1969 Wills Open British Covered Court Championships – Men's singles

February 2023 1969 Wills Open British Covered Court Championships AUS Rod Laver AUS Tony Roche 6–4, 6–1, 6–3 32 Embassy British Indoor Championships – Men's singles Wembley Championships The 1969 Wills Open British Covered Court Championships – Men's singles was an event of the 1969 Wills Open British Covered Court Championships tennis tournament and was played on indoor carpet courts at the Wembley Arena in London in the United Kingdom between 17 November and 22 November 1969. The draw consisted of 32 players. Ken Rosewall was the reigning singles champion but did not take part in this edition. Rod Laver won the singles title by defeating Tony Roche in the final, 6–4, 6–1, 6–3.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 1969 Google News Archivehttp://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article107905444 Laver's win praised. Canberra Times 26 November 1969 36 National Library of Australia1969 Wembley – Men's Singles draw https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/wembley/430/1969/draws?matchtype=singles Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Draw Finals Semifinals Final AUS Rod Laver 8 6 NED Tom Okker 6 2 USA Butch Buchholz 3 9 13 AUS Tony Roche 6 7 15 AUS Rod Laver 6 6 6 AUS Tony Roche 4 1 3 Top half First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals AUS Rod Laver 6 6 USA Marty Riessen 4 4 GBR John Clifton 7 6 6 DEN Torben Ulrich 9 3 2 GBR Roger Taylor 7 6 19 AUS Fred Stolle 9 4 17 AUS Owen Davidson 6 6 USA Charlie Pasarell 4 1 NED Tom Okker 6 19 6 GBR Mark Cox 2 21 4 GBR Stephen Warboys 6 6 GBR Gerald Battrick 3 4 USA Pancho Gonzales 6 6 FRG Hans-Joachim Plötz 3 2 GBR David Lloyd 3 6 6 USA Ronald Holmberg 6 3 2 AUS Rod Laver 6 6 GBR John Clifton 0 1 GBR Roger Taylor 3 6 6 AUS Owen Davidson 6 3 4 NED Tom Okker 6 6 GBR Stephen Warboys 1 1 USA Pancho Gonzales 7 5 6 GBR David Lloyd 5 7 4 AUS Rod Laver 16 10 GBR Roger Taylor 14 8 NED Tom Okker 6 6 USA Pancho Gonzales 1 2 AUS Rod Laver 8 6 NED Tom Okker 6 2 Bottom half First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals USA Butch Buchholz 7 8 GBR Bobby Wilson 5 6 AUS Roy Emerson 11 6 ROU 1965 Ion Țiriac 9 3 GBR Graham Stilwell 6 6 RSA 1928 Raymond Moore 2 2 EGY 1958 Ismail El Shafei w/o AUS John Newcombe YUG Nikola Pilić 11 11 ESP 1945 Andrés Gimeno 9 9 USA Stan Smith 3 6 6 RSA 1928 Cliff Drysdale 6 3 4 RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt 6 7 FRA Pierre Barthès 4 5 AUS Tony Roche 6 6 ROU 1965 Ilie Năstase 4 3 USA Butch Buchholz 6 7 AUS Roy Emerson 2 5 GBR Graham Stilwell 3 6 6 EGY 1958 Ismail El Shafei 6 3 4 YUG Nikola Pilić 6 3 4 USA Stan Smith 3 6 6 RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt 5 2 AUS Tony Roche 7 6 USA Butch Buchholz 3 6 6 GBR Graham Stilwell 6 1 4 USA Stan Smith 3 10 4 AUS Tony Roche 6 8 6 USA Butch Buchholz 3 9 13 AUS Tony Roche 6 7 15 References External links ITF tournament edition details Category:Wembley Championships Category:1969 in men's tennis