1968 World Championship Tennis circuit

1968 WCT circuit
	Newcombe won 7 titles during the tour
Details
Duration	20 January 1968 – 8 November 1968
Edition	1st
Tournaments	27
Achievements (singles)
Most titles	John Newcombe (7)
Most finals	Dennis Ralston (10); John Newcombe (10)
	1969 →

The 1968 World Championship Tennis circuit was the inaugural tour^[1] of the (WCT) one of the two rival professional male tennis tours of 1968 the other being the National Tennis League. The tour began on 22 January in Sydney, Australia and ended on 13 October in Durban, South Africa.^[2]

Duration20 January 1968 – 8 November 1968

Edition1st

Tournaments27

Most titles

John Newcombe (7)

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Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
20 Jan	1968 New South Wales Pro WCT^[3] Sydney, Australia Singles – Doubles	Tony Roche 96–33	Nikola Pilić	N/A	Round robin John Newcombe Cliff Drysdale Butch Buchholz Roger Taylor Pierre Barthès Dennis Ralston
20 Jan				N/A

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
1 Feb	1968 WCT World Cup Kansas City, St Louis, United States	N/A
1 Feb	1968 WCT World Cup Kansas City, St Louis, United States
8 Feb	1968 Shreveport WCT^[4] Shreveport, United States	Dennis Ralston 31–23, 31–25	Butch Buchholz	Tony Roche John Newcombe	Cliff Drysdale Pierre Barthès Roger Taylor Nikola Pilić
8 Feb	1968 Shreveport WCT^[4] Shreveport, United States			Tony Roche John Newcombe	Cliff Drysdale Pierre Barthès Roger Taylor Nikola Pilić
9 Feb	WCT Miami Pro Championships^[5] Miami, United States	Butch Buchholz 31–22, 31–26	Tony Roche	3rd place Pierre Barthès 4th place Cliff Drysdale	John Newcombe Nikola Pilić Roger Taylor Dennis Ralston
9 Feb	WCT Miami Pro Championships^[5] Miami, United States			3rd place Pierre Barthès 4th place Cliff Drysdale	John Newcombe Nikola Pilić Roger Taylor Dennis Ralston
13 Feb	1968 Houston WCT ^[6] Houston, United States	Butch Buchholz 31-28	Dennis Ralston	N/A	Round robin John Newcombe Cliff Drysdale Roger Taylor Pierre Barthès Nikola Pilić Tony Roche
13 Feb	1968 Houston WCT ^[6] Houston, United States			N/A
16 Feb	1968 New Orleans WCT ^[7] New Orleans, United States	Cliff Drysdale 31-29	John Newcombe	N/A	Round robin Butch Buchholz Tony Roche Roger Taylor Pierre Barthès Nikola Pilić Dennis Ralston
16 Feb	1968 New Orleans WCT ^[7] New Orleans, United States			N/A
20 Feb	WCT Orlando Pro Championships Orlando, United States	Dennis Ralston 31-28	Nikola Pilić	N/A	Round robin Butch Buchholz Tony Roche Roger Taylor Pierre Barthès Cliff Drysdale John Newcombe
20 Feb	WCT Orlando Pro Championships Orlando, United States			N/A
27 Feb	1968 Tulsa WCT ^[8] Tulsa, United States	Cliff Drysdale 31-24	Dennis Ralston	N/A	Round robin Butch Buchholz Tony Roche Roger Taylor Pierre Barthès Nikola Pilić John Newcombe
27 Feb	1968 Tulsa WCT ^[8] Tulsa, United States			N/A

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
22 Mar	1968 San Diego WCT^[9] San Diego, United States	Butch Buchholz 31–21, 31–15	Dennis Ralston	3rd place John Newcombe 4th place Roger Taylor	Tony Roche Mike Davies Pierre Barthès Nikola Pilić
22 Mar	1968 San Diego WCT^[9] San Diego, United States			3rd place John Newcombe 4th place Roger Taylor	Tony Roche Mike Davies Pierre Barthès Nikola Pilić
28 Mar	1968 WCT Los Altos Hills Pro^[10] Los Altos Hills, United States	Nikola Pilić 31–26, 31–30	Dennis Ralston	3rd place Tony Roche 4th place Pierre Barthès	Butch Buchholz Cliff Drysdale John Newcombe Roger Taylor
28 Mar				3rd place Tony Roche 4th place Pierre Barthès	Butch Buchholz Cliff Drysdale John Newcombe Roger Taylor

