1969 ILTF Men's Tennis Circuit

1969 ILTF Men's Tennis Circuit
Australian tennis player Rod Laver at the 1969 Top Tennis Tournament in Amsterdam
Details
Duration31 December 1968 – 29 December 1969
Edition56th
Tournaments140
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titlesAustralia Rod Laver (11)
Most tournament finalsAustralia Rod Laver (14)

The 1969 ILTF Men's Tennis Circuit includes International Lawn Tennis Federation tournaments that were not affiliated to the NTL Tour or the WCT Circuit. The circuit began on 31 December 1968 in Madras, India and finished on 29 December in New Orleans, United States. It was the 93rd season since the first men's tennis tournaments were staged and 56th season since ILTF was formed.

Calendar

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Legend

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Grand Slam tournaments
Professional tournaments
Open tournaments
Amateur tournaments

January

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Date Tournament Winner Finalist Semifinalist Quarterfinalist
31 December – 5 January[1] East India Championships
Madras, India
Singles – Doubles
Romania Ilie Năstase
4–6 6–2 6–3 7–5
India Premjit Lall Romania Viorel Marcu
Poland Mieczysław Rybarczyk
31 December -5 January[2] Western Province Championships
Cape Town, South Africa
Singles - Doubles
South Africa Bob Hewitt
6–4 8–6
South Africa Robert Maud Australia Bob Carmichael
United Kingdom Mark Cox
United Kingdom Gerald Battrick
West Germany Jurgen Fassbender
Rhodesia Andrew Pattison
West Germany Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
30 Dec Tasmanian Open Championships[3]
Hobart, Australia
Grass
Australia Fred Stolle
6–3, 0–6, 6–4, 6–1
Australia Tony Roche Australia Mal Anderson
United Kingdom Roger Taylor
Soviet Union Toomas Leius
Australia Ray Ruffels
Australia Bill Bowrey
Australia Frank Sedgman
30 Dec Western Australian Open[4]
Perth, Australia
Grass
United States Marty Riessen
6–3, 6–4, 2–6, 2–6, 6–1
Australia Ken Rosewall Australia John Alexander
Australia Phil Dent
Australia Anthony Hammond
Australia Peter Rigg
Australia Rob Kilderry
Australia Phil Holten
4 Jan North Island Championships
Hamilton, New Zealand
SinglesDoubles
New Zealand Brian Fairlie
6–2 8–6
New Zealand Onny Parun Rhodesia Hank Irvine
New Zealand David B. Hawkes
Canada Tony Bardsley
5 Jan Manly Seaside Championships
Sydney, Australia
SinglesDoubles
Spain Manuel Orantes
6–2 8–6
Australia Ray Keldie Australia Bob Giltinan
Australia Geoff Pollard
France Jean-Baptiste Chanfreau
Italy Vittorio Crotta
Italy Massimo Di Domenico
Spain Antonio Muñoz
6–12 January[5] Orange Free State Championships
Bloemfontein, South Africa
SinglesDoubles
United Kingdom Mark Cox
6–2 7–5
South Africa Robert Maud South Africa Frew McMillan
South Africa John Yuill
United Kingdom Gerald Battrick
South Africa Bob Hewitt
South Africa Rauty Krog
Rhodesia Andrew Pattison
31 December-12 January[6] New Zealand Championships
Wellington, New Zealand
SinglesDoubles
New Zealand Brian Fairlie
6–4 3–6 6–3 6–1
New Zealand Onny Parun New Zealand Dave Simmonds
New Zealand Richard Hawkes
Canada Tony Bardsley
New Zealand Howard Broun
Canada Peter Burwash
New Zealand John Lockington
