U.S. Pro Tennis Championships draws, 1946–1967

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The U.S. Pro Tennis Championships were played each year from 1927 to 1999 (except 1944). Up to 1967, before the start of the "Open Era", this tournament was regarded as part of the professional grand slam. In 1963 the tournament failed financially but was revived in Boston without a break.

After World War II Bobby Riggs, Pancho Segura and Pancho Gonzales won the Championships multiple times. Into the 1960s, the most frequent winners were Rod Laver and Ken Rosewall.

1946[]

	Round of 16									Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
		Bobby Riggs	6	6	6
		Jack March	2	3	3						Bobby Riggs	6	9	6	6
			6	9	6							1	11	3	3
			4	7	1															Bobby Riggs	6	6	6
		Wayne Sabin	4	7	6	6	6													Wayne Sabin	1	3	4
		Bill Tilden	6	9	1	1	0				Wayne Sabin	7	7	7
		Fred Perry	6	6	6						Fred Perry	5	5	5
			2	3	2																								Bobby Riggs	6	6	6
		Welby Van Horn	6	6	4	6																							Don Budge	3	1	1
		John Nogrady	3	3	6	0					Welby Van Horn	6	6	3	6	4
		Frank Kovacs	10	4	11	10					Frank Kovacs	1	1	6	8	6
		Vinnie Richards	8	6	9	8														Frank Kovacs	8	2	2
		Carl Earn	7	6	4	6														Don Budge	10	6	6
		Gene Mako	5	4	6	3					Carl Earn	4	3	1
		Don Budge	6	6	6						Don Budge	6	6	6
			0	2	4

1947[]

	Round of 16									Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
		Don Budge	6	6	6
			1	0	1						Don Budge	6	6	6
		Wayne Sabin	7	6	6						Wayne Sabin	2	3	4
			5	2	2															Don Budge	7	6	4	6
		Fred Perry	6	6	6															Welby Van Horn	5	3	6	3
		John Nogrady	3	1	4						Fred Perry	12	2	4
		Welby Van Horn	6	6	6						Welby Van Horn	14	6	6
			3	4	4																								Don Budge	6	3	8	6	3
		Bobby Riggs	6	6	6																								Bobby Riggs	3	6	10	4	6
			1	1	1						Bobby Riggs	6	6	6
		Elwood Cooke	6	6	6						Elwood Cooke	4	1	2
			2	1	2															Bobby Riggs	6	6	6
		Frank Kovacs	6	6	6															Frank Kovacs	3	3	4
		Jack March	2	3	2						Frank Kovacs	6	6	6
			6	6	6							2	2	2
		Robert Stubbs	2	2	4

1948[]

	Round of 16									Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
		Bobby Riggs	6	6	6
			0	1	3						Bobby Riggs	6	4	6	6
		Elwood Cooke	12	4	6	10					Elwood Cooke	4	6	3	0
		Pierre Pellizza	10	6	1	8														Bobby Riggs	6	6	7
		Frank Kovacs	6	6	6															Frank Kovacs	3	2	5
			3	2	0						Frank Kovacs	3	3	6	6	6
		Pancho Segura	6	6	6						Pancho Segura	6	6	4	3	3
		Carl Earn	4	0	3																								Bobby Riggs	12	2	6	3
		Jack Kramer	6	6	6																								Jack Kramer	14	6	3	6
		Robert Stubbs	1	0	2						Jack Kramer	3	16	4	8	6
		Welby Van Horn	6	3	6	6					Welby Van Horn	6	14	6	6	4
		John Nogrady	1	6	1	1														Jack Kramer	6	8	3	6	6
		Don Budge	6	6	6															Don Budge	4	10	6	4	0
			0	0	1						Don Budge	4	6	6	6
		Dinny Pails	3	6	6	6					Dinny Pails	6	2	3	3
		Wayne Sabin	6	3	3	4

1949[]

