1969 Wills Open British Covered Court Championships

April 2022 1969 Wills Open British Covered Court Championships 17–22 November 2nd £20,000 32S / 16D Carpet / indoor London, England Queens ClubWembley Arena AUS Rod Laver1969 Wembley – Men's Singles draw https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/wembley/430/1969/draws?matchtype=singles Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) GBR Ann Jones AUS Roy Emerson / AUS Rod Laver GBR Ann Jones / GBR Virginia Wade Jack Kramer Tournament of Champions Embassy British Indoor Championships Wembley Championships The 1969 Wills Open British Covered Court Championships was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the second edition of the British Indoor Championships in the Open era. The tournament took place at the Queens Club and Wembley Arena in London, England and ran from 17 November through 22 November 1969. The men's singles event and the £3,000 first prize was won by first seeded Rod Laver while Ann Jones, also seeded first, won the women's singles title and the accompanying £1,300 first-prize money.Clipper Press 0851080049 London BP year book of World Tennis 1970 John Barrett John Barrett (tennis) 1970 502255545 21635829M 170–171 Laver top title seed https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iuFUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rZADAAAAIBAJ&pg=3730%2C3982348 The Age 19 November 1969http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article107905444 Laver's win praised. Canberra Times 26 November 1969 36 National Library of Australia Finals Men's singles 1969 Wills Open British Covered Court Championships – Men's singles AUS Rod Laver defeated AUS Tony Roche 6–4, 6–1, 6–3 Women's singles GBR Ann Jones defeated USA Billie Jean King 9–11, 6–2, 9–7 Men's doubles AUS Roy Emerson / AUS Rod Laver defeated USA Pancho Gonzales / RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt 5–7, 6–3, 6–4, 6–3 Women's doubles GBR Ann Jones / GBR Virginia Wade defeated USA Rosie Casals / USA Billie Jean King 6–2, 6–4 References External links ITF tournament edition details Category:Wembley Championships Wills Open British Covered Court Championships Wills Open British Covered Court Championships Category:November 1969 sports events in the United Kingdom