title: 1969 Paris Open – Singles
text: # 1969 Paris Open – Singles
  
  This was the first edition of the event.
  
  Tom Okker won the title, defeating Butch Buchholz 8–6, 6–2, 6–1 in the final.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  All four seeds received a bye to the second round.
  
  * Tony Roche (semifinals)
  * John Newcombe (quarterfinals)
  * Tom Okker (champion)
  * Butch Buchholz (final)
  
  ## Draw
  
  ### Key
  
  * Q = Qualifier
  * WC = Wild card
  * LL = Lucky loser
  * Alt = Alternate
  * SE = Special exempt
  * PR = Protected ranking
  * ITF = ITF entry
  * JE = Junior exempt
  * w/o = Walkover
  * r = Retired
  * d = Defaulted
  * SR = Special ranking
  
  ### Final
  
  | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Tony Roche | 2 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | |
  | 3 | Tom Okker | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | 3 | Tom Okker | 6 | 6 | 6 | | 3 | Tom Okker | 8 | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | 4 | Butch Buchholz | 6 | 2 | 1 |
  | 4 | Butch Buchholz | 9 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | Butch Buchholz | 6 | 2 | 1 |
  | | Marty Riessen | 7 | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
  
  ### Section 1
  
  | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | 1 | T Roche | 10 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | N Špear | 6 | 6 | | N Špear | 8 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | J-P Courcol | 4 | 4 | | | | | | 1 | T Roche | 6 | 14 | | | | | |
  | R Taylor | 11 | 6 | | | | | | | R Taylor | 4 | 12 | | | | | |
  | W N'Godrella | 9 | 3 | | R Taylor | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | C Drysdale | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | T Roche | 2 | 3 | 3 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | T Okker | 6 | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | 3 | T Okker | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | M Leclercq | 9 | 6 | | M Leclercq | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | J-B Chanfreau | 7 | 3 | | | | | | 3 | T Okker | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | B Montrenaud | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | I Țiriac | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
  | N Pilić | 6 | 6 | | N Pilić | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | I Țiriac | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Section 2
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | I Năstase | 7 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | P Barthès | 6 | 6 | | | P Barthès | 9 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | J-L Rouyer | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | P Barthès | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | |
  | O Davidson | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | B Buchholz | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | J-C Barclay | 6 | 1 | 3 | | O Davidson | 6 | 5 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | 4 | B Buchholz | 3 | 7 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | B Buchholz | 9 | 6 | 4 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | M Riessen | 7 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
  | | | | | | M Riessen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | R Moore | 6 | 7 | | | R Moore | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | B Paul | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | M Riessen | 5 | 11 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | P Proisy | 5 | 8 | | | | | | | 2 | J Newcombe | 7 | 9 | 3 | | | | | | |
  | P Beust | 7 | 10 | | | P Beust | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | 2 | J Newcombe | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  