1969 French Open – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
1969 French Open
Final
Champion	Françoise Dürr Ann Jones
Runner-up	Rosie Casals Billie Jean King
Score	6–0, 4–6, 7–5
Details
Draw	37
Seeds	8
Events
Singles men women boys girls Doubles men women mixed boys girls WC Singles men women quad WC Doubles men women quad Legends −45 45+ women
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The women's doubles tournament at the 1969 French Open was held from 26 May to 8 June 1969 on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The third-seeded team of Françoise Dürr and Ann Jones won the title, defeating the first-seeded pair of Margaret Court and Nancy Richey in the final in three sets.^[1]

Seeds

Draw

Key

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	7	Gail Chanfreau Rosie Darmon	1	3
	3	Françoise Dürr Ann Jones	6	6
								3	Françoise Dürr Ann Jones	6	4	7
								1	Margaret Court Nancy Richey	0	6	5
	4	Karen Krantzcke Kerry Melville	12	3
	1	Margaret Court Nancy Richey	14	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
									Lany Kaligis Lita Sugiarto	4	4
								2	Rosie Casals Billie Jean King	6	6
															2	Rosie Casals Billie Jean King	6	6
																Judith Dibar Eva Lundqvist	4	2
									Monica Giorgi Lea Pericoli
									Judith Dibar Eva Lundqvist	W	O
																						2	Rosie Casals Billie Jean King	1	5
																						7	Gail Chanfreau Rosie Darmon	6	7
									Kimiyo Yagahara Yaeko Matsuda	1	6
								7	Gail Chanfreau Rosie Darmon	6	8
															7	Gail Chanfreau Rosie Darmon	6	6
																Kristy Pigeon Linda Tuero	2	2
									Kristy Pigeon Linda Tuero	6	9
									Irene Fraisse Janet Young	1	7

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
									Julie Anthony Marilyn Aschner
								3	Françoise Dürr Ann Jones	W	O
															3	Françoise Dürr Ann Jones	6	7
																Brenda Kirk Wendy Tomlinson	1	5
									Ingrid Palmieri Monique Van Haver
									Brenda Kirk Wendy Tomlinson	W	O
																						3	Françoise Dürr Ann Jones	5	6	6
																						6	Lesley Bowrey Virginia Wade	7	2	4
									Tory Ann Fretz Christiane Spinoza	5	2
		Tory Ann Fretz Christiane Spinoza	6	6				6	Lesley Bowrey Virginia Wade	7	6
		Judith Salomé Danuta Wieczorek	2	1											6	Lesley Bowrey Virginia Wade	6	5	6
		Christina Sandberg Margareta Strandberg	W	O												Junko Sawamatsu Kazuko Sawamatsu	0	7	1
		Odile de Roubin Johanne Venturino							Christina Sandberg Margareta Strandberg	3	4
		Junko Sawamatsu Kazuko Sawamatsu	6	6					Junko Sawamatsu Kazuko Sawamatsu	6	6
		F De La Courtie-Billat Dorothy Knode	2	1

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
		Fay Moore Carol Sherriff	6	6
		Monique Di Maso Tiiu Kivi	2	0					Fay Moore Carol Sherriff	5	6	6
		Olga Morozova Zaiga Jansone	W	O					Olga Morozova Zaiga Jansone	7	4	4
		Nicole Cazaux A-M Rouchon														Fay Moore Carol Sherriff	1	5
															5	Peaches Bartkowicz Julie Heldman	6	7
									Aline Nenot Ulla Sandulf
								5	Peaches Bartkowicz Julie Heldman	W-O
																						5	Peaches Bartkowicz Julie Heldman	2	6	3
																						4	Karen Krantzcke Kerry Melville	6	1	6
									Raquel Giscafré Ana-Carola Guzman	2	2
									Helen Cawley Lesley Hunt	6	6
																Helen Cawley Lesley Hunt	2	6
															4	Karen Krantzcke Kerry Melville	6	8
									Katja Ebbinghaus Kerstin Seelbach	3	0
								4	Karen Krantzcke Kerry Melville	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
									C-A Kalogeropoulos Erzsébet Polgár	2	1
									Janine Lieffrig Évelyne Terras	6	6
																Janine Lieffrig Évelyne Terras	1	5
															8	Laura Rossouw Patricia Walkden	6	7
									Ana María Arias Ana Cavadini	1	3
								8	Laura Rossouw Patricia Walkden	6	6
																						8	Laura Rossouw Patricia Walkden	3	0
																						1	Margaret Court Nancy Richey	6	6
									Marie Neumanová Vlasta Vopičková	6	5	3
									Graciela Morán Margaret Starr	3	7	6
																Graciela Morán Margaret Starr	2	0
															1	Margaret Court Nancy Richey	6	6
									Dominique Burel Claudine Rouire	0	0
								1	Margaret Court Nancy Richey	6	6

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