Championship Tennis is a Canadian sports television series which aired on CBC Television in 1968.
Premise Episodes consisted of round-robin tennis tournaments among amateur players from six nations. Games were edited and condensed to fit a one-hour time slot.
Colour commentary was provided by Robert Bédard with Bob McDevitt providing other play commentary. Alex Trebek was the series host.
The first episode featured a match between Ramanathan Krishnan (India) and Mike Belkin (Canada). Belkin faced Manuel Santana (Spain) on 19 October. Thomaz Koch (Brazil) and Tom Okker (Netherlands) competed in the 7 December 1968 episode.
Production The series was recorded in Quebec City at the Civil Employees Tennis Club (club de tennis des employs civils).
Scheduling This hour-long series was broadcast Saturdays at 1 p.m. from 7 September to 28 December 1968.
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