| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 1969 U.S. Professional Indoor | |
| Champion |  Rod Laver |
| Runner-up | Tony Roche |
| Score | 7–5, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Draw | 32 |
| Seeds | 8 |
Manuel Santana was the defending champion, but did not participate this year.
Rod Laver won the title, defeating Tony Roche 7–5, 6–4, 6–4 in the final.
Rod Laver (champion)
Arthur Ashe (first round) Tony Roche (final) Ken Rosewall (semifinals) John Newcombe (second round)
Tom Okker (semifinals) Pancho Gonzales (quarterfinals) Roy Emerson (first round)| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Rod Laver | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Ken Rosewall | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Rod Laver | 7 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Tony Roche | 5 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Tony Roche | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Tom Okker | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | R Laver | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 P Barthès | 3 | 1 | 1 | R Laver | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| H Fitzgibbon | 4 | 12 | EB Buchholz | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| EB Buchholz | 6 | 14 | 1 | R Laver | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 N Pilić | 6 | 3 | 6 | C Pasarell | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ž Franulović | 4 | 6 | 4 | N Pilić | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| C Pasarell | 6 | 6 | C Pasarell | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | R Emerson | 3 | 2 | 1 | R Laver | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | J Newcombe | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | K Rosewall | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Peter Curtis | 2 | 7 | 2 | 5 | J Newcombe | 5 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| J McManus | 6 | 3 | 0 |  A Gimeno | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| A Gimeno | 4 | 6 | 6 | A Gimeno | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| D Ralston | 4 | 5 | 4 | K Rosewall | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 R Moore | 6 | 7 | R Moore | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 I Năstase | 1 | 4 | 4 | K Rosewall | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | K Rosewall | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | T Roche | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| P Segura | 4 | 2 | 3 | T Roche | 9 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| K Fletcher | 2 | 2 | M Riessen | 8 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| M Riessen | 6 | 6 | 3 | T Roche | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 T Koch | 7 | 3 | 9 | 7 | RP Gonzales | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| R Holmberg | 5 | 6 | 7 | T Koch | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 T Ulrich | 3 | 6 | 2 | 7 | RP Gonzales | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | RP Gonzales | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | T Roche | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | T Okker | 6 | 6 | 6 | T Okker | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 ON Bengtson | 3 | 3 | 6 | T Okker | 4 | 6 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| R Taylor | 6 | 6 | R Taylor | 6 | 3 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| R Lutz | 3 | 3 | 6 | T Okker | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| S Smith | 6 | 6 |  J Kodeš | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 R Russell | 4 | 3 | S Smith | 2 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| J Kodeš | 6 | 4 | 6 | J Kodeš | 6 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | A Ashe | 4 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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