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.

Calendar

This is the complete schedule of events on the 1968 WCT circuit, with player progression documented until the quarterfinals stage.

January

Date	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarter finalist
20 January	1968 New South Wales Pro WCT^[2] 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 January				N/A

February

Date	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarter finalist
1 February	1968 WCT World Cup Kansas City, United States, St Louis, United States Singles – Doubles	N/A
1 February
8 February	1968 Shreveport WCT^[3] Shreveport, United States Singles – Doubles	Dennis Ralston 31–23, 31–25	Butch Buchholz	Tony Roche John Newcombe	Cliff Drysdale Pierre Barthès Roger Taylor Nikola Pilić
8 February				Tony Roche John Newcombe	Cliff Drysdale Pierre Barthès Roger Taylor Nikola Pilić
9 February	WCT Miami Pro Championships^[4] Miami, United States Singles – Doubles	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 February				3rd place Pierre Barthès 4th place Cliff Drysdale	John Newcombe Nikola Pilić Roger Taylor Dennis Ralston
13 February	1968 Houston WCT ^[5] Houston, United States Singles – Doubles	Butch Buchholz 31-28	Dennis Ralston	N/A	Round robin John Newcombe Cliff Drysdale Roger Taylor Pierre Barthès Nikola Pilić Tony Roche
13 February				N/A
16 February	1968 New Orleans WCT ^[6] New Orleans, United States Singles – Doubles	Cliff Drysdale 31-29	John Newcombe	N/A	Round robin Butch Buchholz Tony Roche Roger Taylor Pierre Barthès Nikola Pilić Dennis Ralston
16 February				N/A
20 February	WCT Orlando Pro Championships Orlando, United States Singles – Doubles	Dennis Ralston 31-28	Nikola Pilić	N/A	Round robin Butch Buchholz Tony Roche Roger Taylor Pierre Barthès Cliff Drysdale John Newcombe
20 February				N/A
27 February	1968 Tulsa WCT ^[7] Tulsa, United States Singles – Doubles	Cliff Drysdale 31-24	Dennis Ralston	N/A	Round robin Butch Buchholz Tony Roche Roger Taylor Pierre Barthès Nikola Pilić John Newcombe
27 February	1968 Tulsa WCT ^[7] Tulsa, United States Singles – Doubles			N/A

March

Date	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarter finalist
22 March	1968 San Diego WCT^[8] San Diego, United States Singles – Doubles	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 March				3rd place John Newcombe 4th place Roger Taylor	Tony Roche Mike Davies Pierre Barthès Nikola Pilić
28 March	1968 WCT Los Altos Hills Pro^[9] Los Altos Hills, United States Singles – Doubles	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 March				3rd place Tony Roche 4th place Pierre Barthès	Butch Buchholz Cliff Drysdale John Newcombe Roger Taylor

April

Date	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarter finalist
1 April	1968 WCT Bakersfield Pro^[10] Bakersfield, United States Singles – Doubles	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 April				3rd place Butch Buchholz 4th place Pierre Barthès	Nikola Pilić Dennis Ralston Roger Taylor Tony Roche
5 April	1968 Fresno Pro WCT Fresno, United States Singles – Doubles	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 April	1968 Fresno Pro WCT Fresno, United States Singles – Doubles			3rd place Cliff Drysdale 4th place Roger Taylor	Nikola Pilić Pierre Barthès John Newcombe Dennis Ralston
20 April	1968 WCT Evansville Pro Classic ^[11] Evansville, United States Singles – Doubles	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 April				3rd place Dennis Ralston 4th place Pierre Barthès	Tony Roche Butch Buchholz Cliff Drysdale Roger Taylor

May

Date	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarter finalist
4 May	1968 WCT Twin Cities Pro^[12] Minneapolis, United States Singles – Doubles	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				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 Singles – Doubles	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				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 Singles – Doubles	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				3rd place Roger Taylor 4th place Cliff Drysdale	Pierre Barthès Butch Buchholz Nikola Pilić John Newcombe

June

No events

July

Date	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarter finalist
26 July	1968 WCT Båstad Pro^[13] Båstad, Sweden Singles – Doubles	Dennis Ralston 6–3, 7–5, 6–1	Nikola Pilić	Round robin Roger Taylor John Newcombe	N/A
26 July	1968 WCT Båstad Pro^[13] Båstad, Sweden Singles – Doubles			Round robin Roger Taylor John Newcombe	N/A

