WCT Circuit
The WCT Circuit was a tour for professional male tennis players that commenced in 1968 it lasted until 1989 when it and ITF Grand Prix Circuit were both replaced by the new ATP Tour in 1990. It was administered by World Championship Tennis. A number of tennis tournaments around the world were affiliated with the WCT and players were ranked in special WCT rankings according to their results in those tournaments.
The season-ending championship for the WCT Circuit was the WCT Finals.
History
The WCT Circuit was one of the two rival professional male tennis circuits started in 1968. In 1970 a rival the other being the ILTF Grand Prix Circuit was founded. It was organized by World Championship Tennis. In 1977 the circuits name was changed to the WCT World Series of Tennis. In 1978 it was incorporated into ITF Grand Prix Circuit with its events known as the World Series of Tennis. In April 1981 World Championship Tennis withdrew from Grand Prix Circuit. In 1982 it was re-established as an independent circuit until December 1984. In 1985 the circuit was once again incorporated into ITF Grand Prix Circuit until 1988. In 1989 it became an independent circuit once again. In 1990 both it and the Grand Prix Circuit were replaced by a single world wide ATP Tour. with its last three events being absorbed into the 1990 ATP Tour in September that year World Championship Tennis ceased trading.Seasons
WCT 1968
WCT 1969
WCT 1970
WCT 1971
WCT 1972
WCT 1973
WCT 1974
WCT 1975
WCT 1976
WCT 1977
WCT 1982
WCT 1983
WCT 1984
WCT 1985
WCT tournaments returned to the Grand Prix stage after a three-year absence during 1982–84. There were only four events. The titles were split between Ivan Lendl and John McEnroe, winning two each. While McEnroe entered into all four, Lendl played just two and won both. McEnroe won the WCT Houston title, beating Kevin Curren in the final.The WCT Finals in Dallas saw the unexpected defeat of McEnroe in the quarterfinals by Joakim Nyström in three straight sets. The title was captured by Lendl, whose success completed a triplicate of titles in three weeks: Fort Myers on hard, Monte Carlo on clay and Dallas on the carpet. Other players have won three, even four, tournaments in successive weeks in the Open Era, but never on different surfaces.
In Atlanta, McEnroe won the final over Paul Annacone in three sets. The WCT Tournament of Champions in Forest Hills ended with much anticipated final between Lendl and McEnroe. Despite winning only two of his last 12 matches over McEnroe in ATP tournaments, Lendl beat McEnroe 6–3 6–3.
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| Mar 3 | Houston, USA | WCT Houston Shoot-Out | $300,000 Carpet |  WCT 1986The WCT Atlanta Championships tournament was marked by early exits of top seeds Stefan Edberg and Boris Becker in the first round. Edberg lost to Mikael Pernfors, and Becker lost to Tim Wilkison. In Dallas, Anders Järryd was the unexpected winner, having replaced the injured Ivan Lendl in the 12-player draw.
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