1969 Men's National Tennis League Explained

1969 Men's NTL League
Duration:12 February – 28 October
Edition:2nd
Tournaments:9
Categories:(Pro)
Most Tournament Titles: Rod Laver (6)
Most Tournament Finals: Rod Laver (7)
Previous:1968

The 1969 Men's National Tennis League (NTL) was the final edition of the tour founded by George MacCall[1] the league and players contracts were bought by World Championship Tennis.[2] The tour started in Orlando, United States, 12 February and finished in Cologne, West Germany, 20 October 1969.

Legend

Pro tournaments
Regular tournaments

Calendar

This is the complete schedule of events on the 1969 National Tennis League, with player progression partially documented until the quarterfinals stage.

February

WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists
10 Feb Rod Laver
6–3, 6–2[4]
Ken Rosewall Pancho Gonzales
Roy Emerson
k.o. 4 players only
Rod Laver
Roy Emerson
6–4, 6–2[5]
Pancho Gonzales
Roy Emerson
10 Feb Tony Roche
6–3, 9–7, 6–4
Butch Buchholz
Roy Emerson
John Newcombe
Ken Rosewall
24 Feb Tony Roche
4–6, 6–4, 11–9
Marty Riessen
Ken Rosewall
Pancho Gonzales
John Newcombe
Dennis Ralston
Fred Stolle

August

DateTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist
6 Aug Rod Laver
7–5, 3–6, 7–5
Fred Stolle
4–10 Aug[10] Rod Laver
6–1, 6–2
Pancho Gonzales Pancho Segura
Fred Stolle
Round robin
Round robin
11–17 Aug [11] Rod Laver
6–3, 6–2
Ken Rosewall Pierre Barthès
Butch Buchholz
Ronald Holmberg
Raymond Moore
21 August NTL Baltimore Pro Championships[12]
Baltimore, United States
Grass
Rod Laver
6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 9–7
Pancho Gonzales Ken Rosewall
Andrés Gimeno

October

DateTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist
18–20 Oct [13] Andrés Gimeno
6–3, 19–17
Pierre Barthès
Rod Laver
Tom Okker
Tony Roche
Pierre Barthès
Tony Roche
10–7
Andrés Gimeno
Ken Rosewall

Prize money rankings

Source:[14]

Rank Name Period Prize Money
1. 30 weeks $123,405
2. 30 weeks $62,655
3. 20 weeks $46,800
4. 22 weeks $46,320
5. 28 weeks $43,115
6. 21 weeks $35,115

See also

Attribution

This article contains some copied text from the article National Tennis League

Sources

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: MacCambridge. Michael. Lamar Hunt: A Life in Sports. 2012. Andrews McMeel Publishing. 9781449423391. 181.
  2. Book: Nejati. Mehran. Global Business and Management Research: An International Journal. 2011. Universal-Publishers. 9781612330402. 142.
  3. Web site: Archives. Tennis. Orlando Professional Championships 1969. www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. 10 October 2017.
  4. https://www.newspapers.com/image/7991143/?terms=Orlando%2BRod%2Blaver 12 Feb 1969, Page 106 – Arizona Republic at Newspapers.com
  5. https://www.newspapers.com/image/66214248/?terms=Orlando%2BRod%2Blaver 11 Feb 1969, Page 14 – The Lincoln Star at Newspapers.com
  6. Web site: HOLLYWOOD PRO CH. Tournament Roll of honour. thetennisbase.com. The Tennis Base. 11 October 2017.
  7. Web site: Archives. Tennis. Oakland Pros 1969. www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. 10 October 2017.
  8. Web site: Archives. Tennis. Los Angeles Professional Championships 1969. www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. 11 October 2017.
  9. https://www.newspapers.com/image/30551916/?terms=Los%2BAngeles%2BRod%2Blaver 9 Mar 1969, Page 46 – Independent at Newspapers.com
  10. Web site: Binghamton Pro Masters Tournament Roll of honour. thetennisbase.com. The Tennis Base. 11 October 2017.
  11. Web site: Archives. Tennis. Colonial Pro Invitation 1969. www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. https://web.archive.org/web/20160322065927/http://www.tennisarchives.com/voorloopfiche.php?wedstrijdvoorloopid=6788. 11 October 2017. 2016-03-22.
  12. Web site: Baltimore Pro 1969.
  13. Web site: Archives. Tennis. SPOGA cup 1969. www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. 11 October 2017.
  14. Book: Clipper Press. 0851080049. London. BP year book of World Tennis 1970. . 1970 . 502255545 . 21635829M. 134 .