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
1 Apr	1968 WCT Bakersfield Pro^[11] Bakersfield, United States	John Newcombe 31–12, 31–22	Cliff Drysdale	3rd place Butch Buchholz 4th place Pierre Barthès	Nikola Pilić Dennis Ralston Roger Taylor Tony Roche
1 Apr	1968 WCT Bakersfield Pro^[11] Bakersfield, United States			3rd place Butch Buchholz 4th place Pierre Barthès	Nikola Pilić Dennis Ralston Roger Taylor Tony Roche
5 Apr	1968 Fresno Pro WCT Fresno, United States	Butch Buchholz 31–23, 31–29	Tony Roche	3rd place Cliff Drysdale 4th place Roger Taylor	Nikola Pilić Pierre Barthès John Newcombe Dennis Ralston
5 Apr	1968 Fresno Pro WCT Fresno, United States			3rd place Cliff Drysdale 4th place Roger Taylor	Nikola Pilić Pierre Barthès John Newcombe Dennis Ralston
20 Apr	1968 WCT Evansville Pro Classic ^[12] Evansville, United States	John Newcombe 31–17, 31–17	Nikola Pilić	3rd place Dennis Ralston 4th place Pierre Barthès	Tony Roche Butch Buchholz Cliff Drysdale Roger Taylor
20 Apr				3rd place Dennis Ralston 4th place Pierre Barthès	Tony Roche Butch Buchholz Cliff Drysdale Roger Taylor

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
4 May	1968 WCT Twin Cities Pro^[13] Minneapolis, United States	Dennis Ralston 31–26, 19–31, 5–4	John Newcombe	3rd place Butch Buchholz 4th place Nikola Pilić	Tony Roche Roger Taylor Cliff Drysdale Pierre Barthès
4 May	1968 WCT Twin Cities Pro^[13] Minneapolis, United States			3rd place Butch Buchholz 4th place Nikola Pilić	Tony Roche Roger Taylor Cliff Drysdale Pierre Barthès
10 May	1968 Buffalo Pro WCT Buffalo, United States	Butch Buchholz 31–26, 31–22	Dennis Ralston	3rd place Pierre Barthès 4th place Cliff Drysdale	Tony Roche John Newcombe Nikola Pilić Roger Taylor
10 May	1968 Buffalo Pro WCT Buffalo, United States			3rd place Pierre Barthès 4th place Cliff Drysdale	Tony Roche John Newcombe Nikola Pilić Roger Taylor
31 May	1968 Baltimore Pro WCT Baltimore, United States	Dennis Ralston 6–0, 6–4	Tony Roche	3rd place Roger Taylor 4th place Cliff Drysdale	Pierre Barthès Butch Buchholz Nikola Pilić John Newcombe
31 May	1968 Baltimore Pro WCT Baltimore, United States			3rd place Roger Taylor 4th place Cliff Drysdale	Pierre Barthès Butch Buchholz Nikola Pilić John Newcombe

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Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
26 Jul	1968 WCT Båstad Pro^[14] Båstad, Sweden	Dennis Ralston 6–3, 7–5, 6–1	Nikola Pilić	Round robin Roger Taylor John Newcombe	N/A
26 Jul	1968 WCT Båstad Pro^[14] Båstad, Sweden			Round robin Roger Taylor John Newcombe	N/A

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
1 Aug	1968 WCT Cannes Pro^[15] Cannes, France	John Newcombe 7–5, 6–2	Marty Riessen	3rd place Mal Anderson 4th place Roger Taylor	Nikola Pilić Cliff Drysdale Pierre Barthès Tony Roche
1 Aug	1968 WCT Cannes Pro^[15] Cannes, France			3rd place Mal Anderson 4th place Roger Taylor	Nikola Pilić Cliff Drysdale Pierre Barthès Tony Roche
12 Aug	1968 WCT Newport Casino^[16] Newport, United States	Marty Riessen 21–10, 9–21, 21–19,	Cliff Drysdale	3rd place John Newcombe 4th place Nikola Pilić	Round robin Pierre Barthès Butch Buchholz Roger Taylor Barry MacKay (tennis)
12 Aug	1968 WCT Newport Casino^[16] Newport, United States			3rd place John Newcombe 4th place Nikola Pilić

