# 1969 French Open – Men's singles

Rod Laver defeated defending champion Ken Rosewall in a rematch of the previous year's final, 6–4, 6–3, 6–4 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1969 French Open. It was his second French title and ninth Grand Slam tournament singles title overall. It was the second leg of his eventual second Grand Slam, which remains the only Grand Slam achieved in men's singles tennis in the Open Era.

## Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Rod Laver is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
* Rod Laver (champion)
* Tony Roche (semifinals)
* Ken Rosewall (final)
* John Newcombe (quarterfinals)
* Tom Okker (semifinals)
* Arthur Ashe (fourth round)
* Roy Emerson (fourth round)
* Andrés Gimeno (quarterfinals)
* Manuel Santana (fourth round)
* Željko Franulović (quarterfinals)
* Marty Riessen (second round)
* Ismail El Shafei (third round)
* Jan Kodeš (fourth round)
* Bob Hewitt (third round)
* Earl Butch Buchholz (second round)
* Stan Smith (fourth round)

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* r = Retired

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 2 | Tony Roche | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Željko Franulović | 6 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Željko Franulović | 6 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | Tony Roche | 5 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 3 | Ken Rosewall | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Ken Rosewall | 12 | 4 | 7 | 6 | | 3 | Ken Rosewall | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Fred Stolle | 10 | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fred Stolle | 10 | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | 3 | Ken Rosewall | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Rod Laver | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 5 | Tom Okker | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Rod Laver | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | John Newcombe | 7 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | John Newcombe | 7 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | Tom Okker | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 1 | Rod Laver | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 8 | Andrés Gimeno | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | | 1 | Rod Laver | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 1 | Rod Laver | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 1

| 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 | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 2 | T Roche | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Mukerjea | w/o | | | | | 2 | T Roche | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | HJ Pohmann | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | HJ Pohmann | 5 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Panatta | 2 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | T Roche | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | K Wooldridge | 3 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | A Stone | 3 | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | N Pilić | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | N Pilić | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | MH Akbari | 4 | 4 | 0 | | | | A Stone | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Stone | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | T Roche | 6 | 8 | 6 |
| 15 | EB Buchholz | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | W Gąsiorek | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| | G Di Maso | 1 | 0 | 2 | | | 15 | EB Buchholz | 1 | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | W Gąsiorek | 4 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | | W Gąsiorek | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Contet | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | W Gąsiorek | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | P Dent | 0 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | Š Koudelka | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| | T Akbari | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | | P Dent | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Š Koudelka | 6 | 7 | 7 | | | | Š Koudelka | 1 | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Fassbender | 4 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 7 | R Emerson | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Moore | 6 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | R Emerson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Nowicki | | | | | | | T Nowicki | 3 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Guzmán | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | R Emerson | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | E Castigliano | 1 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | Q | M Di Domenico | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | |
| Q | M Di Domenico | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | Q | M Di Domenico | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Bartlett | 6 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | Q | J Bartlett | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Molina | 4 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | R Emerson | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Z Franulović | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Z Franulović | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Q | B Detroye | 1 | 3 | 2 | | | 10 | Z Franulović | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Nerell | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | H Nerell | 0 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Ruffels | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | 10 | Z Franulović | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| Q | P Proisy | 6 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | D Ralston | 2 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | D Ralston | 1 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | | D Ralston | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Leius | 5 | 2 | 7 | 5 | | | P Rodríguez | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Rodríguez | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 3

| 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 | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 3 | K Rosewall | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Leclercq | 5 | 4 | 2 | | | 3 | K Rosewall | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Holeček | | | | | | | M Holeček | 0 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Taylor | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | K Rosewall | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | T Edlefsen | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | M Mulligan | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| | F Jauffret | 2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | | | F Jauffret | 0 | 7 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Palman | 3 | 4 | 4 | | | | M Mulligan | 6 | 9 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Mulligan | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | K Rosewall | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 14 | B Hewitt | 8 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | I Gulyás | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| | R Holmberg | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | 14 | B Hewitt | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | G Masters | 4 | 3 | 2 | | | | JC Barclay | 4 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | JC Barclay | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 14 | B Hewitt | 9 | 0 | 6 | 5 | | | | | |
| Q | P Toci | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | I Gulyás | 11 | 6 | 0 | 7 | | | | | |
| | G Merlo | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | Q | P Toci | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Gulyás | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | | | I Gulyás | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | T Gorman | 3 | 7 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 6 | A Ashe | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Fauquier | 2 | 0 | 3 | | 6 | A Ashe | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J-P Courcol | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | | J-P Courcol | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Di Matteo | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | 6 | A Ashe | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | JL Rouyer | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | B Phillips-Moore | 4 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | A Segal | 2 | 2 | 2 | | | JL Rouyer | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | F Pierson | 1 | 2 | 2 | | | B Phillips-Moore | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Phillips-Moore | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | A Ashe | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | M Riessen | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | F Stolle | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | B Montrenaud | 4 | 0 | 0 | | 11 | M Riessen | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Stolle | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | F Stolle | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C De Gronckel | 4 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | F Stolle | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | P Pokorny | 6 | 8 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | J Kukal | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| Q | S Palmieri | 3 | 10 | 6 | 7 | Q | S Palmieri | 2 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Kukal | 6 | 8 | 0 | | | J Kukal | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Haillet | 1 | 6 | 15 | r. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 5

