Australian Pro

The Australian Pro was a men's professional tennis tournament that started in 1954 and was held yearly, with the exception of 1961 and 1963, from 1957 through 1966. The tournament moved venues several times and therefore had the prefix of South when in Adelaide and Western when held in Perth. On the last two occasions that it was held in Perth the tournament was staged at the Perry Lakes Stadium. It was also called the Australian Pro Indoor Championships for one year when it was held at Melbourne's Olympic Pool. All other tournaments took place at the White City Tennis Club in Sydney. In 1965 and 1966 there were two editions of the Australian Pro as Adelaide and Perth held separate events.

Australian Pro
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded1954
Abolished1966
LocationAdelaide, Melbourne,
Perth, Sydney
SurfaceGrass / outdoor

Finals

Singles
Year Champion Runner-up Score
1966 Rod Laver Ken Rosewall
1966 Ken Rosewall Pierre Barthes
1965 Rod Laver Pancho Gonzales
1965 Rod Laver Ken Rosewall
1964 Rod Laver Ken Rosewall(Round Robin)
1962 Ken Rosewall Andrés Gimeno
1960 [1] Ken Rosewall Lew Hoad
1959 [1] Lew Hoad Ken Rosewall
1958 [1] Frank Sedgman Tony Trabert
1957 [1] Pancho Segura Frank Sedgman
1954 [1] Frank Sedgman Pancho Segura5–7, 6–3, 6–4 [2]
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References
  1. "Australian Pro: Tournament Roll of honour". thetennisbase.com. The Tennis Base. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  2. "Pro title goes to Sedgman". Sydney Morning Herald. 28 November 1954. p. 40.
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