French Open 1969 / men's singles

French Open 1969
Singles:	Men's	Ladies
Double:	Men's	Ladies	Mixed
Singles:	Juniors	Juniors
Double:	Juniors	Juniors
R. Single:	Men's	Ladies	Quad
R. Double:	Men's	Ladies	Quad
French Open men's singles
1968 ◄ 1969 ► 1970
Grand Slams 1969 men's singles
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Men's singles at the 1969 French Open

The defending champion was Ken Rosewall .

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Rod Laver victory 02.  Tony Roche Semifinals 03.  Ken Rosewall final 04th  John Newcombe Quarter finals 05.  Tom Okker Semifinals 06th  Arthur Ashe Round of 16 07th  Roy Emerson Round of 16 08th.  Andrés Gimeno Quarter finals

No. player Round reached 09.  Manuel Santana Round of 16 10.  Željko Franulović Quarter finals 11.  Marty Riessen 2nd round 12.  Ismail El Shafei 3rd round 13.  Jan Kodeš Round of 16 14th  Bob Hewitt 3rd round 15th  Butch Buchholz 2nd round 16.  Stan Smith Round of 16

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier WC = wildcard LL = Lucky Loser ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate) PR = Protected Ranking SE = Special Exempt

r = retired d = disqualification where = walkover

Results

Quarter-finals, semi-finals, finals

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

2

Tony Roche

4th

7th

6th

4th

6th

10

Željko Franulović

6th

5

0

6th

1

2

Tony Roche

5

2

2

3

Ken Rosewall

7th

6th

6th

3

Ken Rosewall

12

4th

7th

6th

Fred Stolle

10

6th

5

2

3

Ken Rosewall

4th

3

4th

1

Rod Laver

6th

6th

6th

5

Tom Okker

5

6th

4th

6th

6th

4th

John Newcombe

7th

2

6th

2

2

5

Tom Okker

6th

0

2

4th

1

Rod Laver

4th

6th

6th

6th

8th

Andrés Gimeno

6th

3

4th

3

1

Rod Laver

3

6th

6th

6th

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

2

T. Roche

w.

O.

J. Mukerjea

2

T. Roche

7th

6th

6th

H.-J. Pohmann

6th

6th

6th

H.-J. Pohmann

5

2

1

Q

A. Panatta

2

2

3

2

T. Roche

6th

6th

6th

K. Wooldridge

3

4th

2

A. Stone

3

4th

4th

N. Pilic

6th

6th

6th

N. Pilic

6th

7th

3

3

4th

H. Akbari

4th

0

0

A. Stone

4th

5

6th

6th

6th

A. Stone

6th

6th

6th

2

T. Roche

6th

8th

6th

15th

B. Buchholz

6th

6th

6th

W. Gąsiorek

4th

6th

2

G. Di Maso

1

0

2

15th

B. Buchholz

1

0

4th

W. Gąsiorek

4th

6th

1

6th

6th

W. Gąsiorek

6th

6th

6th

D. Contet

6th

4th

6th

2

2

W. Gąsiorek

6th

6th

6th

P. Dent

0

7th

3

6th

7th

S. Koudelka

2

1

3

T. Akbari

6th

5

6th

3

5

P. Dent

6th

0

6th

0

S. Koudelka

6th

7th

7th

S. Koudelka

1

6th

8th

6th

Q

J. Fassbender

4th

5

5

Upper half 2

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

7th

R. Emerson

3

6th

5

6th

6th

R. Moore

6th

2

7th

0

3

7th

R. Emerson

6th

6th

6th

T. Nowicki

w.

O.