5–12 January[7] Eastern Province Championships
Port Elizabeth, South Africa
SinglesDoubles
South Africa Bob Hewitt
6–3 8-10 6–4
United Kingdom Mark Cox Australia Bob Carmichael
South Africa Robert Maud
South Africa Frew McMillan
West Germany Hans-Joachim Plötz
South Africa Terry Ryan
South Africa Jackie Saul
5-12 January[8] Indian International Championships
New Delhi, India
SinglesDoubles
Romania Ilie Năstase
6–4 6–2 4–6 6–4
India Premjit Lall India Shiv Prakash Misra
United States Bill Tym
Sweden Martin Carlstein
Romania Sever Dron
India Shyam Minotra
India Gaurav Misra
6 Jan Victorian Open[9]
Melbourne, Australia
Grass
United States Stan Smith
14–12, 6–8, 6–3, 8–6
United States Arthur Ashe United States Charlie Pasarell
Australia Ray Ruffels
Soviet Union Toomas Leius
Australia Bill Bowrey
Australia Barry Phillips-Moore
United States Bob Lutz
13-19 January[10] New South Wales Open
Sydney, Australia
SinglesDoubles
Australia Tony Roche
6–4, 4–6, 9–7, 12–10
Australia Rod Laver Australia John Newcombe
Australia Ken Rosewall
United Kingdom Roger Taylor
United States Pancho Gonzales
Spain Andrés Gimeno
Australia Roy Emerson
Australia Rod Laver
Australia Roy Emerson
10–12, 6–4, 6–3
Australia Tony Roche
AustraliaJohn Newcombe
20-26 January[11] All India Hard Court Championships
Gauhati, India
SinglesDoubles
Romania Ilie Năstase
4-6 6-2 6-3 7-5
India Premjit Lall India Anand Amritraj
Sweden Martin Carlstein
Iran Taghi Akbari
Romania Sever Dron
Poland Mieczysław Rybarczyk
United States Bill Tym
20 Jan Cotton Bowl Indoor
Dallas, United States
Carpet (i)
United States Barry Conway
6-3 6-0
United States Danny Haddox United States Jim Hill
United States Earl Van Zandt
United States Lew Grinnan
United States Eddie Munson
United States Larry Turville
United States Matt Wilson
20-26 January[12] West German International Covered Court Championships
Cologne, Germany
SinglesDoubles
Sweden Ove Nils Bengtson
6–3 6–3 6–8 6–4
West Germany Christian Kuhnke France Jean-Claude Barclay
Czechoslovakia Jan Kukal
United Kingdom Gerald Battrick
Czechoslovakia Laszlo Kovacs
 EgyptIsmail El Shafei
United Kingdom Bobby Wilson
20-26 January[13] Austin Smith Championships
Fort Lauderdale, United States
SinglesDoubles
South Africa Pat Cramer
6–2 11–9
Chile Jaime Fillol United States Gardnar Mulloy
Ecuador Eduardo Zuleta
United States Frank Froehling III
Ecuador Pancho Guzmán
United States Walter Johnson
United States Harold Solomon
20 Jan Australian Open[14]
Brisbane, Australia
Grand Slam
Grass
SinglesDoublesMixed doubles
Australia Rod Laver
6–3, 6–4, 7–5
Spain Andrés Gimeno Australia Tony Roche
Australia Ray Ruffels
Australia Fred Stolle
Australia John Newcombe
Australia Bill Bowrey
United States Butch Buchholz
Australia Rod Laver
Australia Roy Emerson
6–4, 6–4, 6–4
Australia Ken Rosewall
Australia Fred Stolle
26 Jan Omaha International[15]
Omaha, United States
Hard (i)
United States Cliff Richey
6–4, 6–2
Mexico Joaquín Loyo-Mayo United Kingdom Mark Cox
United States Clark Graebner
Denmark Torben Ulrich
United States Tom Edlefsen
United States William Brown
United States Robert McKinley
United States Cliff Richey
United States Tom Edlefsen
7–5, 6–3
United Kingdom Mark Cox
United States Jim McManus

