1969 Australian Open

June 2020 August 2019 1969 Australian Open 20–27 January 1969 57th Brisbane, Australia Milton Courts Grass Grand Slam (ITF) AUS Rod Laver AUS Margaret Court AUS Rod Laver / AUS Roy Emerson AUS Margaret Court / AUS Judy Tegart-Dalton AUS Margaret Court / USA Marty Riessen GBR Ann Haydon-Jones / AUS Fred Stolle The 1969 Australian Open was the first Australian Open and the final Grand Slam tournament to allow both amateur and professionals. The tournament was played in Brisbane on Milton's grass courts between a men's field of 48 and a women's field of 32. It was the 57th edition of the tournament, the 7th and last one held in Brisbane, and the first Grand Slam tournament of the year. Tournament The semi-final between Rod Laver and Tony Roche was played in 105-degree heat. That contest dragged on for more than four hours, both players putting wet cabbage leaves in their hats to help them keep cool. The Men's singles title was eventually won by Rod Laver defeating Andrés Gimeno. Margaret Court took her 8th singles title and the $1,500 prize from Billie Jean King and swept the tournament with Women's doubles and Mixed. The 1969 Australian Open was the only year in the Open era that a mixed doubles championship was staged, until resumption in 1987. Marty Riessen and Margaret Court shared the title with Fred Stolle and Ann Haydon-Jones because the final was not played due to a lack of time. It was also the last year that a junior mixed doubles championship was played, Australians Geoff Masters and Barbara Hawcroft taking the title.http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/event_guide/history/year_by_year.html Australian Open:History (Year by year) Australian Open 2009-07-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20090803033655/http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/event_guide/history/year_by_year.html 2009-08-03 dead Careles Laver Wins At Brisbane https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2512&dat=19690128&id=FAJIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1f8MAAAAIBAJ&pg=1016,3154473 The Morning Record AP 9 28 January 1969 Laver's win was the first step towards his second Grand Slam. Seniors Men's singles 1969 Australian Open – Men's singles AUS Rod Laver defeated ESP 1945 Andrés Gimeno, 6–3, 6–4, 7–5 Women's singles 1969 Australian Open – Women's singles AUS Margaret Court defeated USA Billie Jean King, 6–4, 6–1 Men's doubles 1969 Australian Open – Men's doubles AUS Rod Laver / AUS Roy Emerson defeated AUS Ken Rosewall / AUS Fred Stolle, 6–4, 6–4 Women's doubles 1969 Australian Open – Women's doubles AUS Margaret Court / AUS Judy Tegart-Dalton defeated USA Rosemary Casals / USA Billie Jean King, 6–4, 6–4 Mixed doubles 1969 Australian Open – Mixed doubles AUS Margaret Court / USA Marty Riessen and GBR Ann Haydon-Jones / AUS Fred Stolle (Shared title – final not played) References External links Official website 1968 US Open Grand Slams 1969 French Open Australian Open Australian Open Category:1960s in Brisbane Category:Sports competitions in Brisbane Category:Tennis in Queensland