T. Nowicki

3

2

2

P. Guzman

7th

R. Emerson

6th

4th

6th

6th

E. Castigliano

1

4th

3

Q

M. Di Domenico

2

6th

1

4th

Q

M. Di Domenico

6th

6th

6th

Q

M. Di Domenico

5

6th

6th

6th

Q

J. Bartlett

6th

1

6th

5

6th

Q

J. Bartlett

7th

4th

4th

4th

I. Molina

4th

6th

3

7th

4th

7th

R. Emerson

6th

3

0

2

10

Ž. Franulović

6th

6th

6th

10

Ž. Franulović

1

6th

6th

6th

Q

B. Detroye

1

3

2

10

Ž. Franulović

6th

6th

6th

H. Nerell

6th

6th

3

6th

H. Nerell

0

2

0

R. Ruffels

0

1

6th

4th

10

Ž. Franulović

6th

6th

6th

Q

P. Proisy

6th

1

7th

5

2

D. Ralston

2

0

1

D. Ralston

1

6th

5

7th

6th

D. Ralston

6th

6th

0

0

6th

T. Lejus

5

2

7th

5

P. Rodríguez

2

4th

6th

6th

4th

P. Rodríguez

7th

6th

5

7th

Upper half 3

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

3

K. Rosewall

7th

6th

6th

M. Leclercq

5

4th

2

3

K. Rosewall

6th

6th

6th

M. Holeček

w.

O.

