The 1969 Pacific Southwest Open – Men's doubles 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. Ken Rosewall and Fred Stolle were the defending Pacific Southwest Open doubles champions but did not compete together in this edition. Unseeded Pancho Gonzales and Ron Holmberg won the title by defeating unseeded Jim McManus and Jim Osborne in the final, 6–3, 6–4.[1][2][3][4]
| Men's doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1969 Pacific Southwest Open | |
| Champion |  Pancho Gonzales Ron Holmberg |
| Runner-up | Jim McManus Jim Osborne |
| Score | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Draw | 32 |
| Seeds | 8 |
Seeds edit
John Newcombe / Tony Roche (second round)- Roy Emerson / Rod Laver (second round)
- Ken Rosewall / Fred Stolle (quarterfinals)
Tom Okker / 
Marty Riessen (second round, withdrew)- Bob Lutz / Stan Smith (first round)
- Charlie Pasarell / Dennis Ralston (quarterfinals)
- Arthur Ashe /
Andrés Gimeno (semifinals) - Butch Buchholz /
Raymond Moore (first round)
Draw edit
Key edit
- 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 edit
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Jim McManus Jim Osborne
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 7 | Arthur Ashe  Andrés Gimeno
| 3 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Jim McManus Jim Osborne
| 3 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Pancho Gonzales Ronald Holmberg
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
 Dick Crealy  Thomaz Koch
| 2 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Pancho Gonzales Ronald Holmberg
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
Top half edit
| First Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | John Newcombe Tony Roche
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Felix Ponte Steve Stefanki
| 3 | 4 | 1 | John Newcombe Tony Roche
| 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Owen Davidson  Roger Taylor
| Owen Davidson Roger Taylor
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gene Stuart Malin Unknown | Owen Davidson Roger Taylor
| 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Butch Buchholz  Raymond Moore
| 3 | 6 | 4 | Jim McManus Jim Osborne
| 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Jaime Fillol Heinz Gildemeister
| 6 | 2 | 6 | Jaime Fillol Heinz Gildemeister
| 9 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Jim McManus Jim Osborne
| 6 | 6 | Jim McManus Jim Osborne
| 7 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rauty Krog Terry Ryan
| 4 | 2 | Jim McManus Jim Osborne
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Ken Rosewall Fred Stolle
| 6 | 6 | 7 | Arthur Ashe Andrés Gimeno
| 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Lito Álvarez Jeff Austin
| 1 | 3 | 3 | Ken Rosewall Fred Stolle
| w/o | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Cliff Richey  Pancho Segura
| Cliff Richey Pancho Segura
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Steve Cornell Ronald Cornell
| 3 | Ken Rosewall Fred Stolle
| 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Arthur Ashe Andrés Gimeno
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | Arthur Ashe Andrés Gimeno
| 8 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Joaquín Loyo-Mayo  Richard Russell
| 3 | 8 | 4 | 7 | Arthur Ashe Andrés Gimeno
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Pierre Barthès  Nikola Pilić
| 6 | 6 | Pierre Barthès Nikola Pilić
| 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pancho J. F. Guzman Jaime Pinto Bravo
| 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bottom half edit
| First Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Fort Jerry Van Linge
| 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Roy Barth Steve Tidball
| 6 | 6 | Roy Barth Steve Tidball
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alex Olmedo Ray Ruffels
| 7 | 6 | 7 | Alex Olmedo Ray Ruffels
| w/o | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Bob Lutz Stan Smith
| 9 | 3 | 5 | Alex Olmedo Ray Ruffels
| 4 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Dick Dell Dick Leach
| 14 | 2 | Dick Crealy Thomaz Koch
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dick Crealy Thomaz Koch
| 16 | 6 | Dick Crealy Thomaz Koch
| w/o | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gerald Battrick Peter Curtis
| 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 |  Tom Okker Marty Riessen
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| 4 | Tom Okker Marty Riessen
| 3 | 6 | 6 | Dick Crealy Thomaz Koch
| 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Mike Franks Allen Fox
| 6 | 2 | Pancho Gonzales Ronald Holmberg
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Terry Addison Ray Keldie
| 8 | 6 | Terry Addison Ray Keldie
| 11 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tom Edlefsen Tom Gorman
| 9 | 4 | 6 | Charlie Pasarell Dennis Ralston
| 13 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Charlie Pasarell Dennis Ralston
| 11 | 6 | 6 | Charlie Pasarell Dennis Ralston
| 6 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Unknown Unknown | 0 | 1 | Pancho Gonzales Ronald Holmberg
| 8 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pancho Gonzales Ronald Holmberg
| 6 | 6 | Pancho Gonzales Ronald Holmberg
| 7 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fernando Gentil George Taylor
| 2 | Roy Emerson Rod Laver
| 5 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Roy Emerson Rod Laver
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References edit
- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1970). BP year book of World Tennis 1970. London: Clipper Press. p. 239. ISBN 0851080049. OCLC 502255545. OL 21635829M.
- ^ "Gonzales 'going' -- again". The Evening Independent. AP. September 29, 1969.
- ^ "Gonzales wins title in Pacific net meet". The Milwaukee Journal. September 29, 1969.
- ^ "1969 Los Angeles – Men's doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).