Paris Pro Championships | |
Type: | defunct |
Location: | Paris, France |
Venue: | Palais des Sports Tennis Club de Paris Stade Pierre de Coubertin |
Surface: | Clay / outdoor Wood / indoor |
The Paris Pro Championships[1] was a professional tennis tournament first held in April 1898.[2] Also called the NTL Paris Pro Championships.[3] It was first played at the Tennis Club de Paris, Paris, France until 1968.[2]
The Paris Pro Championships were first held in March 1898 at the Tennis Club de Paris, Paris, France.[4] This was the first known pro tournament to held, and inaugural winner of this Round Robin Event was Irish player Thomas P. Burke who won 2 out 2 matches, Irish player George James Kerr was placed second with a 1-1 match record.[5] [2] The tournament was not held on a semi permanent basis, until the late 1960s, 1960s.[2]
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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1898[6] | Thomas P. Burke (1st) | George James Kerr (2nd)[7] | Round Robin. |
1952 | Pancho Segura (1st) | Jack Kramer (2nd) | Round Robin. |
1953 | Frank Sedgman | Pancho Gonzales | 3–6, 6–3, 6–1, 6–1. |
1967[8] | Rod Laver | Ken Rosewall | 6–0, 10–8, 10–8. |
1968 | Ken Rosewall | Andrés Gimeno | 6–3, 6–4. |