1969 Pacific Southwest Open

1969 Pacific Southwest Open
Date	September 22–28
Edition	43rd
Draw	64S / 32D
Prize money	$30,000
Surface	Hard / outdoor
Location	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Venue	Los Angeles Tennis Center
Champions
Men's singles
Pancho Gonzales[1]
Women's singles
Billie Jean King
Men's doubles
Pancho Gonzales / Ron Holmberg[2]
Women's doubles
Billie Jean King / Rosie Casals
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The 1969 Pacific Southwest Open was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Los Angeles Tennis Center in Los Angeles, California in the United States. The men's tournament was part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit. It was the 43rd edition of the tournament, the second in the open era, and ran from September 22 through September 28, 1969. Pancho Gonzales, aged 41, won the men's singles title, 20 years after winning it for the first time, and collected $4,000 first-prize money while Billie Jean King earned $1,500 for her singles title.^[3][4][5]

Finals

Men's singles

Pancho Gonzales defeated Cliff Richey 6–0, 7–5

Women's singles

Billie Jean King defeated Ann Jones 6–2, 6–3

Men's doubles

Pancho Gonzales / Ron Holmberg defeated Jim McManus / Jim Osborne 6–3, 6–4

Women's doubles

Billie Jean King / Rosie Casals defeated Françoise Dürr / Ann Jones 6–8, 8–6, 11–9

References