February

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Date Tournament Winner Finalist Semifinalist Quarterfinalist
February Pittsburgh Golf Club Invitation Indoors[16]
Pittsburgh, United States
SinglesDoubles
Czech Republic Jan Kodeš
8–6 6–1
United States Herb Fitzgibbon
February Scandinavian Covered Court Championships[17]
Helsinki, Finland
SinglesDoubles
Sweden Ove Nils Bengtson
6–3 6–1 4–6 6–4
United Kingdom Gerald Battrick
February City of Miami Championships[18]
Miami, United States
SinglesDoubles
Chile Jaime Fillol
13-11 5-7 9–7
Ecuador Pancho Guzman
1 February Omaha International Indoor
Civic Auditorium
Omaha, United States
Carpet (i)
United States Cliff Richey
6–4, 6–2
Mexico Joaquín Loyo-Mayo United Kingdom Mark Cox
United States Clark Graebner
United States Bill Brown
United States Tom Edlefsen
United States Robert McKinley
Denmark Torben Ulrich
2 February Fidelity Bankers Invitational[19]
Richmond, United States
Carpet (i)
United States Clark Graebner
6–3, 10–12, 9–7[20]
Brazil Thomaz Koch Denmark Torben Ulrich
United States Arthur Ashe
United States Jim McManus
United States Charlie Pasarell
United States Robert McKinley
United States Cliff Richey
3 February New Zealand Open[21]
Auckland, New Zealand
SinglesDoubles
Australia Tony Roche
6–1, 6–4, 4–6, 6–3
Australia Rod Laver South Africa Raymond Moore
New Zealand Brian Fairlie
United Kingdom Roger Taylor
United States Pancho Gonzales
Australia John Newcombe
Soviet Union Toomas Leius
9 February Buffalo Indoor[22]
Buffalo, United States
SinglesDoubles
United States Clark Graebner
2–6 9–7 8–6
United Kingdom Mark Cox
15 Feb Crystal Palace Trophy[23]
London, Great Britain
Hard (i)
Denmark Jan Leschly
9–7, 7–5
Spain Manuel Orantes Italy Nicola Pietrangeli
West Germany Christian Kuhnke
France François Jauffret
United Kingdom Gerald Battrick
Czechoslovakia Vladimír Zedník
France Patrice Beust
16 February New South Wales Hard Court Championships[24]
Cowra, Australia
SinglesDoubles
Australia Dick Crealy
6–3 0–6 6–3
Australia Ray Ruffels
16 Feb U.S. National Indoor Tennis Championships[25]
Salisbury, United States
Hard (i)
United States Stan Smith
6–3, 6–8, 6–4, 6–4
Egypt Ismail El Shafei United States Clark Graebner
Denmark Torben Ulrich
United States Charlie Pasarell
United States Ron Holmberg
Sweden Ove Bengtson
United Kingdom Mark Cox
United States Stan Smith
United States Bob Lutz
7–9, 8–6, 6–4[26]
United States Charlie Pasarell
United States Ron Holmberg
16 February French Covered Court Championships[27]
Paris, France
SinglesDoubles
France Jean Pierre Courcol
10-8 6–8 6–0 10-8
United Kingdom Graham Stilwell
23 Feb San Joaquin Challenge Cup
Stockton, United States
Hard
France Jean-Loup Rouyer
11–9, 6–3
United States Gene Cantin Brazil Carlos Kirmayr
United States Tom Muench
United States Don Kierbow
United States Ken Lowell
United States John Reed
United States Joe Weaver
23 February Moscow International Indoor Championships[28]
Moscow, Soviet Union
SinglesDoubles
Soviet Union Toomas Leius
6–4 4–6 6–4 6–4
Soviet Union Vladimir Karlovich Palman
23 Feb Macon Indoor[29]
Macon, United States
Carpet (i)
Spain Manuel Orantes
10–8, 7–5, 4–6, 10–8[30]
United Kingdom Mark Cox Brazil Thomaz Koch
United States Jim Osbourne
Romania Ilie Năstase
United Kingdom Bobby Wilson
Ecuador Pancho Guzmán
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Špear
24 Feb Curaçao International Championships[31]
Willemstad, Curaçao
Hard (i)
United States Cliff Richey
6–2, 6–3
United Kingdom Mark Cox Australia Ray Ruffels
Romania Ilie Năstase
Sweden Ove Bengtson
West Germany Ingo Buding
Venezuela Jorge Andrew
Czechoslovakia Jan Kukal

