1969 British Hard Court Championships

1969 British Hard Court Championships
Date	28 April – 3 May
Edition	40th
Category	ILTF
Draw	32S/16D
Surface	Clay / outdoor
Location	Bournemouth, England
Venue	The West Hants Club
Champions
Men's singles
John Newcombe [1]
Women's singles
Margaret Court
Men's doubles
Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan [2]
Women's doubles
Margaret Court / Judy Tegart
Mixed doubles
Virginia Wade / Bob Maud
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The 1969 British Hard Court Championships was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at The West Hants Club in Bournemouth in England. It was the 40th edition of the tournament and the second edition in the Open Era of tennis. The tournament was held from 28 April through 3 May 1969.^[3] John Newcombe, seeded first, and Margaret Court won the first open singles titles while the men's team of Bob Hewitt and Frew McMillan and the women's team of Margaret Court and Judy Tegart won the doubles titles.^[4] The poor state of the courts led to a protest by a number of players.^[5] The tournament made a financial loss due to higher expenses compared to the previous edition and poor weather during the final two days.^[6]

John Newcombe defeated Bob Hewitt 6–8, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4

Margaret Court defeated Winnie Shaw 5–7, 6–4, 6–4

Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan defeated Jean-Claude Barclay / Robert Wilson 6–4, 6–2, 2–6, 9–7

Margaret Court / Judy Tegart defeated Ada Bakker / Marijke Schaar 6–1, 6–4

Virginia Wade / Bob Maud defeated Fay Toyne-Moore / Jimmy Moore 6–2, 6–2

• International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament details