 Margaret Court is title leader this year with 19 titles won | |
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 1 January 1969 – 28 December 1969 |
| Edition | 56th (ILTF) |
| Tournaments | 291 |
| Categories | Grand Slam (4) ILTF African Circuit (12) ILTF Asian Circuit (19) ILTF Australasia Circuit (22) ILTF Central American & Caribbean Circuit (9) ILTF European Circuit (140) ILTF North American Circuit (76) ILTF South American Circuit (6) Team Events (6) |
| Achievements (singles) | |
| Most titles |  Margaret Court (19) |
| Most finals | Margaret Court (20) |
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The1969 ILTF Women's Tennis Circuit was the 56th season since the formation of theInternational Lawn Tennis Federation in 1913,[1] and the 95th season since the first women's tournaments were held in1876.
Also known as theWorld Tennis Circuit[2] or simply theILTF Circuit[3] consisted of a worldwide series of 291 tennis tournaments played across 6 continental tennis circuits and administered by theILTF and its associate members.
The circuit began on 1 January 1969 inEast London, South Africa and ended on 28 December 1969 inParis, France.[4]
From 1888 until 1912 Britain's Lawn Tennis Association (LTA), grew in status and influence to become thede facto international tennis governing body before the properInternational Lawn Tennis Federation commenced operations.[5] Despite theUnited States National Lawn Tennis Association (USNLTA) forming in 1881 a good seven years before the LTA, it was the British body that set laws, settled disputes and organized the increasingly complicated tournament calendar before the International Lawn Tennis Federation (ILTF) formed in March, 1913.[6]
After the formation of the ILTF the world tennis circuit going forward was a highly organised and structured network of national and international tournaments.[7] Most tennis tournaments were usually mixed events for men and women, and the women's international tennis circuit certainly up to 1923 was composed mainly of tournaments on the British and European Circuits.[8] After the USNLTA joined the ILTF this would later change with more and more tournaments being staged globally. Women tennis players on the world circuit up to the open era were funded by their national associations enabling them to travel and take part in international tournaments.[9]
The 1969 ILTF women's tennis circuit began on 1 January with theBorder Championships,East London, South Africa. In the four most important tournaments of the yearMargaret Court defeated the defending championBillie Jean King in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at theAustralian Open.[10] It was her eighthAustralian Open title and her fourteenthmajor title overall. In ParisFrench Open at Roland Garros.Margaret Court defeatedAnn Jones in the final to win the women's singles tennis title.[11] It was her thirdFrench Open title, her secondmajor title of the year, and her fifteenthmajor overall.[12]
In early summer in London, England at theWimbledon Championships Britain'sAnn Haydon Jones defeated the three-time defending American championBillie Jean King in the final, to win the ladies' singles tennis title.[13] It was her firstWimbledon title, and her third and lastGrand Slam singles title overall.[14] In New York the final Grand Slam tournament of the year is played at theUS Open Australia'sMargaret Court defeatedNancy Richey in the final, to win the women's singles tennis title.[15] It was her thirdmajor singles title of the year, her thirdUS Open singles title and her sixteenth singles major title overall. The circuit ended on 28 December 1969 at the Michel Bivort Cup tournament, Paris, France that was played indoors.[16]
This is a calendar of all official events that were administered by theInternational Lawn Tennis Federation in the year 1969, with player progression documented from the quarterfinals stage where sources permit. The table also includesGrand Slam events, and tournaments on the African, Asian, Australasia, Central American & Caribbean, European, and South American ILTF regional circuits,[17] as part of the annual world tennis circuit.[18] Team events such as the Federation Cup and Wightman Cup are included.
| Grand Slam events |
| African Circuit.[19] |
| Asian Circuit.[19] |
| Australasia Circuit.[19] |
| Central American/Caribbean Circuit.[20] |
| European Circuit.[21] |
| North American Circuit.[22] |
| South American Circuit.[19] |
| Team & Games events |
These are the Top 10 World Rankings for 1969 by tennis journalists, magazines and authors. WTA Rankings did not begin until 1974/75.[193]
This is a list of winners by the total number of singles titles won for 1969:
Margaret Court –Australian Open, Berkeley, Bournemouth, Bristol, Caracas, Charlotte, Chestnut Hill,French Open, Frinton-On-Sea, Haverford, Houston, Hurlingham, Locust Valley, Melbourne, Newport, Perth, San Juan, Sydney,US Open (19)
Billie Jean King – Binghamton, Dublin, Durban, Johannesburg, Los Angeles, Los Angeles II, Midland, Oakland, Portland, St Louis, Stockholm (11)
Helga Niessen Masthoff – Bielefeld, Buenos Aires, Düsseldorf, Leverkusen, Nuremberg, Poertschach, Santiago, São Paulo, Stuttgart, Stuttgart II, Travemunde (11)
Ann Haydon Jones – Aix-En-Provence, Auckland, Brussels, London, Monte Carlo, Nagoya, Osaka, Wembley,Wimbledon (9)Peaches Bartkowicz – Bastad, East London II, Monte Carlo, Nice, Reggio Emilia, Richmond, Sopot, Stuttgart, Warsaw (9)Alice Tym – Casablanca, Chicago, Jaipur, Madras, Natanya, New Delhi, Tel Aviv, Visakhapatnam. Wellington (9)Julie Heldman – Barranquilla, Curaçao, La Costa, Moscow, Pompano Beach, Rome, Tel Aviv, Torquay (8)Virginia Wade – Cape Town, Hoylake, London, Paris, Perth, Port Talbot, Stalybridge (7)Kerry Melville – Barcelona, Guildford, Hilversum, Hobart, Rockdale, Rome, St. Petersburg (7)
Patricia Walkden – Bloemfontein, Brumana, East London, Istanbul, Tehran (5)Mary Ann Curtis – Agawam, Brookville, Manchester, Surbiton, Winchester (5)Stephanie DeFina – Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Orlando, West Palm Beach (4)Karen Krantzcke – Adelaide, Brisbane, Launceston, Strathfield (4)
Marie Neumannová – Klamovka, Palermo, Prague, Reggio Calabria (4)Betty Ann Grubb – Ojai, Overland Park, Tulsa, Wimbledon II, (4)Evonne Goolagong – Cowra, Grafton, Manuka, Sydney (4)
Christina Sandberg – Cologne, Helsinki, Stockholm, Viareggio (4)Sally Holdsworth – Beersheba, Haifa, Natanya, Thessaloniki (4)Nancy Richey – Atlanta, Las Vegas, Phoenix (3)Lesley Turner Bowrey – Cincinnati, Kansas City, Kingston (3)
Olga Morozova – Moscow, Moscow II, Moscow III (3)
Kazuko Sawamatsu – Den-en-Chofu, Senigallia, Tokyo (3)
Ingrid Loeys – Beaulieu-sur-Mer, Brussels, Lyon (3)
Suzana Petersen – Brooklands, Cardiff, Lisbon (3)Emilie Burrer – Mobile, Northfield, Tucson (3)
Ana María Estalella – Palma, Madrid, San Sebastian (3)
Judith Dibar – Amritsar, New Delhi, (2)Judy Tegart – Hamburg, Kitzbuhel (2)
Trude Schonberger – Salzburg, Zell am See (2)Winnie Shaw – Brisbane, Toowoomba (2) Olga Lendlova – Champéry, Geneva (2) Joan Wilshere – Santander, Vigo (2)Linda Tuero – Chattanooga, Rochester (2)Corinne Molesworth – Barnes, Chingford (2) Marjorie Gengler – Mamaroneck, Port Washington (2)Nell Truman – Alexandria, Cheltenham (2)Eliza Pande – Sacramento, San Francisco II (2)
María Guzmán – Quito, Rome (2)Susan Tutt – Birmingham, Havant (2)
Gail Chanfreau – Indianapolis, Manly (2)Mary Struthers – La Jolla, Seattle (2)Shirley Brasher – Cranleigh, Southport (2)Chris Evert – Delray Beach (1)Lesley Hunt – Montana (1)
Betty Stöve – Paris (1)
Esmé Emmanuel – Fresno (1)Marijke Schaar – Cannes (1)
Lea Pericoli – Cairo (1)
Elena Subirats – San Luis Potosí (1)
Anne-Marie Studer – Lugano (1)
Beatriz Araujo – Buenos Aires (1)Rosie Casals – Baltimore (1)
Mari Ann Bloch Jorgensen – Copenhagen (1)Barbara Downs – Diablo Valley (1)Francoise Durr – Gstaad (1)Patti Hogan – South Orange (1)Christine Truman Janes – Nottingham (1)
Beverly Vercoe – Auckland (1)Kimiyo Hatanaka – Forest Hill (1)Stephanie Grant[198] – West Hollywood (1) Val Bermingham – South Yarra (1) Sue Blackwood – Hamilton (NZ) (1)Louise Gonnerman – New Haven (1)Lynne Nette – Melbourne (1)
Paulina Peisachov – Nicosia (1)
Vivienne Strong – Toronto (1)Tina Lyman – Mountain View (1)Wendy Gilchrist – Newcastle (1)
Barbara Kral[199] – Lodz (1) Janice MacFarlane – Edgbaston (1)
Fiorella Bonicelli – La Coruña (1)
Ana María Arias – Le Touquet (1)Maria Nasuelli – Catania (1)Valerie Ziegenfuss – Mexico City (1)Joyce Williams – Hampstead (1)Anna-Maria Cavadini[200] – Madrid (1)Marcie Louie – San Francisco (1)Gail Chanfreau – Naples (1)Janice Townsend – Droitwich (1)Alena Palmeova – Ostrava (1)Janet Newberry – Los Angeles (1)Robin Lloyd – St Anne's on Sea (1)Heide Orth – Bremen (1)Bonnie Logan[201] – St Louis (1)Louise Brown – Toronto II (1)Lesley Charles – Malvern (1)Denise Carter – Beckenham (1)Ada Bakker – Siófok (1)Chris Beck[202] – Wilmington (1)Anita van Deventer[203] – Felixstowe (1)Nadine Netter – Mamaroneck II (1) Connie Capozzi – Birmingham (US) (1)Elizabeth Graham[204] – Durham (1)Marjorie Love[205] – Edinburgh (1)Maria Teresa Riedl – Verona (1)Carole Graebner– Anaheim (1)Margaret Court (19)Margaret Court (20)Margaret Court (109)Margaret Court (103)Margaret Court (94.5%)Karen Krantzcke (33)Billie Jean King vs.Ann Haydon Jones &Virginia Wade vs.Julie Heldman (10)
