The 1968World 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 theNational Tennis League. The tour began on 22 January inSydney, Australia and ended on 13 October inDurban, South Africa.
Newcombe won 7 titles during the tour | |
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 20 January 1968 – 8 November 1968 |
| Edition | 1st |
| Tournaments | 27 |
| Achievements (singles) | |
| Most titles | |
| Most finals | |
1969 → | |
This is the complete schedule of events on the 1968 WCT circuit, with player progression documented until the quarterfinals stage.
| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semifinalist | Quarter finalist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 January | 1968 New South Wales Pro WCT[2] Sydney, Australia Singles –Doubles | 96-33 | N/A | Round robin | |
| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semifinalist | Quarter finalist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 March | 1968 San Diego WCT[8] San Diego, United States Singles –Doubles | 31–21, 31–15 | 3rd place 4th place | ||
| 28 March | 1968 WCT Los Altos Hills Pro[9] Los Altos Hills, United States Singles –Doubles | 31–26, 31–30 | 3rd place 4th place | ||
| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semifinalist | Quarter finalist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 April | 1968 WCT Bakersfield Pro[10] Bakersfield, United States Singles –Doubles | 31–12, 31–22 | 3rd place 4th place | ||
| 5 April | 1968 Fresno Pro WCT Fresno, United States Singles –Doubles | 31–23, 31–29 | 3rd place 4th place | ||
| 20 April | 1968 WCT Evansville Pro Classic[11] Evansville, United States Singles –Doubles | 31–17, 31–17 | 3rd place 4th place | ||
| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semifinalist | Quarter finalist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 May | 1968 WCT Twin Cities Pro[12] Minneapolis, United States Singles –Doubles | 31–26, 19–31, 5–4 | 3rd place 4th place | ||
| 10 May | 1968 Buffalo Pro WCT Buffalo, United States Singles –Doubles | 31–26, 31–22 | 3rd place 4th place | ||
| 31 May | 1968 Baltimore Pro WCT Baltimore, United States Singles –Doubles | 6–0, 6–4 | 3rd place 4th place | ||
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| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semifinalist | Quarter finalist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 July | 1968 WCT Båstad Pro[13] Båstad, Sweden Singles –Doubles | 6–3, 7–5, 6–1 | Round robin | N/A | |
| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semifinalist | Quarter finalist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 August | 1968 WCT Cannes Pro[14] Cannes, France Singles –Doubles | 7–5, 6–2 | 3rd place 4th place | ||
| 12 August | 1968 WCT Newport Casino[15] Newport, United States Singles –Doubles | 21-10, 9-21, 21–19, | 3rd place 4th place | Round robin | |
| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semifinalist | Quarter finalist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September | 1968 Transvaal WCT[16] Pretoria,South Africa Singles –Doubles | 11–9, 4–6, 6–3 | 3rd place 4th place | ||
| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semifinalist | Quarter finalist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 November | 1968 Vienna Pro WCT[25] Vienna, Austria Singles –Doubles | 6–4, 7–5 | 3rd place 4th place | ||
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