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.
 Newcombe won 7 titles during the tour | |
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 20 January 1968 – 8 November 1968 |
| Edition | 1st |
| Tournaments | 27 |
| Achievements (singles) | |
| Most tournament titles |  John Newcombe (7) |
| Most tournament finals |  Dennis Ralston (10) John Newcombe (10) |
1969 → | |
Calendar edit
This is the complete schedule of events on the 1968 WCT circuit, with player progression documented until the quarterfinals stage.
January edit
| 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
|
February edit
March edit
| 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 Newcombe4th 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 Roche4th place Pierre Barthès |
Butch Buchholz Cliff Drysdale John Newcombe Roger Taylor
|
April edit
| 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 Buchholz4th 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
|
| 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
|
May edit
| 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
|
| 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
|
| 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
|
June edit
No events
July edit
| 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 |
August edit
| 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
|
| 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
|
September edit
| 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
|
| Butch Buchholz Marty Riessen |
Tony Roche John Newcombe
|
October edit
November edit
| 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 |
|
December edit
No events
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