featuring
The greatest professionals in the world today.
Ken Rosewall, holder of the BBC-2 Trophy
Rod Laver, legendary winner of the Grand Slam
Pancho Gonzales, winner of the 1966 BBC-2 championship and one of the great professional tennis players of all time
and making his professional debut in this country Roy Emerson, Wimbledon champion 1964 and 1965
The Semi-Finals and Final of the BBC-2 World Tennis Championship for a first prize of £2,500, the largest offered in this country for a single evening's competition also
The first professional appearance in Britain of the reigning Wimbledon Ladies Champion
Billie Jean King (U.S.A.) partnered by Rosemary Casals (U.S.A.) in a doubles match against Ann Jones (Great Britain) and Francoise Durr (France).
On the eve of a new era in world tennis-the first open championship begins at Bournemouth next week-the world's top players make their first appearance of the year in Britain.
Tonight at the Empire Pool and Sports Arena, Wembley, David Coleman introduces the programme and interviews the personalities.
Dan Maskell and Jack Kramer provide the commentaries.
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