1969 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships

January 2025 August 2023 1969 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships July 9–15 42nd NTL / WCT $33,000 32S / 16D Hard / outdoor (Uniturf) Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, United States Longwood Cricket Club AUS Rod Laver1969 Boston 1 – Singles draw https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/boston/3943/1969/draws?matchtype=singles Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) USA Pancho Gonzales / AUS Rod Laver U.S. Pro Tennis Championships The 1969 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships was a men's professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Longwood Cricket Club in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts in the United States. The existing grass courts at Longwood were replaced for the tournament with a slower and higher bouncing green synthetic hardcourt (Uniturf)).Bud Collins Tennis pros bow today at Longwood https://www.newspapers.com/image/434610036/ The Boston Globe July 9, 1969 41, 44 Groundsman Walter Chambers performed the operation, stripping the grass and laying the Uniturf on an asphalt base. Newspapers.com limited It was the 42nd edition of the tournament, the second edition of the Open Era, and was held from July 9 through July 15, 1969. First-seeded Rod Laver won the singles title, his fourth consecutive title at the event and fifth in total, and earned $8,000 first-prize money.Bud Collins Laver collects another pro title. https://www.newspapers.com/image/434645012/ The Boston Globe July 16, 1969 27, 30 Newspapers.com limitedClipper Press 0851080049 London BP year book of World Tennis 1970 John Barrett John Barrett (tennis) 1970 502255545 21635829M 133Collins Bud The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press [New York] 978-0942257700 752–753 2nd Finals Singles 1969 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships – Singles AUS Rod Laver defeated AUS John Newcombe 7–5, 6–2, 4–6, 6–1 Doubles USA Pancho Gonzales / AUS Rod Laver defeated AUS John Newcombe / AUS Tony Roche 6–4, 5–7, 6–4 See also Laver–Rosewall rivalry References External links ITF tournament edition details Longwood Cricket Club – list of U.S. Pro Champions Category:U.S. Pro Tennis Championships U.S. Pro Championships U.S. Pro Championships U.S. Pro Tennis Championships U.S. Pro Tennis Championships Category:Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts Category:History of Middlesex County, Massachusetts Category:Sports in Middlesex County, Massachusetts Category:Tennis tournaments in Massachusetts Category:Tourist attractions in Middlesex County, Massachusetts