1969 French Open – Women's singles

Margaret Court defeated Ann Jones in the final, 6–1, 4–6, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1969 French Open. It was her third French Open title, her second major title of the year, and her fifteenth major overall.[1]

Women's singles
1969 French Open
Final
ChampionAustralia Margaret Court
Runner-upUnited Kingdom Ann Jones
Score6–1, 4–6, 6–3
Details
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends −45 45+ women
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Nancy Richey was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Court.

Seeds

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The seeded players are listed below. Margaret Court is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

  1.   Margaret Court (champion)
  2.   Billie Jean King (quarterfinals)
  3.   Ann Jones (finalist)
  4.   Nancy Richey (semifinals)
  5.   Julie Heldman (quarterfinals)
  6.   Virginia Wade (second round)
  7.   Françoise Dürr (third round)
  8.   Kerry Melville (quarterfinals)

Qualifying

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Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
1   Margaret Court 9 6
8   Kerry Melville 7 1
1   Margaret Court 6 4 7
4   Nancy Richey 3 6 5
4   Nancy Richey 6 9
5   Julie Heldman 3 7
1   Margaret Court 6 4 6
3   Ann Jones 1 6 3
  Rosie Casals 2 0
3   Ann Jones 6 6
3   Ann Jones 6 6
  Lesley Bowrey 1 2
  Lesley Bowrey 6 6
2   Billie Jean King 3 3

Earlier rounds

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
Q   Arias 1 2
1   Court 6 6 1   Court 6 6
Q   Cazaux 2 4   Di Maso 3 1
  Di Maso 6 6 1   Court 6 6
  Neumannová 2 0   Walkden 4 0
  Fretz 6 6   Fretz 8 4 3
LL   Sawamatsu 5 1   Walkden 6 6 6
  Walkden 7 6 1   Court 9 6
  Sandberg 6 3 4 8   Melville 7 1
8   Melville 4 6 6 8   Melville 6 6
  Liem 1 1   Bartkowicz 4 2
  Bartkowicz 6 6 8   Melville 6 6
  Kirk 3 6 Q   Guzmán 1 3
Q   Guzmán 6 8 Q   Guzmán 6 2 6
  Petersen w/o   Kaligis 1 6 4
  Kaligis

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
  Krantzcke 9 0
4   Richey 11 6 4   Richey 6 6
  Pericoli 2 5   Chanfreau 4 4
  Chanfreau 6 7 4   Richey 6 6
  Salomé 7 1   Lundquist 3 0
  Lundquist 9 6   Lundquist 5 6 6
  de Roubin 6 3 2   Seelbach 7 0 0
  Seelbach 4 6 6 4   Richey 6 9
Q   Young 0 2 5   Heldman 3 7
5   Heldman 6 6 5   Heldman 6 6
  Hunt 4 9   Tuero 3 1
  Tuero 6 11 5   Heldman 6 6
  Segal w/o Q   Giscafré 0 0
  Loeys   Loeys 9 1
  Kalogeropoulos 2 2 Q   Giscafré 11 6
Q   Giscafré 6 6

Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
  Terras 4 3
  Morozova 6 6   Morozova 6 7
  Darmon 1 1   Moore 4 5
  Moore 6 6   Morozova 6 2 4
Q   Ebbinghaus 2 5   Casals 4 6 6
  Casals 6 7   Casals 5 6 9
Q   Rouchon 0 2 6   Wade 7 3 7
6   Wade 6 6   Casals 2 0
  Dibar 4 1 3   Jones 6 6
  Kivi 6 6   Kivi 7 6
  Lieffrig 5 3   Jansone 5 4
  Jansone 7 6   Kivi 4 0
LL   Matsuda 0 4 3   Jones 6 6
Q   Ziegenfuss 6 6 Q   Ziegenfuss 1 2
  Pigeon 2 0 3   Jones 6 6
3   Jones 6 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
  Wieczorek 1 3
  Bowrey 6 6   Bowrey 6 6 6
  Van Haver 0 0   Sawamatsu 2 8 0
  Sawamatsu 6 6   Bowrey 4 6 6
  Proctor 0 3 7   Dürr 6 1 0
  Gourlay 6 6   Gourlay 9 4 7
LL   Knode 4 6 7   Dürr 7 6 9
7   Dürr 6 8   Bowrey 6 6
  Tomlinson 2 5 2   King 3 3
  Giorgi 6 7   Giorgi 6 6
  Polgár 7 4 LL   Cavadini 3 4
LL   Cavadini 9 6   Giorgi w/o
  Nasuelli 2 6 2   King
  Rossouw 6 8   Rossouw 4 6 2
  Vopičková 3 6 5 2   King 6 4 6
2   King 6 3 7

References

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  1. ^ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 396. ISBN 978-0942257700.
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