March

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Date Tournament Winner Finalist Semifinalist Quarterfinalist
March ? Alexandria International Championships[32]
Alexandria, Egypt
SinglesDoubles
Hungary István Gulyás
6–1 3–6 6–3 7–5
Egypt Ismail El Shafei
March ? Salt Lake City Freed Invitation[33]
Salt Lake City, United States
SinglesDoubles
United States Jim McManus
6–3 6–3
United States Tom Gorman
24 Feb-1 March Kingston International Championships[34]
Kingston, Jamaica
Hard (i)
Brazil Thomaz Koch
6–2, 6–3
Czechoslovakia Milan Holeček West Germany Hans-Joachim Plötz
Australia Bill Bowrey
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Špear
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović
New Zealand Brian Fairlie
United Kingdom Gerald Battrick
9 March Riviera Championships
Menton LTC
Menton, France
SinglesDoubles
Hungary Géza Varga
6–0 7–5
Italy Giuseppe Merlo Hungary Szabolcs Baranyi
Italy Sergio Palmieri
Australia Ian Fletcher
Austria Detlev Herdy
United Kingdom Stanley Matthews
Austria Dieter Schultheiss
9 Mar Altamira International[35]
Caracas, Venezuela
Hard
Brazil Thomaz Koch
8–6, 6–3, 2–6, 6–4
United Kingdom Mark Cox Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš
United Kingdom Gerald Battrick
Chile Jaime Fillol
United States Tom Edlefsen
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Špear
Chile Luis Ayala
16 March Egyptian International Championships
Cairo, Egypt
SinglesDoubles
Egypt Ismail El Shafei
6–4 7-9 6–4 6–4
Hungary István Gulyás
16 Mar Colombian International[36]
Barranquilla, Colombia
Clay
Romania Ilie Năstase
6–4, 6–4, 8–10, 2–6, 6–3
Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš United Kingdom Mark Cox
Colombia Jairo Velasco
Brazil Thomaz Koch
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović
Australia Bill Bowrey
Chile Jaime Fillol
24 Mar New York Indoor[37]
New York City, United States
Carpet (i)
Singles- Doubles
Spain Andrés Gimeno
6–1, 6–2, 3–6, 6–8, 9–7
United States Arthur Ashe Australia Tony Roche
Australia Roy Emerson
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović
United States Pancho Gonzales
Spain Manuel Santana
United States Charlie Pasarell
17 Mar St. Petersburg Masters Invitational[38]
St. Petersburg, Florida, United States
Clay
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović
6–4, 6–2, 6–4
Chile Jaime Fillol United States Arthur Ashe
Brazil José Edison Mandarino
Australia Ray Ruffels
West Germany Hans-Joachim Plötz
United Kingdom Gerald Battrick
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Špear
23 March Thunderbird Invitation[39]
Phoenix, Arizona, United States
SinglesDoubles
United States Cliff Richey
6–4 6–4
Spain Manuel Santana
30 March Torneo Internazionale Parioli[40]
Roma, Italy
SinglesDoubles
Australia Martin Mulligan
6–4 6–4 6–2
Romania Ion Țiriac

