U.S. Pro Tennis Championships

U.S. Pro Tennis Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
TourPro tours (1927–69)
Grand Prix Circuit (1970–89)
ATP World Tour (1997–99)
Founded1927
Abolished1999
LocationUnited States
VenueMultiple
SurfaceGrass, Clay, Wood, Hard

The U.S. Pro Tennis Championships (for a period from 1951 to 1962 billed as the Cleveland International Pro or Cleveland World Pro Tennis Championships[1]) was the oldest professional tennis tournament played until its final year of 1999 and is considered to have been a professional major from 1927–1967 until the advent of Open Era. In 1953, 1955, 1956, and 1960, the Cleveland World Pro had a women's draw, with Pauline Betz winning the first three of these, and defeating the reigning U.S. women's champion Doris Hart in the 1956 final.[2] Althea Gibson defeated Pauline Betz in the 1960 women's final.[3]

History

American's first prominent professional player, Vincent Richards, arranged what became the first U.S. Professionals by negotiating with Doc Kelton to have a tournament played at the Notlek Tennis Club, located at 119th Street and Riverside Drive in Manhattan, New York, on September 23–25, 1927.[4][5] Richards, tour pro Howard Kinsey and teaching pros from the eastern U.S. comprised the field, with Richards defeating Kinsey in the final in straight sets, a victory which earned him $1,000 first-prize money.[5]

The tournament was held annually at various locations, including the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, New York City; the South Shore Tennis Club in Chicago; in Rye, New York; at the Terrace Club in Brooklyn; the Chicago Town and Tennis Club in Chicago; at the L.A. Tennis Club in Los Angeles; at various clubs around Cleveland, Ohio and Cleveland Arena in Cleveland. In 1951, two U.S. Pro events were held, one at Cleveland won by Frank Kovacs and another at Forest Hills won by Pancho Segura. In 1954, the USPLTA authorized Kramer to hold the U.S. Pro Championships at the L.A. Tennis Club in California, Gonzales winning the event, and the Benrus Cup (emblematic of the U.S. Pro) was awarded to Gonzales.[6] There are two U.S. Pro events listed here for both 1951 (Cleveland and Forest Hills) and for 1954 (Cleveland and L.A. Tennis Club). Gonzales won two U.S. Pro titles in 1954. Its final permanent home was the Longwood Cricket Club in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, where it was held from 1964 to 1999. It became part of the Grand Prix Tennis Tour shortly after the advent of open tennis in 1968. From 1970 to 1977, it was a prominent tournament of the Grand Prix Super Series. It then became a tennis event within the ATP Tour with reorganization of the top tier of pro tour tennis.

The tournament was later played on Har-Tru clay courts and was initially an important tune-up event for the US Open. But when this Grand Slam tournament moved to hardcourts in 1978, the U.S. Professionals did not follow suit, electing instead to hold its tournament during the US clay court season in early summer instead of during its hitherto pre-Open Era (late summer) time slot. Remaining a clay event into the 1990s, it was a non-ATP exhibition event from 1990 through 1995. During the last stint of the tournament, from 1997 to 1999, it was again an ATP event and was played on hardcourts.

Pancho Gonzales holds the record for most wins with nine, two of those wins in the multiple year of 1954.[5][7]

Past finals

Singles

Year Champions Runners-up Score Venue Surface
Professional era
1927 Vincent Richards Howard Kinsey 11–9, 6–4, 6–3 Notlek Tennis Club, Manhattan Grass
1928 Vinny Richards Karel Koželuh 8–6, 6–3, 0–6, 6–2 West Side Tennis Club Grass
1929 Karel Koželuh Vinny Richards 6–4, 6–4, 4–6, 4–6, 7–5 West Side Tennis Club Grass
1930 Vinny Richards Karel Koželuh 2–6, 10–8, 6–3, 6–4 West Side Tennis Club Grass
1931 Bill Tilden Vinny Richards 7–5, 6–2, 6–1 West Side Tennis Club Grass
1932 Karel Koželuh Hans Nüsslein 6–2, 6–2, 7–5 South Shore Country Club Clay
1933 Vinny Richards Frank Hunter 6–3, 6–0, 6–2 Westchester Country Club Grass
1934 Hans Nüsslein Karel Koželuh 6–4, 6–2, 1–6, 7–5 South Shore Country Club Clay
1935 Bill Tilden Karel Koželuh 0–6, 6–1, 6–4, 0–6, 6–4 Terrace Club, Brooklyn Clay
1936 Joe Whalen Charles Wood 4–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–3 Tudor City Tennis Club, New York Clay
1937[a] Karel Koželuh Bruce Barnes 6–2, 6–3, 4–6, 4–6, 6–1 Greenbrier Clay
1938 Fred Perry Bruce Barnes 6–3, 6–2, 6–4 Chicago Arena Canvas (i)
1939 Ellsworth Vines Fred Perry 8–6, 6–8, 6–1, 20–18 Beverly Hills Tennis Club Hard
1940 Don Budge Fred Perry 6–3, 5–7, 6–4, 6–3 Chicago Town and Tennis Club Clay
1941 Fred Perry Dick Skeen 6–4, 6–8, 6–2, 6–3 Chicago Town and Tennis Club Clay
1942 Don Budge Bobby Riggs 6–2, 6–2, 6–2 West Side Tennis Club Grass
1943 Bruce Barnes John Nogrady 6–1, 7–9, 7–5, 4–6, 6–3 Fort Knox Clay
1944 not held
1945 Welby Van Horn John Nogrady 6–4, 6–2, 6–2 Rips Tennis Courts, Manhattan Clay
1946 Bobby Riggs Don Budge 6–3, 6–1, 6–1 West Side Tennis Club Grass
1947 Bobby Riggs Don Budge 3–6, 6–3, 10–8, 4–6, 6–3 West Side Tennis Club Grass
1948 Jack Kramer Bobby Riggs 14–12, 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 West Side Tennis Club Grass
1949 Bobby Riggs Don Budge 9–7, 3–6, 6–3, 7–5 West Side Tennis Club Grass
1950 Pancho Segura Frank Kovacs 6–1, 1–6, 8–6, 4–4 ret. Skating Club, Cleveland Clay (i)
1951 Frank Kovacs Pancho Segura 6–2, 3–6, 6–3, 1–6, 9–7 Lakewood, Cleveland Cement (i)
1951[b][c] Pancho Segura Pancho Gonzales 6–3, 6–4, 6–2r[31] West Side Tennis Club Grass
1952 Pancho Segura Pancho Gonzales 3–6, 6–4, 3–6, 6–4, 6–0 Lakewood, Cleveland Cement (i)
1953 Pancho Gonzales Don Budge 4–6, 6–4, 7–5, 6–2 Lakewood, Cleveland Cement (i)
1954 Pancho Gonzales Frank Sedgman 6-3, 9-7, 3-6, 6-2 Cleveland Arena, Cleveland Hard (i)
1954[d] Pancho Gonzales Pancho Segura 6–4, 4–6, 2–6, 6–2, 6–4[37] Los Angeles Tennis Club Cement
1955[e] Pancho Gonzales Pancho Segura 21–16, 19–21, 21–8, 20–22, 21–19v Cleveland Arena Hard (i)
1956 Pancho Gonzales Pancho Segura 21–15, 13–21, 21–14, 22–20v Cleveland Arena Hard (i)
*1956 Pauline Betz Doris Hart 21-16, 19-21, 21-12 Cleveland Arena (Women's event) Hard (i)
1957 Pancho Gonzales Pancho Segura 6–3, 3–6, 7–5, 6–1 Cleveland Arena Hard (i)
1958 Pancho Gonzales Lew Hoad 3–6, 4–6, 14–12, 6–1, 6–4 Cleveland Arena Hard (i)
