1969 Men's National Tennis League

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.

1969 Men's NTL League
Laver won most title's this year
Details
Duration12 February – 28 October
Edition2nd
Tournaments9
Categories(Pro)
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titlesAustralia Rod Laver (6)
Most tournament finalsAustralia Rod Laver (7)
1968

Legend

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Pro tournaments
Regular tournaments

Calendar

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

February

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
10 Feb Orlando Invitational Pro Championships[3]
Orlando, Florida, United States
Clay
SinglesDoubles
  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
SinglesDoubles
  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
SinglesDoubles
  Tony Roche
4–6, 6–4, 11–9
  Rod Laver   Marty Riessen
  Ken Rosewall
  Pancho Gonzales
  John Newcombe
  Dennis Ralston
  Fred Stolle

March

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Date Tournament Winner Finalist Semifinalist Quarterfinalist
3–8 Mar [8] NTL Los Angeles Pro Championships
Los Angeles, United States
Carpet (i)
SinglesDoubles
  Rod Laver
6–4, 10–8[9]
  Marty Riessen   Roy Emerson
  John Newcombe
  Raymond Moore
  Dennis Ralston
  Ken Rosewall
  Fred Stolle

August

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Date Tournament Winner Finalist Semifinalist Quarterfinalist
6 Aug St. Louis Pro Championships
St. Louis, United States
Hard
SinglesDoubles
  Rod Laver
7–5, 3–6, 7–5
  Fred Stolle
4–10 Aug[10] Binghamton Pro Masters
Binghamton, United States
Clay
SinglesDoubles
  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
SinglesDoubles
  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

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Date Tournament Winner Finalist Semifinalist Quarterfinalist
18–20 Oct [13] Spoga Cup
Cologne, West Germany
SinglesDoubles
  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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ MacCambridge, Michael (2012). Lamar Hunt: A Life in Sports. Andrews McMeel Publishing. p. 181. ISBN 9781449423391.
  2. ^ Nejati, Mehran (2011). Global Business and Management Research: An International Journal. Universal-Publishers. p. 142. ISBN 9781612330402.
  3. ^ Archives, Tennis. "Orlando Professional Championships 1969". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  4. ^ 12 Feb 1969, Page 106 – Arizona Republic at Newspapers.com
  5. ^ 11 Feb 1969, Page 14 – The Lincoln Star at Newspapers.com
  6. ^ "HOLLYWOOD PRO CH. Tournament Roll of honour". thetennisbase.com. The Tennis Base. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  7. ^ Archives, Tennis. "Oakland Pros 1969". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  8. ^ Archives, Tennis. "Los Angeles Professional Championships 1969". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  9. ^ 9 Mar 1969, Page 46 – Independent at Newspapers.com
  10. ^ "Binghamton Pro Masters Tournament Roll of honour". thetennisbase.com. The Tennis Base. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  11. ^ Archives, Tennis. "Colonial Pro Invitation 1969". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Archived from the original on 2016-03-22. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  12. ^ "Baltimore Pro 1969".
  13. ^ Archives, Tennis. "SPOGA cup 1969". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  14. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1970). BP year book of World Tennis 1970. London: Clipper Press. p. 134. ISBN 0851080049. OCLC 502255545. OL 21635829M.

Attribution

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

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