1969 US Open – Men's doubles

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Men's doubles
1969 US Open
Final
ChampionsAustralia Ken Rosewall
Australia Fred Stolle
Runners-upUnited States Dennis Ralston
United States Charlie Pasarell
Score2–6, 7–5, 13–11, 6–3
Details
Draw64
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women mixed
← 1968 · US Open · 1970 →

Bob Lutz and Stan Smith were the defending US Open men's doubles tennis champions but lost their title after a defeat in the third round.

Fifth-seeded Ken Rosewall and Fred Stolle won the title by defeating unseeded Roy Emerson and Charlie Pasarell 2–6, 7–5, 13–11, 6–3 in the final.[1]

Seeds[edit]

  1. Australia John Newcombe / Australia Tony Roche (quarterfinals, retired)
  2. Netherlands Tom Okker / United States Marty Riessen (semifinals)
  3. United States Bob Lutz / United States Stan Smith (third round)
  4. Australia Roy Emerson / Australia Rod Laver (semifinals, withdrew)
  5. Australia Ken Rosewall / Australia Fred Stolle (champions)
  6. United States Arthur Ashe / United States Clark Graebner (second round, withdrew)
  7. South Africa Cliff Drysdale / United Kingdom Roger Taylor (third round)
  8. United States Pancho Gonzales / United States Ron Holmberg (second round)

Draw[edit]

Key[edit]

Finals[edit]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1 Australia John Newcombe
Australia Tony Roche
4 2r
United States Charlie Pasarell
United States Dennis Ralston
6 3
United States Charlie Pasarell
United States Dennis Ralston
w/o
4 Australia Roy Emerson
Australia Rod Laver
4 Australia Roy Emerson
Australia Rod Laver
6 6 6
United States Jim McManus
United States Jim Osborne
3 1 4
United States Charlie Pasarell
United States Dennis Ralston
6 5 11 3
5 Australia Ken Rosewall
Australia Fred Stolle
2 7 13 6
5 Australia Ken Rosewall
Australia Fred Stolle
6 6 6
United States Butch Buchholz
South Africa Raymond Moore
3 4 2
5 Australia Ken Rosewall
Australia Fred Stolle
6 10 6
2 Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Marty Riessen
1 8 4
Australia Dick Crealy
Australia Allan Stone
14 1 10
2 Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Marty Riessen
16 6 12

Top half[edit]

Section 1[edit]

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 Australia J Newcombe
Australia T Roche
6 6 8
United States H Fitzgibbon
United States C Richey
4 4 6 1 Australia J Newcombe
Australia T Roche
6 6 6
Spain A Gimeno
Spain M Santana
w/o Spain A Gimeno
Spain M Santana
4 2 2
United States P Gerken
United States F Robbins
1 Australia J Newcombe
Australia T Roche
6 6 6
Argentina E Álvarez
Venezuela H Hose
6 7 7 9 3 United States R Leach
United States R Potthast
3 4 4
United States R Leach
United States R Potthast
8 9 5 7 6 United States R Leach
United States R Potthast
6 7 7
United States W Blocher
United States R Tanner
5 6 6 7 6 United States W Blocher
United States R Tanner
4 5 5
Brazil R Marcher
United States H Rapp
7 2 4 9 2 1 Australia J Newcombe
Australia T Roche
4 2r
7 South Africa C Drysdale
United Kingdom R Taylor
6 3 6 6 United States C Pasarell
United States D Ralston
6 3
Chile P Cornejo
Chile J Fillol
2 6 3 4 7 South Africa C Drysdale
United Kingdom R Taylor
4 6 6 21
United States P Collins
France Y Petra
0 4 0 West Germany I Buding
New Zealand O Parun
6 2 4 19
West Germany I Buding
New Zealand O Parun
6 6 6 7 South Africa C Drysdale
United Kingdom R Taylor
5 5 3
India P Lall
India J Mukerjea
11 7 6 United States C Pasarell
United States D Ralston
7 7 6
Romania S Dron
Romania P Mărmureanu
9 5 4 India P Lall
India J Mukerjea
6 12 4
United States C Pasarell
United States D Ralston
6 9 6 United States C Pasarell
United States D Ralston
8 14 6
Mexico J Loyo Mayo
Jamaica R Russell
3 7 2

Section 2[edit]

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4 Australia R Emerson
Australia R Laver
6 9 6
New Zealand I Crookenden
New Zealand L Gerrard
2 7 0 4 Australia R Emerson
Australia R Laver
6 6 6
United States D Dell
United States V Seixas
1 6 6 3 Canada K Carpenter
Canada J Sharpe
3 2 4
Canada K Carpenter
Canada J Sharpe
6 2 8 6 4 Australia R Emerson
Australia R Laver
6 6 8
Czechoslovakia J Kodeš
Czechoslovakia J Kukal
8 6 6 6 Czechoslovakia J Kodeš
Czechoslovakia J Kukal
4 4 6
Romania I Năstase
Romania I Țiriac
10 4 2 2 Czechoslovakia J Kodeš
Czechoslovakia J Kukal
6 6 3 14
Australia B Carmichael
United Arab Republic I El Shafei
6 6 7 3r France T Bernasconi
France G Goven
3 4 6 12
France T Bernasconi
France G Goven
4 4 9 3 4 Australia R Emerson
Australia R Laver
6 6 6
6 United States A Ashe
United States C Graebner
6 6 6 United States J McManus
United States J Osborne
3 1 4
Chile A Cornejo Seckel
Chile JR Pinto Bravo
4 4 3 6 United States A Ashe
United States C Graebner
United States S Giammalva
United States D Savitt
3 6 5 3 United States J McManus
United States J Osborne
w/o
United States J McManus
United States J Osborne
6 2 7 6 United States J McManus
United States J Osborne
5 7 6 9 6
United Kingdom G Battrick
United Kingdom G Stilwell
8 6 9 2 4 United States R McKinley
United States D Stockton
7 5 3 11 3
France J-B Chanfreau
France J-L Rouyer
10 4 7 6 6 France J-B Chanfreau
France J-L Rouyer
4 6 5 4
United States R McKinley
United States D Stockton
6 6 6 United States R McKinley
United States D Stockton
6 4 7 6
United States J Rombeau
United States G Taylor
1 2 4

Bottom half[edit]

Section 3[edit]

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
Sweden O Bengtson
Sweden M Carlstein
13 9 6
United States R Barth
United States D Dell
11 7 4 Sweden O Bengtson
Sweden M Carlstein
4 5 1
New Zealand R Hawkes
United States R Susman
0 4 4 Australia B Bowrey
Australia O Davidson
6 7 6
Australia B Bowrey
Australia O Davidson
6 6 6 Australia B Bowrey
Australia O Davidson
1 12 3 4
United States C McKinley
Mexico T Palafox
5 3 4 5 Australia K Rosewall
Australia F Stolle
6 10 6 6
France P Barthès
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia N Pilić
7 6 6 France P Barthès
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia N Pilić
3 4 2
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ž Franulović
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia N Špear
5 Australia K Rosewall
Australia F Stolle
6 6 6
5 Australia K Rosewall
Australia F Stolle
w/o 5 Australia K Rosewall
Australia F Stolle
6 6 6
United States T Leonard
United States E van Dillen
4 4 9 4 United States B Buchholz
South Africa R Moore
3 4 2
Chile L Ayala
United States E Scott
6 6 7 6 Chile L Ayala
United States E Scott
2 4 6
United Kingdom D Lloyd
New Zealand J McDonald
1 0 4 United States B Buchholz
South Africa R Moore
6 6 8
United States B Buchholz
South Africa R Moore
6 6 6 United States B Buchholz
South Africa R Moore
6 7 6
Ecuador P Guzmán
Ecuador M Olvera
9 6 6 3 United States B Lutz
United States S Smith
4 5 3
United States G Mulloy
United States B Talbert
7 4 4 Ecuador P Guzmán
Ecuador M Olvera
4 3 3
Brazil T Koch
Denmark T Ulrich
3 7 2 3 United States B Lutz
United States S Smith
6 6 6
3 United States B Lutz
United States S Smith
6 9 6

Section 4[edit]

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
Canada M Belkin
Canada F Tutvin
3 2 6 5
Australia D Crealy
Australia A Stone
6 6 3 7 Australia D Crealy
Australia A Stone
6 9 6 6
Mexico L-A García
Mexico M Lara
5 4 6 6 12 Australia J Alexander
Australia P Dent
4 11 3 4
Australia J Alexander
Australia P Dent
7 6 3 1 14 Australia D Crealy
Australia A Stone
7 6 6 10
Canada P Burwash
United States R Hernando
2 2 2 United Kingdom M Cox
United Kingdom P Curtis
9 2 3 8
United Kingdom M Cox
United Kingdom P Curtis
6 6 6 United Kingdom M Cox
United Kingdom P Curtis
6 6 6 7
Australia T Addison
Australia R Keldie
3 2 0 8 United States P Gonzales
United States R Holmberg
3 4 8 5
8 United States P Gonzales
United States R Holmberg
6 6 6 Australia D Crealy
Australia A Stone
14 1 10
United States M Machette
United States P Walthall
5 4 6 4 2 Netherlands T Okker
United States M Riessen
16 6 12
United States T Edlefsen
United States T Gorman
7 6 4 6 United States T Edlefsen
United States T Gorman
6 1 15 6
Australia B Howe
Spain M Orantes
6 10 7 Australia B Howe
Spain M Orantes
2 6 13 3
France J-P Courcol
France P Proisy
4 8 5 United States T Edlefsen
United States T Gorman
3 6 4
United States C Steele
United States P Sullivan
17 7 6 6 6 2 Netherlands T Okker
United States M Riessen
6 8 6
United States B Alloo
United States D Knight
19 9 4 4 4 United States C Steele
United States P Sullivan
3 8 2
South Africa R Krog
South Africa T Ryan
3 1 3 2 Netherlands T Okker
United States M Riessen
6 10 6
2 Netherlands T Okker
United States M Riessen
6 9 6

References[edit]

  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1970). BP year book of World Tennis 1970. London: Clipper Press. pp. 70–71. ISBN 0851080049. OCLC 502255545. OL 21635829M.

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