1969 French Open – Women's doubles

1969 French Open s FRA Françoise DürrGBR Ann Jones AUS Margaret CourtUSA Nancy Richey 6–0, 4–6, 7–5 37 8 French Open – Women's doubles French Open – Women's doubles The women's doubles tournament at the 1969 French Open was held from 26 May to 8 June 1969 on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The third-seeded team of Françoise Dürr and Ann Jones won the title, defeating the first-seeded pair of Margaret Court and Nancy Richey in the final in three sets.Clipper Press 0851080049 London BP year book of World Tennis 1970 John Barrett 1970 502255545 21635829M 30 Seeds 30em AUS Margaret Court / USA Nancy Richey (final) USA Rosie Casals / USA Billie Jean King (quarterfinal) FRA Françoise Dürr / GBR Ann Jones (champions) AUS Karen Krantzcke / AUS Kerry Melville (semifinal) USA Peaches Bartkowicz / USA Julie Heldman (quarterfinal) AUS Lesley Bowrey / GBR Virginia Wade (quarterfinal) FRA Gail Chanfreau / FRA Rosie Darmon (semifinal) RSA 1928 Laura Rossouw / RSA 1928 Pat Walkden (quarterfinal) Draw Finals Semifinals Final 180 7 FRA Gail ChanfreauFRA Rosie Darmon 3 FRA Françoise DürrGBR Ann Jones 1 6 3 6 4 AUS Karen KrantzckeAUS Kerry Melville 1 AUS Margaret CourtUSA Nancy Richey 12 14 3 6 3 FRA Françoise DürrGBR Ann Jones 1 AUS Margaret CourtUSA Nancy Richey 6 0 4 6 7 5 Top half Section 1 180 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 2 USA Rosie CasalsUSA Billie Jean King IDN Lany KaligisIDN Lita Sugiarto 6 4 6 4 ROU Judith DibarSWE Eva Lundqvist ITA Monica GiorgiITA Lea Pericoli W O 7 FRA Gail ChanfreauFRA Rosie Darmon JPN Kimiyo YagaharaJPN Yaeko Matsuda 6 1 8 6 USA Kristy PigeonUSA Linda Tuero FRA Irene FraisseAUS Janet Young 6 1 9 7 2 USA Rosie CasalsUSA Billie Jean King ROU Judith DibarSWE Eva Lundqvist 6 4 6 2 7 FRA Gail ChanfreauFRA Rosie Darmon USA Kristy PigeonUSA Linda Tuero 6 2 6 2 7 FRA Gail ChanfreauFRA Rosie Darmon 2 USA Rosie CasalsUSA Billie Jean King 6 1 7 5 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 180 USA Tory Ann FretzFRA Christiane Spinoza NLD Judith SaloméPOL Danuta Wieczorek 6 2 6 1 SWE Christina SandbergSWE Margareta Strandberg FRA Odile de RoubinFRA Johanne Venturino W O JPN Junko SawamatsuJPN Kazuko Sawamatsu FRA F De La Courtie-BillatUSA Dorothy Knode 6 2 6 1 3 FRA Françoise DürrGBR Ann Jones USA Julie AnthonyUSA Marilyn Aschner W O RSA 1928 Brenda KirkRSA 1928 Wendy Tomlinson BEL Ingrid PalmieriBEL Monique Van Haver W O 6 AUS Lesley BowreyGBR Virginia Wade USA Tory Ann FretzFRA Christiane Spinoza 7 5 6 2 JPN Junko SawamatsuJPN Kazuko Sawamatsu SWE Christina SandbergSWE Margareta Strandberg 6 3 6 4 3 FRA Françoise DürrGBR Ann Jones RSA 1928 Brenda KirkRSA 1928 Wendy Tomlinson 6 1 7 5 6 AUS Lesley BowreyGBR Virginia Wade JPN Junko SawamatsuJPN Kazuko Sawamatsu 6 0 5 7 6 1 3 FRA Françoise DürrGBR Ann Jones 6 AUS Lesley BowreyGBR Virginia Wade 5 7 6 2 6 4 Bottom half Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 180 AUS Fay MooreAUS Carol Sherriff ITA Monique Di MasoURS Tiiu Kivi 6 2 6 0 URS Olga MorozovaURS Zaiga Jansone FRA Nicole CazauxFRA A-M Rouchon W O AUS Fay MooreAUS Carol Sherriff URS Olga MorozovaURS Zaiga Jansone 5 7 6 4 6 4 5 USA Peaches BartkowiczUSA Julie Heldman FRA Aline NenotSWE Ulla Sandulf W-O AUS Helen CawleyAUS Lesley Hunt ARG Raquel GiscafréBOL Ana-Carola Guzmán 6 2 6 2 4 AUS Karen KrantzckeAUS Kerry Melville FRG Katja EbbinghausFRG Kerstin Seelbach 6 3 6 0 5 USA Peaches BartkowiczUSA Julie Heldman AUS Fay MooreAUS Carol Sherriff 6 1 7 5 4 AUS Karen KrantzckeAUS Kerry Melville AUS Helen CawleyAUS Lesley Hunt 6 2 8 6 4 AUS Karen KrantzckeAUS Kerry Melville 5 USA Peaches BartkowiczUSA Julie Heldman 6 2 1 6 6 3 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 180 FRA Janine LieffrigFRA Évelyne Terras GRC C-A KalogeropoulosHUN Erzsébet Polgár 6 2 6 1 8 RSA 1928 Laura RossouwRSA 1928 Patricia Walkden ARG Ana María AriasARG Ana Cavadini 6 1 6 3 ARG Graciela MoránAUS Margaret Starr HUN Marie NeumanováCZE Vlasta Vopičková 3 6 7 5 6 3 1 AUS Margaret CourtUSA Nancy Richey FRA Dominique BurelFRA Claudine Rouire 6 0 6 0 8 RSA 1928 Laura RossouwRSA 1928 Patricia Walkden FRA Janine LieffrigFRA Évelyne Terras 6 1 7 5 1 AUS Margaret CourtUSA Nancy Richey ARG Graciela MoránAUS Margaret Starr 6 2 6 0 1 AUS Margaret CourtUSA Nancy Richey 8 RSA 1928 Laura RossouwRSA 1928 Patricia Walkden 6 3 6 0 References External links Main draw 1969 French Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation Women's Doubles Category:French Open by year – Women's doubles Category:1969 in women's tennis Category:1969 in French women's sport