	Round of 16									Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
		Bobby Riggs	6	6	5	6
			1	4	7	3					Bobby Riggs	12	6	6
		Jimmy Evert	6	6	6						Jimmy Evert	10	3	2
		Wayne Sabin	3	3	3															Bobby Riggs	6	7	6	6
		Welby Van Horn	6	7	9															Welby Van Horn	8	5	3	3
			3	5	7						Welby Van Horn	6	3	6	6
		Carl Earn	6	7	6						Carl Earn	4	6	3	2
		John Faunce	4	5	1																								Bobby Riggs	9	3	6	7
		Don Budge	6	6	6																								Don Budge	7	6	3	5
			1	1	1						Don Budge	6	6	6
		Elwood Cooke	9	9	9						Elwood Cooke	3	2	2
			7	7	7															Don Budge	2	7	6	6
		Frank Kovacs	6	6	6															Frank Kovacs	6	5	4	4
			1	0	4						Frank Kovacs	6	6	1	6
		John Nogrady	10	3	6	6					John Nogrady	2	4	6	4
		Pierre Pellizza	8	6	0	3

1950[]

	Round of 16									Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
		Jack Kramer	6	6
		Jimmy Evert	4	2							Jack Kramer	6	6	6
		Carl Earn	6	6							Carl Earn	1	2	3
			3	2																Jack Kramer	4	10	6	4	3
		Pancho Segura	6	6																Pancho Segura	6	8	1	6	6
		John Nogrady	2	2							Pancho Segura	6	6	6
		Welby Van Horn	6	3	6						Welby Van Horn	0	2	2
		Joe Whalen	2	6	2																								Pancho Segura	6	1	8	4
		Bobby Riggs	6	8																									Frank Kovacs	1	6	6	4	rtd.
		Pierre Pellizza	1	6							Bobby Riggs	6	6	7
		Jack March	6	1	6						Jack March	4	1	5
		Gene Mako	2	6	3															Bobby Riggs	2	3	7	5
		Frank Parker	6	6																Frank Kovacs	6	6	5	7
			2	3							Frank Parker	0	0	1
		Frank Kovacs	6	6							Frank Kovacs	6	6	6
			1	0

1951[]

Round Robin		W-L	Pancho Segura	Pancho Gonzales	Bobby Riggs	Welby Van Horn	Frank Parker	Jack Kramer
1.	Pancho Segura	4–0		6–3, 6–4, 6–2	6–0, 8–6, 6–1	6–1, 6–2, 6–4	6–2, 6–2, 6–0
2.	Pancho Gonzales	3–1	3–6, 4–6, 2–6		6–3, 4–6, 6–2, 6–3	6–3, 8–6, 6–0	4–6, 6–1, 7–5, 6–2
3.	Bobby Riggs	2–2	0–6, 6–8, 1–6	3–6, 6–4, 2–6, 3–6		6–3, 8–10, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4	6–3, 17–15, 6–2
4.	Welby Van Horn	1–3	1–6, 2–6, 4–6	3–6, 6–8, 0–6	3–6, 10–8, 6–4, 4–6, 4–6		3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 10–8, 6–2
5.	Frank Parker	0–5	2–6, 2–6, 0–6	6–4, 1–6, 5–7, 2–6	3–6, 15–17, 2–6	6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 8–10, 2–6		6–4, 0–6, 6–4, 0–6, 3–6
6.	Jack Kramer1	1–0					4–6, 6–0, 4–6, 6–0, 6–3

¹ withdraw injured.

