# 1969 Australian Open – Men's singles

Rod Laver defeated Andrés Gimeno in the final, 6–3, 6–4, 7–5 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1969 Australian Open. It was his eighth Grand Slam tournament singles title, and the first step in an eventual Grand Slam for Laver. This was the first edition of the Australian Open to be open to professional players, marking a period in tennis history known as the Open Era.
Bill Bowrey was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Ray Ruffels.

## Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Rod Laver is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
* Rod Laver (champion)
* Ken Rosewall (third round)
* Tom Okker (first round)
* Tony Roche (semifinals)
* John Newcombe (quarterfinals)
* Pancho Gonzales (third round)
* Fred Stolle (quarterfinals)
* Marty Riessen (third round)
* Andrés Gimeno (final)
* Bill Bowrey (quarterfinals)
* Roy Emerson (third round)
* Ray Ruffels (semifinals)
* Butch Buchholz (quarterfinals)
* Mal Anderson (third round)
* Roger Taylor (second round)
* Allan Stone (third round)

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Final eight

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Rod Laver | 6 | 18 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Fred Stolle | 4 | 16 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Fred Stolle | 4 | 16 | 4 | | | 1 | Rod Laver | 7 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 4 | Tony Roche | 5 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| 5 | John Newcombe | 8 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | Tony Roche | 5 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| 4 | Tony Roche | 10 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Tony Roche | 10 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | 1 | Rod Laver | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Andrés Gimeno | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 12 | Ray Ruffels | 9 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Andrés Gimeno | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 10 | Bill Bowrey | 11 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Bill Bowrey | 11 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 | Ray Ruffels | 2 | 9 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 9 | Andrés Gimeno | 6 | 11 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Butch Buchholz | 1 | 2 | 2 | | | 9 | Andrés Gimeno | 6 | 11 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Andrés Gimeno | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 1

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 1 | R Laver | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Di Domenico | 2 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 1 | R Laver | 6 | 6 | 3 | 9 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 11 | R Emerson | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | H Hunt | 1 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | R Emerson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | R Laver | 6 | 18 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | F Stolle | 4 | 16 | 4 |
| 16 | A Stone | 6 | 11 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J-L Rouyer | 1 | 9 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 16 | A Stone | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | F Stolle | 8 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | R Case | 5 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | F Stolle | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | J Newcombe | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Fletcher | 2 | 7 | 3 | 4 | | 5 | J Newcombe | 6 | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Brent | 6 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 6 | | R Brent | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | JB Chanfreau | 3 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | 5 | J Newcombe | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | R Moore | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | R Moore | 2 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | T Fancutt | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | | R Moore | 15 | 13 | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Crotta | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | | 15 | R Taylor | 13 | 11 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | R Taylor | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | J Newcombe | 8 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| 14 | M Anderson | 9 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | T Roche | 10 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| | J Bartlett | 7 | 2 | 3 | | | 14 | M Anderson | 6 | 12 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Crealy | 8 | 7 | 2 | 10 | | | D Crealy | 2 | 10 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Hammond | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | 14 | M Anderson | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | R Keldie | 6 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | T Roche | 8 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | S Ball | 1 | 11 | r | | | | R Keldie | 6 | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Phillips-Moore | 3 | 3 | 4 | | | 4 | T Roche | 8 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | T Roche | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | T Okker | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Marzano | w/o | | | | | P Marzano | 4 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Brown | 7 | 12 | 4 | 3 | | T Leius | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Leius | 9 | 10 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | T Leius | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | A Gardiner | 4 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | 12 | R Ruffels | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | J Alexander | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | J Alexander | 2 | 8 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Sugiarto | 1 | 0 | 2 | | 12 | R Ruffels | 6 | 10 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | R Ruffels | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | R Ruffels | 9 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 10 | B Bowrey | 8 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | B Bowrey | 11 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| | K Watanabe | 6 | 4 | 3 | | 10 | B Bowrey | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Panatta | 0 | 5 | 1 | | | T Addison | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Addison | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | 10 | B Bowrey | 6 | 6 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| | B Giltinan | 0 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | 6 | P Gonzales | 3 | 0 | 9 | | | | | | | |
| | P Barthès | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | P Barthès | 3 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Bolle | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 6 | P Gonzales | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | P Gonzales | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 4

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 8 | M Riessen | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Toci | 1 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8 | M Riessen | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 13 | B Buchholz | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Cooper | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | B Buchholz | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | B Buchholz | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | A Gimeno | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | A Gimeno | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Masters | 1 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9 | A Gimeno | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | K Rosewall | 5 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | P Dent | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | K Rosewall | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |