1969 Wills Open British Covered Court Championships – Men's singles explained

The 1969 Wills Open British Covered Court Championships – Men's singles was an event of the 1969 Wills Open British Covered Court Championships tennis tournament and was played on indoor carpet courts at the Wembley Arena in London in the United Kingdom between 17 November and 22 November 1969. The draw consisted of 32 players. Ken Rosewall was the reigning singles champion but did not take part in this edition. Rod Laver won the singles title by defeating Tony Roche in the final, 6–4, 6–1, 6–3.[1] [2] [3] [4]

Draw

Bottom half

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Clipper Press. 0851080049. London. BP year book of World Tennis 1970. John Barrett. John Barrett (tennis). 1970 . 502255545 . 21635829M. 170–171 .
  2. News: Laver top title seed. The Age. 19 November 1969 . Google News Archive.
  3. News: Laver's win praised. . Canberra Times . 26 November 1969 . 36 . National Library of Australia.
  4. Web site: 1969 Wembley – Men's Singles draw. Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).

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