M. Holeček

0

3

1

R. Taylor

3

K. Rosewall

4th

6th

6th

6th

T. Edlefsen

6th

6th

4th

2

M. Mulligan

6th

2

2

1

F. Jauffret

2

8th

6th

6th

F. Jauffret

0

7th

6th

2

V. Palman

3

4th

4th

M. Mulligan

6th

9

4th

6th

M. Mulligan

6th

6th

6th

3

K. Rosewall

6th

6th

6th

14th

B. Hewitt

8th

6th

6th

I. Gulyás

1

2

1

R. Holmberg

6th

2

4th

14th

B. Hewitt

6th

6th

6th

Q

G. Masters

4th

3

2

J.-C. Barclay

4th

4th

2

J.-C. Barclay

6th

6th

6th

14th

B. Hewitt

9

0

6th

5

Q

P. Toci

3

6th

6th

6th

6th

I. Gulyás

11

6th

0

7th

G. Merlo

6th

4th

4th

8th

4th

Q

P. Toci

4th

6th

3

I. Gulyás

6th

5

6th

8th

I. Gulyás

6th

8th

6th

Q

T. Gorman

3

7th

1

6th

Upper half 4

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

6th

A. Ashe

6th

6th

6th

H. Fauquier

2

0

3

6th

A. Ashe

6th

2

4th

6th

6th

J.-P. Courcol

5

7th

6th

6th

J.-P. Courcol

2

6th

6th

3

2

E. Di Matteo

7th

5

1

0

6th

A. Ashe

6th

6th

6th

J.-L. Rouyer

6th

6th

6th

B. Phillips-Moore

4th

3

1

A. Segal

2

2

2

J.-L. Rouyer

6th

4th

4th

4th

Q

F. Pierson

1

2

2

B. Phillips-Moore

3

6th

6th

6th

B. Phillips-Moore

6th

6th

6th

6th

A. Ashe

2

0

4th

11

M. Riessen

6th

6th

6th

F. Stolle

6th

6th

6th

B. Montrenaud

4th

0

0

11

M. Riessen

2

6th

8th

2

3

F. Stolle

6th

6th

6th

F. Stolle

6th

4th

6th

6th

6th

C. De Gronckel

4th

0

3

F. Stolle

2

6th

6th

6th

P. Pokorny

6th

8th

3

5

J. Kukal

6th

1

3

4th

Q

S. Palmieri

3

10

6th

7th

Q

S. Palmieri

2

2

1

J. Kukal

6th

8th

J. Kukal

6th

6th

6th

R. Haillet

1

6th

r

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

D. Lloyd

2

2

1

C. Richey

6th

6th

6th

C. Richey

6th

6th

8th

9

Q

M. Estep

2

3

1

L. Ayala

4th

3

10

7th

L. Ayala

6th

6th

6th

C. Richey

6th

7th

6th

6th

A. Ivanov

0

3

4th

12

I. El Shafei

2

5

8th

1

V. Zedník

6th

6th

6th

V. Zedník

0

1

2

Q

J. Barrett

4th

4th

5

12

I. El Shafei

6th

6th

6th

12

I. El Shafei

6th

6th

7th

C. Richey

7th

3

3

Q

S. Matthews

6th

0

0

6th

8th

5

T. Okker

9

6th

6th

I. Nastasis

3

6th

6th

4th

6th

Q

S. Matthews

6th

8th

3

1

M. Belkin

6th

7th

0

r

G. Goven

8th

6th

6th

6th

G. Goven

4th

5

3

G. Goven

2

2

5

P. Barthes

6th

6th

8th

5

T. Okker

6th

6th

7th

J.-L. Arilla

4th

4th

6th

P. Barthes

3

0

4th

B. Paul

3

2

0

5

T. Okker

6th

6th

6th

5

T. Okker

6th

6th

6th

Lower half 2

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

P. Beust

6th

6th

6th

6th

M. Rybarczyk

2

0

8th

1

P. Beust

3

4th

1

Z. Ivančić

2

0

0

B. Maud

6th

6th

6th

B. Maud

6th

6th

6th

B. Maud

2

6th

9

3

Q

A. Licis

7th

3

3

13

J. Kodeš

6th

4th

11

6th

B. Howe

9

6th

6th

B. Howe

0

2

6th

E. Drossart

1

3

3

13

J. Kodeš

6th

6th

8th

13

J. Kodeš

6th

6th

6th

13

J. Kodeš

1

4th

6th

10

9

M. Orantes

4th

6th

6th

6th

4th

J. Newcombe

6th

6th

0

8th

11

T. Ulrich

6th

2

3

3

M. Orantes

6th

6th

6th

H.-J. Suddenly

0

6th

6th

2

6th

Q

Z. Guerry

1

3

3

Q

Z. Guerry

6th

2

1

6th

8th

M. Orantes

4th

3

6th

3

B. Bowrey

6th

8th

6th

4th

J. Newcombe

6th

6th

4th

6th

V. Crotta

4th

6th

1

B. Bowrey

3

2

2

C. Pasarell

1

2

5

4th

J. Newcombe

6th

6th

6th

4th

J. Newcombe

6th

6th

7th

Lower half 3

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

A. Olmedo

7th

4th

0

B. Carmichael

9

6th

6th

B. Carmichael

6th

6th

6th

F. McMillan

6th

6th

6th

F. McMillan

3

1

2

O. Parun

3

4th

4th

B. Carmichael

2

2

1

I. Țiriac

6th

7th

6th

9

M. Santana

6th

6th

6th

N. Kalogeropoulos

2

5

0

I. Țiriac

3

5

3

C. Drysdale

7th

4th

2

0

9

M. Santana

6th

7th

6th

9

M. Santana

5

6th

6th

6th

9

M. Santana

6th

6th

4th

4th

0r

W. Alvarez

w.

O.

8th

A. Gimeno

4th

2

6th

6th

1

L. Lumsden

W. Alvarez

6th

3

5

6th

P. Marmureanu

6th

6th

6th

P. Marmureanu

3

6th

7th

8th

N. Pietrangeli

3

3

2

P. Marmureanu

4th

1

0

I. Buding

6th

6th

6th

8th

A. Gimeno

6th

6th

6th

A. Gardiner

3

0

4th

I. Buding

1

3

6th

N. Spear

8th

A. Gimeno

6th

6th

8th

8th

A. Gimeno

w.

O.

Lower half 4

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

S. Dron

6th

4th

4th

4th

P. Lall

4th

6th

6th

6th

P. Lall

6th

6th

6th

A. Metreweli

6th

4th

7th

4th

4th

T. Ryan

1

2

3

T. Ryan

4th

6th

5

6th

6th

P. Lall

6th

3

1

6th

0

P. Hombergen

6th

8th

4th

4th

8th

16

S. Smith

3

6th

6th

4th

6th

J. Alexander

2

6th

6th

6th

6th

P. Hombergen

3

1

2

B. Jovanović

6th

6th

4th

5

4th

16

S. Smith

6th

6th

6th

16

S. Smith

3

3

6th

7th

6th

16

S. Smith

4th

2

4th

M. Hickey

1

3

2

1

R. Laver

6th

6th

6th

P. Marzano

6th

6th

6th

P. Marzano

6th

6th

6th

D. Stolcer

6th

2

1

J. Velasco

3

4th

4th

J. Velasco

8th

6th

6th

P. Marzano

1

0

6th

D. Sturdza

4th

6th

5

2

1

R. Laver

6th

6th

8th

D. Crealy

6th

4th

7th

6th

D. Crealy

6th

9

2

2

4th

K. Watanabe

1

1

1

1

R. Laver

3

7th

6th

6th

6th

1

R. Laver

6th

6th

6th

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