1969_Wills_Open_British_Covered_Court_Championships

1969 Wills Open British Covered Court Championships

1969 Wills Open British Covered Court Championships

Tennis tournament


The 1969 Wills Open British Covered Court Championships was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the second edition of the British Indoor Championships in the Open era. The tournament took place at the Queens Club and Wembley Arena in London, England and ran from 17 November through 22 November 1969.

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The men's singles event and the £3,000 first prize was won by first seeded Rod Laver while Ann Jones, also seeded first, won the women's singles title and the accompanying £1,300 first-prize money.[2][3][4]

Finals

Men's singles

Australia Rod Laver defeated Australia Tony Roche 6–4, 6–1, 6–3

Women's singles

United Kingdom Ann Jones defeated United States Billie Jean King 9–11, 6–2, 9–7

Men's doubles

Australia Roy Emerson / Australia Rod Laver defeated United States Pancho Gonzales / South Africa Bob Hewitt 5–7, 6–3, 6–4, 6–3

Women's doubles

United Kingdom Ann Jones / United Kingdom Virginia Wade defeated United States Rosie Casals / United States Billie Jean King 6–2, 6–4


References

  1. "1969 Wembley – Men's Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. John Barrett, ed. (1970). BP year book of World Tennis 1970. London: Clipper Press. pp. 170–171. ISBN 0851080049. OCLC 502255545. OL 21635829M.
  3. "Laver's win praised". Canberra Times. 26 November 1969. p. 36 via National Library of Australia.

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