Misplaced Pages

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.

Singles finals

Australian Pro

Year	Location	Champion	Runner-up	Score
1954	Perth	Frank Sedgman	Pancho Segura	5–7, 6–3, 6–4

Western Australia Pro

Year	Location	Champion	Runner-up	Score
1957	Perth	Tony Trabert	Frank Sedgman	6–4, 6–3
1959	Perth	Lew Hoad	Ashley Cooper	6–1, 6–3
1964	Perth	Rod Laver	Ken Rosewall	(Round Robin)
1965	Perth	Rod Laver	Pancho Gonzales	7–5, 11–9
1966	Perth	Rod Laver	Ken Rosewall	6–2, 10–8

South Australia Pro

Year	Location	Champion	Runner-up	Score
1959	Adelaide	Lew Hoad	Ken Rosewall	5–7, 7–5, 6–4
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
1966	Adelaide	Ken Rosewall	Pierre Barthès	9–7, 3–6, 6–2

See also

• Major professional tennis tournaments before the Open Era

References

1. "Sedgman has £2,000 victory". The Sydney Morning Herald. 5 February 1958. p. 17.
2. "The West Australian (Perth), 25 November 1954". West Australian. 25 November 1954.
3. "Pro. title goes to Sedgman". The Sun-Herald. 28 November 1954. p. 40 – via National Library of Australia.
4. McCauley (2000), p. 205
5. "Frank down to Trabert". The Argus (Melbourne). 7 January 1957. p. 15 – via National Library of Australia.
6. McCauley (2000), p. 211
7. McCauley (2000), p. 231
8. ^ McCauley (2000), p. 240
9. "Australian Pro: Tournament Roll of honour". thetennisbase.com. The Tennis Base. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
10. McCauley (2000), p. 212
11. McCauley (2000), p. 235

Sources

• McCauley, Joe (2000). The History of Professional Tennis. Windsor: The Short Run Book Company Limited.

• Sports competitions in Sydney
• Defunct tennis tournaments in Australia
• Professional tennis tournaments before the Open Era
• Recurring sporting events established in 1954
• Recurring sporting events disestablished in 1966
• 1954 establishments in Australia
• 1966 disestablishments in Australia