Rod Laver defeated John Newcombe 6-4 5-7 6-4 6-4 in the final to win the Gentlemen's Singles title at the 1969 Wimbledon Championships.

See also:

1969 Wimbledon Championships - Women's Singles
1969 Wimbledon Championships - Men's Doubles
1969 Wimbledon Championships - Women's Doubles
1969 Wimbledon Championships - Mixed Doubles

Seeds

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

  1.   Rod Laver, (Champion)
  2.   Tony Roche, (Semifinals)
  3.   Tom Okker, (Quarterfinals)
  4.   Ken Rosewall, (Third Round)
  5.   Arthur Ashe, (Semifinals)
  6.   John Newcombe, (Finals)
  7.   Clark Graebner, (Quarterfinals)
  8.   Cliff Drysdale, (Quarterfinals)
  9.   Roy Emerson, (Fourth Round)
  10.   Andres Gimeno, (Fourth Round)
  11.   Fred Stolle, (Fourth Round)
  12.   Richard Pancho Gonzales, (Fourth Round)
  13.   Raymond Moore, (First Round)
  14.   Bob Hewitt, (First Round)
  15.   Dennis Ralston, (Fourth Round)
  16.   Stan Smith, (Fourth Round)

Draw

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  • Q = Qualifier
  • WC = Wild Card
  • L = Loser
  • r. = retired

Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
1   Rod Laver 666
8   Cliff Drysdale 423
1   Rod Laver 2696
5   Arthur Ashe 6270
  Robert Lutz 4265
5   Arthur Ashe 6647
1   Rod Laver 6566
6   John Newcombe 4744
6   John Newcombe 8367
3   Tom Okker 6615
6   John Newcombe 36146
2   Tony Roche 61124
7   Clark Graebner 66349
2   Tony Roche 446611

Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Round four Quarterfinals
1   R Laver 666
  N Pietrangeli 122 1 R Laver 34666
Q   C Steele Iii 41286 P Lall 66300
  P Lall 610108 1 R Laver 666
  J Leschly 676 J Leschly 333
  K Fletcher 452 J Leschly 6226
  JL Rouyer 65656 JL Rouyer 4204
LL   B Geraghty 27473 1 R Laver 66736
16   S Smith 206946 16 S Smith 42963
  A Stone 224763 16 S Smith 676
  D Lloyd 867 D Lloyd 351
  I Gulyas 645 16 S Smith 3966
  D Dell 3621 W Bowrey 6734
  W Bowrey 6366 W Bowrey 866
  T Koch 83734 G Goven 643
  G Goven 66566 1 R Laver 666
8   C Drysdale 779 8 C Drysdale 423
  P Hombergen 557 8 C Drysdale 66116
  O Davidson 666 O Davidson 44132
Q   J Paish 123 8 C Drysdale 6116
  B Phillips-Moore 5461 M Cox 294
  I Tiriac 7646 I Tiriac 68710
  M Cox 766 M Cox 210912
  M Orantes 543 8 C Drysdale 66069
9   R Emerson 666 9 R Emerson 48637
LL   P Pokorny 111 9 R Emerson 666
Q   J Clifton 46465 S Matthews 312
  S Matthews 63627 9 R Emerson 766
  V Korotkov 668 N Kalogeropoulos 532
  M Sangster 436 V Korotkov 64363
  N Kalogeropoulos 666 N Kalogeropoulos 26636
  J Fillol Sr. 224