April

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Date Tournament Winner Finalist Semifinalist Quarterfinalist
April ? Mexican International Championships[41]
Mexico City, Mexico
SinglesDoubles
Brazil Thomaz Koch
6–3 6–4 10-8
Mexico Rafael Osuna West Germany Hans Joachim Plötz
Egypt Ismail El Shafei
West Germany Ingo Buding
Mexico Federico Cervantes
Ecuador Pancho Guzmán
Australia Ray Ruffels
April ? Tidewater International[42]
Norfolk, Virginia, United States
SinglesDoubles
East Germany Hans Joachim Ploetz
6–4 7–5
Czechoslovakia Jan Kukal
April ? River Plate Championships
Buenos Aires LTC
Buenos Aires , Argentina
SinglesDoubles
Argentina Julián Ganzabal
6–2, 6–1, 6–4
Argentina Norberto Herrero
April ? Ojai Valley Championships[43]
Ojai, California, United States
SinglesDoubles
Pakistan Haroon Rahim
4–6 6–1 9–7
United States Jeff Borowiak
6 April Reggio Calabria International[44]
Catanzaro, Calabria, Italia
SinglesDoubles
Australia Martin Mulligan
6–2 4–6 6–3 6–1
Romania Ion Țiriac
9 Apr Carolinas International Tennis Tournament[45]
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Clay
United Kingdom Mark Cox
13–11, 6–2
Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović
United States Clark Graebner
United States Ron Holmberg
Czechoslovakia Milan Holeček
Australia Bill Bowrey
Australia John Alexander
12 April[46] South African Open[47]
Johannesburg, South Africa
Hard
SinglesDoubles
Australia Rod Laver
6–3, 10–8, 6–3
Netherlands Tom Okker South Africa Cliff Drysdale
Australia Tony Roche
South Africa Bob Hewitt
United States Pancho Gonzales
South Africa Raymond Moore
United States Cliff Richey
12 April Caribe Hilton International Championships[48]
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Hard
SinglesDoubles
United States Arthur Ashe
5–7, 5–7, 6–0, 6–4, 6–3
United States Charlie Pasarell Chile Jaime Fillol
Sweden Ove Bengtson
United States Tom Edlefsen
Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš
New Zealand Brian Fairlie
Australia Bill Bowrey
13 April Catania International Open[49]
Catania, Italy
SinglesDoubles
United Kingdom Graham Stilwell
6–4 6–3 4–6 6–3
Hungary István Gulyás Poland Wieslaw Gasiorek
Australia Martin Mulligan
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Boro Jovanović
Italy Nicola Pietrangeli
Chile Patricio Rodríguez
Romania Ion Țiriac
14 Apr Natal Open
Durban, South Africa
Hard
South Africa Robert Maud
8–6, 4–6, 6–1, 6–4
South Africa Julian Krinsky South Africa Bob Hewitt
Australia Dick Crealy
Australia Bob Carmichael
South Africa Cliff Drysdale
Australia Peter Doerner
South Africa Frew McMillan
14 Apr Monte Carlo Open[50]
Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France
Clay
Netherlands Tom Okker
8–10, 6–1, 7–5, 6–3
Australia John Newcombe Italy Nicola Pietrangeli
Italy Martin Mulligan
Spain Manuel Santana
France François Jauffret
United States Arthur Ashe
Spain Andrés Gimeno
Australia Owen Davidson
Australia John Newcombe
7–5, 11–13, 6–2, 6–1
United States Pancho Gonzales
United States Dennis Ralston
15 Apr River Oaks International Tennis Tournament
Houston, Texas, United States
Clay
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović
7–5, 6–3, 6–2
Mexico Rafael Osuna United States Clark Graebner
Sweden Ove Bengtson
United States Tom Edlefsen
United States Robert McKinley
United States Zan Guerry
Brazil Thomaz Koch
20 April Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia[51]
Palermo, Italia
SinglesDoubles
Romania Ion Țiriac
4–6 6–0 6–2 2–6 6–2
Romania Ilie Năstase
21 Apr Italian International Championships[52]
Rome, Italy
Clay
Australia John Newcombe
6–3, 4–6, 6–2, 5–7, 6–3
Australia Tony Roche Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš
Netherlands Tom Okker
Italy Martin Mulligan
Egypt Ismail El Shafei
United Kingdom Graham Stilwell
South Africa Cliff Drysdale
23 Apr Dallas Invitation[53]
Dallas, United States
Carpet (i)
United States Stan Smith
6–3, 6–4
Brazil Thomaz Koch Sweden Ove Bengtson
United States Tom Edlefsen
Australia Ray Ruffels
Australia Phil Dent
Ecuador Pancho Guzmán
United States Jim McManus
26 April Cumberland Hard Court Championships[54]
Hampstead, Great Britain
SinglesDoubles
United Kingdom Bobby Wilson
6–3 6–1
United Kingdom Keith Wooldridge
25 Apr Pacific Pro Championships[55]
Anaheim, California, United States
10,000 $[56] – carpet (i)
Australia Rod Laver
25–10, 26–24, 25–13[57]
United States Ron Holmberg
3rd place
United States Dennis Ralston
4th place
United States Pancho Gonzales
United States Alex Olmedo
United States Butch Buchholz
Ecuador Pancho Segura
Australia Roy Emerson
28 Apr British Hard Court Championships[58]
Bournemouth, Great Britain
Clay
Australia John Newcombe
6–8, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4
South Africa Bob Hewitt Australia Fred Stolle
United Kingdom Roger Taylor
United Kingdom Mark Cox
Australia Dick Crealy
United Kingdom Graham Stilwell
France Jean-Claude Barclay

