1969 Men's National Tennis League
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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
- ITF = ITF entry
- PR = Protected ranking
- SR = Special ranking
- SE = Special exempt
- JE = Junior exempt
- JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
- CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
- NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
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 Laver6–3, 6–2[4] | Ken Rosewall |  Pancho Gonzales Roy Emerson | k.o. 4 players only |
| Rod Laver Roy Emerson 6–4, 6–2[5] | Pancho Gonzales Roy Emerson | ||||
| 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 |
| 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 |
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 |
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 | ||
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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 |
| Pierre Barthès Tony Roche 10–7 | Andrés Gimeno Ken Rosewall |
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 |