1969 Pacific Southwest Open – Men's singles

Men's singles
Men's singles
1969 Pacific Southwest Open
Final
Champion	Pancho Gonzales
Runner-up	Cliff Richey
Score	6–0, 7–5
Details
Draw	64
Seeds	16
Events

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.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Seeds edit

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 edit

Key edit

Finals edit

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final

15	Bob Lutz	4	5

14	Butch Buchholz	6	7
					14	Butch Buchholz	4	2

					16	Cliff Richey	6	6
	Thomaz Koch	6	7	4

16	Cliff Richey	8	5	6
										16	Cliff Richey	0	5

										10	Pancho Gonzales	6	7
	Jim Osborne	8	5	6

4	Arthur Ashe	6	7	3
						Jim Osborne	2	9	5

					10	Pancho Gonzales	6	7	7
10	Pancho Gonzales	6	9

11	Stan Smith	2	7

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

First Round				Second Round					Third Round					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 edit

First Round					Second Round					Third Round					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 edit

Section 3 edit

First Round				Second Round					Third Round					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 edit

First Round				Second Round				Third Round					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

References edit

^ John Barrett, ed. (1970). BP year book of World Tennis 1970. London: Clipper Press. p. 239. ISBN 0851080049. OCLC 502255545. OL 21635829M.
^ "Gonzals '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 Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).

External links edit

ITF tournament edition details

[wot1970-1] John Barrett, ed. (1970). BP year book of World Tennis 1970. London: Clipper Press. p. 239. ISBN 0851080049. OCLC 502255545. OL 21635829M.

[2] "Gonzals 'going' -- again". The Evening Independent. AP. September 29, 1969.

[3] "Gonzales wins title in Pacific net meet". The Milwaukee Journal. September 29, 1969.

[ms-4] "1969 Los Angeles – Men's Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).

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