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1969 World Championship Tennis circuit

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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
Rosewall in 1970 one of the three title winners this year
Details
Duration3 February 1969 – 29 April 1969
Edition2nd
Tournaments4
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titlesTwo players (1)
1968
1970

Calendar

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Legend

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Regular series

January

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No events

February

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Date Tournament Winner Finalist Semifinalist Quarter finalist
3-9 February [2] Philadelphia International Indoor Open Championships[3]
Philadelphia, United States
Carpet (i)
SinglesDoubles
Australia Rod Laver
7–5, 6–4, 6–4
Australia Tony Roche Australia Ken Rosewall
Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Charlie Pasarell
Spain Andrés Gimeno
United States Pancho Gonzales
Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš
Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Marty Riessen
8–6, 6–4
Australia John Newcombe
Australia Tony Roche

March

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April

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May

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Date Tournament Winner Finalist Semifinalist Quarter finalist
29 April-5 May [4] 1969 WCT Midland
Midland, United States
SinglesDoubles
Australia Ken Rosewall
5-7 6-1 7-5
United States Pancho Gonzales Spain Andrés Gimeno
Australia Fred Stolle

June

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No events

July

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August

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September

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October

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Date Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
3 Oct Tucson (WCT)
Tucson, United States
Hard
Australia Tony Roche
9–7, 6–1
Netherlands Tom Okker
3rd Place
United States Marty Riessen
4th Place
United States Butch Buchholz
South Africa Raymond Moore
France Pierre Barthès
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić
United Kingdom Roger Taylor
3 Oct Midland Pro (WCT)[5]
Midland, United States
Hard
Australia Ken Rosewall
5–7, 6–1, 7–5
United States Pancho Gonzales
3rd Place
Spain Andrés Gimeno
4th Place
Australia Fred Stolle

November

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No events

December

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No events

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Gitlin, Marty (2011). Billie Jean King: Tennis Star & Social Activist: Tennis Star & Social Activist. ABDO. p. 47. ISBN 9781617149467. 1969 WCT tour.
  2. ^ Archives, Tennis. "Philadelphia Open 1969". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Philadelphia 1969". thetennisbase. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  4. ^ "MIDLAND WCT Tournament Draw". thetennisbase.com. Tennis Base. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  5. ^ "Midland Pro Championships 1969". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2018-07-28.

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