1969 Wills Open British Covered Court Championships

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1969 Wills Open British Covered Court Championships
Date17–22 November
Edition2nd
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money£20,000
Surface Carpet / indoor
LocationLondon, England
Venue Queens Club
Wembley Arena
Champions
Men's singles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rod Laver [1]
Women's singles
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ann Jones
Men's doubles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Roy Emerson / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rod Laver
Women's doubles
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ann Jones / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Virginia Wade
  1968  · Wembley Championships ·  1970  

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.

Contents

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

Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rod Laver defeated Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony Roche 6–4, 6–1, 6–3

Women's singles

Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ann Jones defeated Flag of the United States.svg Billie Jean King 9–11, 6–2, 9–7

Men's doubles

Flag of Australia (converted).svg Roy Emerson / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rod Laver defeated Flag of the United States.svg Pancho Gonzales / Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Bob Hewitt 5–7, 6–3, 6–4, 6–3

Women's doubles

Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ann Jones / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Virginia Wade defeated Flag of the United States.svg Rosie Casals / Flag of the United States.svg 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 top title seed". The Age . 19 November 1969.
  4. "Laver's win praised". Canberra Times. 26 November 1969. p. 36 via National Library of Australia.