Australian Pro

Australian Pro
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded1954
Abolished1966
LocationAdelaide, Melbourne,
Perth, Sydney
SurfaceGrass / outdoor

The Australian Pro was a men's professional tennis tournament held in 1954. It was billed as the Australian Professional Championships. In many later years, separate pro events were held in various Australian state capitals. From 1957 to 1959 Tournament of Champions events were held in Australia (in 1957 and 1959 in Sydney and 1958 in Melbourne). The Ampol Masters was held in 1958 at White City, Sydney.[1]

Singles finals

Australian Pro

Year Location Champion Runner-up Score
1954[2] Perth Frank Sedgman Pancho Segura 5–7, 6–3, 6–4 [3]

Western Australia Pro

Year Location Champion Runner-up Score
1957 Perth Tony Trabert Frank Sedgman 6–4, 6–3 [4][5]
1959 Perth Lew Hoad Ashley Cooper 6–1, 6–3 [6]
1964 Perth Rod Laver Ken Rosewall (Round Robin) [7]
1965 Perth Rod Laver Pancho Gonzales 7–5, 11–9
1966 Perth Rod Laver Ken Rosewall 6–2, 10–8 [8]

South Australia Pro

Year Location Champion Runner-up Score
1959 [9] Adelaide Lew Hoad Ken Rosewall 5–7, 7–5, 6–4 [10]
1962 Adelaide Ken Rosewall Andrés Gimeno 7–9, 6–3, 12–10, 6–4
1964 Adelaide Rod Laver Lew Hoad 7–5, 3–6, 6–0
1965 Adelaide Rod Laver Ken Rosewall 6–3, 6–4 [11]
1966 Adelaide Ken Rosewall Pierre Barthès 9–7, 3–6, 6–2 [8]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Sedgman has £2,000 victory". The Sydney Morning Herald. 5 February 1958. p. 17.
  2. ^ "The West Australian (Perth), 25 November 1954". West Australian. 25 November 1954.
  3. ^ "Pro. title goes to Sedgman". The Sun-Herald. 28 November 1954. p. 40 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ McCauley (2000), p. 205
  5. ^ "Frank down to Trabert". The Argus (Melbourne). 7 January 1957. p. 15 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ McCauley (2000), p. 211
  7. ^ McCauley (2000), p. 231
  8. ^ a b McCauley (2000), p. 240
  9. ^ "Australian Pro: Tournament Roll of honour". thetennisbase.com. The Tennis Base. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  10. ^ McCauley (2000), p. 212
  11. ^ McCauley (2000), p. 235

Sources

  • McCauley, Joe (2000). The History of Professional Tennis. Windsor: The Short Run Book Company Limited.
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