1969 Wills Open British Covered Court Championships
1969 British Indoor Championships | |
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Date | 17 – 22 November |
Edition | 2nd |
Draw | 32S/16D |
Prize money | £20,000 |
Surface | Carpet / Indoor |
Location | London, England |
Venue | Queens Club Wembley Arena |
Champions | |
Men's Singles | |
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Women's Singles | |
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Men's Doubles | |
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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.
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]
Contents
Champions
Men's Singles
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Rod Laver defeated
Tony Roche 6–4, 6–1, 6–3
Women's Singles
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Ann Jones defeated
Billie Jean King 9–11, 6–2, 9–7
Men's Doubles
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Roy Emerson /
Rod Laver defeated
Pancho Gonzales /
Bob Hewitt 5–7, 6–3, 6–4, 6–3
Women's Doubles
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Ann Jones /
Virginia Wade defeated
Rosie Casals /
Billie Jean King 6–2, 6–4