1969 Men's National Tennis League

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1969 Men's NTL League
Rodney George Laver.jpg
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

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
10 Feb [3]
Orlando, Florida, United States
Clay
- 		Australia Rod Laver
6–3, 6–2[4]		 Australia Ken Rosewall United States Pancho Gonzales
Australia Roy Emerson		 k.o. 4 players only
Australia Rod Laver
Australia Roy Emerson
6–4, 6–2[5]		 United States Pancho Gonzales
Australia Roy Emerson
10 Feb [6]
Hollywood, United States
- 		Australia Tony Roche
6–3, 9–7, 6–4		 Australia Rod Laver Spain Andrés Gimeno
Netherlands Tom Okker		 United States Butch Buchholz
Australia Roy Emerson
Australia John Newcombe
Australia Ken Rosewall
24 Feb [7]
Oakland, United States
- 		Australia Tony Roche
4–6, 6–4, 11–9		 Australia Rod Laver United States Marty Riessen
Australia Ken Rosewall		 United States Pancho Gonzales
Australia John Newcombe
United States Dennis Ralston
Australia Fred Stolle

March[]

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

August[]

Date Tournament Winner Finalist Semifinalist Quarterfinalist
6 Aug
St. Louis, United States
Hard
- 		Australia Rod Laver
7–5, 3–6, 7–5		 Australia Fred Stolle
4–10 Aug[10]
Binghamton, United States
Clay
- 		Australia Rod Laver
6–1, 6–2		 United States Pancho Gonzales United States Pancho Segura
Australia Fred Stolle
Round Robin		 Round Robin
11–17 Aug [11]
Fort Worth, United States
Hard
- 		Australia Rod Laver
6–3, 6–2		 Australia Ken Rosewall Netherlands Tom Okker
Australia Tony Roche		 France Pierre Barthes
United States Butch Buchholz
United States Ronald Holmberg
South Africa Raymond Moore
21 August [12]
Baltimore, United States
Grass		 Australia Rod Laver
6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 9-7		 United States Pancho Gonzales
3rd Place
Australia Fred Stolle
4th Place
Australia Roy Emerson
Round Robin
Australia Ken Rosewall
Spain Andrés Gimeno

October[]

Date Tournament Winner Finalist Semifinalist Quarterfinalist
18–20 Oct [13]
Cologne, West Germany
- 		Spain Andrés Gimeno
6–3, 19–17		 Australia Roy Emerson United States Marty Riessen
Australia Ken Rosewall		 France Pierre Barthès
Australia Rod Laver
Netherlands Tom Okker
Australia Tony Roche
France Pierre Barthès
Australia Tony Roche
10–7		 Spain Andrés Gimeno
Australia Ken Rosewall

Prize money rankings[]

Source:[14]

Rank Name Period Prize Money
1. Australia Rod Laver 30 weeks $123,405
2. Australia Roy Emerson 30 weeks $62,655
3. Australia Ken Rosewall 20 weeks $46,800
4. United States Pancho Gonzales 22 weeks $46,320
5. Australia Fred Stolle 28 weeks $43,115
6. Spain Andrés Gimeno 21 weeks $35,115

See also[]

References[]

  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[]

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.

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