College Park Pro Championships Explained

College Park Pro Championships
Type:defunct
Location:College Park, Maryland, United States
Venue:College Park Tennis Center
Tour:Pro Tennis Tour
Surface:Wood / indoor

The College Park Pro Championships[1] was a men's international professional indoor tennis tournament founded in 1964.[2] It was first played at the College Park Tennis Center in College Park, Maryland, United States.[2] It was held one time when it was discontinued.[2]

History

The Baltimore Pro Championships was a men's tennis tournament established in 1964. It was an indoor tennis event played at the College Park Tennis Center, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, United States.[3] It was the precursor tournament to the later Baltimore Professional Championships also an indoor event held Baltimore in 1968.[2]

The tournament featured a draw of ten that included the following players; Alex Olmedo, Andrés Gimeno, Barry MacKay, Butch Buchholz, Frank Sedgman, Ken Rosewall, Lew Hoad, Mike Davies, Pancho Gonzales and Rod Laver competing in an elimination round format.[1] It was played from May 19 to May 24, 1964.[1] The tournament was discontinued.[2]

Final

Singles

(Incomplete roll)

Notes and References

  1. Book: McCauley . Joe . The History of Professional Tennis . 2003 . Short Run Book Company . Windsor, Berkshire, England . B001EOVE56 . 231.
  2. Web site: Tournaments: College Park Pro. The Tennis Base . Tennismem SL . Madrid, Spain . 28 January 2024. subscription.
  3. News: Gimeno Cops College Park Tennis Event . 28 January 2024 . . Newspaper Archive . 25 May 1964 . Cumberland, Maryland . 11 . en.