1969 US Open – Women's singles
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Margaret Court defeated Nancy Richey in the final, 6–2, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1969 US Open. It was her third major singles title of the year, her third US Open singles title and her 16th singles major overall. Court would go on to win the next five majors, setting the record for most consecutive major titles in the Open Era at six.
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Champion | Margaret Court | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Runner-up | Nancy Richey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Score | 6–2, 6–2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Draw | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeds | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Virginia Wade was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Court.