Former English tennis tournament
Tennis tournament
Slazenger Pro Championships Event name Slazenger Pro Championships Tour Pro tour Founded 1946 Abolished 1964 Editions 19 Location Scarborough Eastbourne EnglandSurface Grass
The Slazenger Pro Championships [ 1] is a defunct men's professional tennis tournament that was played on outdoor grass courts from 1946 to 1964. It featured both singles and doubles competitions.[ 2]
The tournament was staged at two locations in England: first in Scarborough , North Yorkshire (1946–1955 & 1957) and later in Eastbourne , East Sussex [ 1] (1955–1956, 1958–1964).
Year
Location
Surface
Winner
Runner-up
Score
1946
Scarborough
Grass
Dan Maskell
J. W. Pearce
6–1, 7–5, 6–1
1947
Scarborough
Grass
Dan Maskell (2)
J. W. Pearce
6–2, 6–2, 7–5
1948
Scarborough
Grass
Fred Perry [ 3]
Yvon Petra
3–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–1[ 4]
1949
Scarborough
Grass
Jack Kramer
Don Budge
4–6, 7–5, 6–2, 6–4[ 5]
1950
Scarborough
Grass
Fred Perry[ 3] (2)
Salem Khaled
6–3, 2–6, 6–3, 6–3[ 6]
1951
Scarborough
Grass
Fred Perry[ 3] (3)
Francesco Romanoni
6–2, 6–4, 6–3[ 7]
1952
Scarborough
Grass
Pancho Gonzales
Pancho Segura
15-13, 6–3, 6–3[ 8]
1953 [ 9]
Scarborough
Grass
Pancho Segura
Frank Sedgman
2–6, 6–4, 3–6, 6–4, 8–6[ 10]
1954
Scarborough
Grass
Peter Cawthorn [ 2]
Arthur Gordon Roberts
6–4, 7–5, 7–5[ 11]
1955
Eastbourne
Grass
Pancho Gonzales (2)
Pancho Segura
6–2, 7–5, 8–6
1956
Eastbourne
Grass
Peter Cawthorn (2)
Salem Khaled
6–0, 6–4, 6–3[ 12]
1957
Scarborough
Grass
George Worthington
Peter Cawthorn
6–8, 3–6, 8–6, 6–3, 6–2[ 13]
1958
Eastbourne
Grass
Ken Rosewall
Tony Trabert
6–0, 6–2, 6–8, 2–6, 7–5[ 14]
1959
Eastbourne
Grass
Ashley Cooper
Lew Hoad
9-11, 4–6, 6–1, 6–4, 6–0[ 15]
1960
Eastbourne
Grass
Peter Cawthorn (3)
George Worthington
10-8, 6–3, 6–4[ 16]
1961
Eastbourne
Grass
Mike Davies
Peter Cawthorn
6–1, 6–1, 6–4[ 17]
1962
Eastbourne
Grass
George Worthington (2)
Mike Davies
6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 8–6[ 18]
1963
Eastbourne
Grass
Roger Becker
Peter Cawthorn
4–6, 6–1, 4–6, 6–4, 7–5[ 19]
1964
Eastbourne
Grass
Roger Becker (2)
Peter Cawthorn
6–4, 6–8, 4–6, 8–6, 6–2[ 20]
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^ a b c Roberts, John (3 February 1995). "Fred Perry, father of British tennis, dies" . The Independent . London. Retrieved 23 October 2017 .
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^ "Overseas sport Sedgman top for pro title" . The Advocate . Burnie, Tasmania. 21 July 1953. p. 16. Retrieved 23 October 2017 .
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^ McCauley. Trabert, Collins p. 204.
^ McCauley. Trabert, Collins p. 207.
^ McCauley. Trabert, Collins p. 210.
^ McCauley. Trabert, Collins p. 213.
^ McCauley. Trabert, Collins p. 217.
^ McCauley. Trabert, Collins p. 221.
^ McCauley. Trabert, Collins p. 225.
^ McCauley. Trabert, Collins p. 229.
^ McCauley. Trabert, Collins p. 232.