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Round four Quarterfinals
4   K Rosewall 666
  W Gasiorek 112 4 K Rosewall 668
  R Taylor 6136 R Taylor 146
  EV Seixas 4112 4 K Rosewall 6932
  R Lutz 666 R Lutz 8766
Q   S Koudelka 110 R Lutz 24667
  J Kodes 63566 J Kodes 66125
  P Cornejo 36731 R Lutz 94366
13   R Moore 32114 J Alexander 76644
  J Alexander 6696 J Alexander 766
  G Forbes 463 O Parun 543
  O Parun 686 J Alexander 681336
Q   A McDonald 556 T Addison 3101163
  J Courcol 778 J Courcol 3265
  T Addison 966 T Addison 6637
LL   E Zuleta 733 R Lutz 4265
5   A Ashe 11167 5 A Ashe 6647
  M Riessen 6935 5 A Ashe 34666
  T Ulrich 6447 T Ryan 66322
  T Ryan 4669 5 A Ashe 6161312
  G Stilwell 63866 G Stilwell 2621510
  K Wooldridge 26641 G Stilwell 666
  A Mills 626512 I Buding 324
  I Buding 264714 5 A Ashe 7466
12   RP Gonzales 22116611 12 RP Gonzales 5633
  C Pasarell 2461439 12 RP Gonzales 666
  J Barrett 442 ON Bengtson 433
  ON Bengtson 666 12 RP Gonzales 666
  T Edlefsen 6396 T Edlefsen 432
  R Barth 3673 T Edlefsen 86456
  R Keldie 12466 R Keldie 63674
  S Likhachev 10644

Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Round four Quarterfinals
  G Battrick 63466
LL   T Nowicki 46644 G Battrick 37163
  M Holecek 65116 M Holecek 65646
Q   E van Dillen 3794 M Holecek 242
  R Maud 666 11 F Stolle 666
LL   K Yanagi 412 R Maud 17605
  P Hutchins 484 11 F Stolle 19267
11   F Stolle 6106 11 F Stolle 4563
  D Contet 4984 6 J Newcombe 6736
  M Anderson 61166 M Anderson 1386
  J Ulrich 1464 J Cooper 1164
  J Cooper 6616 M Anderson 231
  B Fairlie 686 6 J Newcombe 666
  P Rodriguez 263 B Fairlie 544
  N Pilic 10465 6 J Newcombe 766
6   J Newcombe 12647 6 J Newcombe 8367
Q   W Higgins 424 3 T Okker 6615
  R Wilson 666 R Wilson 63756
  Z Franulovic 766710 Z Franulovic 46570
  T Lejus 58398 R Wilson 6615
  B Carmichael 5676 B Carmichael 1413
  J Mandarino 7154 B Carmichael 2676
  C Richey 06669 C Richey 6454
14   B Hewitt 64827 R Wilson 942
Q   R Seegers 531 3 T Okker 1166
  D Crealy 766 D Crealy 966
  DR Russell 414566 DR Russell 744
  D Sturdza 612734 D Crealy 6324
  R Holmberg 84627 3 T Okker 4666
  A Olmedo 66465 R Holmberg 66142
  I El Shafei 384 3 T Okker 32666
3   T Okker 6106

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Round four Quarterfinals
  P Dent 666
  PJF Guzman 423 P Dent 66626
  B Giltinan 961162 F Jauffret 48464
  F Jauffret 1121326 P Dent 68344
  N Spear 411 10 A Gimeno 26666
  A Metreveli 666 A Metreveli 36163
  F McMillan 3461 10 A Gimeno 63636
10   A Gimeno 6636 10 A Gimeno 95 r.
  E Scott 1644 7 C Graebner 76
  P Barthes 1866 P Barthes 2463
  T Gorman 36384 I Nastase 6636
  I Nastase 64666 I Nastase 564
  J Brown 967 7 C Graebner 776
Q   J Bartlett 725 J Brown 20 r.
  R Ruffels 463 7 C Graebner 63
7   C Graebner 686 7 C Graebner 66349
  J McManus 26646 2 T Roche 446611
  EB Buchholz 64168 EB Buchholz 866
  L Ayala 6612 L Ayala 624
  R Howe 4210 EB Buchholz 425
  J Kukal 1668 15 D Ralston 667
Q   J Krinsky 1436 J Kukal 524
  C Mukherjea 265 15 D Ralston 766
15   D Ralston 687 15 D Ralston 365102
  HJ Plotz 6366 2 T Roche 64786
  P Curtis 2641 HJ Plotz 9399
  K Watanabe 676 K Watanabe 7677
  P Beust 353 HJ Plotz 174
  A Segal 666 2 T Roche 696
  E Castigliano 213 A Segal 120
  JC Barclay 5632 2 T Roche 666
2   T Roche 7466
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