South Texas Pro Championships Explained

South Texas Pro Championships
Type:defunct
Location:Corpus Christi, Texas, United States
Venue:HEB Tennis Center
Tour:NTL Pro Tour (1968)
WCT Circuit (1970)
Surface:Hard / outdoor

The South Texas Pro Championships or officially the South Texas Professional Championships was a men's and women's professional tennis tournament founded in 1968. It was first played on outdoor hard courts at the HEB Tennis Center, Corpus Christi, Texas, United States. The event ran for TWO editions and was usually staged in October, before moving to February annually until 1970.[1]

History

The South Texas Pro Championships was a men's and women's professional tennis tournament founded in 1968.[1] It was played at the HEB Tennis Center, Corpus Christi, Texas, United States.[1] The inaugural edition of the event was part of the National Tennis League and was branded as the NTL South Texas Championships.[2] The event was not held in 1969. In 1970 the event became part of the WCT Circuit and was branded as the WCT South Texas Professional Championships (Corpus Christi).[3] The 1968 edition was held in October that year,[1] and in 1970 its scheduling was changed to February that year.[1]

Finals

Men's singles

(incomplete roll)

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
Rod Laver Andrés Gimeno6–2, 6–4.
1970[4] Ken Rosewall John Newcombe6–2, 6–0.

Event tour names

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tournaments: South Texas Pro Championships . The Tennis Base . Tennismem SL . Madrid, Spain . 20 January 2024. subscription.
  2. Book: McCauley . Joe . The History of Professional Tennis . 2003 . Short Run Book Company . Windsor, Berkshire, England . B001EOVE56 . 253.
  3. John Barrett, ed. (1971). World of Tennis 1971. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 141–144. ISBN 978-0362000917.
  4. Web site: Results: 1970: ATP Tour: Corpus Christi . ATP Tour . ATP . en.