1952[]

	Round of 16							Quarterfinals							Semifinals									Final
		Pancho Gonzales	6	6
		Frank Rerlcha	0	2					Pancho Gonzales	6	8	6
		John Howard	3	7	6				John Howard	0	10	0
		Jerry Evert	6	5	4											Pancho Gonzales	6	6	6
		Frank Kovacs	6	6												Frank Kovacs	3	3	3
		Vic Braden	3	2					Frank Kovacs	6	7
		Jack March	6	8					Jack March	2	5
		Ed Burke	3	6																					Pancho Gonzales	6	4	6	4	0
		Pancho Segura	6	6																					Pancho Segura	3	6	3	6	6
		Jim Hendrix	2	2					Pancho Segura	6	6
		Al Doyle	6	6					Al Doyle	2	0
		Tom Burke	4	2												Pancho Segura	6	6	6
		Don Budge	6	6												Don Budge	0	3	2
		Henry Kenny	1	2					Don Budge	6	6
		Jack Rodgers	6	2	6				Jack Rodgers	3	2
		George Richey	4	6	3

1953[]

	Round of 16							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
									Pancho Gonzales	6	6
		Jack Rodgers	8	6					Jack Rodgers	3	4
			6	2												Pancho Gonzales	6	6
		Bobby Riggs	9	6												Bobby Riggs	3	2
		Vic Braden	7	2					Bobby Riggs	6	6
		Carl Earn	6	6					Carl Earn	2	4
		J. Morton	3	1																			Pancho Gonzales	4	6	7	6
																							Don Budge	6	4	5	2
									Frank Kovacs	6	6
			4	6	6					2	4
		George Richey	6	4	1											Frank Kovacs	9	4
			3	6	6											Don Budge	11	6
		D. Martin	6	4	4					4	3
		Don Budge	w/o						Don Budge	6	6
		Joe Whalen

1954[]

• Note – Sources vary as to which event was the U.S. Pro in 1954. At the time, Los Angeles had the semi-official title.^[1]

Los Angeles[]

	Round of 16							Quarterfinals							Semifinals									Final
		Pancho Gonzales	6	8
			4	6					Pancho Gonzales	6	6
		Gene Mako	6	6					Gene Mako	0	3
			1	4												Pancho Gonzales	6	6	6
		Samuel Match	6	6												Frank Sedgman	4	4	4
		Wayne Sabin	1	2					Samuel Match	3	2
		Frank Sedgman	6	6					Frank Sedgman	6	6
			0	1																					Pancho Gonzales	6	4	2	6	6
		Carl Earn	6	6																					Pancho Segura	4	6	6	2	4
		Walter Wesbrook	2	2					Carl Earn	6	6
			6	6						1	3
		George Toley	3	4												Carl Earn	2	3	1
			6	6												Pancho Segura	6	6	6
			3	4						0	1
			0	2					Pancho Segura	6	6
		Pancho Segura	6	6

Cleveland[]

	Round of 16							Quarterfinals							Semifinals									Final
									Pancho Gonzales	6	6
										1	2
																Pancho Gonzales	6	6	6
		Carl Earn	6	6												Don Budge	2	3	4
		Elwood Cooke	1	4					Carl Earn	6	5	2
		Don Budge	6	6					Don Budge	3	7	6
		Bobby Riggs	4	4																					Pancho Gonzales	6	9	3	6
		Frank Sedgman	6	6																					Frank Sedgman	3	7	6	2
		Vic Braden	0	1					Frank Sedgman	6	6
		Frank Kovacs	6	6					Frank Kovacs	1	4
			3	3												Frank Sedgman	6	7	2	6
																Pancho Segura	2	5	6	4
									Jack Rodgers	0	2
									Pancho Segura	6	6

1955[]

	Round of 16							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
									Pancho Gonzales	21	21
		Frank Parker	21	21					Frank Parker	15	13
			13	17												Pancho Gonzales	21	13	22
																Frank Kovacs	18	21	20
									Frank Kovacs	21	21
		Bobby Riggs	21	21					Bobby Riggs	15	13
			17	19																			Pancho Gonzales	21	19	21	20	21
																							Pancho Segura	16	21	8	22	19
									Don Budge	20	21	12
		Carl Earn	21	21					Carl Earn	22	13	21
			15	12												Carl Earn	15	17
																Pancho Segura	21	21
									Pancho Segura	21	21
		Fred Perry	21	18	21				Fred Perry	12	10
			15	21	12

