1969 Men's National Tennis League
Laver won most title's this year | |
Details | |
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Duration | 12 February – 28 October |
Edition | 2nd |
Tournaments | 9 |
Categories | (Pro) |
Achievements (singles) | |
Most tournament titles | Rod Laver (6) |
Most tournament finals | Rod Laver (7) |
← 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 |
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
Calendar
This is the complete schedule of events on the 1969 National Tennis League, with player progression partially documented until the quarterfinals stage.
February
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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10 Feb | Orlando Invitational Pro Championships[3] Orlando, Florida, United States Clay Singles – Doubles | 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 | Hollywood Pro Championships[6] Hollywood, United States Singles – Doubles | Tony Roche 6–3, 9–7, 6–4 | Rod Laver | Andrés Gimeno Tom Okker | Butch Buchholz Roy Emerson John Newcombe Ken Rosewall |
24 Feb | Oakland Pro Championships[7] Oakland, United States Singles – Doubles | Tony Roche 4–6, 6–4, 11–9 | Rod Laver | Marty Riessen Ken Rosewall | Pancho Gonzales John Newcombe Dennis Ralston Fred Stolle |
March
Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semifinalist | Quarterfinalist |
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3–8 Mar [8] | NTL Los Angeles Pro Championships Los Angeles, United States Carpet (i) Singles – Doubles | Rod Laver 6–4, 10–8[9] | Marty Riessen | Roy Emerson John Newcombe | Raymond Moore Dennis Ralston Ken Rosewall Fred Stolle |
August
Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semifinalist | Quarterfinalist |
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6 Aug | St. Louis Pro Championships St. Louis, United States Hard Singles – Doubles | Rod Laver 7–5, 3–6, 7–5 | Fred Stolle | ||
4–10 Aug[10] | Binghamton Pro Masters Binghamton, United States Clay Singles – Doubles | Rod Laver 6–1, 6–2 | Pancho Gonzales | Pancho Segura Fred Stolle Round robin | Round robin |
11–17 Aug [11] | Colonial Pro Invitation Fort Worth, United States Hard Singles – Doubles | Rod Laver 6–3, 6–2 | Ken Rosewall | Tom Okker Tony Roche | 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 | 3rd place Fred Stolle 4th place Roy Emerson | Round robin Ken Rosewall Andrés Gimeno |
October
Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semifinalist | Quarterfinalist |
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18–20 Oct [13] | Spoga Cup Cologne, West Germany Singles – Doubles | Andrés Gimeno 6–3, 19–17 | Roy Emerson | Marty Riessen Ken Rosewall | 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. | Rod Laver | 30 weeks | $123,405 |
2. | Roy Emerson | 30 weeks | $62,655 |
3. | Ken Rosewall | 20 weeks | $46,800 |
4. | Pancho Gonzales | 22 weeks | $46,320 |
5. | Fred Stolle | 28 weeks | $43,115 |
6. | Andrés Gimeno | 21 weeks | $35,115 |
See also
- 1969 World Championship Tennis circuit
- Grand Prix tennis tournaments
- USTA
- International Tennis Federation
References
- ^ MacCambridge, Michael (2012). Lamar Hunt: A Life in Sports. Andrews McMeel Publishing. p. 181. ISBN 9781449423391.
- ^ Nejati, Mehran (2011). Global Business and Management Research: An International Journal. Universal-Publishers. p. 142. ISBN 9781612330402.
- ^ Archives, Tennis. "Orlando Professional Championships 1969". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
- ^ 12 Feb 1969, Page 106 – Arizona Republic at Newspapers.com
- ^ 11 Feb 1969, Page 14 – The Lincoln Star at Newspapers.com
- ^ "HOLLYWOOD PRO CH. Tournament Roll of honour". thetennisbase.com. The Tennis Base. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
- ^ Archives, Tennis. "Oakland Pros 1969". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
- ^ Archives, Tennis. "Los Angeles Professional Championships 1969". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
- ^ 9 Mar 1969, Page 46 – Independent at Newspapers.com
- ^ "Binghamton Pro Masters Tournament Roll of honour". thetennisbase.com. The Tennis Base. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
- ^ Archives, Tennis. "Colonial Pro Invitation 1969". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Archived from the original on 2016-03-22. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
- ^ "Baltimore Pro 1969".
- ^ Archives, Tennis. "SPOGA cup 1969". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1970). BP year book of World Tennis 1970. London: Clipper Press. p. 134. ISBN 0851080049. OCLC 502255545. OL 21635829M.
Attribution
This article contains some copied text from the article National Tennis League
Sources
- MacCambridge, Michael (2012). Lamar Hunt: A Life in Sports. Andrews McMeel Publishing. ISBN 9781449423391.
- McCauley, Joe; Trabert, Tony; Collins, Bud (2000). The History of Professional Tennis. The Short Run Book Company Limited. Exeter. England.
- Robertson, Max (1974). Encyclopaedia of Tennis. Allen & Unwin. ISBN 9780047960420.
External links
- https://app.thetennisbase.com/1969 Season Main tournaments
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