1969 US Open – Men's singles

Men's singles
1969 US Open
Champion Rod Laver
Runner-up Tony Roche
Score7–9, 6–1, 6–2, 6–2
Draw128
Seeds16

Rod Laver defeated Tony Roche in the final, 7–9, 6–1, 6–2, 6–2 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1969 US Open. It was his second US singles title and eleventh and last Grand Slam tournament singles title overall. With the win, he completed the Grand Slam, the only man in the Open Era to do so in singles. Laver also became the second man to complete the double career Grand Slam in singles, after Roy Emerson.

Arthur Ashe was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Laver.

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