1968 World Championship Tennis circuit

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.

1968 WCT season
Newcombe won 7 titles during the tour
Details
Duration22 January – 13 October
Edition1st
Tournaments29
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titles John Newcombe (7)
Most tournament finals Dennis Ralston (10)
1969 →

Calendar

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

Legend
Regular series

January
Date Tournament Winner Finalist Semifinalist Quarter finalist
22 January1968 WCT Sydney
Sydney, Australia
Singles - Doubles		 Tony Roche
96-33		 Nikola Pilic

February
Date Tournament Winner Finalist Semifinalist Quarter finalist
1 February1968 WCT Kansas City
Kansas City, United States
Singles - Doubles		 Tony Roche
Round Robin
February [2]1968 WCT Shreveport
Shreveport, United States
Singles - Doubles		 Dennis Ralston
31-23 31-25		 Butch Buchholz
4-7 February [3]1968 St. Louis WCT
St Louis, United States
Singles|1968 St. Louis WCT - Singles|1968 St. Louis WCT		 Dennis Ralston
Round Robin
8 February1968 U.S. Professional Indoor Indoor
Philadelphia, United States
Singles - Doubles		 Manuel Santana
8-6, 6-3		 Jan Leschly Charlie Pasarell
Arthur Ashe		 Thomaz Koch
Cliff Richey
Tom Okker
Torben Urlich
9-11 February[4]1968 WCT Miami
Miami, United States
Singles - Doubles		 Butch Buchholz
31-22 31-26		 Tony Roche]
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13-15 February [5]1968 Houston WCT
Houston, United States
Singles - Doubles		 Butch Buchholz
31-28		 Tony Roche
16-18 February [6]1968 New Orleans WCT
New Orleans, United States
Singles - Doubles		 Cliff Drysdale
Round Robin
20-22 February [7]1968 Orlando WCT
Orlando, United States
Singles - Doubles		 Dennis Ralston
Round Robin
27-29 February [8]1968 Tulsa WCT
Tulsa, United States
Singles - Doubles		 Cliff Drysdale
 Dennis Ralston

March
Date Tournament Winner Finalist Semifinalist Quarter finalist
23-24 March [9]1968 San Diego WCT
San Diego, United States
Singles - Doubles		 Butch Buchholz
31-21 31-15		 Dennis Ralston
28/29-31 March [10][11]1968 Los Altos Hills Pro WCT
Los Altos Hills, United States
Singles - Doubles		 Niki Pilic
31-26 31-30		 Dennis Ralston

April
Date Tournament Winner Finalist Semifinalist Quarter finalist
2-3 April [12]1968 Bakersfield WCT
Bakersfield, United States
Singles - Doubles		 John Newcombe
31-12 31-22		 Cliff Drysdale
5-8 April [13]1968 Fresno WCT
Fresno, United States
Singles - Doubles		 Earl Buchholz
31-23 31-29		 Tony Roche
17-21 April [14]1968 Evansville WCT [15]
Evansville, United States
Singles - Doubles		 John Newcombe
31-17 31-17		 Niki Pilic

May
Date Tournament Winner Finalist Semifinalist Quarter finalist
3-6 May[16]1968 Minneapolis WCT
Minneapolis, United States
Singles - Doubles		 Dennis Ralston
31-26, 19–31, 5-4		 John Newcombe Butch Buchholz
Nikola Pilić
Dennis Ralston		 Pierre Barthès
Cliff Drysdale
Roger Taylor
Tony Roche
9-12 May1968 Buffalo WCT [17]
Buffalo, United States
Singles - Doubles		 Butch Buchholz
31-26 31-22		 Dennis Ralston Pierre Barthès
Cliff Drysdale		 John Newcombe
Nikola Pilić
Roger Taylor
Tony Roche
30 May - 2 June1968 Baltimore WCT [18]
Baltimore, United States
Singles - Doubles		 Dennis Ralston
6-0 6-4		 Tony Roche Cliff Drysdale
Tony Roche		 Pierre Barthès
Butch Buchholz
Nikola Pilić
John Newcombe

June

No events

July
Date Tournament Winner Finalist Semifinalist Quarter finalist
22-28 July[19]1968 Bastad WCT
Bastad, Switzerland
Singles - Doubles		 Dennis Ralston
6-3, 7–5, 6-1		 John Newcombe
Round Robin


29 July - 4 August[20]1968 Maribor WCT
Maribor, Yugoslavia
Singles - Doubles		 Niki Pilic
6-2, 5–7, 10-8		 Cliff DrysdaleRound Robin

August
Date Tournament Winner Finalist Semifinalist Quarter finalist
29 July-4 August [21]1968 Cannes WCT
Cannes, France
Singles - Doubles		 John Newcombe
7-5 6-2		 Marty Riessen Mal Anderson
Roger Taylor		 Pierre Barthès
Cliff Drysdale
Nikola Pilić
Tony Roche
12-18 August [22]1968 Newport WCT
Newport, United States
Singles - Doubles		 Marty Riessen
21-10, 9-21, 21–19,		 Cliff Drysdale John Newcombe
Nikola Pilić		Round Robin

September

No events

October
Date Tournament Winner Finalist Semifinalist Quarter finalist
1º October1968 WCT Transvaal Pro[23]
Pretoria, South Africa
Singles - Doubles		 John Newcombe
11-9 4-6 6-3		 Tony Roche
Earl Buchholz
Marty Riessen
 Tony Roche
John Newcombe
2 October1968 WCT Johannesburg Pro[24]
Johannesburg, South Africa
Singles - Doubles		 Tony Roche
6-2 9-7		 Earl Buchholz
Cliff Drysdale
Roger Taylor
 Pierre Barthes
Raymond Moore
7-13 October1968 WCT Port Elizabeth Pro[25]
Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Singles - Doubles		 Roger Taylor
10-8		 Tony Roche
7-13 October1968 WCT Capetown Pro[26]
Cape Town, South Africa
Singles - Doubles		 Tony Roche
6-2 6-1		 Cliff Drysdale
Tony Roche
John Newcombe
Cliff Drysdale
Roger Taylor
divided title
7-13 OctoberWCT Kimberley Pro[27]
Kimberley, South Africa
Singles - Doubles		 John Newcombe
10-6		 Tony Roche
9 October1968 WCT East London Pro[28]
East London, South Africa
Singles - Doubles		 John Newcombe
10-6		 Cliff Drysdale
10-13 October1968 WCT Durban Pro[29]
Durban, South Africa
Singles - Doubles		 John Newcombe
6-3 6-4		 Tony Roche
Cliff Drysdale
Roger Taylor
 Tony Roche
John Newcombe

November

No events

December

No events

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