1969 Men's National Tennis League

1969 Men's NTL League
Details
Laver won most title's this year
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

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	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
10 Feb		Rod Laver Roy Emerson 6–4, 6–2^[5]	Pancho Gonzales Roy Emerson	Pancho Gonzales Roy Emerson	k.o. 4 players only
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
10 Feb				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
24 Feb				Marty Riessen Ken Rosewall	Pancho Gonzales John Newcombe Dennis Ralston Fred Stolle

March

Date	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
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
3–8 Mar ^[8]				Roy Emerson John Newcombe	Raymond Moore Dennis Ralston Ken Rosewall Fred Stolle

August

Date	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
6 Aug	St. Louis Pro Championships St. Louis, United States Hard Singles – Doubles	Rod Laver 7–5, 3–6, 7–5	Fred Stolle
6 Aug
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
4–10 Aug^[10]				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
11–17 Aug ^[11]				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
21 August				3rd place Fred Stolle 4th place Roy Emerson	Round robin Ken Rosewall Andrés Gimeno

October

Date	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
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
18–20 Oct ^[13]	Spoga Cup Cologne, West Germany Singles – Doubles	Pierre Barthès Tony Roche 10–7	Andrés Gimeno Ken Rosewall	Marty Riessen Ken Rosewall	Pierre Barthès Rod Laver Tom Okker Tony Roche

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

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

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