1959 Pancho Gonzales Lew Hoad 6–4, 6–2, 6–4 Cleveland Arena Hard (i)
1960 Alex Olmedo Tony Trabert 7–5, 6–4 Cleveland Arena Hard (i)
*1960 Althea Gibson Pauline Betz 7-5, 2-6, 6-5 Cleveland Arena (Women's event) Hard (i)
1961 Pancho Gonzales Frank Sedgman 6–3, 7–5 Cleveland Arena Hard (i)
1962 Butch Buchholz Pancho Segura 6–4, 6–3, 6–4 Cleveland Arena Hard (i)
1963 Ken Rosewall Rod Laver 6–4, 6–2, 6–2 West Side Tennis Club Grass
1964 Rod Laver Pancho Gonzales 4–6, 6–3, 7–5, 6–4 Longwood Cricket Club Grass
1965 Ken Rosewall Rod Laver 6–4, 6–3, 6–3 Longwood Cricket Club Grass
1966 Rod Laver Ken Rosewall 6–4, 4–6, 6–2, 8–10, 6–3 Longwood Cricket Club Grass
1967 Rod Laver Andrés Gimeno 4–6, 6–4, 6–3, 7–5 Longwood Cricket Club Grass
Open Era
1968 Rod Laver John Newcombe 6–4, 6–4, 9–7 Longwood Cricket Club Grass
1969 Rod Laver John Newcombe 7–5, 6–2, 4–6, 6–1 Longwood Cricket Club Hard
1970 Tony Roche Rod Laver 3–6, 6–4, 1–6, 6–2, 6–2 Longwood Cricket Club Hard
1971 Ken Rosewall Cliff Drysdale 6–4, 6–3, 6–0 Longwood Cricket Club Hard
1972 Bob Lutz Tom Okker 6–4, 2–6, 6–4, 6–4 Longwood Cricket Club Hard
1973[38] Jimmy Connors Arthur Ashe 6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 3–6, 6–2 Longwood Cricket Club Hard
1974 Björn Borg Tom Okker 7–6, 6–1, 6–1 Longwood Cricket Club Clay
1975 Björn Borg Guillermo Vilas 6–3, 6–4, 6–2 Longwood Cricket Club Clay
1976 Björn Borg Harold Solomon 6–7, 6–4, 6–1, 6–2 Longwood Cricket Club Clay
1977 Manuel Orantes Eddie Dibbs 7–6, 7–5, 6–4 Longwood Cricket Club Clay
1978 Manuel Orantes Harold Solomon 6–4, 6–3 Longwood Cricket Club Clay
1979 José Higueras Hans Gildemeister 6–3, 6–1 Longwood Cricket Club Clay
1980 Eddie Dibbs José Luis Clerc 6–2, 6–1 Longwood Cricket Club Clay
1981 José Luis Clerc Hans Gildemeister 0–6, 6–2, 6–2 Longwood Cricket Club Clay
1982 Guillermo Vilas Mel Purcell 6–4, 6–0 Longwood Cricket Club Clay
1983 José Luis Clerc Jimmy Arias 6–3, 3–6, 6–0 Longwood Cricket Club Clay
1984 Aaron Krickstein José Luis Clerc 7–6, 3–6, 6–4 Longwood Cricket Club Clay
1985 Mats Wilander Martín Jaite 6–2, 6–4 Longwood Cricket Club Clay
1986 Andrés Gómez Martín Jaite 7–5, 6–4 Longwood Cricket Club Clay
1987 Mats Wilander Kent Carlsson 7–6, 6–1 Longwood Cricket Club Clay
1988 Thomas Muster Lawson Duncan 6–2, 6–2 Longwood Cricket Club Clay
1989 Andrés Gómez Mats Wilander 6–1, 6–4 Longwood Cricket Club Clay
1990[f] Martín Jaite Libor Němeček 7–5, 6–3 Longwood Cricket Club Clay
1991 Andrés Gómez Andrei Cherkasov 7–5, 6–4 Longwood Cricket Club Clay
1992 Ivan Lendl Richey Reneberg 6–3, 6–3 Longwood Cricket Club Hard
1993 Ivan Lendl Todd Martin 5–7, 6–3, 7–6 Longwood Cricket Club Hard
1994 Ivan Lendl MaliVai Washington 7–5, 7–6 Longwood Cricket Club Hard
1995 not completed due to rain
1996 not held
1997 Sjeng Schalken Marcelo Ríos 7–5, 6–3 Longwood Cricket Club Hard
1998 Michael Chang Paul Haarhuis 6–3, 6–4 Longwood Cricket Club Hard
1999 Marat Safin Greg Rusedski 6–4, 7–6(13–11) Longwood Cricket Club Hard

