International Pro Championship of Britain

The International Pro Championship of Britain (also known as the Southport Dunlop Cup for sponsorship purposes) was a professional men's tennis tournament held at Victoria Park in Southport, England between 1935 and 1939. It was open to professional players only, amateurs were not allowed to compete. The tournament was held on outdoor En-tout-cas, "all-weather" artificial clay and was played in July, except for the 1939 edition, which was held in August. Hans Nüsslein won four consecutive titles from 1936 through 1939.^[1][2]

Past finals[]

Singles[]

Year	Date	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1935	10–13 July	Ellsworth Vines	Bill Tilden	6–1, 6–8, 4–6, 6–2, 6–2 [3]
1936	7–11 July	Hans Nüsslein	Henri Cochet	(Round Robin) [4]
1937	13–17 July	Hans Nüsslein	Robert Ramillon	6–4, 6–3, 2–6, 6–4 [5]
1938	9–16 July	Hans Nüsslein	Bill Tilden	(Round Robin) [6]
1939	4–7 August	Hans Nüsslein	Bill Tilden	6–2, 7–5, 6–4 [7]

Doubles[]

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1935	Bill Tilden Ellsworth Vines	Martin Plaa Robert Ramillon	7–5, 6–8, 5–7, 6–1, 6–3
1936	Henri Cochet Robert Ramillon	Lester Stoefen Bill Tilden	(Round Robin)
1937	Lester Stoefen Bill Tilden	Martin Plaa Robert Ramillon	8–6, 17–15, 8–6
1939	Don Budge Ellsworth Vines	Lester Stoefen Bill Tilden	6–2, 7–9, 7–5, 8–6

Draws[]

1935[]

	Quarterfinals								Semifinals								Final
									Ellsworth Vines	5	2	6	6	6
									Robert Ramillon	7	6	4	2	3
																	Ellsworth Vines	6	6	4	6	6
																	Bill Tilden	1	8	6	2	2
	Hans Nüsslein	6	6	6
	Albert Burke	3	4	2
									Hans Nüsslein	4	4	1
									Bill Tilden	6	6	6
	Martin Plaa	5	0	0
	Bill Tilden	7	6	6

1936[]

Round Robin		W–L	Hans Nüsslein	Henri Cochet	Martin Plaa	Robert Ramillon
1.	Hans Nüsslein	3–0		6–3, 6–2, 6–2	6–1, 6–3, 6–2	6–3, 6–2, 6–4
2.	Henri Cochet	2–1	3–6, 2–6, 3–6		6–3, 6–2, 6–3	6–3, 6–1, 6–2
3.	Martin Plaa	1–2	1–6, 3–6, 2–6	3–6, 2–6, 3–6		2–6, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–3
4.	Robert Ramillon	0–3	3–6, 2–6, 4–6	3–6, 1–6, 2–6	6–2, 6–3, 3–6, 2–6, 3–6

1938[]

Round Robin		W–L	Hans Nüsslein	Bill Tilden	Robert Ramillon	Martin Plaa	Dan Maskell	Edmund Burke
1.	Hans Nüsslein	5–0		6–1, 6–1, 5–7, 6–1	7–5, 6–3, 6–2	6–1, 6–1, 7���5	6–4, 6–2, 6–2	6–2, 6–4, 6–0
2.	Bill Tilden	4–1	1–6, 1–6, 7–5, 1–6		8–6, 6–0, 4–6, 6–2	6–2, 6–3, 6–0	6–3, 6–4, 8–6	6–4, 6–4, 6–3
3.	Robert Ramillon	3–2	5–7, 3–6, 2–6	6–8, 0–6, 6–4, 2–6		6–3, 7–5, 6–0	6–1, 6–3, 7–5	6–4, 6–4, 6–3
4.	Martin Plaa	2–3	1–6, 1–6, 5–7	2–6, 3–6, 0–6	3–6, 5–7, 0–6		6–4, 6–3, 6–2	6–3, 6–4, 6–3
5.	Dan Maskell	1–4	4–6, 2–6, 2–6	3–6, 4–6, 6–8	1–6, 3–6, 5–7	4–6, 3–6, 2–6		6–1, 6–1, 6–2
6.	Edmund Burke	0–5	4–6, 4–6, 3–6	2–6, 1–6, 1–6	4–6, 4–6, 3–6	3–6, 4–6, 3–6	1–6, 1–6, 2–6

See also[]

• Major professional tennis tournaments before the Open Era

References[]