International Pro Championship of Britain explained

International Pro Championships of Britain
Founded:	1935
Abolished:	1939
City:	Southport
Venue:	Victoria Park
Country:	England
Surface:	Clay

The International Pro Championship of Britain (also known as the Southport Dunlop Cup for sponsorship purposes) was a professional men's tennis tournament held at Victoria Park in Southport, England between 1935 and 1939. It was open to professional players only, amateurs were not allowed to compete. The tournament was held on outdoor En-tout-cas, "all-weather" artificial clay and was played in July, except for the 1939 edition, which was held in August. Hans Nüsslein won four consecutive titles from 1936 through 1939.^[1] ^[2]

Past finals

Singles

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1935	10–13 July	Ellsworth Vines		6–1, 6–8, 4–6, 6–2, 6–2 ^[3]
1936	7–11 July	Hans Nüsslein		(Round Robin) ^[4]
1937	13–17 July	Hans Nüsslein		6–4, 6–3, 2–6, 6–4 ^[5]
1938	9–16 July	Hans Nüsslein		(Round Robin) ^[6]
1939	4–7 August	Hans Nüsslein		6–2, 7–5, 6–4 ^[7]

Doubles

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1935	Bill Tilden Ellsworth Vines		7–5, 6–8, 5–7, 6–1, 6–3
1936	Henri Cochet Robert Ramillon		(Round Robin)
1937	Lester Stoefen Bill Tilden		8–6, 17–15, 8–6
1939	Don Budge Ellsworth Vines		6–2, 7–9, 7–5, 8–6

Draws

1936

Round robin		W–L	width=130		width=130	Henri Cochet	width=130	Martin Plaa	width=130	Robert Ramillon
1.	Hans Nüsslein	3–0		6–3, 6–2, 6–2	6–1, 6–3, 6–2	6–3, 6–2, 6–4
2.		2–1	3–6, 2–6, 3–6		6–3, 6–2, 6–3	6–3, 6–1, 6–2
3.		1–2	1–6, 3–6, 2–6	3–6, 2–6, 3–6		2–6, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–3
4.		0–3	3–6, 2–6, 4–6	3–6, 1–6, 2–6	6–2, 6–3, 3–6, 2–6, 3–6

1938

Round robin		W–L	width=130		width=130	Bill Tilden	width=130	Robert Ramillon	width=130	Martin Plaa	width=130	Dan Maskell	width=130	Edmund Burke
1.	Hans Nüsslein	5–0		6–1, 6–1, 5–7, 6–1	7–5, 6–3, 6–2	6–1, 6–1, 7–5	6–4, 6–2, 6–2	6–2, 6–4, 6–0
2.		4–1	1–6, 1–6, 7–5, 1–6		8–6, 6–0, 4–6, 6–2	6–2, 6–3, 6–0	6–3, 6–4, 8–6	6–4, 6–4, 6–3
3.		3–2	5–7, 3–6, 2–6	6–8, 0–6, 6–4, 2–6		6–3, 7–5, 6–0	6–1, 6–3, 7–5	6–4, 6–4, 6–3
4.		2–3	1–6, 1–6, 5–7	2–6, 3–6, 0–6	3–6, 5–7, 0–6		6–4, 6–3, 6–2	6–3, 6–4, 6–3
5.		1–4	4–6, 2–6, 2–6	3–6, 4–6, 6–8	1–6, 3–6, 5–7	4–6, 3–6, 2–6		6–1, 6–1, 6–2
6.		0–5	4–6, 4–6, 3–6	2–6, 1–6, 1–6	4–6, 4–6, 3–6	3–6, 4–6, 3–6	1–6, 1–6, 2–6

Notes and References

News: Nusslein's victory. Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette. British Newspaper Archive. 11 July 1936. 10. subscription .
News: Nusslein retains title. Nottingham Evening Post. British Newspaper Archive. 8 August 1939. 11. subscription .
Web site: Between The Lines - Forgotten Victories: History of the Pro Tennis Wars, Chapter VI: Vines's Second Year: 1935 . Tennis Server . 2011-08-07.
Web site: Between The Lines - History of the Pro Tennis Wars, Chapter VII: Awaiting Perry, 1936 . Tennis Server . 2011-08-07.
Web site: Between The Lines - History of the Pro Tennis Wars, Chapter VIII: Perry and Vines, 1937 . Tennis Server . 2011-08-07.
Web site: Between The Lines - History of the Pro Tennis Wars, Chapter IX: Readying for Budge, 1938 . Tennis Server . 2011-08-07.
Web site: Between The Lines - Forgotten Victories: History of the Pro Tennis Wars 1926-1945, Chapter X: Budge's Great Pro Year, 1939 . Tennis Server . 2011-08-07.