1956[]

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
		Pancho Segura	21	21	21
			13	8	10
											Pancho Segura	21	21	21
											Tony Trabert	13	10	16
		Tony Trabert	21	21	21
		Carl Earn	11	17	7
																				Pancho Segura	15	21	14	20
																				Pancho Gonzales	21	13	21	22
		Pancho Gonzales	21	21	33
		Frank Parker	16	17	31
											Pancho Gonzales	23	21	21
											Rex Hartwig	21	18	18
		Rex Hartwig	21	21	21
		Frank Kovacs	10	13	16

1957[]

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
		Pancho Gonzales	6	6
		Frank Parker	2	3
									Pancho Gonzales	3	11	8
									Tony Trabert	6	9	6
		Tony Trabert	6	9
		Frank Kovacs	3	7
																Pancho Gonzales	6	3	7	6
																Pancho Segura	3	6	5	1
		Ken Rosewall	6	6
		Bobby Riggs	2	2
									Ken Rosewall	2	3
									Pancho Segura	6	6
		Pancho Segura	8	6
		Dinny Pails	6	4

1958[]

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
		Pancho Gonzales	6	7
		Armando Vieira	3	5
									Pancho Gonzales	6	6
									Pancho Segura	4	3
		Pancho Segura	6	6
			1	3
																Pancho Gonzales	3	4	14	6	6
																Lew Hoad	6	6	12	1	4
		Lew Hoad	5	6	6
		Frank Parker	7	2	4
									Lew Hoad	6	13
									Tony Trabert	2	11
		Tony Trabert	6	6
		Bobby Riggs	3	1

1959[]

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
		Pancho Gonzales	6	6
			3	1
									Pancho Gonzales	6	3	6
									Ashley Cooper	3	6	3
		Ashley Cooper	6	6
		Frank Parker	4	2
																Pancho Gonzales	6	6	6
																Lew Hoad	4	2	4
		Pancho Segura	6	6
		Malcolm Anderson	0	3
									Pancho Segura	6	2
									Lew Hoad	8	6
		Lew Hoad	6	6
		Bobby Riggs	2	3

1960[]

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
		Tony Trabert	6	6
		Frank Parker	0	2					Tony Trabert	4	6	6
									Pancho Segura	6	4	4
																Tony Trabert	5	4
		Alex Olmedo	4	6	6											Alex Olmedo	7	6
		Sam Giammalva	6	3	1				Alex Olmedo	6	7
									Ashley Cooper	4	5

1961[]

	1st Round								2nd Round								3rd Round								Semifinal								Final
																									Pancho Gonzales	6	6
																									Andrés Gimeno	4	3
																	Andrés Gimeno	6
																	Frank Parker	0
									Frank Parker	6
	Armando Vieira	6							Armando Vieira	3
		3																															Pancho Gonzales	6	7
	Sam Giammalva	w	o																														Frank Sedgman	3	5
	Jack Arkinstall								Sam Giammalva	8
									Bobby Riggs	6
																	Sam Giammalva	2
																	Barry MacKay	6
																									Barry MacKay	4	9
																									Frank Sedgman	6	11

1962[]

	Semifinals							Final
		Earl Buchholz	6	6
		Jack Arkinstall	2	4
									Earl Buchholz	6	6	6
									Pancho Segura	4	3	4
		Pancho Segura	6	7	11
		Barry MacKay	4	9	9

1963[]

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
		Rod Laver	6	1	6	6
		Pancho Segura	2	6	2	3
											Rod Laver	5	6	6	6
											Earl Buchholz	7	4	4	3
		Earl Buchholz	6	6	6
		Lew Hoad	4	1	2
																				Rod Laver	4	2	2
																				Ken Rosewall	6	6	6
		Alex Olmedo	10	2	6	6
		Pancho Gonzales	8	6	0	1
											Alex Olmedo	3	3	9
											Ken Rosewall	6	6	11
		Ken Rosewall	6	6	6
		Tony Trabert	2	2	2