May

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Date Tournament Winner Finalist Semifinalist Quarterfinalist
May ? Glenwood Manor Invitation[59]
Kansas City, United States
SinglesDoubles
United States Clark Graebner
6–4 3–6 6–3
United States Tom Edlefsen
May ? Jacksonville Invitation[60]
Jacksonville, United States
SinglesDoubles
Ecuador Pancho Guzman
6–4 6–2
Canada Michael Belkin
1 May Japanese Championships
Tokyo, Japan
Carpet (i)
Netherlands Tom Okker
6–3, 6–5
Australia Roy Emerson
3rd place
Australia Rod Laver
4th place
United States Butch Buchholz
Round robin
United States Pancho Gonzales
United States Dennis Ralston
Australia Tony Roche
United States Marty Riessen
South Africa Raymond Moore
United States Ron Holmberg
1 May Northern California Championships[61]
San Francisco, United States
SinglesDoubles
United States Brown Tom
6–4 6–8 7-9 8–6 6–1
United States Erik Van Dillen
4 May California State Championships[62]
Portola Valley, United States
SinglesDoubles
United States Erik Van Dillen
6–3 6–4 6–2
United States Paul Gerken
4 May Atlanta Invitational[63]
Atlanta, United States
SinglesDoubles
Brazil Thomaz Koch
6–3 6–2
Australia Bill Bowrey
4 May Campionato Partenopeo[64]
Napoli, Italy
SinglesDoubles
Chile Patricio Rodríguez
8–6 6–3 0–6 6–3
Australia Martin Mulligan
5 May Weissenhof International Tournament[65]
Stuttgart, Germany
SinglesDoubles
West Germany Christian Kuhnke
2–6 6–2 6–0 6–2
West Germany Wilhelm Bungert
10 May Surrey Hard Court Championships[66]
Guildford, Great Britain
SinglesDoubles
Australia Dick Crealy
4–6 7–5 6–2
United Kingdom Keith Wooldridge
12 May Belgian Open Championships[67]
Brussels, Belgium
Clay
Netherlands Tom Okker
6–4, 1–6, 6–2, 6–2
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović United States Arthur Ashe
Australia John Newcombe
United Kingdom Roger Taylor
South Africa Bob Hewitt
Egypt Ismail El Shafei
United States Cliff Richey
12 May Melia Trophy[68]
Madrid, Spain
SinglesDoubles
Spain Manuel Santana
9-11 6–4 8–6 6–1
United States Arthur Ashe
12 May Torneo Godo
Barcelona, Spain
Clay
Spain Manuel Orantes
6–4, 7–5, 6–4
Spain Manuel Santana Australia Barry Phillips-Moore
West Germany Ingo Buding
Italy Martin Mulligan
Australia Geoff Masters
Italy Nicola Pietrangeli
Brazil José Edison Mandarino
12 May Southern California Championships[69]
Los Angeles, United States
SinglesDoubles
United States Stan Smith
6–3 6–4
United States Robert Lutz
15 May Madison Square Garden Pro[70]
New York, United States
25,000 $[71] – carpet (i)
Australia Rod Laver
6–2, 4–6, 6–1
Australia Roy Emerson
Round robin
United States Pancho Gonzales
South Africa Raymond Moore
United States Dennis Ralston
United States Marty Riessen
Australia Tony Roche
Australia Fred Stolle
16 May London Hard Court Championships[72]
Hurlingham, London, Great Britain
SinglesDoubles
New Zealand Brian Fairlie
11–9 6–3
United Kingdom Graham Stilwell
19 May West Berlin Open[73]
West Berlin, West Germany
Clay
South Africa Raymond Moore
1–6, 6–1, 7–5, 6–8, 7–5
South Africa Cliff Drysdale United Kingdom Roger Taylor
Italy Martin Mulligan
United States Arthur Ashe
South Africa Bob Hewitt
United States Marty Riessen
United States Ron Holmberg
22 May Netherlands Pro Championships
Amsterdam / Eindhoven, Netherlands
Clay
Netherlands Tom Okker
6–4, 6–3
Spain Andrés Gimeno
3rd place
Australia Tony Roche
4th place
Australia Rod Laver
Round robin
United States Dennis Ralston
Australia Ken Rosewall
Australia Roy Emerson
United States Butch Buchholz
24 May Rothmans Connaught Hard Court Championships[74]
Chingford, Great Britain
SinglesDoubles
Australia Allan Stone
6–4 6–2
Australia John Cooper
21 May British Indoor Championships[75]
Wembley, Great Britain
Hard (i)
Australia Rod Laver
8–6, 6–0
Australia Ken Rosewall Netherlands Tom Okker
Australia Tony Roche
26 May French Open[76]
Paris, France
Grand Slam
Clay
SinglesDoublesMixed doubles
Australia Rod Laver
6–4, 6–3, 6–4
Australia Ken Rosewall Australia Tony Roche
Netherlands Tom Okker
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović
Australia Fred Stolle
Australia John Newcombe
Spain Andrés Gimeno
Australia John Newcombe
Australia Tony Roche
4–6, 6–1, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4
Australia Roy Emerson
Australia Rod Laver
26 May U.S. Hard Court Championship[77]
Sacramento, United States
Hard
United States Clark Graebner
6–4, 3–6, 4–6, 6–0, 7–5
United States Erik van Dillen United States Jim McManus
United States Allen Fox
United States Mike Machette
Mexico Joaquín Loyo Mayo
United States Jim Osborne
United States Bob Lutz
31 May Surrey Grass Court Championships[78]
Surbiton, Great Britain
SinglesDoubles
United Kingdom Gerald Battrick
6–2 6–1
Australia John Cooper

