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1969 Wills Open British Covered Court Championships

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Date
  
17 – 22 November

Draw
  
32S/16D

Surface
  
Carpet / Indoor

Edition
  
2nd

Prize money
  
£20,000

Location
  
London, England

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.

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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.

Men's Singles

Rod Laver defeated Tony Roche 6–4, 6–1, 6–3

Women's Singles

Ann Jones defeated Billie Jean King 9–11, 6–2, 9–7

Men's Doubles

Roy Emerson / Rod Laver defeated Pancho Gonzales / Bob Hewitt 5–7, 6–3, 6–4, 6–3

Women's Doubles

Ann Jones / Virginia Wade defeated Rosie Casals / Billie Jean King 6–2, 6–4

References

1969 Wills Open British Covered Court Championships Wikipedia