1969 Philadelphia International Indoor Open Championships
DateFebruary 5–9
Edition2nd
CategoryWorld Championship Tennis
Prize money$30,000 [1]
SurfaceCarpet / indoor
LocationPhiladelphia, PA, United States
VenueSpectrum
Attendance44,538
Champions
Singles
Australia Rod Laver[2]
Doubles
Netherlands Tom Okker / United States Marty Riessen[3]

The 1969 Philadelphia International Indoor Open Championships[4] was a men's WCT tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was played at the Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States. It was the second edition of the tournament and was held from February 5 through February 9, 1969. Total attendance for the five-day event was 44,538. First-seeded Rod Laver won the singles title.[5]

Finals

Singles

Australia Rod Laver defeated Australia Tony Roche 7–5, 6–4, 6–4 [6][7]

  • It was Laver's 3rd title of the year and the 6th of his professional career.

Doubles

Netherlands Tom Okker / United States Marty Riessen defeated Australia John Newcombe / Australia Tony Roche 8–6, 6–4

  • It was Okker's 1st title of the year and the 4th of his professional career. It was Riessen's 1st title of the year and the 3rd of his professional career.

References

  1. ↑ "Laver captures Philly tennis". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. AP. February 10, 1969. p. 29.
  2. ↑ "1969 Philadelphia WCT – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. ↑ "1969 Philadelphia WCT – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  4. ↑ "Tennis Wife's Curry is match for best". Butte Montana Standard. Butte, Montana: Wikipedia Library - Newspaper Archive. Com. February 11, 1969. p. 10. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Laver wins despite his aching back". Gettysburg Times. AP. February 8, 1969. p. 10.
  6. ↑ "Laver cleans up opponent Roche". The Sumter Daily Item. AP. February 10, 1969. p. 3B.
  7. ↑ "Laver beats Roche, 7-5, 6-4, 6-4, in final". The New York Times. February 10, 1969.
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