# 1969 Men's National Tennis League

The 1969 Men's National Tennis League (NTL) was the final edition of the tour founded by George MacCall the league and players contracts were bought by World Championship Tennis. The tour started in Orlando, United States, 12 February and finished in Cologne, West Germany, 20 October 1969.

## Legend

* Pro tournaments
* Regular tournaments

### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

## Calendar

This is the complete schedule of events on the 1969 National Tennis League, with player progression partially documented until the quarterfinals stage.

### February

| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
| 10 Feb | Orlando Invitational Pro Championships Orlando, Florida, United States Clay Singles – Doubles | Rod Laver 6–3, 6–2 | Ken Rosewall | Pancho Gonzales Roy Emerson | k.o. 4 players only |
| 10 Feb | Orlando Invitational Pro Championships Orlando, Florida, United States Clay Singles – Doubles | Rod Laver Roy Emerson 6–4, 6–2 | Pancho Gonzales Roy Emerson | Pancho Gonzales Roy Emerson | k.o. 4 players only |
| 10 Feb | Hollywood Pro Championships Hollywood, United States Singles – Doubles | Tony Roche 6–3, 9–7, 6–4 | Rod Laver | Andrés Gimeno Tom Okker | Butch Buchholz Roy Emerson John Newcombe Ken Rosewall |
| 24 Feb | Oakland Pro Championships Oakland, United States Singles – Doubles | Tony Roche 4–6, 6–4, 11–9 | Rod Laver | Marty Riessen Ken Rosewall | Pancho Gonzales John Newcombe Dennis Ralston Fred Stolle |

### March

| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semifinalist | Quarterfinalist |
| 3–8 Mar | NTL Los Angeles Pro Championships Los Angeles, United States Carpet (i) Singles – Doubles | Rod Laver 6–4, 10–8 | Marty Riessen | Roy Emerson John Newcombe | Raymond Moore Dennis Ralston Ken Rosewall Fred Stolle |

### August

| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semifinalist | Quarterfinalist |
| 6 Aug | St. Louis Pro Championships St. Louis, United States Hard Singles – Doubles | Rod Laver 7–5, 3–6, 7–5 | Fred Stolle | | |
| 4–10 Aug | Binghamton Pro Masters Binghamton, United States Clay Singles – Doubles | Rod Laver 6–1, 6–2 | Pancho Gonzales | Pancho Segura Fred Stolle Round robin | Round robin |
| 11–17 Aug | Colonial Pro Invitation Fort Worth, United States Hard Singles – Doubles | Rod Laver 6–3, 6–2 | Ken Rosewall | Tom Okker Tony Roche | Pierre Barthès Butch Buchholz Ronald Holmberg Raymond Moore |
| 21 August | NTL Baltimore Pro Championships Baltimore, United States Grass | Rod Laver 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 9–7 | Pancho Gonzales | 3rd place Fred Stolle 4th place Roy Emerson | Round robin Ken Rosewall Andrés Gimeno |

### October

| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semifinalist | Quarterfinalist |
| 18–20 Oct | Spoga Cup Cologne, West Germany Singles – Doubles | Andrés Gimeno 6–3, 19–17 | Roy Emerson | Marty Riessen Ken Rosewall | Pierre Barthès Rod Laver Tom Okker Tony Roche |
| 18–20 Oct | Spoga Cup Cologne, West Germany Singles – Doubles | Pierre Barthès Tony Roche 10–7 | Andrés Gimeno Ken Rosewall | Marty Riessen Ken Rosewall | Pierre Barthès Rod Laver Tom Okker Tony Roche |

## Prize money rankings

Source:
| Rank | Name | Period | Prize Money |
| 1. | Rod Laver | 30 weeks | $123,405 |
| 2. | Roy Emerson | 30 weeks | $62,655 |
| 3. | Ken Rosewall | 20 weeks | $46,800 |
| 4. | Pancho Gonzales | 22 weeks | $46,320 |
| 5. | Fred Stolle | 28 weeks | $43,115 |
| 6. | Andrés Gimeno | 21 weeks | $35,115 |