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1968 Men's National Tennis League

The 1968 Men's National Tennis League (NTL) was the inaugural series of professional tennis tournaments founded by George McCall, among others: Rod Laver, Roy Emerson, Ken Rosewall, Andrés Gimeno, Pancho Gonzales and Fred Stolle.

History

In 1967 two new professional tennis organizations were formed: the National Tennis League, organized by former U.S. Davis Cup captain George MacCall, and World Championship Tennis (WCT), which was founded by New Orleans promoter Dave Dixon and funded by Dallas oil and football tycoon Lamar Hunt. At the time the two professional tours signed a significant number of the world’s top players, professional and amateur.

In 1968 Men's National Tennis League offered prize money totaling $400,000 USD. It began in March with the opening tournament held in São Paulo, Brazil that was won by Rod Laver and ended with the final tournament held in Lima, Peru in November that was won by Fred Stolle.

Legend

Calendar

This is the complete schedule of events on the 1968 National Tennis League, with player progression partially documented until the quarterfinals stage.

January

No events

February

No events

March

April

May

June

No events

July

August

September

No events

October

No events

November

December

No events

Prize money

Men's

References

Sources

  • Robertson, Max (1974). Encyclopaedia of Tennis. Allen & Unwin. .

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