August

Date	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarter finalist
1 August	1968 WCT Cannes Pro^[14] Cannes, France Singles – Doubles	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 August	1968 WCT Cannes Pro^[14] Cannes, France Singles – Doubles			3rd place Mal Anderson 4th place Roger Taylor	Nikola Pilić Cliff Drysdale Pierre Barthès Tony Roche
12 August	1968 WCT Newport Casino^[15] Newport, United States Singles – Doubles	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 August				3rd place John Newcombe 4th place Nikola Pilić

September

Date	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarter finalist
26 September	1968 Transvaal WCT^[16] Pretoria, South Africa Singles – Doubles	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 September		Butch Buchholz Marty Riessen	Tony Roche John Newcombe	3rd place Butch Buchholz 4th place Marty Riessen	Nikola Pilić Raymond Moore Cliff Drysdale Roger Taylor

October

Date	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarter finalist
2 October	1968 Johannesburg WCT^[17] Johannesburg, South Africa Singles – Doubles	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 October		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 October	1968 Natal Pro WCT^[18]^[19] Durban, South Africa Singles – Doubles	John Newcombe 6–3, 6–4	Tony Roche	3rd place Raymond Moore 4th Marty Riessen	Pierre Barthès Butch Buchholz Cliff Drysdale Nikola Pilić
6 October		Cliff Drysdale Roger Taylor	Tony Roche John Newcombe	3rd place Raymond Moore 4th Marty Riessen	Pierre Barthès Butch Buchholz Cliff Drysdale Nikola Pilić
9 October	1968 WCT Border Pro^[20]^[21] East London, South Africa Singles – Doubles	John Newcombe 10-6	Cliff Drysdale	Nikola Pilić Pierre Barthès	Raymond Moore Marty Riessen Tony Roche Roger Taylor
9 October				Nikola Pilić Pierre Barthès	Raymond Moore Marty Riessen Tony Roche Roger Taylor
10 October	1968 WCT Eastern Province Pro^[22] Port Elizabeth, South Africa Singles – Doubles	Roger Taylor 10-8	Tony Roche	John Newcombe Nikola Pilić	Cliff Drysdale Pierre Barthès Butch Buchholz Raymond Moore
10 October				John Newcombe Nikola Pilić	Cliff Drysdale Pierre Barthès Butch Buchholz Raymond Moore
11 October	1968 WCT Western Province Pro^[23] Cape Town, South Africa Singles – Doubles	Tony Roche 6–2, 6–1	Cliff Drysdale	Butch Buchholz Pierre Barthès	Raymond Moore Marty Riessen John Newcombe Nikola Pilić
11 October		Tony Roche John Newcombe Cliff Drysdale Roger Taylor divided title		Butch Buchholz Pierre Barthès	Raymond Moore Marty Riessen John Newcombe Nikola Pilić
16 October	WCT Kimberley Pro^[24] Kimberley, South Africa Singles – Doubles	John Newcombe 10-6	Tony Roche	Pierre Barthès Marty Riessen	Roger Taylor Butch Buchholz Cliff Drysdale Nikola Pilić
16 October				Pierre Barthès Marty Riessen	Roger Taylor Butch Buchholz Cliff Drysdale Nikola Pilić

November

Date	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarter finalist
7 November	1968 Vienna Pro WCT^[25] Vienna, Austria Singles – Doubles	Tony Roche 6–4, 7–5	John Newcombe	3rd place Roger Taylor 4th place Nikola Pilić
7 November	1968 Vienna Pro WCT^[25] Vienna, Austria Singles – Doubles			3rd place Roger Taylor 4th place Nikola Pilić

