1969 World Championship Tennis circuit explained

The 1969 World Championship Tennis circuit was the second edition [1] of the (WCT) one of the two rival professional male tennis tours of 1969 the other being the 1969 Men's National Tennis League. The tour began on 3 February in Philadelphia, United States and ended on 29 April in Midland, Texas, United States.

1969 WCT circuit
Duration:3 February 1969 – 29 April 1969
Edition:2nd
Tournaments:4
Most Tournament Titles:Two players (1)
Next:1970

Calendar

Legend

Regular series

January

No events

February

DateTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarter finalist
3-9 February [2] Philadelphia International Indoor Open Championships[3]
Philadelphia, United States
Carpet (i)
SinglesDoubles
Rod Laver
7–5, 6–4, 6–4
Tony Roche Charlie Pasarell
Andrés Gimeno
Pancho Gonzales
Jan Kodeš
Tom Okker
Marty Riessen
8–6, 6–4
John Newcombe
Tony Roche

March

No events

April

No events

June

No events

July

No events

August

No events

September

No events

October

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3 Oct Tucson (WCT)
Tucson, United States
Hard
Tony Roche
9–7, 6–1
Tom Okker
3 Oct Midland Pro (WCT)[5]
Midland, United States
Hard
Ken Rosewall
5–7, 6–1, 7–5
Pancho Gonzales

November

No events

December

No events

See also

Sources

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Gitlin. Marty. Billie Jean King: Tennis Star & Social Activist: Tennis Star & Social Activist. 2011. ABDO. 9781617149467. 47. registration. 1969 WCT tour.. en.
  2. Web site: Archives. Tennis. Philadelphia Open 1969. www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. 8 October 2017. en.
  3. Web site: Philadelphia 1969. thetennisbase. 9 April 2021.
  4. Web site: MIDLAND WCT Tournament Draw. thetennisbase.com. Tennis Base. 8 October 2017.
  5. Web site: Midland Pro Championships 1969. en. 2018-07-28. 2016-03-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304065837/http://www.tennisarchives.com/voorloopfiche.php?wedstrijdvoorloopid=7717. dead.