The British Pro Championships also known as the British Professional Championships and British Professional Lawn Tennis Championships is a defunct men's professional tennis tournament that was played on grass courts from 1920 to 1967. The tournament featured both singles and doubles competitions.
History The tournament was first staged in Roehampton for two editions from 1919 to 1920, it was not hosted again for a further seven years until 1928 when it was staged in London England on 5 November 1928. The championships were played outdoors on grass courts and alternated between various locations from 1929 until the event ended on 13 August 1967.
Venues The tournament was staged in different locations for the duration of its run they included: Host city/town years stagedRoehampton 1919-1920, 1929London 1928, 1930–31, 1934–35 Eastbourne 1932-33, 1936–39, 1946–48, 1951–54, 1956–67 Scarborough 1949-50, 1955,
Men's singles Previous champions included: Year Location Surface Winner Runner up Score 1919Roehampton Grass Charles Robert Hierons ? ? 1920Westminster Gazette Roehampton Grass Charles Richard Read Charles Robert Hierons 6-0, 8-6, 6-21921–27 Not held 1928 London Grass Dan Maskell J. W. Pearce 6-2, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 1929 Roehampton Grass Dan Maskell T. C. Jeffery 6-2, 6-4, 6-2 1930 London Grass Dan Maskell T. C. Jeffery 6-1, 6-0, 6-2 1931 London Grass Dan Maskell T. C. Jeffery 8-6, 3-6, 6-3, 6-0 1932 Eastbourne Grass Dan Maskell T. C. Jeffery 6-1, 6-3, 6-3 1933 Eastbourne Grass Dan Maskell T. C. Jeffery 7-5, 6-4, 6-4 1934 London Grass Dan Maskell T. C. Jeffery 6-1, 6-3, 6-1 1935 London Grass Dan Maskell F.H. Poulson 6-3, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 1936 Eastbourne Grass Dan Maskell F.H. Poulson 6-0, 6-0, 6-2 1937 Eastbourne Grass T. C. Jeffery Dan Maskell 6-8, 10-8, 13-11, 6-4 1938 Eastbourne Grass Dan Maskell T. C. Jeffery w.o 1939 Eastbourne Grass Dan Maskell T. C. Jeffery 6-3, 6-4, 6-31940–45 Not held due to World War Two 1946 Eastbourne Grass Dan Maskell J. W. Pearce 6-2, 7-5, 8-6 1947 Eastbourne Grass Dan Maskell T. C. Jeffery 8-6, 6-2, 6-2 1948 Eastbourne Grass Dan Maskell J. W. Pearce 1-6, 6-2, 6-0, 6-3 1949 Scarborough Grass Dan Maskell Derek Bocquet 7-5, 6-4, 6-2 1950 Scarborough Grass Dan Maskell Bill Moss 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 1951 Eastbourne Grass Derek Bocquet Bill Moss 4-6, 6-1, 6-3, 6-0 1952 Eastbourne Grass Bill Moss Arthur Gordon Roberts 6-3, 6-1, 7-9, 6-3 1953 Eastbourne Grass Bill Moss Arthur G. Moxham 6-0, 7-5, 6-4 1954 Eastbourne Grass Arthur Gordon Roberts Donald Tregonning 6-2, 1-6, 6-4 6-3 1955 Scarborough Grass Arthur Gordon Roberts Donald Tregonning 7-5, 6-3, 6-4 1956 Eastbourne Grass Bill Moss George Worthington 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 1957 Eastbourne Grass George Worthington Bill Moss 6-4, 6-4, 1-6, 6-1 1958 Eastbourne Grass George Worthington Bill Moss 6-0, 6-2, 8-6 1959 Eastbourne Grass George Worthington Bill Moss6-3, 6-0, 6-4 1960 Eastbourne Grass George Worthington Bill Moss 6-3, 7-5, 6-0 1961 Eastbourne Grass George Worthington Bill Moss 6-1, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 1962 Eastbourne Grass George Worthington Bill Moss 6-0, 6-1, 6-2 1963 Eastbourne Grass John Melhuish J.M. Watson 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 1964 Eastbourne Grass George Worthington John Melhuish 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 1965 Eastbourne Grass Bill Moss Robert Griffin 0-6, 6-2, 6-3, 6-1 1966 Eastbourne Grass John Horn Robert Griffin Shared title due to weather 1967 Eastbourne Grass John Horn Charles R. Applewhaite 3-6, 3-6, 6-3, 9-7, 6-4
References
Sources McCauley, Joe; Trabert, Tony; Collins, Bud (2000). The History of Professional Tennis. The Short Run Book Company Limited. Exeter. England.
External links https://app.thetennisbase.com/British Pro Championships Roll of Honour