December

No events

References

^ Grasso, John (2013). Historical Dictionary of Football. Scarecrow Press. p. 184. ISBN 9780810878570.
^ "NEW SOUTH WALES PRO CHAMPIONSHIPS 1968". thetennisbase.com. The Tennis Base 2021.
^ "SHREVEPORT WCT Tournament Draw 1968". thetennisbase.com. The Tennis Base 2017.
^ "1968 MIAMI WCT Tournament Roll of honour". thetennisbase.com. The Tennis Base. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
^ "1968 HOUSTON WCT Tournament Draw". thetennisbase.com. The Tennis Base. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
^ "1968 NEW ORLEANS WCT Tournament Draw". thetennisbase.com. Tennis Base. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
^ "1968 TULSA WCT Tournament Draw". thetennisbase.com. The Tennis Base. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
^ "1968 SAN DIEGO WCT Tournament Draw". thetennisbase.com. he Tennis Base. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
^ "1968 WCT LOS ALTOS HILLS PRO CH. Tournament Draw". thetennisbase.com. The Tennis Base. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
^ "1968 WCT BAKERSFIELD PRO CH. Tournament Draw". thetennisbase.com. The Tennis Base. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
^ "1968 WCT EVANSVILLE PRO CLASSIC Tournament Draw". thetennisbase.com. The Tennis Base. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
^ "1968 WCT Twin Cities Pro CH. Tournament Draw". thetennisbase.com. The Tennis Base. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
^ "1968 WCT BAASTAD PRO CH Tournament Draw". thetennisbase.com. The Tennis Base. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
^ "1968 WCT CANNES PRO CH. Tournament Draw". thetennisbase.com. The Tennis Base. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
^ "1968 WCT Newport Casino Tournament Draw". thetennisbase.com. The Tennis Base. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
^ "Pretoria WCT 1968". thetennisbase. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
^ "Johannesburg WCT 1968". thetennisbase. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
^ "Durban WCT 1968". atptour. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
^ "Durban WCT". thetennisbase. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
^ "East London WCT 1968". atptour. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
^ "East London WCT". thetennisbase. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
^ "Port Elizabeth WCT 1968". thetennisbase. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
^ "Capetown WCT 1968". thetennisbase. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
^ "Kimberley WCT 1968". thetennisbase. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
^ "Vienna WCT 1968". thetennisbase. Retrieved 8 April 2021.

External links

[1] Grasso, John (2013). Historical Dictionary of Football. Scarecrow Press. p. 184. ISBN 9780810878570.

[2] "NEW SOUTH WALES PRO CHAMPIONSHIPS 1968". thetennisbase.com. The Tennis Base 2021.

[3] "SHREVEPORT WCT Tournament Draw 1968". thetennisbase.com. The Tennis Base 2017.

[4] "1968 MIAMI WCT Tournament Roll of honour". thetennisbase.com. The Tennis Base. Retrieved 7 October 2017.

[5] "1968 HOUSTON WCT Tournament Draw". thetennisbase.com. The Tennis Base. Retrieved 7 October 2017.

[6] "1968 NEW ORLEANS WCT Tournament Draw". thetennisbase.com. Tennis Base. Retrieved 7 October 2017.

[7] "1968 TULSA WCT Tournament Draw". thetennisbase.com. The Tennis Base. Retrieved 7 October 2017.

[8] "1968 SAN DIEGO WCT Tournament Draw". thetennisbase.com. he Tennis Base. Retrieved 7 October 2017.

[9] "1968 WCT LOS ALTOS HILLS PRO CH. Tournament Draw". thetennisbase.com. The Tennis Base. Retrieved 7 October 2017.

[10] "1968 WCT BAKERSFIELD PRO CH. Tournament Draw". thetennisbase.com. The Tennis Base. Retrieved 7 October 2017.

[11] "1968 WCT EVANSVILLE PRO CLASSIC Tournament Draw". thetennisbase.com. The Tennis Base. Retrieved 7 October 2017.

[12] "1968 WCT Twin Cities Pro CH. Tournament Draw". thetennisbase.com. The Tennis Base. Retrieved 7 October 2017.

[13] "1968 WCT BAASTAD PRO CH Tournament Draw". thetennisbase.com. The Tennis Base. Retrieved 7 October 2017.

[14] "1968 WCT CANNES PRO CH. Tournament Draw". thetennisbase.com. The Tennis Base. Retrieved 7 October 2017.

[15] "1968 WCT Newport Casino Tournament Draw". thetennisbase.com. The Tennis Base. Retrieved 7 October 2017.

[16] "Pretoria WCT 1968". thetennisbase. Retrieved 8 April 2021.

[17] "Johannesburg WCT 1968". thetennisbase. Retrieved 9 April 2021.

[18] "Durban WCT 1968". atptour. Retrieved 9 April 2021.

[19] "Durban WCT". thetennisbase. Retrieved 9 April 2021.

[20] "East London WCT 1968". atptour. Retrieved 9 April 2021.

[21] "East London WCT". thetennisbase. Retrieved 9 April 2021.

[22] "Port Elizabeth WCT 1968". thetennisbase. Retrieved 9 April 2021.

[23] "Capetown WCT 1968". thetennisbase. Retrieved 9 April 2021.

[24] "Kimberley WCT 1968". thetennisbase. Retrieved 8 April 2021.

[25] "Vienna WCT 1968". thetennisbase. Retrieved 8 April 2021.

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