NTL Wembley Invitation


The NTL Wembley Invitation was a men's and women's professional tennis tournament held only one time in 1968. Also called the Wembley International Invitation. It was played on indoor courts at the Empire Pool, London, England from May 3 to May 7.

History

The NTL Wembley Invitation was an National Tennis League tennis tournament that was part of the 1968 NTL Pro Tour for one season only. The tournament included a men's singles event, a women's singles, two doubles events and a mixed doubles for a combined £8000 prize fund, or £139,462 inflation adjusted to 2024.
The entrants for then men's competition included; Andrés Gimeno, Roy Emerson, Rod Laver, Pancho Gonzales, Ken Rosewall and Fred Stolle. The women's competition featured Rosie Casals, Francoise Durr, Ann Haydon Jones and Billie Jean King. It was played on indoor courts at the Empire Pool, London, England.