British Pro Championships
The British Pro Championships also known as the British Professional Championships [1] and British Professional Lawn Tennis Championships [2] is a defunct men's professional tennis tournament that was played on grass courts from 1920 to 1967. The tournament featured both singles and doubles competitions.[3]
British Pro Championships | |
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Defunct tennis tournament | |
Event name | British Pro Championships |
Tour | Pro tour (1920-1967) |
Founded | 1920 |
Abolished | 1967 |
Editions | 35 |
Location | Roehampton London Scarborough Eastbourne Great Britain |
History
The tournament was first staged in Roehampton on 2 August 1920, it was not hosted again for a further seven years until 1928 when it was staged in London England on 5 November 1928. The championships were played outdoors on grass courts and alternated between various locations from 1929 until the event ended on 13 August 1967.[4]
Venues
The tournament was staged in different locations for the duration of its run they included:[4]
Host city/town | years staged |
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Roehampton | 1920, 1929 |
London | 1928, 1930–31, 1934–35 |
Eastbourne | 1932-33, 1936–39, 1946–48, 1951–54, 1956–67 |
Scarborough | 1949-50, 1955, |
Men's singles
Previous champions included:[4]
Year | Location | Surface | Winner | Runner Up | Score | |
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1920 | Roehampton | Grass | Charles R. Read | Charles Hierons | 6-0, 8-6, 6-2 | |
1921–27 | Not held | |||||
1928 | London | Grass | Dan Maskell[5] | J. W. Pearce | 6-2, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 | |
1929 | Roehampton | Grass | Dan Maskell[5] | T. C. Jeffery | 6-2, 6-4, 6-2 | |
1930 | London | Grass | Dan Maskell[5] | T. C. Jeffery | 6-1, 6-0, 6-2 | |
1931 | London | Grass | Dan Maskell[5] | T. C. Jeffery | 8-6, 3-6, 6-3, 6-0 | |
1932 | Eastbourne | Grass | Dan Maskell[5] | T. C. Jeffery | 6-1, 6-3, 6-3 | |
1933 | Eastbourne | Grass | Dan Maskell[5] | T. C. Jeffery | 7-5, 6-4, 6-4 | |
1934 | London | Grass | Dan Maskell[5] | T. C. Jeffery | 6-1, 6-3, 6-1 | |
1935 | London | Grass | Dan Maskell[5] | F.H. Poulson | 6-3, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 | |
1936 | Eastbourne | Grass | Dan Maskell[5] | F.H. Poulson | 6-0, 6-0, 6-2 | |
1937 | Eastbourne | Grass | T. C. Jeffery | Dan Maskell | 6-8, 10-8, 13-11, 6-4 | |
1938 | Eastbourne | Grass | Dan Maskell[5] | T. C. Jeffery | w.o | |
1939 | Eastbourne | Grass | Dan Maskell[5] | T. C. Jeffery | 6-3, 6-4, 6-3 | |
1940–45 | Not held due to World War Two | |||||
1946 | Eastbourne | Grass | Dan Maskell[5] | J. W. Pearce | 6-2, 7-5, 8-6 | |
1947 | Eastbourne | Grass | Dan Maskell[5] | T. C. Jeffery | 8-6, 6-2, 6-2 | |
1948 | Eastbourne | Grass | Dan Maskell[5] | J. W. Pearce | 1-6, 6-2, 6-0, 6-3 | |
1949 | Scarborough | Grass | Dan Maskell[5] | Derek Bocquet | 7-5, 6-4, 6-2 | |
1950 | Scarborough | Grass | Dan Maskell[5] | Bill Moss | 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 | |
1951 | Eastbourne | Grass | Derek Bocquet | Bill Moss | 4-6, 6-1, 6-3, 6-0 | |
1952 | Eastbourne | Grass | Bill Moss | Arthur Gordon Roberts | 6-3, 6-1, 7-9, 6-3 | |
1953 | Eastbourne | Grass | Bill Moss | Arthur G. Moxham | 6-0, 7-5, 6-4 | |
1954 | Eastbourne | Grass | Arthur Gordon Roberts | Donald Tregonning | 6-2, 1-6, 6-4 6-3 | |
1955 | Scarborough | Grass | Arthur Gordon Roberts | Donald Tregonning | 7-5, 6-3, 6-4 | |
1956 | Eastbourne | Grass | Bill Moss | George Worthington | 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 | |
1957 | Eastbourne | Grass | George Worthington | Bill Moss | 6-4, 6-4, 1-6, 6-1 | |
1958 | Eastbourne | Grass | George Worthington | Bill Moss | 6-0, 6-2, 8-6 | |
1959 | Eastbourne | Grass | George Worthington | Bill Moss | 6-3, 6-0, 6-4 | |
1960 | Eastbourne | Grass | George Worthington | Bill Moss | 6-3, 7-5, 6-0 | |
1961 | Eastbourne | Grass | George Worthington | Bill Moss | 6-1, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 | |
1962 | Eastbourne | Grass | George Worthington | Bill Moss | 6-0, 6-1, 6-2 | |
1963 | Eastbourne | Grass | John Melhuish | J.M. Watson | 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 | |
1964 | Eastbourne | Grass | George Worthington | John Melhuish | 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 | |
1965 | Eastbourne | Grass | Bill Moss | Robert Griffin | 0-6, 6-2, 6-3, 6-1 | |
1966 | Eastbourne | Grass | John Horn | Robert Griffin | Shared title due to weather | |
1967 | Eastbourne | Grass | John Horn | Charles R. Applewhaite | 3-6, 3-6, 6-3, 9-7, 6-4 | |
References
- Edwards, Bill (11 December 1992). "Obituary: Dan Maskell". The Independent. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
- "Pro. Lawn Tennis". Daily Advertiser (Wagga Wagga, NSW : 1911 - 1954). 21 August 1950. p. 12. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
- "LAWN TENNIS". Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954). 9 August 1934. p. 9. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
- Garcia, Gabriel. "BRITISH PRO CH. Tournament Roll of honour". thetennisbase.com. Madrid, Spain: Tennismem SL. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
- "Dan Maskell: Sport Obituaries". The Daily Telegraph, London, England. 11 December 1992. Archived from the original on 17 December 2009. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
Sources
- McCauley, Joe; Trabert, Tony; Collins, Bud (2000). The History of Professional Tennis. The Short Run Book Company Limited. Exeter. England.