Championship Tennis
| Championship Tennis | |
|---|---|
| Genre | sports |
| Presented by | Alex Trebek |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Ronald Corey |
| Production location | Quebec City |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBC Television |
| Release | 7 September – 28 December 1968 |
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.[1]
Colour commentary was provided by Robert Bédard with Bob McDevitt providing other play commentary. Alex Trebek was the series host.[2]
The first episode featured a match between Ramanathan Krishnan (India) and Mike Belkin (Canada).[3] Belkin faced Manuel Santana (Spain) on 19 October.[4] Thomaz Koch (Brazil) and Tom Okker (Netherlands) competed in the 7 December 1968 episode.[2]
Production
The series was recorded in Quebec City at the Civil Employees Tennis Club (club de tennis des employs civils).[2]
Scheduling
This hour-long series was broadcast Saturdays at 1 p.m. from 7 September to 28 December 1968.[1]
References
- 1 2 Allan, Blaine. "Championship Tennis" (PDF). CBC Television Series, 1952-1982. Queen's University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- 1 2 3 "CBOT Highlights". Ottawa Journal. 7 December 1968. p. 52. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- ↑ "Weekend TV Previews". The Gazette. Montreal. 7 September 1968. p. 46. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- ↑ "CBOT Highlights". Ottawa Journal. 19 October 1968. p. 50. Retrieved 11 November 2020.