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
26 Sep	1968 Transvaal WCT^[17] Pretoria, South Africa	John Newcombe 11–9, 4–6, 6–3	Tony Roche	3rd place Butch Buchholz 4th place Marty Riessen	Nikola Pilić Raymond Moore Cliff Drysdale Roger Taylor
26 Sep	1968 Transvaal WCT^[17] Pretoria, South Africa	Butch Buchholz Marty Riessen	Tony Roche John Newcombe	3rd place Butch Buchholz 4th place Marty Riessen	Nikola Pilić Raymond Moore Cliff Drysdale Roger Taylor

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
2 Oct	1968 Johannesburg WCT^[18] Johannesburg, South Africa	Tony Roche 6–2, 9–7	Butch Buchholz	3rd place John Newcombe 4th place Cliff Drysdale	Marty Riessen Pierre Barthès Roger Taylor Nikola Pilić
2 Oct	1968 Johannesburg WCT^[18] Johannesburg, South Africa	Cliff Drysdale Roger Taylor	Pierre Barthès Raymond Moore	3rd place John Newcombe 4th place Cliff Drysdale	Marty Riessen Pierre Barthès Roger Taylor Nikola Pilić
6 Oct	1968 Natal Pro WCT^[19]^[20] Durban, South Africa	John Newcombe 6–3, 6–4	Tony Roche	3rd place Raymond Moore 4th Marty Riessen	Pierre Barthès Butch Buchholz Cliff Drysdale Nikola Pilić
6 Oct	1968 Natal Pro WCT^[19]^[20] Durban, South Africa	Cliff Drysdale Roger Taylor	Tony Roche John Newcombe	3rd place Raymond Moore 4th Marty Riessen	Pierre Barthès Butch Buchholz Cliff Drysdale Nikola Pilić
9 Oct	1968 WCT Border Pro^[21]^[22] East London, South Africa	John Newcombe 10–6	Cliff Drysdale	Nikola Pilić Pierre Barthès	Raymond Moore Marty Riessen Tony Roche Roger Taylor
9 Oct	1968 WCT Border Pro^[21]^[22] East London, South Africa			Nikola Pilić Pierre Barthès	Raymond Moore Marty Riessen Tony Roche Roger Taylor
10 Oct	1968 WCT Eastern Province Pro^[23] Port Elizabeth, South Africa	Roger Taylor 10–8	Tony Roche	John Newcombe Nikola Pilić	Cliff Drysdale Pierre Barthès Butch Buchholz Raymond Moore
10 Oct				John Newcombe Nikola Pilić	Cliff Drysdale Pierre Barthès Butch Buchholz Raymond Moore
11 Oct	1968 WCT Western Province Pro^[24] Cape Town, South Africa	Tony Roche 6–2, 6–1	Cliff Drysdale	Butch Buchholz Pierre Barthès	Raymond Moore Marty Riessen John Newcombe Nikola Pilić
11 Oct	1968 WCT Western Province Pro^[24] Cape Town, South Africa	Tony Roche John Newcombe Cliff Drysdale Roger Taylor divided title		Butch Buchholz Pierre Barthès	Raymond Moore Marty Riessen John Newcombe Nikola Pilić
16 Oct	WCT Kimberley Pro^[25] Kimberley, South Africa	John Newcombe 10–6	Tony Roche	Pierre Barthès Marty Riessen	Roger Taylor Butch Buchholz Cliff Drysdale Nikola Pilić
16 Oct	WCT Kimberley Pro^[25] Kimberley, South Africa			Pierre Barthès Marty Riessen	Roger Taylor Butch Buchholz Cliff Drysdale Nikola Pilić

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
7 Nov	1968 Vienna Pro WCT^[26] Vienna, Austria	Tony Roche 6–4, 7–5	John Newcombe	3rd place Roger Taylor 4th place Nikola Pilić
7 Nov	1968 Vienna Pro WCT^[26] Vienna, Austria			3rd place Roger Taylor 4th place Nikola Pilić