June

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Date Tournament Winner Finalist Semifinalist Quarterfinalist
June ? Bielefeld Tournament[79]
Bielefeld, Germany
SinglesDoubles
West Germany Harald Eischenbroich
7–5 6–2 6–3
Australia Barry Phillips-Moore
June ? Victorian Hard Court Championships
Melbourne, Australia
SinglesDoubles
Australia Neale Fraser
?
1 June Tulsa Invitation[80]
Tulsa, United States
SinglesDoubles
Brazil Thomaz Koch
6–2 8–6
Mexico Vicente Zarazua
2 Jun *Northern Championships[81]
Manchester, Great Britain
Grass
United States Clark Graebner
9–7, 3–6, 6–4
United Kingdom Graham Stilwell United States Tom Gorman
Australia Allan McDonald
Australia John Cooper
United Kingdom Gerald Battrick
Australia Ian Fletcher
Chile Luis Ayala
2 June Copenhagen International
Copenhagen, Denmark
SinglesDoubles
Australia Martin Mulligan
6–4 4–6 9–7 12-14 6–1
Denmark Jan Leschly
9 Jun Bristol Open
Bristol, Great Britain
Grass
Australia Ken Rosewall
8–10, 6–3, 6–1
France Pierre Barthès Australia Roy Emerson
United States Clark Graebner
Australia Dick Crealy
United States Arthur Ashe
Australia John Newcombe
South Africa Cliff Drysdale
9 Jun Kent Championships[82]
Beckenham, Great Britain
Grass
Sweden Ove Bengtson
6–4, 7–5
United States Tom Gorman United Kingdom John Barrett
Australia Bill Bowrey
Australia John Alexander
Australia Ken Fletcher
United States Gerry Perry
Australia Phil Dent
14 June John Player Open[83]
Nottingham, Great Britain
SinglesDoubles
Australia John Cooper
6–2 6–4
Australia Geoff Masters
15 June Moroccan International Championships[84]
Casablanca, Morocco
SinglesDoubles
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović
2–6 6–1 6–2 6–3
Australia Barry Phillips-Moore
16 Jun Queen's Club Championships[85]
London, Great Britain
Grass
Australia Fred Stolle
6–3, 22–20
Australia John Newcombe United States Dennis Ralston
Australia Rod Laver
Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Ron Holmberg
United States Charlie Pasarell
Spain Andrés Gimeno
Australia Owen Davidson
United States Dennis Ralston
8–6, 6–3
Sweden Ove Bengtson
Brazil Thomaz Koch
23 Jun Wimbledon Championships
London, Great Britain
Grand Slam
Grass
SinglesDoublesMixed doubles
Australia Rod Laver
6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4
Australia John Newcombe United States Arthur Ashe
Australia Tony Roche
South Africa Cliff Drysdale
United States Bob Lutz
Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Clark Graebner
Australia John Newcombe
Australia Tony Roche
7–5, 11–9, 6–3
Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Marty Riessen

