The Queen's Club Pro

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tournament was held in 1927 and 1928. It went by the name of the Professional Championship of the World in 1927, gaining the tournament great notability. The tournament was held in October on

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Queen's Club The Queen's Club is a private sporting club in Barons Court, West Kensington, London, England. The club hosts the annual Queen's Club Championships grass court lawn tennis tournament (currently known as the "HSBC Championships" for spo ...

, with the hopes that it would become a permanent fixture like the amateur championships ( Grand Slams), and be considered one of the major pro events like the US Pro and

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. It was discontinued and wasn't held in 1929.Tennis Server - Between The Lines - History of the Pro Tennis Wars, Chapter 2, part 2: 1929-1930
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Past finals

Singles

References

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Past finals

Singles

See also

References