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.
Pro tournaments | |
Regular tournaments |
This is the complete schedule of events on the 1969 National Tennis League, with player progression partially documented until the quarterfinals stage.
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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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 | ||
Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semifinalist | Quarterfinalist |
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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 | |
Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semifinalist | Quarterfinalist |
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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 |
Source:[14]
Rank | Name | Period | Prize Money | |
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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 |
This article contains some copied text from the article National Tennis League