| 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 | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | D Lloyd | 2 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Richey | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | C Richey | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Estep | 2 | 3 | 1 | | | | L Ayala | 4 | 3 | 10 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Ayala | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | C Richey | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Ivanov | 0 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | 12 | I El Shafei | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | | | | | |
| | V Zednik | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | V Zednik | 0 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Barrett | 4 | 4 | 5 | | | 12 | I El Shafei | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | I El Shafei | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | C Richey | 7 | 3 | 3 |
| Q | S Matthews | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | T Okker | 9 | 6 | 6 |
| | I Năstase | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | Q | S Matthews | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Belkin | 6 | 7 | 0 | r. | | | G Goven | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Goven | 4 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | G Goven | 2 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | |
| | P Barthès | 6 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | 5 | T Okker | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |
| | JL Arilla | 4 | 4 | 6 | | | | P Barthès | 3 | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Paul | 3 | 2 | 0 | | | 5 | T Okker | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | T Okker | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 6

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | P Beust | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Rybarczyk | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | | | P Beust | 3 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Z Ivančić | 2 | 0 | 0 | | | | R Maud | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Maud | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | R Maud | 2 | 6 | 9 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Licis | 7 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | 13 | J Kodeš | 6 | 4 | 11 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | R Howe | 9 | 6 | 6 | | | | R Howe | 0 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Drossart | 1 | 3 | 3 | | | 13 | J Kodeš | 6 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | J Kodeš | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | J Kodeš | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 9 |
| | M Orantes | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | J Newcombe | 6 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 11 |
| | T Ulrich | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | | | M Orantes | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | HJ Plötz | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | Q | Z Guerry | 1 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Z Guerry | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | M Orantes | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | W Bowrey | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | 4 | J Newcombe | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | V Crotta | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | W Bowrey | 3 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Pasarell | 1 | 2 | 5 | | | 4 | J Newcombe | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | J Newcombe | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 7

| 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | A Olmedo | 7 | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Carmichael | 9 | 6 | 6 | | | B Carmichael | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F McMillan | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | F McMillan | 3 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Parun | 3 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | B Carmichael | 2 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | I Țiriac | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | 9 | M Santana | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | N Kalogeropoulos | 2 | 5 | 0 | | | I Țiriac | 3 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Drysdale | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | M Santana | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | M Santana | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | M Santana | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| | W Álvarez | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | A Gimeno | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| | L Lumsden | w/o | | | | | W Álvarez | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Mărmureanu | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | P Mărmureanu | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Pietrangeli | 3 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | P Mărmureanu | 4 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | I Buding | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | 8 | A Gimeno | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | A Gardiner | 3 | 0 | 4 | | | I Buding | 1 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Špear | w/o | | | | 8 | A Gimeno | 6 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | A Gimeno | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 8

| 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 | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | S Dron | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Lall | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | P Lall | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Metreveli | 6 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | | T Ryan | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Ryan | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | P Lall | 6 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | | | | | |
| | P Hombergen | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | | | | | | | | 16 | S Smith | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Alexander | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | P Hombergen | 3 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Jovanović | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 16 | S Smith | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | S Smith | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | S Smith | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| | M Hickey | 1 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | R Laver | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | P Marzano | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | P Marzano | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Stolcer | 6 | 2 | 1 | | | | J Velasco Sr. | 3 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Velasco Sr. | 8 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | P Marzano | 1 | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | D Sturdza | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | 1 | R Laver | 6 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | |
| | D Crealy | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | D Crealy | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Watanabe | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | 1 | R Laver | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | R Laver | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |