British Pro Championships

The British Pro Championships also known as the British Professional Championships ^[1] and British Professional Lawn Tennis Championships ^[2] is a defunct men's professional tennis tournament that was played on grass courts from 1920 to 1967. The tournament featured both singles and doubles competitions.^[3]

History[]

The tournament was first staged in Roehampton on 2 August 1920, it was not hosted again for a further seven years until 1928 when it was staged in London England on 5 November 1928. The championships were played outdoors on grass courts and alternated between various locations from 1929 until the event ended on 13 August 1967.^[4]

Venues[]

The tournament was staged in different locations for the duration of its run they included:^[4]

Men's singles[]

Previous champions included:^[4]

Year	Location	Surface	Winner	Runner Up	Score
1920	Roehampton	Grass	Charles R. Read	Charles Hierons	6-0, 8-6, 6-2
1921–27	Not held
1928	London	Grass	Dan Maskell[5]	J. W. Pearce	6-2, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
1929	Roehampton	Grass	Dan Maskell[5]	T. C. Jeffery	6-2, 6-4, 6-2
1930	London	Grass	Dan Maskell[5]	T. C. Jeffery	6-1, 6-0, 6-2
1931	London	Grass	Dan Maskell[5]	T. C. Jeffery	8-6, 3-6, 6-3, 6-0
1932	Eastbourne	Grass	Dan Maskell[5]	T. C. Jeffery	6-1, 6-3, 6-3
1933	Eastbourne	Grass	Dan Maskell[5]	T. C. Jeffery	7-5, 6-4, 6-4
1934	London	Grass	Dan Maskell[5]	T. C. Jeffery	6-1, 6-3, 6-1
1935	London	Grass	Dan Maskell[5]	F.H. Poulson	6-3, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4
1936	Eastbourne	Grass	Dan Maskell[5]	F.H. Poulson	6-0, 6-0, 6-2
1937	Eastbourne	Grass	T. C. Jeffery	Dan Maskell	6-8, 10-8, 13-11, 6-4
1938	Eastbourne	Grass	Dan Maskell[5]	T. C. Jeffery	w.o
1939	Eastbourne	Grass	Dan Maskell[5]	T. C. Jeffery	6-3, 6-4, 6-3
1940–45	Not held due to World War Two
1946	Eastbourne	Grass	Dan Maskell[5]	J. W. Pearce	6-2, 7-5, 8-6
1947	Eastbourne	Grass	Dan Maskell[5]	T. C. Jeffery	8-6, 6-2, 6-2
1948	Eastbourne	Grass	Dan Maskell[5]	J. W. Pearce	1-6, 6-2, 6-0, 6-3
1949	Scarborough	Grass	Dan Maskell[5]	Derek Bocquet	7-5, 6-4, 6-2
1950	Scarborough	Grass	Dan Maskell[5]	Bill Moss	6-4, 6-3, 6-3
1951	Eastbourne	Grass		Bill Moss	4-6, 6-1, 6-3, 6-0
1952	Eastbourne	Grass			6-3, 6-1, 7-9, 6-3
1953	Eastbourne	Grass		Arthur G. Moxham	6-0, 7-5, 6-4
1954	Eastbourne	Grass		Donald Tregonning	6-2, 1-6, 6-4 6-3
1955	Scarborough	Grass		Donald Tregonning	7-5, 6-3, 6-4
1956	Eastbourne	Grass		George Worthington	6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4
1957	Eastbourne	Grass	George Worthington		6-4, 6-4, 1-6, 6-1
1958	Eastbourne	Grass	George Worthington		6-0, 6-2, 8-6
1959	Eastbourne	Grass	George Worthington		6-3, 6-0, 6-4
1960	Eastbourne	Grass	George Worthington		6-3, 7-5, 6-0
1961	Eastbourne	Grass	George Worthington		6-1, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3
1962	Eastbourne	Grass	George Worthington		6-0, 6-1, 6-2
1963	Eastbourne	Grass		J.M. Watson	6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
1964	Eastbourne	Grass	George Worthington		6-3, 6-3, 6-4
1965	Eastbourne	Grass			0-6, 6-2, 6-3, 6-1
1966	Eastbourne	Grass	John Horn		Shared title due to weather
1967	Eastbourne	Grass	John Horn	Charles R. Applewhaite	3-6, 3-6, 6-3, 9-7, 6-4

References[]

Sources[]

• McCauley, Joe; Trabert, Tony; Collins, Bud (2000). The History of Professional Tennis. The Short Run Book Company Limited. Exeter. England.

External links[]

• https://app.thetennisbase.com/British Pro Championships Roll of Honour