July

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Date Tournament Winner Finalist Semifinalist Quarterfinalist
July ? Alabama State Championships[86]
Mobile, United States
SinglesDoubles
Canada Michael Belkin
6–3 9-11 6–3
South Africa Peter D. Van Lingen
July ? Southern Championships
Birmingham, Alabama, United States
SinglesDoubles
United States Turner Howard
6–2 6–3
United States James Pressly
? Luglio Tennessee Valley Championships
Chattanooga, United States
SinglesDoubles
Mexico Joaquín Loyo-Mayo
7–5 6–8 6–1
United States Zan Guerry
7 July[87] Travemünde International
Travemünde, Germany
SinglesDoubles
Romania Ilie Năstase
6–2 7–5 1–6 2–6 6–4
Hungary István Gulyás
7 Jul Irish Lawn Tennis Championships[88]
Dublin, Ireland
Grass
South Africa Bob Hewitt
6–3, 6–2
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić United Kingdom Roger Taylor
Australia Roy Emerson
Australia Owen Davidson
Australia Mal Anderson
Denmark Torben Ulrich
Australia Ray Ruffels
7 Jul Washington Star International[89]
Washington, D.C., United States
Clay
Brazil Thomaz Koch
7–5, 9–7, 4–6, 2–6, 6–4
United States Arthur Ashe
3rd place
Canada Mike Belkin
4th place
Egypt Ismail El Shafei
United States Charlie Pasarell
United States Cliff Richey
Chile Jaime Fillol
Australia Bill Bowrey
7 Jul Washington Star International[90]
Washington, D.C., United States
Clay
Brazil Thomaz Koch
7–5, 9–7, 4–6, 2–6, 6–4
United States Arthur Ashe
3rd place
Canada Mike Belkin
4th place
Egypt Ismail El Shafei
United States Charlie Pasarell
United States Cliff Richey
Chile Jaime Fillol
Australia Bill Bowrey
Chile Patricio Cornejo
Chile Jaime Fillol
United States Stan Smith
United States Robert Lutz
7 Jul Swedish International Championships[91]
Båstad, Sweden
Clay
Spain Manuel Santana
8–6, 6–4, 6–1
Romania Ion Țiriac Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš
Italy Martin Mulligan
Sweden Jan-Erik Lundqvist
Chile Patricio Rodríguez
Romania Ilie Năstase
Czechoslovakia František Pála
9 Jul U.S. Pro Tennis Championships
Boston, United States
Hard
Australia Rod Laver
7–5, 6–2, 4–6, 6–1
Australia John Newcombe Australia Ken Rosewall
Australia Fred Stolle
Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Pancho Gonzales
United States Ron Holmberg
France Pierre Barthès
12 July Scottish Championships[92]
Edinburgh, Great Britain
SinglesDoubles
United Kingdom John Clifton
6–2 2–6 6–4
United Kingdom Paul Hutchins
12 July Welsh Championships[93]
Newport, Great Britain
SinglesDoubles
United Kingdom Mark Cox
6–4 6–4
United Kingdom Graham Stilwell
12 July East of England Championships[94]
Felixstowe, Great Britain
SinglesDoubles
Australia Bob Giltinan
8–6 1–6 8–6
South Africa Byron Bertram
13 July Düsseldorf International[95]
Düsseldorf, Germany
SinglesDoubles
West Germany Christian Kuhnke
6–4 6–8 6–2 6–2
West Germany Wilhelm Bungert
14 Jul Tri-State Tennis Tournament[96]
Cincinnati, United States
Clay
United States Cliff Richey
6–1, 6–2
Australia Allan Stone Canada Mike Belkin
Ecuador Pancho Guzmán
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović
United States Stan Smith
United States Erik van Dillen
United States Arthur Ashe
United States Robert Lutz
United States Stan Smith