Tennis Pro Tours
Until the draw of Open tennis in 1968, the usual format for the handful of playing pros (outlaws beyond the boundary of traditional amateur tourneys) was a tour of one-night stands, indoors on a portable canvas court, across the United States and sometimes other countries as well. The champion of the previous tour went head-to-head against a challenger, most often the leader amateur who had turn pro. Whoever the promoter, he lured the leading amateur with a guarantee against a percentage of gate receipts, making a similar type of deal with the champion and generally paying the others' salaries. Although the pros grow slightly in numbers and began leaning toward tournament format in 1964, hastening the day of the opens, tours continued into 1968, but merely as exhibitions, lacking the king-of-the hill aspect.[1]
World Championship Series
| Date | Pro Tour | Standings | Head-to-Head Results | |
| 1928 August 25 - December 7 | North America Tour | 1) 2)  |
Karel Koželuh - Vincent Richards | 15-5 [2] or 13-7 [1] |
| 1931 February 18 - August 16 | North America Tour | 1) 2) |
Bill Tilden - Karel Koželuh | 50-17 [3] or 63-13 [1] |
| 1932 January 4 - July 10 | North America Tour | 1) 2)  |
Bill Tilden - Hans Nüsslein | 100-50 [4] |
| 1933 January 24 - May | North America Tour | 1) 2) |
Bill Tilden - Hans Nüsslein | 66% - 34%* [5] |
| 1934 January 10 - May 13 | North America Tour | 1) 2) |
Ellsworth Vines - Bill Tilden | 47-26 [1] |
| 1935 January 9 - April 29 | North America Tour |
1) |
Ellsworth Vines - Les Stoefen | 25-1 [6] |
| Ellsworth Vines - Hans Nüsslein | 75% - 25%* [6] | |||
| Ellsworth Vines - Bill Tilden | 9-3 [7] | |||
| Ellsworth Vines - George Lott | 2-0 [8] | |||
| Bill Tilden - George Lott | 35-6* [9] | |||
| 1936 January 11 - June 7 | U.S. Tour | 1) 2) |
Ellsworth Vines - Les Stoefen | 33-5* [10] |
| 1937 January 6 - May 12 | North America Tour | 1) 2)  |
Ellsworth Vines - Fred Perry | 32-29 [1] |
| 1938 January 11 - May 30 | U.S. Tour | 1) 2) |
Ellsworth Vines - Fred Perry | 49-35 [1] |
| 1939 January 3 - March 6 | North America Tour | 1) 2) |
Don Budge - Ellsworth Vines | 22-17 [11] |
| 1939 March 10 - May 8 | North America Tour | 1) 2) |
Don Budge - Fred Perry | 28-8 [11] |
| 1941 January 6 - May 10 | North America Tour | 1) 2) |
Don Budge - Bill Tilden | 51-7 [1] |
| 1942 January 1 - Abril 5 | North America Tour | Round Robin: [12] 1) |
Don Budge - Bobby Riggs | 15-10 [12] |
| Don Budge - Frank Kovacs | 12-5 [12] | |||
| Don Budge - Fred Perry | 15-3 [12] | |||
| Don Budge - Les Stoefen | 10-0 [12] | |||
| 1946 - 1947 | North America Tour | 1) 2) |
Bobby Riggs - Don Budge | 23-21 [1] |
| 1947 December 26 - 1948 May 27 | North America Tour | 1) 2) |
Jack Kramer - Bobby Riggs | 69-20 [1] |
| 1949 October 25 - 1950 May 21 | North America Tour | 1) 2) |
Jack Kramer - Pancho Gonzales | 96-27 [1] |
| 1950 October 28 - 1951 March | North American Tour | 1) 2)  |
Jack Kramer - Pancho Segura | 64-28 [1] |
| 1953 January 6 - June 1 | North America Tour | 1) 2)  |
Jack Kramer - Frank Sedgman | 54-41 [1] |
| 1) 2) |
Pancho Segura - Ken McGregor | 71-25 [13] | ||
| 1954 January 3 - May 30 | North America Tour | Round Robin: 1) |
Pancho Gonzales - Frank Sedgman | 31-20 [1] |
| Pancho Gonzales - Pancho Segura | 31-20 [1] | |||
| Pancho Segura - Frank Sedgman | 23-22 [1] | |||
| 1955 December 9 - 1956 June 3 | U.S. Tour | 1) 2) |
Pancho Gonzales - Tony Trabert | 74-27 [1] |
| 1957 January - May | World Tour | 1) 2) |
Pancho Gonzales - Ken Rosewall | 50-26 [1] |
| 1958 January - May | World Tour | 1) 2) |
Pancho Gonzales - Lew Hoad | 51-36 [1] |
| 1959 February 20 - May 31 | World Tour | Round Robin: 1) |
Pancho Gonzales - Lew Hoad | 13-15 [13] |
| Pancho Gonzales - Ashley Cooper | 14-0 [13] | |||
| Pancho Gonzales - Mal Anderson | 20-0 [13] | |||
| Lew Hoad - Ashley Cooper | 18-2 [13] | |||
| Lew Hoad - Mal Anderson | 9-5 [13] | |||
| Ashley Cooper - Mal Anderson | 19-8 [13] | |||
| 1960 January - June | World Tour | Round Robin: [13]
1) |
Pancho Gonzales - Ken Rosewall | 20-4 |
| Pancho Gonzales - Pancho Segura | ||||
| Pancho Gonzales - Alex Olmedo | ||||
| Ken Rosewall - Pancho Segura | ||||
| Ken Rosewall - Alex Olmedo | ||||
| Pancho Segura - Alex Olmedo | ||||
| 1960 December 30 - 1961 May 28 | World Tour |
Round Robin: [13] 1) |
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| Finals: 1) |
Pancho Gonzales - Andrés Gimeno (Final) | 21-7 [13] | ||
| Frank Sedgman - Barry MacKay (3rd Place) | 15-13 [13] | |||
| 1963 February - May 30 | U.S. Tour | Round Robin: [13] 1) |
Ken Rosewall - Rod Laver | 5-3 |
| Finals: 1) |
Ken Rosewall - Rod Laver (Final) | 14-4 [13] | ||
| Andrés Gimeno - Butch Buchholz (3rd Place) | 11-7 [13] | |||
(*) = partial or incomplete result
Records
| Player | Tours | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | | 7 |
| 2. | | 5 |
| 3. | | 4 |
| 4 | |
| 5. | | 3 |
| 6. | | 1 |
| 1 | |
| 1 | |
Other Professional Tours
| Date | Pro Tour | Standings | Head-to-Head Results | |
| 1931 February 18 - August 16 | North America Tour | 1) 2) |
Bill Tilden - Vincent Richards | 4-0 [1] |
| 1932 January 4 - July 10 | North America Tour | 1) 2) |
Bill Tilden - Vincent Richards | 12-1 [4] |
| 1934 February 19 - March | North America Tour | 1) 2)  |
Ellsworth Vines - Henri Cochet | 10-0 [14] |
| Ellsworth Vines - Martin Plaa | 8-2 [14] | |||
| Bill Tilden - Henri Cochet | 10-0 [14] | |||
| Bill Tilden - Martin Plaa | 8-2 [14] | |||
| 1936 January - February | U.S. Tour | 1) 2) |
Bill Tilden - Bruce Barnes | 23-5 [10] |
| 1936 October - November | Asian Tour | 1) 2) |
Ellsworth Vines - Bill Tilden | 8-1* [10] |
| 1937 January – March | North America Tour | 1) 2) or  or |
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| 1937 March 24 – April 5 | U.S. Tour |
1) 2) |
Fred Perry - Bill Tilden | 4-1 [15] |
| 1937 May 25 - June 15 | British Isles Tour | 1) 2) |
Fred Perry - Ellsworth Vines | 6-3 [15] |
| 1937 December 19 – 1938 January 31 | Southeast Asia Tour |  |
Bill Tilden - Henri Cochet | 7-7* [15] |
| Robert Ramillon - Albert Burke | 1-0* [15] | |||
| 1938 November 15 - November 29 | Caribbean Tour | |
Ellsworth Vines - Fred Perry | 4-4 [16] |
| 1939 May 16 – August 26 | Europe Tour | |
Don Budge - Bill Tilden | 8-2 [17][18] |
| Bill Tilden - Lester Stoefen | 4-0* [19] | |||
| 1939 August 15 - August 26 | Europe Tour | 1) 2) 3) or |
Don Budge - Ellsworth Vines | 15-5 [20] |
| Don Budge - Bill Tilden | ||||
| Don Budge - Les Stoefen | ||||
| 1939 October 1939 – 1940 January | U.S. & Mexico Tour | |
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| 1951 January – February | Australian Tour |
1) |
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| 1954 November – December | Australian Tour |
1) |
Pancho Gonzales - Frank Sedgman | 16-9 |
| Pancho Gonzales - Pancho Segura | 4-2 | |||
| Pancho Gonzales - Ken McGregor | 15-0 | |||
| 1956 November – December | South African Tour |
1) |
