1969 US Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
1969 US Open
Final
Champion	Margaret Court
Runner-up	Nancy Richey
Score	6–2, 6–2
Details
Draw	64
Seeds	8
Events

Margaret Court defeated Nancy Richey in the final, 6–2, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1969 US Open. It was her third major singles title of the year, her third US Open singles title and her 16th singles major overall. Court would go on to win the next five majors, setting the record for most consecutive major titles in the Open Era at six.

Virginia Wade was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Court.

Seeds

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

Ann Haydon-Jones (withdrew from the tournament before it began)
Margaret Court (champion)
Billie Jean King (quarterfinals)
Julie Heldman (quarterfinals)
Virginia Wade (semifinals)
Nancy Richey (finalist)
Rosie Casals (semifinals)
Kerry Melville (first round)

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier
WC = Wild card
LL = Lucky loser
r = Retired

Final eight

Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Finals

	Peaches Bartkowicz	2	2

7	Rosie Casals	6	6
				7	Rosie Casals	5	3

				6	Nancy Richey	7	6
3	Billie Jean King	4	6

6	Nancy Richey	6	8
								6	Nancy Richey	2	2

								2	Margaret Court	6	6
5	Virginia Wade	6	6

4	Julie Heldman	4	3
				5	Virginia Wade	5	0

				2	Margaret Court	7	6
	Karen Krantzcke	0	7

2	Margaret Court	6	9

Earlier rounds

Section 1

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

	Bartkowicz	6	6
	Lebedeff	1	0			Bartkowicz	6	6
	Bonicelli	6	6			Bonicelli	2	3
	Taylor	3	1								Bartkowicz	6	6
	Hard	5	6	6							Dürr	4	2
	Lundquist	7	3	0		Hard	3	3
	Dürr	6	7			Dürr	6	6
	Richmond	2	5												Bartkowicz	2	2
7	Casals	6	6											7	Casals	6	6
	Arias	2	4		7	Casals	6	4	6
	Bowrey	7	6			Bowrey	3	6	2
	Netter	5	1							7	Casals	6	6
	Overton	7	6								Michel	3	1
	Volavková	3	2			Overton	4	4
	Michel	8	6			Michel	6	6
	Gengler	6	4

Section 2

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

3	King	6	8
	Kirk	2	6		3	King	6	6
	Aschner	2	8	6		Aschner	3	4
	Austin	6	6	4						3	King	6	6
	Teeguarden	6	8								Carter	1	3
	Hatanaka	3	6			Teeguarden	6	6	3
	Carter	6	6			Carter	8	2	6
	Tym	4	0												3	King	4	6
6	Richey	6	6												6	Richey	6	8
	Reese	2	1		6	Richey	6	6
	Williams	9	6			Williams	3	1
	Walsh	7	0							6	Richey	3	6	6
	Shaw	6	6								Shaw	6	4	2
	Curtis	3	4			Shaw	6	6
	Chanfreau	6	8			Chanfreau	3	1
	Pigeon	3	6

Section 3

First round					Second round				Third round				Quarterfinals

	Tomlinson	6	4	7
	Hansen	3	6	5		Tomlinson	2	4
	Hunt	6	6			Hunt	6	6
	Hogan	2	3							Hunt	7	0
	Capozzi	6	3	6					5	Wade	9	6
	Amos	3	6	1		Capozzi	1	1
5	Wade	6	6		5	Wade	6	6
	Kemmer	1	4										5	Wade	6	6
	Ziegenfuss	6	6										4	Heldman	4	3
	O'Shaughnessy	0	1			Ziegenfuss	6	8
	Tuero	7	6			Tuero	1	6
	Aucamp	5	3							Ziegenfuss	2	4
	Urban	6	6						4	Heldman	6	6
	Susman	3	4			Urban	1	1
4	Heldman	6	3	8	4	Heldman	6	6
	Truman	4	6	6

Section 4

First round				Second round				Third round				Quarterfinals

	Young	6	6
	Christenson	3	4		Young	3	3
	Krantzcke	6	6		Krantzcke	6	6
	Ornstein	3	3						Krantzcke	7	6
	Martinez	6	6						Janes	5	2
	Grant	3	3		Martinez	1	2
	Janes	8	6		Janes	6	6
8	Melville	6	4										Krantzcke	0	7
	Graebner	6	6									2	Court	6	9
	Cavadini	2	4		Graebner	3	4
	Burrer	6	6		Burrer	6	6
	Harris	4	2						Burrer	0	2
	Grubb	6	6					2	Court	6	6
	Emmanuel	3	2		Grubb	1	0
2	Court	6	6	2	Court	6	6
	Petersen	1	0