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Rod Laver defeated John Newcombe 6-4 5-7 6-4 6-4 in the final to win the Gentlemen's Singles title at the 1969 Wimbledon Championships.

''See also:
 * 1969 Wimbledon Championships - Women's Singles
 * 1969 Wimbledon Championships - Men's Doubles
 * 1969 Wimbledon Championships - Women's Doubles
 * 1969 Wimbledon Championships - Mixed Doubles

Seeds
The seeded players are listed below. Rod Laver is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
 * 1)  🇦🇺 Rod Laver, (Champion)
 * 2)  🇦🇺 Tony Roche, (Semifinals)
 * 3)  🇳🇱 Tom Okker, (Quarterfinals)
 * 4)  🇦🇺 Ken Rosewall, (Third Round)
 * 5)  🇺🇸 Arthur Ashe, (Semifinals)
 * 6)  🇦🇺 John Newcombe, (Finals)
 * 7)  🇺🇸 Clark Graebner, (Quarterfinals)
 * 8)  🇿🇦 Cliff Drysdale, (Quarterfinals)
 * 9)  🇦🇺 Roy Emerson, (Fourth Round)
 * 10)  🇪🇸 Andres Gimeno, (Fourth Round)
 * 11)  🇦🇺 Fred Stolle, (Fourth Round)
 * 12)  🇺🇸 Richard Pancho Gonzales, (Fourth Round)
 * 13)  🇿🇦 Raymond Moore, (First Round)
 * 14)  🇿🇦 Bob Hewitt, (First Round)
 * 15)  🇺🇸 Dennis Ralston, (Fourth Round)
 * 16)  🇺🇸 Stan Smith, (Fourth Round)

Key

 * Q = Qualifier
 * WC = Wild Card
 * L = Loser
 * r. = retired