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| 1957 November – December | Australian Tour | 1) 2) or or |
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| 1958 2 August – 25 October | Perrier Trophy Tour | 1) 2) or or |
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| 1958 November | South African Tour |
1) |
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| 1962 March | New Zealand Tour | 1) 2)  3) 4)  |
Ken Rosewall - Luis Ayala | 4–1 |
| Andrés Gimeno - Frank Sedgman | 3-2 | |||
| 1963 January | Australasian Tour |
1) |
Ken Rosewall - Rod Laver | 11-2 |
(*) = partial or incomplete result
References
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- ↑ "History of the Pro Tennis Wars, Chapter II by Ray Bowers". The Tennis Server. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
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- 1 2 The Bud Collins History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book. Canada: New Chapter Press. 2008. p. 47. ISBN 978-0942257410.
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- 1 2 "History of the Pro Tennis Wars, Chapter VI by Ray Bowers". The Tennis Server. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ↑ Kieran, John (April 29, 1935). "Sports of the Times". New York Times.
- ↑ "Some Highlights on Tilden Troupers". American Lawn Tennis. March 20, 1935.
- ↑ Currie, George (April 15, 1935). "Tilden Troupe of Net Stars Due Here Soon". Brooklyn Daily Eagle.
- 1 2 3 "History of the Pro Tennis Wars, Chapter VII by Ray Bowers". The Tennis Server. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- 1 2 The Bud Collins History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book. Canada: New Chapter Press. 2008. p. 66. ISBN 978-0942257410.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "History of the Pro Tennis Wars, Chapter XII by Ray Bowers". The Tennis Server. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Joe McCauley (2003). The History of Professional Tennis. London: The Short Run Book Company Limited.
- 1 2 3 4 "History of the Pro Tennis Wars, Chapter V by Ray Bowers". The Tennis Server. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- 1 2 3 4 "History of the Pro Tennis Wars, Chapter VIII by Ray Bowers". The Tennis Server. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ↑ "History of the Pro Tennis Wars, Chapter IX by Ray Bowers". The Tennis Server. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ↑ Tilden II, William T (September 20, 1939). "Pro Tourists—and the War". American Lawn Tennis.
- ↑ Parrott, Harold (March 7, 1940). "Riggs Mediocre Champ—Tilden". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. https://www.newspapers.com/image/52679023/.
- ↑ Considine, Bob (September 27, 1939). "Budge To Quit Pro Tennis To Play Piano". The Deseret News. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=336&dat=19390927&id=Z4MqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bVYEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4150,5853832.
- ↑ "History of the Pro Tennis Wars, Chapter X by Ray Bowers". The Tennis Server. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ↑ "Tilden, Perry, Stoefen Slate Matches Here". Arizona Independent Republic. December 5, 1939. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
- ↑ "Perry Beats Tilden in Five-Set Match". The Times (San Mateo, California). January 18, 1940. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
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