Round of 128
MS Michael Sangster GBR Round of 128
NP Nicola Pietrangeli ITA Round of 128
NS Nicola Spear SRB Round of 128
Nikola Pilic Nikola Pilic CRO Round of 128
PG Pancho Guzman ECU Round of 128
PB Patrice Beust FRA Round of 128
PC Patricio Cornejo CHI Round of 128
PC Patricio Rodriguez Chi CHI Round of 128
PH Patrick Hombergen BEL Round of 128
PH Paul Hutchins GBR Round of 128
PC Peter Curtis GBR Round of 128
PP Peter Pokorny AUT Round of 128
Ray Ruffels Ray Ruffels AUS Round of 128
Raymond Moore Raymond Moore RSA Round of 128
RS Rayno Seegers RSA Round of 128
RB Roy Barth USA Round of 128
SL Sergei Likhachev RUS Round of 128
SK Stepan Koudelka TCH Round of 128
TN Tadeusz Nowicki POL Round of 128
TL Thomas Lejus RUS Round of 128
Thomaz Koch Thomaz Koch BRA Round of 128
TG Tom Gorman USA Round of 128
TU Torben Ulrich DEN Round of 128
VS Vic Seixas USA Round of 128
WG Wieslaw Gasiorek POL Round of 128
WH William Higgins USA Round of 128