Australian Pro
| Australian Pro | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Founded | 1954 |
| Abolished | 1966 |
| Location | Adelaide, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney |
| Surface | Grass / outdoor |
The Australian Pro was a men's professional tennis tournament held in 1954. It was billed as the Australian Professional Championships. In many later years, separate pro events were held in various Australian state capitals. From 1957 to 1959 Tournament of Champions events were held in Australia (in 1957 and 1959 in Sydney and 1958 in Melbourne). The Ampol Masters was held in 1958 at White City, Sydney.[1]
Singles finals
[edit]Australian Pro
[edit]| Year | Location | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954[2] | Perth |  Frank Sedgman |
 Pancho Segura |
5–7, 6–3, 6–4 [3] |
Western Australia Pro
[edit]| Year | Location | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Perth |  Tony Trabert |
Frank Sedgman |
6–4, 6–3 [4][5] |
| 1959 | Perth | Lew Hoad |
Ashley Cooper |
6–1, 6–3 [6] |
| 1964 | Perth | Rod Laver |
Ken Rosewall |
(Round Robin) [7] |
| 1965 | Perth | Rod Laver |
Pancho Gonzales |
7–5, 11–9 |
| 1966 | Perth | Rod Laver |
Ken Rosewall |
6–2, 10–8 [8] |
South Australia Pro
[edit]| Year | Location | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 [9] | Adelaide | Lew Hoad |
Ken Rosewall |
5–7, 7–5, 6–4 [10] |
| 1962 | Adelaide | Ken Rosewall |
 Andrés Gimeno |
7–9, 6–3, 12–10, 6–4 |
| 1964 | Adelaide | Rod Laver |
Lew Hoad |
7–5, 3–6, 6–0 |
| 1965 | Adelaide | Rod Laver |
Ken Rosewall |
6–3, 6–4 [11] |
| 1966 | Adelaide | Ken Rosewall |
 Pierre Barthès |
9–7, 3–6, 6–2 [8] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Sedgman has £2,000 victory". The Sydney Morning Herald. 5 February 1958. p. 17.
- ^ "The West Australian (Perth), 25 November 1954". West Australian. 25 November 1954.
- ^ "Pro. title goes to Sedgman". The Sun-Herald. 28 November 1954. p. 40 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ McCauley (2000), p. 205
- ^ "Frank down to Trabert". The Argus (Melbourne). 7 January 1957. p. 15 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ McCauley (2000), p. 211
- ^ McCauley (2000), p. 231
- ^ a b McCauley (2000), p. 240
- ^ "Australian Pro: Tournament Roll of honour". thetennisbase.com. The Tennis Base. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
- ^ McCauley (2000), p. 212
- ^ McCauley (2000), p. 235
Sources
[edit]- McCauley, Joe (2000). The History of Professional Tennis. Windsor: The Short Run Book Company Limited.