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1969 Stockholm Open | |
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Date | 24–29 November |
Edition | 1st |
Category | ILTF World Circuit |
Draw | 32S / 16D |
Prize money | $25,000 |
Surface | Hard / Indoor |
Location | Stockholm, Sweden |
Venue | Kungliga tennishallen[1] |
Champions | |
Singles | |
Nikola Pilić[2] Billie Jean King | |
Doubles | |
Roy Emerson / Rod Laver[3] |
The 1969 Stockholm Open also called the Stockholm Open Indoor Championships [4] was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at the Kungliga tennishallen in Stockholm, Sweden. The tournament was held from 24 November until 29 November 1969. Unseeded Nikola Pilić won the men's singles title.[5] Billie Jean King won the women's singles title.[6]
Nikola Pilić defeated Ilie Năstase, 6–4, 4–6, 6–2
Roy Emerson / Rod Laver defeated Andrés Gimeno / Graham Stilwell, 6–4, 6–2
Billie Jean King defeated Julie Heldman 9–7, 6–2.[7][8]
Rod Laver, the world's leading player, heads a galaxy of international stars entered in the eight-day Stockholm Open Tennis Tournament, beginning Sunday. The field of 32 includes players from six countries, including nine Swedish players. They'll compete for $26,400 in prize money, including the $6,400 reward for the singles champion.