World Championship Tennis (WCT)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/World_Championship_Tennis_(WCT)

GPTKB entity

Statements (97)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	professional tennis tour
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:foldedInYear	1990
gptkbp:foundedBy	gptkb:Lamar_Hunt
gptkbp:foundedYear	1967
gptkbp:headquartersLocation	gptkb:Dallas,_Texas
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	World Championship Tennis (WCT)
gptkbp:mainEvent	gptkb:WCT_Finals
gptkbp:mergedInto	gptkb:Grand_Prix_tennis_circuit
gptkbp:notablePlayer	gptkb:Arthur_Ashe gptkb:Björn_Borg gptkb:Guillermo_Vilas gptkb:Ilie_Năstase gptkb:Ivan_Lendl gptkb:John_McEnroe gptkb:Ken_Rosewall gptkb:Rod_Laver gptkb:Stan_Smith gptkb:Jimmy_Connors gptkb:Vitas_Gerulaitis gptkb:John_Newcombe
gptkbp:rival	gptkb:Grand_Prix_tennis_circuit
gptkbp:significance	helped usher in the Open Era of tennis
gptkbp:sponsor	gptkb:Dunlop gptkb:Tecnifibre gptkb:Kellogg's gptkb:Benson_&_Hedges gptkb:Dunlop_Slazenger gptkb:Adidas gptkb:American_Airlines gptkb:American_Express gptkb:Barclays gptkb:Colgate-Palmolive gptkb:DuPont gptkb:HSBC gptkb:IBM gptkb:Mercedes-Benz gptkb:Nike gptkb:Rolex gptkb:Slazenger gptkb:Spalding gptkb:Trans_World_Airlines gptkb:Umbro gptkb:Under_Armour gptkb:Volvo gptkb:Fila gptkb:Asics gptkb:Anta_Sports gptkb:Converse gptkb:Erreà gptkb:Head gptkb:Hummel gptkb:Kelme gptkb:Lacoste gptkb:Le_Coq_Sportif gptkb:New_Balance gptkb:Pepsi gptkb:Puma gptkb:Seiko gptkb:Wilson_Sporting_Goods gptkb:Crocs gptkb:Saucony gptkb:Skechers gptkb:Ellesse gptkb:Canon gptkb:Mizuno gptkb:Panasonic gptkb:Toyota gptkb:Buick gptkb:Citibank gptkb:Patrick gptkb:Virginia_Slims gptkb:Chase_Manhattan_Bank gptkb:Reebok gptkb:Brooks_Sports gptkb:Philip_Morris gptkb:Joma gptkb:Diadora gptkb:Marlboro gptkb:Li-Ning gptkb:Babolat gptkb:Yonex gptkb:K-Swiss gptkb:Sergio_Tacchini gptkb:Kraft_Foods gptkb:Union_76 Champion Brut Prince Sports Lotto Sport Italia Penn Racquet Sports
gptkbp:sport	tennis
gptkbp:status	defunct
gptkbp:televisionShow	gptkb:CBS gptkb:NBC
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:World_Championship_Tennis_circuit
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7