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1969 US Open – Men's singles

Rod Laver defeated Tony Roche in the final, 7–9, 6–1, 6–2, 6–2 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1969 US Open. It was his second US singles title and eleventh and last Grand Slam tournament singles title overall. With the win, he completed the Grand Slam, the only man in the Open Era to do so in singles. Laver also became the second man to complete the double career Grand Slam in singles, after Roy Emerson.

Arthur Ashe was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Laver.

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Rod Laver is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

  1. Rod Laver, (champion)
  2. John Newcombe, (semifinals)
  3. Tony Roche, (finals)
  4. Arthur Ashe, (semifinals)
  5. Tom Okker, (first round)
  6. Ken Rosewall, (quarterfinals)
  7. Clark Graebner, (second round)
  8. Cliff Drysdale, (first round)
  9. Roy Emerson, (quarterfinals)
  10. Fred Stolle, (quarterfinals)
  11. Andrés Gimeno, (fourth round)
  12. Stan Smith, (second round)
  13. Richard Pancho Gonzales, (fourth round)
  14. Manuel Santana, (fourth round)
  15. Marty Riessen, (fourth round)
  16. Dennis Ralston, (fourth round)

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Final eight

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

Section 5

Section 6

Section 7

Section 8

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