Notes:

  1. ^ This tournament, the first pro event open to amateur players, is considered by some as both the U.S. Pro Tennis Championship and first "U.S. Open" event (then the U.S. Open was again held from 1938 to 1941 at Greenbrier but as a separate event from the U.S. Pro held in Chicago or in L.A).
  2. ^ These tournaments from 1951–1962, were billed as the Cleveland International Pro or Cleveland World Pro Championship. In 1951, a U.S. Pro was held at Forest Hills authorized by the USPLTA, and an International Pro was held at Cleveland, which was designated as the U.S. Pro by the PTPA (Professional Tennis Players Association). The Cleveland event in 1951 awarded the Benrus Cup, emblematic of the U.S. Pro. There was no USPLTA U.S. Pro event held in 1952 or 1953, but the Cleveland International Pro was held in those years and was regarded as the U.S. Pro by the PTPA.[8][9][10][11][12] In 1954, the USPLTA authorized Kramer to hold the U.S. Pro at L.A. Tennis Club in Los Angeles (this was the successor tournament to the 1951 U.S. Pro at Forest Hills and Segura was the defending champion).[13] The International Pro and World Pro events at Cleveland from 1951-62 were not authorized by the USPLTA to be the U.S. Pro, and were not billed as the U.S. Pro.[14] The USPLTA were an organisation of teaching professionals but some of the touring professionals did enter the Cleveland World Pro (or U.S. Pro) events in this period.[15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22] In some interviews in the 1950s, Gonzales and Segura referred to the Cleveland World Pro as "the National" or the "U.S. National Professional Championships".[23] There were many newspaper and magazine articles in the 1950s that also referred to the Cleveland World Pro as the U.S. Pro.[24][16][25][26][27][28][29][30]
  3. ^ For 1951, the tournament was played under Round Robin format with Segura 4–0 and Gonzalez 3–1 as final standings.
  4. ^ In 1954, the USPLTA authorized Kramer to hold the U.S. Pro Championship at the Los Angeles Tennis Club, Gonzales winning the final over Segura in five sets.[13] The Benrus Cup was awarded to Gonzales. This tournament was the successor event to the 1951 Forest Hills U.S. Pro, and Segura was deemed to be defending champion of this version of the U.S. Pro,[13] but there were U.S. Pro events held at Cleveland in 1951, 1952, 1953, and 1954.[32][33][34][35][36]
  5. ^ For 1955–56, the matches were played under Van Alen scoring system.
  6. ^ From 1990 to 1995, the U.S. Pro was an exhibition event and not part of the ATP tour.

