World Championship Tennis circuit
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The World Championship Tennis circuit was a pioneering professional men's tennis tour that helped usher in the Open Era by organizing elite tournaments and promoting top players worldwide from the late 1960s through the 1980s.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
men's tennis circuit
ⓘ
professional tennis tour ⓘ |
| activePeriodEnd | 1980s ⓘ |
| activePeriodStart | late 1960s ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
WCT circuit
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World Championship Tennis tour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| businessModel | commercially driven professional circuit ⓘ |
| competitionFormat | season-long circuit of tournaments ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| featuredEvent | WCT Finals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Lamar Hunt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundingContext | created during the transition from amateur to professional Open Era tennis ⓘ |
| gender | men's ⓘ |
| geographicScope | worldwide ⓘ |
| governingBodyRelationship |
had conflicts with the International Lawn Tennis Federation
ⓘ
rival circuit to ILTF events in early years ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Dallas, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1967 ⓘ |
| legacy |
helped establish players' rights and earnings in professional tennis
ⓘ
influenced structure of modern ATP Tour ⓘ |
| mediaInnovation | promoted tennis heavily on television ⓘ |
| notableContribution |
helped professionalize men's tennis
ⓘ
helped usher in the Open Era of tennis ⓘ introduced guaranteed contracts for players ⓘ |
| notablePlayer |
Arthur Ashe
NERFINISHED
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Björn Borg NERFINISHED ⓘ Jimmy Connors NERFINISHED ⓘ John McEnroe NERFINISHED ⓘ John Newcombe NERFINISHED ⓘ Ken Rosewall NERFINISHED ⓘ Rod Laver NERFINISHED ⓘ Stan Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizer | World Championship Tennis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Open Era of tennis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playerContractModel | players signed to exclusive contracts ⓘ |
| playerGrouping | contracted WCT players often barred from some ILTF events in early years ⓘ |
| purpose |
to organize elite professional men's tennis tournaments
ⓘ
to promote top professional tennis players worldwide ⓘ |
| sport | tennis ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| succeededBy | ATP Tour (as primary men's circuit) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tournamentCategory |
indoor circuit
ⓘ
outdoor circuit ⓘ |
| typicalSurface |
clay court
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hard court ⓘ indoor carpet ⓘ |
| WCT FinalsLocation | Dallas, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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