| Southern Pro Championships | |
| Type: | defunct |
| Tour: | Pro Tennis Tour (1928-35, 1940-1967) |
| Surface: | Clay / outdoor |
The Southern Pro Championships [1] also known as the Southern Professional Championships was a men's international professional tennis tournament founded in 1928.[2] It was first played at the Palm Beach Tennis Club, West Palm Beach, Florida, United States.[2] It ran semi-annually until 1967 when it was discontinued.[2]
In March 1927 a Palm Beach Professional Tournament was first held at the Palm Beach Tennis Club, that event was won by Paul Heston, this was the first pro event held in the United States.[3] In 1928 that tournament was replaced by first Southern Professional Championships tournament.[4] In 1936 a Palm Beach Professional Championship men's tennis tournament was re-established,[5] and was played on outdoor clay courts at Breakers Tennis Club, West Palm Beach, Florida, United States,[2] this tournament replaced the Southern Pro Championships,[6] which had been held in West Palm Beach from 1928 to 1935. In 1940 the Southern Pro tournament was revived.[7] The event ran semi-annually in different locations until 1967 when it was discontinued.[2]
(Incomplete roll)
| Year | Location | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | West Palm Beach | Vincent Richards | Paul Heston | 6–2, 5–7, 6–1, 6–1. |
| 1929[8] | West Palm Beach | Brian Norton | Vincent Richards | 8–6, 7–5, 6–1. |
| 1930[9] | West Palm Beach | Vincent Richards | Paul Heston | 6–0, 7–5, 6–3. |
| 1931 | West Palm Beach | Paul Heston | James Kenney | 6–1, 6–2, 6–3. |
| 1932[10] | West Palm Beach | Paul Heston | James Kenney | 6–1, 6–1, 6–3. |
| 1933 | West Palm Beach | Robert K Murray | Paul Heston | 8–6, 5–7, 6–3, 7–5. |
| 1934[11] | West Palm Beach | Karel Koželuh | Hans Nüsslein | 6–2, 6–8, 6–1, 4–6, 6–4. |
| 1935 | West Palm Beach | Karel Koželuh | Herman Peterson | 6–0, 6–1, 6–1. |
| 1942 | Coral Gables | Wayne Sabin | Dick Skeen | 6–3, 4–6, 6–1 6–4. |
| 1946 | Memphis | Don Budge | Bobby Riggs | 6–2, 1–6, 4–6, 6–3 6–4. |
| 1958 | Tuscaloosa | Armando Vieira | Jack Rodgers | 3–6, 6–4, 6–1. |
| 1959 | Tuscaloosa | Sam Giammalva | Bobby Riggs | 6–4, 6–2. |
| 1961 | Jacksonville | Jack Arkinstall | Don Budge | 6–3, 6–0. |
| 1963 | Birmingham | Jason Morton | Jerry Evert | 6–4, 7–5. |
| 1966 | Sewanee | Dell Sylvia | Earl Baumgardner | 3–6, 6–3, 7–5. |
| 1967 | Sewanee | Earl Baumgardner[12] | Dell Sylvia | 1–6, 6–4, 6–3. |