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World Championship Tennis was founded in September 1967 by sports promoter David Dixon, who earlier witnessed the dreary conditions of the professional circuit before the open era when he visited a poorly promoted match between Rod Laver and Ken Rosewall. [1]
Tennis Masters Series (2000–2001) European Indoor Championships: 1990: 1991: Berlin: Carpet: ATP Tour Fort Worth WCT: 1975: 1976: Fort Worth: Hard: World Championship Tennis Frankfurt Cup: 1987: 1989: Frankfurt: Carpet: Grand Prix Frankfurt Grand Prix: 1980: 1982: Frankfurt: Carpet: Grand Prix French Covered Court Championships: 1895: 1971 ...
The 1975 World Championship Tennis Finals was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 5th edition of the WCT Finals and was part of the 1975 World Championship Tennis circuit. The event was played at the Moody Coliseum in Dallas, Texas in the United States and was held from May 7 through May 11, 1975. The draw ...
Australian Hard Court Tennis Championships (1979–1980) Moorilla Hobart International (1994–present) Hope Island Resort Tennis Centre: ATP Tour World Championships-Doubles (1990) Australian Women's Hardcourts (1997–2008) Hordern Pavilion: Sydney Indoor (1973–1982) Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club: Australian Open (1927, 1935, 1953, 1968, 1972 ...
The Wimbledon World Professional Championship, also known as the Wimbledon Pro, was held in August 1967. It was first time that professional tennis players played on Centre Court at Wimbledon. [54] The tournament was sponsored and broadcast by the BBC to mark the invention of colour television. [55] Wimbledon Pro winner:
The WCT Tournament of Champions (also Shakeys Tournament of Champions for sponsorship purposes in 1977 and 1978) is a defunct men's tennis tournament that was held on the WCT Tour from 1977–1990. It was held in Lakeway, Texas in 1977, Las Vegas , Nevada in 1978, Dorado Beach, Puerto Rico in 1979, and Forest Hills , New York City from 1980–1990.
All-time tennis records – Men's singles; Open Era tennis records – Men's singles; Tennis male players statistics; World number 1 ranked male tennis players; Top ten ranked male tennis players; Top ten ranked male tennis players (1912–1972) Tennis Masters Series singles records and statistics; Tennis Masters Series doubles records and ...
Today, the ultimate pursuit in tennis is to win the Grand Slam; winning all four Grand Slam tournaments in the same calendar year. [13] In 1982, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) broadened the definition of the Grand Slam as meaning any four straight major victories, including the ones spanning two calendar years that became known as the non-calendar year Grand Slam, though it later ...