The Madison Square Garden Pro was a men's tennis event for professionals. Also known as the Madison Square Garden Pro Championships. In 1954 it was the opening four-man tournament of the 1954 World Pro Tour. In 1966 and 1967 a tournament was held at Madison Square Garden on the pro circuit. The 1968 and 1969 tournaments contained players from the WCT and NTL tours (four players from each tour). From 1977 to 1989 the Masters Grand Prix finals were played at Madison Square Garden. A separate women's event was held in 1968.
Past finals Men's singles YearDateChampionRunner-upScore 1954 Jan 3–4 Pancho Gonzales Pancho Segura 7–9, 6–4, 6–4 1966 Mar 21–26 Ken Rosewall Rod Laver 6–3, 6–3 1967 Jun 6–9 Rod Laver Ken Rosewall 6–4, 6–4 1968 Nov 27– Dec 1 Tony Roche Pancho Gonzales 6–3, 6–4 1969 May 15–17 Rod Laver Roy Emerson 6–2, 4–6, 6–1
Women's singles YearDateChampionRunner-upScore 1968 May 18–19 Anne Haydon Jones Billie Jean King 6–4, 6–4
See also Madison Square Garden Open Tennis Championship (USLTA event played at same venue from 1968 to 1970) Major professional tennis tournaments before the Open Era Tennis Pro Tours
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