The
U.S. Pro Tennis Championships were played each year from 1927 to 1999 (except 1944). Up to 1967, before the start of the "
Open Era
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", this tournament was regarded as part of the
professional grand slam. In 1963 the tournament failed financially but was revived in Boston without a break.
After
World War II
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Bobby Riggs
Robert Larimore Riggs (February 25, 1918 – October 25, 1995) was an American tennis champion who was the World No. 1 amateur in 1939 and World No. 1 professional in 1946 and 1947. He played his first professional tennis match on December ...
,
Pancho Segura
Francisco Olegario Segura (June 20, 1921 – November 18, 2017), better known as Pancho "Segoo" Segura, was a leading tennis player of the 1940s and 1950s, both as an amateur and as a professional. He was born in Guayaquil, Ecuador, but m ...
and
Pancho Gonzales
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won the Championships multiple times. Into the 1960s, the most frequent winners were
Rod Laver and
Ken Rosewall
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.
1946
1947
1948
1949
1950
1951
Cleveland
Forest Hills
1 withdrew due to injury.
1952
1953
1954
*Note – Sources vary as to which event was the U.S. Pro in 1954. At the time, Los Angeles had the semi-official title.
Los Angeles
Cleveland
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
See also
*
U.S. Pro Tennis Championships draws, 1927–1945
*
French Pro Championship draws
*
Wembley Professional Championships draws
References
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