1969_U.S._Professional_Indoor_–_Singles

1969 Philadelphia International Indoor Open Championships – Singles

1969 Philadelphia International Indoor Open Championships – Singles

1969 tennis event results


Manuel Santana was the defending champion, but did not participate this year.

Quick Facts Singles, Final ...

Rod Laver won the title, defeating Tony Roche 7–5, 6–4, 6–4 in the final.

Seeds

  1. Australia Rod Laver (champion)
  2. United States Arthur Ashe (first round)
  3. Australia Tony Roche (final)
  4. Australia Ken Rosewall (semifinals)
  5. Australia John Newcombe (second round)
  6. Netherlands Tom Okker (semifinals)
  7. United States Pancho Gonzales (quarterfinals)
  8. Australia Roy Emerson (first round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
            
1 Australia Rod Laver 6 6  
4 Australia Ken Rosewall 4 2  
1 Australia Rod Laver 7 6 6    
3 Australia Tony Roche 5 4 4    
3 Australia Tony Roche 6 6  
6 Netherlands Tom Okker 1 4  

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Australia R Laver 6 6  
  France P Barthès 3 1   1 Australia R Laver 6 7  
  United States H Fitzgibbon 4 12     United States EB Buchholz 1 5  
  United States EB Buchholz 6 14   1 Australia R Laver 6 6  
  Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia N Pilić 6 3 6   United States C Pasarell 1 3  
  Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ž Franulović 4 6 4   Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia N Pilić 2 3  
  United States C Pasarell 6 6     United States C Pasarell 6 6  
8 Australia R Emerson 3 2   1 Australia R Laver 6 6  
5 Australia J Newcombe 6 5 6 4 Australia K Rosewall 4 2  
  United Kingdom Peter Curtis 2 7 2 5 Australia J Newcombe 5 3  
  United States J McManus 6 3 0   Spain A Gimeno 7 6  
  Spain A Gimeno 4 6 6   Spain A Gimeno 3 5  
  United States D Ralston 4 5   4 Australia K Rosewall 6 7  
  South Africa R Moore 6 7     South Africa R Moore 4 1  
  Romania I Năstase 1 4   4 Australia K Rosewall 6 6  
4 Australia K Rosewall 6 6  

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
3 Australia T Roche 6 6  
  United States P Segura 4 2   3 Australia T Roche 9 6  
  Australia K Fletcher 2 2     United States M Riessen 8 2  
  United States M Riessen 6 6   3 Australia T Roche 6 6  
  Brazil T Koch 7 3 9 7 United States RP Gonzales 3 3  
  United States R Holmberg 5 6 7   Brazil T Koch 3 5  
  Denmark T Ulrich 3 6 2 7 United States RP Gonzales 6 7  
7 United States RP Gonzales 6 3 6 3 Australia T Roche 6 6  
6 Netherlands T Okker 6 6   6 Netherlands T Okker 1 4  
  Sweden ON Bengtson 3 3   6 Netherlands T Okker 4 6 13
  United Kingdom R Taylor 6 6     United Kingdom R Taylor 6 3 11
  United States R Lutz 3 3   6 Netherlands T Okker 6 6  
  United States S Smith 6 6     Czechoslovakia J Kodeš 3 1  
  Jamaica R Russell 4 3     United States S Smith 2 6 2
  Czechoslovakia J Kodeš 6 4 6   Czechoslovakia J Kodeš 6 2 6
2 United States A Ashe 4 6 2

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