# 1969 Pacific Southwest Open – Men's singles

The 1969 Pacific Southwest Open – Men's singles was an event of the 1969 Pacific Southwest Open tennis tournament and was played on outdoor hard courts at the Los Angeles Tennis Center in Los Angeles, California in the United States between September 22 and September 28, 1969. Rod Laver was the defending Pacific Southwest Open champion and was the top-seed but lost in the second round. Tenth-seeded Pancho Gonzales won the singles title by defeating 16th-seeded Cliff Richey in the final 6–0, 7–5.

## Seeds

    01. Rod Laver (second round)
    02. John Newcombe (third round)
    03. Tony Roche (second round)
    04. Arthur Ashe (quarterfinals)
    05. Tom Okker (second round)
    06. Ken Rosewall (third round)
    07. Roy Emerson (second round)
    08. Fred Stolle (third round)
    09. Andrés Gimeno (second round)
    10. Pancho Gonzales (champion)
    11. Stan Smith (quarterfinals)
    12. Dennis Ralston (third round)
    13. Marty Riessen (third round)
    14. Butch Buchholz (semifinals)
    15. Bob Lutz (quarterfinals)
    16. Cliff Richey (final)
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

## 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

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 15 | Bob Lutz | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Butch Buchholz | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Butch Buchholz | 6 | 7 | | 14 | Butch Buchholz | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 16 | Cliff Richey | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Thomaz Koch | 6 | 7 | 4 | 16 | Cliff Richey | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 16 | Cliff Richey | 8 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Cliff Richey | 8 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | 16 | Cliff Richey | 0 | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Pancho Gonzales | 6 | 7 |
| | Jim Osborne | 8 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Pancho Gonzales | 6 | 7 |
| 4 | Arthur Ashe | 6 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Arthur Ashe | 6 | 7 | 3 | | Jim Osborne | 2 | 9 | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | | 10 | Pancho Gonzales | 6 | 7 | 7 | | | | |
| 10 | Pancho Gonzales | 6 | 9 | | 10 | Pancho Gonzales | 6 | 7 | 7 | | | | |
| 11 | Stan Smith | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 1 | Rod Laver | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Erik van Dillen | 4 | 4 | 1 | Rod Laver | 5 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Raymond Moore | 8 | 6 | | Raymond Moore | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Allen Fox | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | Raymond Moore | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| 15 | Bob Lutz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 15 | Bob Lutz | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | Armando Cornejo | 3 | 4 | 15 | Bob Lutz | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ronald Holmberg | 6 | 6 | | Ronald Holmberg | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Robert Kreiss | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | Bob Lutz | 4 | 5 |
| 8 | Fred Stolle | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | Butch Buchholz | 6 | 7 |
| | Tom Gorman | 2 | 5 | 8 | Fred Stolle | 10 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Terry Addison | 3 | 3 | | Richard Russell | 8 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Richard Russell | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | Fred Stolle | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| 14 | Butch Buchholz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 14 | Butch Buchholz | 6 | 3 | 9 | | | | |
| | Tom Edlefsen | 2 | 4 | 14 | Butch Buchholz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nikola Pilić | 5 | 2 | Q | John Yeomans | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | John Yeomans | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Tony Roche | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Mike Machette | 1 | 4 | | 3 | Tony Roche | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Thomaz Koch | 6 | 6 | | | Thomaz Koch | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jean-Baptiste Chanfreau | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | Thomaz Koch | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | | | |
| 12 | Dennis Ralston | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 12 | Dennis Ralston | 1 | 10 | 1 | | | | | |
| Q | Rauty Krog | 6 | 3 | 5 | 12 | Dennis Ralston | 6 | 3 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Charlie Pasarell | 1 | 2 | | | Jim McManus | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jim McManus | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Thomaz Koch | 6 | 7 | 4 |
| 7 | Roy Emerson | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | Cliff Richey | 8 | 5 | 6 |
| | Alex Olmedo | 9 | 3 | 2 | 7 | Roy Emerson | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Roger Taylor | 4 | 6 | 6 | | Roger Taylor | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Terry Ryan | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | Roger Taylor | 7 | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| 16 | Cliff Richey | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 16 | Cliff Richey | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | Wanaro N'Godrella | 4 | 3 | | 16 | Cliff Richey | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Pierre Barthès | 10 | 4 | | | Marcello Lara | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Marcello Lara | 12 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | Dick Dell | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jim Osborne | 6 | 6 | | Jim Osborne | 1 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Dick Leach | 2 | 0 | 9 | Andrés Gimeno | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Andrés Gimeno | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Jim Osborne | 6 | 5 | 11 | | | | | |
| | William Higgins | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | Roy Barth | 4 | 7 | 9 | | | | | |
| | Roy Barth | 7 | 6 | | Roy Barth | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Peter Curtis | 1 | 2 | 5 | Tom Okker | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Tom Okker | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | Jim Osborne | 8 | 5 | 6 |
| Q | Jaime Pinto Bravo | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Arthur Ashe | 6 | 7 | 3 |
| | Pancho Segura | 6 | 7 | | Pancho Segura | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Steve Cornell | 4 | 3 | 13 | Marty Riessen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Marty Riessen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 13 | Marty Riessen | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| Q | Mike Kreiss | 5 | 3 | | | | | | 4 | Arthur Ashe | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Joaquín Loyo-Mayo | 7 | 6 | | Joaquín Loyo-Mayo | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Ken Stuart | 3 | 3 | 4 | Arthur Ashe | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Arthur Ashe | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First Round | First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Q | Tom Karp | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bob Carmichael | 6 | 6 | | Bob Carmichael | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Onny Parun | 0 | 1 | 10 | Pancho Gonzales | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Pancho Gonzales | 6 | 6 | | | | | 10 | Pancho Gonzales | 6 | 11 | 6 | | | | |
| | Dick Crealy | 1 | 3 | | | | | 6 | Ken Rosewall | 4 | 13 | 4 | | | | |
| | Gerald Battrick | 6 | 6 | | Gerald Battrick | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Steve Tidball | 2 | 1 | 6 | Ken Rosewall | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Ken Rosewall | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Pancho Gonzales | 6 | 9 |
| | Jaime Fillol | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 11 | Stan Smith | 2 | 7 |
| | Owen Davidson | 1 | 4 | | Jaime Fillol | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Jerry De Witts | 2 | 5 | 11 | Stan Smith | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Stan Smith | 6 | 7 | | | | | 11 | Stan Smith | 3 | 8 | 6 | | | | |
| | Ray Keldie | 3 | 3 | | | | | 2 | John Newcombe | 6 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| | Ray Ruffels | 6 | 6 | | Ray Ruffels | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Pancho Guzman | 1 | 2 | 2 | John Newcombe | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | John Newcombe | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |