1969 South African Open – Men's singles

July 2023 July 2023 1969 South African Open AUS Rod Laver NED Tom Okker 6–3, 10–8, 6–3 96 The 1969 South African Open – Men's singles was an event of the 1969 South African Open tennis tournament and was played on outdoor hard courts at Ellis Park in Johannesburg, South Africa from 1 April until 12 April 1969. The draw consisted of 96 players and was played in a best-of-five sets format. Tom Okker was the reigning singles champion. Rod Laver won the singles title by defeating Tom Okker in the final, 6–3, 10–8, 6–3.Clipper Press 0851080049 London BP year book of World Tennis 1970 John Barrett John Barrett (tennis) 1970 502255545 21635829M 83–84 1969 Johannesburg – Men's singles draw https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/johannesburg/426/1969/draws?matchtype=singles Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final AUS Rod Laver 6 6 6 RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt 2 4 2 USA Pancho Gonzales 6 6 8 4 5 RSA 1928 Cliff Drysdale 3 3 10 6 7 AUS Tony Roche 6 11 6 RSA 1928 Ray Moore 3 9 3 USA Cliff Richey 6 3 4 6 NED Tom Okker 3 6 6 8 AUS Rod Laver 6 1 6 6 RSA 1928 Cliff Drysdale 1 6 1 2 AUS Tony Roche NED Tom Okker w/o AUS Rod Laver 6 10 6 NED Tom Okker 3 8 3 Top half Section 1 First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round RSA 1928 Rauty Krog 6 10 6 RSA 1928 L. Badenhorst 1 8 2 RSA 1928 Steve Le Roux 6 6 6 RSA 1928 Nick Pretorius 4 4 4 RSA 1928 Errol Sapire 6 6 6 RSA 1928 Jannie De Villiers 2 2 2 RHO Hank Irvine 6 10 6 RSA 1928 John Bryant 1 8 2 AUS Rod Laver 7 6 6 RSA 1928 Rauty Krog 5 3 4 RSA 1928 Steve Le Roux 7 4 6 3 RSA 1928 Alfred Schwartz 9 6 3 6 RSA 1928 Julian Krinsky 6 6 6 RSA 1928 Errol Sapire 2 2 3 RHO Hank Irvine 4 6 8 6 RSA 1928 Frew McMillan 6 0 10 8 AUS Rod Laver 6 6 3 6 RSA 1928 Alfred Schwartz 0 3 6 1 RSA 1928 Julian Krinsky 4 1 2 RSA 1928 Frew McMillan 6 6 6 AUS Rod Laver 6 6 6 RSA 1928 Frew McMillan 2 4 2 Section 2 First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round RSA 1928 Mel Baleson 6 6 6 RSA 1928 Robert Morrison 4 4 4 RSA 1928 Terry Rosenberg 7 6 6 RSA 1928 Frank Weigelt 5 3 0 NZL Jeff Simpson 6 3 6 6 RSA 1928 Lewis Sylvester 1 6 3 2 RSA 1928 Peter Tudhope 6 6 6 AUS Alvin Gardiner 2 2 2 ESP 1945 Andrés Gimeno 6 6 6 RSA 1928 Mel Baleson 1 3 1 RSA 1928 Terry Rosenberg 5 3 3 RSA 1928 Derek Schroder 7 6 6 RSA 1928 Peter Mors 6 6 4 6 NZL Jeff Simpson 2 3 6 4 RSA 1928 Peter Tudhope 3 2 2 RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt 6 6 6 ESP 1945 Andrés Gimeno 6 6 6 RSA 1928 Derek Schroder 4 2 3 RSA 1928 Peter Mors 4 4 1 RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt 6 6 6 ESP 1945 Andrés Gimeno 3 4 2 RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt 6 6 6 Section 3 First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round RSA 1928 Gerrie Nel 6 6 6 RSA 1928 Anthony Newnham 0 2 3 RSA 1928 Lennart Ploughmann 1 6 6 3 6 RSA 1928 M. Senior 6 3 3 6 3 RSA 1928 George Rudman 6 6 6 RSA 1928 Les Bowring 3 1 1 RSA 1928 Quentin Pretorius 6 6 6 POR Alfredo Vaz-Pinto 4 4 4 USA Pancho Gonzales 6 6 6 RSA 1928 Gerrie Nel 0 1 2 RSA 1928 Lennart Ploughmann 6 6 3 2 5 RSA 1928 Albert Gaertner 4 4 6 6 7 RSA 1928 Jack Saul 6 6 3 6 RSA 1928 George Rudman 2 3 6 3 RSA 1928 Quentin Pretorius 1 1 2 AUS Fred Stolle 6 6 6 USA Pancho Gonzales 6 6 6 RSA 1928 Albert Gaertner 4 4 1 RSA 1928 Jack Saul 1 2 1 AUS Fred Stolle 6 6 6 USA Pancho Gonzales 2 6 6 12 11 AUS Fred Stolle 6 3 4 14 9 Section 4 First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round RSA 1928 Dennis Breetzke 6 3 4 6 6 USA Arnold Saul 1 6 6 4 2 RSA 1928 Jeff Sacks 9 6 17 RSA 1928 Stan Myerson 7 1 15 RSA 1928 Sidney Gordon 6 7 6 RSA 1928 Colin Zeeman 2 5 3 RHO Roger Dowdeswell 6 6 6 RSA 1928 John De St. Croix 4 1 3 RSA 1928 Bob Maud 6 6 6 RSA 1928 Dennis Breetzke 0 2 3 RSA 1928 Jeff Sacks 6 4 3 8 AUS John Brown 4 6 6 10 RSA 1928 Keith Brebnor 6 6 6 RSA 1928 Sidney Gordon 4 3 2 RHO Roger Dowdeswell 4 1 2 RSA 1928 Cliff Drysdale 6 6 6 RSA 1928 Bob Maud 6 6 0 AUS John Brown 1 2 0r RSA 1928 Keith Brebnor 3 4 6 RSA 1928 Cliff Drysdale 6 6 8 RSA 1928 Bob Maud 7 2 6 4 5 RSA 1928 Cliff Drysdale 5 6 2 6 7 Bottom half Section 5 First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round RSA 1928 Kenny Smith 6 6 6 RSA 1928 Ian Douglas Cunningham 4 2 3 AUS Syd Ball 6 2 6 6 RSA 1928 Jeremie Malan 2 6 2 3 RSA 1928 Abe Segal 6 6 6 RSA 1928 Basil Wheeler 3 0 4 RSA 1928 Ricky Buwalda 6 2 7 6 YUG Tony Bowles 2 6 5 1 AUS Tony Roche 6 6 6 RSA 1928 Kenny Smith 2 4 2 AUS Syd Ball 6 1 1 2 ZIM Andrew Pattison 3 6 6 6 AUS Barry Phillips-Moore 6 2 5 3 RSA 1928 Abe Segal 3 6 7 6 RSA 1928 Ricky Buwalda 3 4 3 AUS Bob Carmichael 6 6 6 AUS Tony Roche 5 6 8 6 RHO Andrew Pattison 7 3 6 2 RSA 1928 Abe Segal 6 3 4 8 AUS Bob Carmichael 4 6 6 10 AUS Tony Roche 7 6 7 AUS Bob Carmichael 5 3 5 Section 6 First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round RSA 1928 John Yuill 7 5 6 2 6 AUS Anthony Hammond 5 7 3 6 0 RSA 1928 Dennis Matthews 6 6 6 RSA 1928 Mike Styles 3 3 3 AUS Peter Doerner 11 6 6 RSA 1928 Paul Hartopp 9 4 3 RSA 1928 Peter Gray 6 6 2 13 RSA 1928 Brian Copley 2 2 6 11 USA Dennis Ralston 6 6 6 RSA 1928 John Yuill 2 4 4 RSA 1928 Dennis Matthews 10 6 6 0 0 RSA 1928 Terry Ryan 12 2 4 6 6 RSA 1928 Keith Diepraam 6 8 6 AUS Peter Doerner 2 6 3 RSA 1928 Peter Gray 2 2 4 RSA 1928 Ray Moore 6 6 6 USA Dennis Ralston 6 5 6 6 RSA 1928 Terry Ryan 3 7 3 1 RSA 1928 Keith Diepraam 3 2 7 4 RSA 1928 Ray Moore 6 6 5 6 USA Dennis Ralston 2 6 6 1 RSA 1928 Ray Moore 6 4 8 6 Section 7 First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round RSA 1928 Rohan Summers 6 6 6 POR R. De Sa Pessoa 1 1 0 RSA 1928 Louis Gordon 6 6 6 RSA 1928 Jan Botha 3 3 2 RSA 1928 Andre Van der Merwe 6 6 6 6 RSA 1928 Theo Du Plessis 3 8 4 0 RSA 1928 Bokkie Niemand 6 9 6 RSA 1928 Stephanus Reinach 3 7 0 USA Cliff Richey 6 6 7 RSA 1928 Rohan Summers 0 2 5 RSA 1928 Louis Gordon 3 4 3 RSA 1928 Clive Brebnor 6 6 6 RSA 1928 Graydon Garner 6 6 1 6 RSA 1928 Andre Van der Merwe 1 1 6 1 RSA 1928 Bokkie Niemand 3 2 4 AUS Roy Emerson 6 6 6 USA Cliff Richey 3 6 6 6 RSA 1928 Clive Brebnor 6 3 1 3 RSA 1928 Graydon Garner 4 0 4 AUS Roy Emerson 6 6 6 USA Cliff Richey 6 6 3 6 AUS Roy Emerson 3 4 6 3 Section 8 First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round RSA 1928 Gordon Forbes 7 6 6 AUS Alan McDonald 5 3 3 RSA 1928 Byron Bertram 6 7 6 RSA 1928 Jeremy Smith 3 5 2 NZL Richard Hawkes 10 6 6 RSA 1928 Rayno Seegers 8 4 2 RSA 1928 Bill Freer 8 6 6 RSA 1928 Frank Briscoe 6 2 3 AUS Dick Crealy 7 5 4 6 6 RSA 1928 Gordon Forbes 5 7 6 4 1 RSA 1928 Byron Bertram 2 6 3 5 AUS Allan Stone 6 3 6 7 FRA Jacques Thamin 1 3 0 NZL Richard Hawkes 6 6 6 RSA 1928 Bill Freer 2 0 0 NED Tom Okker 6 6 6 AUS Dick Crealy 6 6 6 AUS Allan Stone 1 4 2 NZL Richard Hawkes 4 3 0 NED Tom Okker 6 6 6 AUS Dick Crealy 5 7 0 NED Tom Okker 7 9 6 References External links ITF tournament edition details Category:South African Open (tennis) Category:1969 in South African tennis Category:April 1969 sports events in Africa Category:1969 in men's tennis