1964[]

	Round of 16							Quarterfinals							Semifinals									Final
									Ken Rosewall	6	6	10
		Lew Hoad	6	0	6				Lew Hoad	8	3	8
		Mike Davies	4	6	4											Ken Rosewall	3	6	3	2
																Rod Laver	6	3	6	6
									Rod Laver	4	9	6
		Earl Buchholz	6	6					Earl Buchholz	6	7	1
		Luis Ayala	4	2																					Rod Laver	4	6	7	6
																									Pancho Gonzales	6	3	5	4
									Andrés Gimeno	6	6
		Alex Olmedo	12	7	6				Alex Olmedo	3	3
		Sam Giammalva	14	5	2											Andrés Gimeno	3	3	6
																Pancho Gonzales	6	6	8
									Pancho Gonzales	6	6
		Pancho Segura	9	6					Pancho Segura	4	2
		Barry MacKay	7	1

1965[]

	Round of 16							Quarterfinals							Semifinals									Final
									Earl Buchholz	6	6
		Luis Ayala	6	3	7				Luis Ayala	3	2
		Frank Sedgman	4	6	5											Earl Buchholz	9	5	4	3
																Rod Laver	7	7	6	6
									Rod Laver	6	6
		Barry MacKay	6	6					Barry MacKay	3	2
		Sam Giammalva	4	4																					Rod Laver	4	3	3
																									Ken Rosewall	6	6	6
									Ken Rosewall	6	10	6
		Malcolm Anderson	9	6					Malcolm Anderson	1	12	4
		Alex Olmedo	7	4												Ken Rosewall	6	6	6
																Pancho Gonzales	3	2	4
									Pancho Gonzales	6	6
		Pancho Segura	7	6					Pancho Segura	3	3
		Mike Davies	5	3

1966[]

	Round of 16							Quarterfinals							Semifinals									Final
									Andrés Gimeno	6	6
		Lew Hoad	6	6					Lew Hoad	4	3
		Pancho Segura	2	3												Andrés Gimeno	3	3	5
																Rod Laver	6	6	7
									Rod Laver	6	6
		Mike Davies	6	10	6				Mike Davies	3	4
		Barry MacKay	4	12	4																				Rod Laver	6	4	6	8	6
																									Ken Rosewall	4	6	2	10	3
									Earl Buchholz	6	6
		Luis Ayala	9	4	6				Luis Ayala	4	4
		Pierre Barthes	7	6	4											Earl Buchholz	0	3	2
																Ken Rosewall	6	6	6
									Ken Rosewall	8	6
		Malcolm Anderson	6	6					Malcolm Anderson	6	4
		Sam Giammalva	2	1

1967[]

	Round of 16							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
		Ken Rosewall	7	6	6
		Malcolm Anderson	5	8	3				Ken Rosewall	6	6
		Mike Davies	6	9	11				Mike Davies	0	2
		Pierre Barthes	1	11	9											Ken Rosewall	5	2
																Andrés Gimeno	7	6
									Pancho Segura	3	3
									Andrés Gimeno	6	6
																							Andrés Gimeno	6	4	3	5
		Dennis Ralston	6	6																			Rod Laver	4	6	6	7
		Earl Buchholz	2	3					Dennis Ralston	7	3	5
		Fred Stolle	6	6					Fred Stolle	5	6	7
		Barry MacKay	3	4												Fred Stolle	6	2	3
		Luis Ayala	1	6	16											Rod Laver	4	6	6
		Sam Giammalva	6	1	14				Luis Ayala	1	2
		Rod Laver	6	6					Rod Laver	6	6
		Alex Olmedo	1	2

See also[]

• U.S. Pro Tennis Championships draws, 1927–1945

References[]