Masters Pro

Masters Pro
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded 1956
Abolished 1965
Location Los Angeles
United States
Surface Hard (cement)

The Masters Pro [1] was a tournament open to men's tennis professionals. It was held between 1956 and 1959 and again between 1964 and 1965. The tournament was played in a round robin [1] format instead of the usual knockout competition on each of the five occasions that it was played. At the 1964 and 1965 editions the round robin stage was followed by a semifinal and final round.[2] The event was played on hard cement tennis court's.[1]

Singles

Year Date Champion Runner-up Score
1965May 19 – 25Australia Rod Laver [1]United States Pancho Gonzales3–6, 6–3, 7–5
1964Jun 1 – 8Australia Ken Rosewall [1]Australia Frank Sedgman6–2, 6–4
1959Jun 5 – 14United States Pancho Gonzales [1]Australia Lew HoadRound robin
1958Jun 28 – Jul 6Ecuador Pancho Segura [1]United States Pancho GonzalesRound robin
1957Jul 26 – Aug 3United States Pancho Gonzales[1]Australia Frank SedgmanRound robin
1956July 27 - Aug 5United States Pancho Gonzales[1]Australia Frank SedgmanRound robin

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Mazak, Karoly (2017). The Concise History of Tennis. Independently published. pp. 85–92. ISBN 9781549746475.
  2. ↑ McCauley, Joe (2000). The History of Professional Tennis. Windsor: The Short Run Book Company Limited. pp. 206, 209, 212, 231, 236.
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