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28 de abr. de 1975 · It charges that leaders of the A.T.P. violated antitrust laws by allegedly conspiring with organizers of the French Open to bar Connors and others from that tournament because they were not...
The lawsuits stemmed from the French Open banning Connors in 1974 after he had signed a contract to play World Team Tennis (WTT) for the Baltimore Banners. Connors was seeking to enter the French Open, but the ATP and French officials opposed WTT because of scheduling conflicts, so the entries of WTT players were refused between 1974 and 1978.
28 de may. de 1992 · Connors was banned from the 1974 French Open after signing a contract with the now-defunct World Team Tennis. All WTT players were disqualified.
Connors and Goolagong. World no. 2 Jimmy Connors and Evonne Goolagong were banned from playing in the 1974 French Open by Philippe Chatrier, president of the French Tennis Federation (FTF), because both had signed contracts to play in the World Team Tennis league in the United States.
Connors was denied a shot at the Grand Slam because he was banned from the French Open that year after signing to play in World Team Tennis. Because the Association of Tennis Pros (which...
14 de may. de 1975 · The French ban deprived him of a chance to win the grand slam; he had already captured the Australian title and went on to win at Wimbledon and Forest Hills to become the world's No. 1 player.
In 1974 he and Riordan began bringing lawsuits, eventually amounting to $10 million, against the ATP and its president, Arthur Ashe, for allegedly restricting his freedom in the game. It stemmed from Connors' banning from the French Open in 1974 after he had signed a contract to play WTT (World Team Tennis) for Baltimore.
