| British Pro Championships | |
| Type: | defunct |
| Event Name: | British Pro Championships |
| Tour: | Pro tour (1920-1967) |
| Founded: | 1919 |
| Ended: | 1967 |
| Editions: | 36 |
| Location: | Roehampton London Scarborough Eastbourne Great Britain |
The British Pro Championships also known as the British Professional Championships [1] and British Professional Lawn Tennis Championships [2] is a defunct men's professional tennis tournament that was played on grass courts from 1920 to 1967. The tournament featured both singles and doubles competitions.[3]
The tournament was first staged in Roehampton on 2 August 1920, it was not hosted again for a further seven years until 1928 when it was staged in London England on 5 November 1928. The championships were played outdoors on grass courts and alternated between various locations from 1929 until the event ended on 13 August 1967.[4]
The tournament was staged in different locations for the duration of its run they included:[4]
| Host city/town | years staged |
|---|---|
| 1919-1920, 1929 | |
| 1928, 1930–31, 1934–35 | |
| 1932-33, 1936–39, 1946–48, 1951–54, 1956–67 | |
| 1949-50, 1955, | |
Previous champions included:[4]
| Year | Location | Surface | Winner | Runner Up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1919[5] | Roehampton | Grass |  Charles Robert Hierons[6] | ? | ? |
| 1920[7] | Roehampton | Grass | Charles Robert Hierons | 6-0, 8-6, 6-2 | |
| 1921–27 | Not held | ||||
| 1928 | London | Grass | Dan Maskell[8] | J. W. Pearce | 6-2, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 |
| 1929 | Roehampton | Grass | T. C. Jeffery | 6-2, 6-4, 6-2 | |
| 1930 | London | Grass | Dan Maskell | T. C. Jeffery | 6-1, 6-0, 6-2 |
| 1931 | London | Grass | T. C. Jeffery | 8-6, 3-6, 6-3, 6-0 | |
| 1932 | Eastbourne | Grass | T. C. Jeffery | 6-1, 6-3, 6-3 | |
| 1933 | Eastbourne | Grass | T. C. Jeffery | 7-5, 6-4, 6-4 | |
| 1934 | London | Grass | T. C. Jeffery | 6-1, 6-3, 6-1 | |
| 1935 | London | Grass | F.H. Poulson | 6-3, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 | |
| 1936 | Eastbourne | Grass | F.H. Poulson | 6-0, 6-0, 6-2 | |
| 1937 | Eastbourne | Grass | T. C. Jeffery | 6-8, 10-8, 13-11, 6-4 | |
| 1938 | Eastbourne | Grass | Dan Maskell | T. C. Jeffery | w.o |
| 1939 | Eastbourne | Grass | T. C. Jeffery | 6-3, 6-4, 6-3 | |
| 1940–45 | Not held due to World War Two | ||||
| 1946 | Eastbourne | Grass | Dan Maskell | J. W. Pearce | 6-2, 7-5, 8-6 |
| 1947 | Eastbourne | Grass | T. C. Jeffery | 8-6, 6-2, 6-2 | |
| 1948 | Eastbourne | Grass | J. W. Pearce | 1-6, 6-2, 6-0, 6-3 | |
| 1949 | Scarborough | Grass | Dan Maskell | Derek Bocquet | 7-5, 6-4, 6-2 |
| 1950 | Scarborough | Grass | Bill Moss | 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 | |
| 1951 | Eastbourne | Grass | Bill Moss | 4-6, 6-1, 6-3, 6-0 | |
| 1952 | Eastbourne | Grass | 6-3, 6-1, 7-9, 6-3 | ||
| 1953 | Eastbourne | Grass | Arthur G. Moxham | 6-0, 7-5, 6-4 | |
| 1954 | Eastbourne | Grass | Arthur Gordon Roberts |  Donald Tregonning | 6-2, 1-6, 6-4 6-3 |
| 1955 | Scarborough | Grass | Donald Tregonning | 7-5, 6-3, 6-4 | |
| 1956 | Eastbourne | Grass | 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 | ||
| 1957 | Eastbourne | Grass | 6-4, 6-4, 1-6, 6-1 | ||
| 1958 | Eastbourne | Grass | 6-0, 6-2, 8-6 | ||
| 1959 | Eastbourne | Grass | Bill Moss | 6-3, 6-0, 6-4 | |
| 1960 | Eastbourne | Grass | 6-3, 7-5, 6-0 | ||
| 1961 | Eastbourne | Grass | Bill Moss | 6-1, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 | |
| 1962 | Eastbourne | Grass | Bill Moss | 6-0, 6-1, 6-2 | |
| 1963 | Eastbourne | Grass | J.M. Watson | 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 | |
| 1964 | Eastbourne | Grass | 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 | ||
| 1965 | Eastbourne | Grass | Robert Griffin | 0-6, 6-2, 6-3, 6-1 | |
| 1966 | Eastbourne | Grass | Shared title due to weather | ||
| 1967 | Eastbourne | Grass | Charles R. Applewhaite | 3-6, 3-6, 6-3, 9-7, 6-4 | |