1969 Pacific Southwest Open

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1969 Pacific Southwest Open
DateSeptember 22–28
Edition43rd
Draw64S / 32D
Prize money$30,000
Surface Hard / outdoor
Location Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Venue Los Angeles Tennis Center
Champions
Men's singles
Flag of the United States.svg Pancho Gonzales [1]
Women's singles
Flag of the United States.svg Billie Jean King
Men's doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Pancho Gonzales / Flag of the United States.svg Ron Holmberg [2]
Women's doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Billie Jean King / Flag of the United States.svg Rosie Casals
  1968  · Pacific Southwest Open ·  1970  

The 1969 Pacific Southwest Open was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Los Angeles Tennis Center in Los Angeles, California in the United States. The men's tournament was part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit. It was the 43rd edition of the tournament, the second in the open era, and ran from September 22 through September 28, 1969. Pancho Gonzales, aged 41, won the men's singles title, 20 years after winning it for the first time, and collected $4,000 first-prize money while Billie Jean King earned $1,500 for her singles title. [3] [4] [5]

Contents

Finals

Men's singles

Flag of the United States.svg Pancho Gonzales defeated Flag of the United States.svg Cliff Richey 6–0, 7–5

Women's singles

Flag of the United States.svg Billie Jean King defeated Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ann Jones 6–2, 6–3

Men's doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Pancho Gonzales / Flag of the United States.svg Ron Holmberg defeated Flag of the United States.svg Jim McManus / Flag of the United States.svg Jim Osborne 6–3, 6–4

Women's doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Billie Jean King / Flag of the United States.svg Rosie Casals defeated Flag of France.svg Françoise Dürr / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ann Jones 6–8, 8–6, 11–9

References

  1. "1969 Los Angeles – Men's singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. "1969 Los Angeles – Men's doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. John Barrett, ed. (1970). BP year book of World Tennis 1970. London: Clipper Press. p. 239. ISBN   0851080049. OCLC   502255545. OL   21635829M.
  4. "Gonzals 'Going' -- Again". The Evening Independent. AP. September 29, 1969.
  5. "Gonzales Wins Title in Pacific Net Meet". The Milwaukee Journal. September 29, 1969.