Doubles

Year Champions Runners-up Score Venue Surface
Professional era
1927 no doubles event Notlek Tennis Club, Manhattan Grass
1928 no doubles event West Side Tennis Club Grass
1929 Karel Koželuh
Vincent Richards		 Wallace Johnson
Howard Kinsey		 5–7, 6–1, 6–3, 6–1 West Side Tennis Club Grass
1930 Howard Kinsey
Vincent Richards		 Karel Koželuh
Roman Najuch		 6–2, 15–13, 7–5 West Side Tennis Club Grass
1931 Howard Kinsey
Vincent Richards		 Frank Hunter
Bill Tilden		 7–9, 7–5, 3–6, 6–4, 6–3 West Side Tennis Club Grass
1932 Bruce Barnes
Bill Tilden		 Albert Burke
Karel Koželuh		 6–2, 6–1, 6–3 South Shore Country Club Clay
1933 Vincent Richards
Charles Wood		 Frank Hunter
Theodore Rericha		 6–4, 6–3, 5–7, 6–3 Westchester Country Club Grass
1934 Bruce Barnes
Emmett Paré		 Paul Heston
Ellsworth Vines		 6–1, 6–4, 7–5 South Shore Country Club Clay
1935 George Lott
Lester Stoefen		 Morty Bernstein
Alfred Chapin		 6–2, 6–3, 6–3 Terrace Club, Brooklyn Clay
1936 Harold Blauer
Charles Wood		 William Ellis
William Kenney		 6–4, 4–1, 6–2[39] Tudor City Tennis Club, New York Clay
1937 George Lott
Vincent Richards		 Bruce Barnes
Karel Koželuh		 1–6, 6–8, 6–3, 7–5, 9–7 Greenbrier Clay
1938 Fred Perry
Vincent Richards		 Bruce Barnes
Berkeley Bell		 6–4, 2–6, 7–5, 13–11 Chicago Arena Canvas (i)
1939 Bruce Barnes
Keith Gledhill		 Fred Perry
Ellsworth Vines		 6–2, 7–5, 11–9 Beverly Hills Tennis Club Hard
1940 Don Budge
Fred Perry		 Vincent Richards
Bill Tilden		 7–5, 6–3, 9–7[40] Chicago Town and Tennis Club Clay
1941 Don Budge
Fred Perry		 Keith Gledhill
Lester Stoefen		 6–4, 6–4, 6–3 Chicago Town and Tennis Club Clay
1942 Don Budge
Bobby Riggs		 Bruce Barnes
Frank Kovacs		 2–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–3 West Side Tennis Club Grass
1943 Bruce Barnes
Gene Mako		 Berkeley Bell
John Nogrady		 6–4, 6–0, 6–0 Fort Knox Clay
1944 not held
1945 Vincent Richards
Bill Tilden		 Dick Skeen
Welby Van Horn		 7–5, 6–4, 6–2 Rips Tennis Courts, Manhattan Clay
1946 Frank Kovacs
Fred Perry		 Bobby Riggs
Welby Van Horn		 1–6, 6–3, 7–5, 6–4[41] West Side Tennis Club Grass
1947 Don Budge
Bobby Riggs		 Frank Kovacs
Fred Perry		 7–5, 9–7, 4–6, 11–9 West Side Tennis Club Grass
1948 Jack Kramer
Pancho Segura		 Don Budge
Bobby Riggs		 4–6, 5–7, 6–2, 7–5, 8–6 West Side Tennis Club Grass
1949 Don Budge
Frank Kovacs		 Carl Earn
John Faunce		 6–2, 6–2, 6–4 West Side Tennis Club Grass
1950 Frank Kovacs
Welby Van Horn		 Frank Parker
Pancho Segura		 1–6, 6–4, 6–4 Skating Club, Cleveland Clay (i)
1951 no doubles event Lakewood, Cleveland Cement (i)
1951 Pancho Gonzales
Pancho Segura		 Frank Parker
Bobby Riggs		 West Side Tennis Club Grass
1952 no doubles event Lakewood, Cleveland Cement (i)
1953 Don Budge
Pancho Gonzales		 Carl Earn
Bob Rogers[42]		 6–1, 6–4 Lakewood, Cleveland Cement (i)
1954 Pancho Gonzales
Pancho Segura		 Don Budge
Frank Sedgman		 11-9, 3-6, 6-3 Cleveland Arena, Cleveland Hard (i)
1954 Frank Sedgman
Jack Kramer		 Pancho Gonzales
Pancho Segura		 6–2, 6–2, 6–4[43] Los Angeles Tennis Club Cement
1955 Jack Kramer
Pancho Segura		 Don Budge
Pancho Gonzales		 24–22, 21–16, 21–18[44] Cleveland Arena Hard (i)
1956 Rex Hartwig
Tony Trabert		 Pancho Gonzales
Pancho Segura		 18–21, 21–11, 21–14, 13–21, 23–21 Cleveland Arena Hard (i)
1957 Pancho Gonzales
Ken Rosewall		 Dinny Pails
Pancho Segura		 6–1, 6–4 Cleveland Arena Hard (i)
1958 Pancho Gonzales
Pancho Segura		 Lew Hoad
Tony Trabert		 W/O Cleveland Arena Hard (i)
1959 no doubles event Cleveland Arena Hard (i)
1960 Ashley Cooper
Alex Olmedo		 Pancho Segura
Tony Trabert		 6–3, 6–4 Cleveland Arena Hard (i)
1961 Andrés Gimeno
Frank Sedgman		 Pancho Gonzales
Barry MacKay (tennis)		 7–5, 7–5 Cleveland Arena Hard (i)
1962 Butch Buchholz Barry MacKay Don Budge
Pancho Segura		 6–2, 6–3 Cleveland Arena Hard (i)
1963 Rod Laver
Ken Rosewall		 Butch Buchholz Alex Olmedo 10–8, 8–6, 6–4 West Side Tennis Club Grass
1964 no doubles event Longwood Cricket Club Grass
1965 no doubles event Longwood Cricket Club Grass
1966 Butch Buchholz
Rod Laver		 Lew Hoad
