Australian Open 1969

◄ Australian Open 1969 ►
Date:	20.-27. January 1969
Edition:	57th  Australian Open
Place:	Brisbane
Covering:	race
Defending champion
Men's singles :	Bill Bowrey
Ladies singles :	Billie Jean King
Men's double :	Dick Crealy Allan Stone
Ladies doubles :	Karen Krantzcke Kerry Melville
Mixed :	Billie Jean King Dick Crealy
winner
Men's singles :	Rod Laver
Ladies singles :	Margaret Court
Men's double :	Rod Laver Roy Emerson
Ladies doubles :	Margaret Court Judy Tegart
Mixed :	Margaret Court Marty Giants Ann Jones Fred Stolle
Grand Slams 1969
Australian Open French Open Wimbledon Championships US Open

The 57th Australian Open in 1969 was a Grand Slam tennis grass court tournament hosted by the ILTF . It took place January 20-27 in the Milton neighborhood of Brisbane , Australia .

Defending champions in the singles were Bill Bowrey in the men and Billie Jean King in the women. In the men's doubles, Dick Crealy and Allan Stone were the defending champions , in the women's doubles Karen Krantzcke and Kerry Melville . In mixed, Billie Jean King and Dick Crealy were the defending champions.

It was the first edition of the Grand Slam tournament since the beginning of the Open Era to allow professional tennis players.

Men's singles

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Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Rod Laver victory 02.  Ken Rosewall Round of 16 03.  Tom Okker 1 round 04th  Tony Roche Semifinals 05.  John Newcombe Quarter finals 06th  Pancho Gonzales Round of 16 07th  Fred Stolle Quarter finals 08th.  Marty Riessen Round of 16

No. player Round reached 09.  Andrés Gimeno final 10.  Bill Bowrey Quarter finals 11.  Roy Emerson Round of 16 12.  Ray Ruffels Semifinals 13.  Butch Buchholz Quarter finals 14th  Times Anderson Round of 16 15th  Roger Taylor 2nd round 16.  Allan Stone Round of 16

Ladies singles

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Seeding list

No. Player Round reached 01.  Billie Jean King final 02.  Margaret Court victory 03.  Ann Jones Semifinals 04th  Kerry Melville Semifinals 05.  Rosie Casals Quarter finals

No. Player Round reached 06th  Karen Krantzcke Quarter finals 07th  Lesley Hunt Quarter finals 08th.  Judy Tegart 1 round 09.  Lesley Bowrey Round of 16 10.  Françoise Dürr Round of 16

Men's doubles

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Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  John Newcombe Tony Roche   Semifinals 02.  Ken Rosewall Fred Stolle   final 03.  Roy Emerson Rod Laver   victory 04th  Ray Moore Marty Riessen   Semifinals

No. pairing Round reached 05.  Andrés Gimeno Pancho Gonzales   Round of 16 06th  Times Anderson Roger Taylor   Round of 16 07th  Dick Crealy Allan Stone   Quarter finals 08th.  Terry Addison Ray Keldie   Quarter finals

Ladies doubles

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Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Rosie Casals Billie Jean King   final 02.  Margaret Court Judy Tegart   victory 03.  Karen Krantzcke Kerry Melville   Semifinals 04th  Françoise Dürr Ann Jones   Semifinals

Mixed

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Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Marty Riessen Margaret Court   victory 02.  Fred Stolle Ann Jones   victory 03.  Tony Roche Rosie Casals   Semifinals 04th  Roger Taylor Billie Jean King   Semifinals

Web links

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