Ken Rosewall		 6–4, 2–6, 6–4 Longwood Cricket Club Grass
1967 Dennis Ralston
Ken Rosewall		 Pierre Barthès
Andrés Gimeno		 16–14, 7–5 Longwood Cricket Club Grass
Open Era
1968 no doubles event Longwood Cricket Club Grass
1969 Pancho Gonzales
Rod Laver		 John Newcombe
Tony Roche		 6–4, 5–7, 6–4 Longwood Cricket Club Hard
1970 Roy Emerson
Rod Laver		 Ismail El Shafei
Torben Ulrich		 6–1, 7–6 Longwood Cricket Club Hard
1971 Roy Emerson
Rod Laver		 Tom Okker
Marty Riessen		 6–4, 6–4 Longwood Cricket Club Hard
1972 John Newcombe
Tony Roche		 Arthur Ashe
Bob Lutz		 6–3, 1–6, 7–6 Longwood Cricket Club Hard
1973 Stan Smith
Erik van Dillen		 Ismail El Shafei
Marty Riessen		 4–6, 6–4, 7–5 Longwood Cricket Club Hard
1974 Bob Lutz
Stan Smith		 Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
Marty Riessen		 3–6, 6–4, 6–3 Longwood Cricket Club Clay
1975 Brian Gottfried
Raúl Ramírez		 John Andrews
Mike Estep		 4–6, 6–3, 7–6 Longwood Cricket Club Clay
1976 Ray Ruffels
Allan Stone		 Mike Cahill
John Whitlinger		 3–6, 6–3, 7–6 Longwood Cricket Club Clay
1977 Bob Lutz
Stan Smith		 Brian Gottfried
Bob Hewitt		 6–3, 6–4 Longwood Cricket Club Clay
1978 Víctor Pecci
Balázs Taróczy		 Heinz Günthardt
Van Winitsky		 6–3, 3–6, 6–1 Longwood Cricket Club Clay
1979 Syd Ball
Kim Warwick		 Heinz Günthardt
Pavel Složil		 not played Longwood Cricket Club Clay
1980 Gene Mayer
Sandy Mayer		 Hans Gildemeister
Andrés Gómez		 1–6, 6–4, 6–4 Longwood Cricket Club Clay
1981 Raúl Ramírez
Pavel Složil		 Hans Gildemeister
Andrés Gómez		 6–4, 7–6 Longwood Cricket Club Clay
1982 Craig Wittus
Steve Meister		 Freddie Sauer
Schalk van der Merwe		 6–2, 6–3 Longwood Cricket Club Clay
1983 Mark Dickson
Cássio Motta		 Hans Gildemeister
Belus Prajoux		 7–5, 6–3 Longwood Cricket Club Clay
1984 Ken Flach
Robert Seguso		 Gary Donnelly
Ernie Fernandez		 6–4, 6–4 Longwood Cricket Club Clay
1985 Libor Pimek
Slobodan Živojinović		 Peter McNamara
Paul McNamee		 2–6, 6–4, 7–6 Longwood Cricket Club Clay
1986 Hans Gildemeister
Andrés Gómez		 Dan Cassidy
Mel Purcell		 4–6, 7–5, 6–0 Longwood Cricket Club Clay
1987 Hans Gildemeister
Andrés Gómez		 Mats Wilander
Joakim Nyström		 7–6, 3–6, 6–1 Longwood Cricket Club Clay
1988 Jorge Lozano
Todd Witsken		 Bruno Orešar
Jaime Yzaga		 6–2, 7–5 Longwood Cricket Club Clay
1989 Andrés Gómez
Alberto Mancini		 Todd Nelson
Phil Williamson		 7–6, 6–2 Longwood Cricket Club Clay
1990–96 not held
1997 Jacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis		 Dave Randall
Jack Waite		 6–3, 7–6(7–3) Longwood Cricket Club Hard
1998 Jacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis		 Chris Haggard
Jack Waite		 6–3, 6–2 Longwood Cricket Club Hard
1999 Guillermo Cañas
Martín García		 Marius Barnard
T.J. Middleton		 5–7, 7–6(7–2), 6–3 Longwood Cricket Club Hard

Source:[45]

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Tennis Abstract: Pauline Betz Match Results, Splits, and Analysis".
  3. ^ McCauley, p. 100
  4. ^ "24 Sep 1927, Page 7, The Brooklyn Daily Eagle". bklyn.newspapers.com.
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  6. ^ The Los Angeles Times, 14 June 1954
  7. ^ Kramer, Jack (1981). The game : my 40 years in tennis. London: Deutsch. p. 244. ISBN 0233973079.
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  13. ^ a b c The Los Angeles Times, 11 May 1954
  14. ^ "Renowned players grace USPTA Championships". USPTA. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  15. ^ "The Philadelphia Inquirer, 20 December 1953". newspapers.com. 20 December 1953.
  16. ^ a b Harold E. Donohue (July 1956). "Pancho Gonzales: Mixed-Up Champion". Pageant. p. 112.
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  22. ^ "Star Press (Muncie), 18 March 1957". newspapers.com. 18 March 1957.
  23. ^ Man with a racket: The autobiography of Pancho Gonzales (1959), p.111
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  44. ^ "Gonzales Defends Net Honors". The Akron Beacon Journal. 1955-04-04. p. 19.
  45. ^ McCauley (2000), pp. 256–257.

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