The Pacific Coast Pro ChampionshipsJoseph McCauley The History of Professional Tennis (2000) forwards by Bud Collins and Tony Trabert. The Short Book Run Co Ltd. Windsor. ASIN: B001EOVE56. p.253. was a men's tennis tournament founded in 1946 as the Pacific Coast Professionals. It was first played in San Francisco, California, United States and was last played in Fresno, California in 1968 when it was discontinued.
A Pacific Coast Professionals tournament was proposed by Howard Kinsey as early as 1930 to be played in Aqua Caliente, Mexico, and again in Berkeley, California 1934.
Past finals Singles Year Location Champion Runner-up Score 1946 San Francisco Don Budge Bobby Riggs 6–3, 7–5, 6–4 1954 Beverly Hills Pancho Segura Pancho Gonzales 4–6, 6–4, 9–7 1957 Daly City Pancho Gonzales Tony Trabert 4–6, 6–4, 9–7 1960 Santa Barbara Lew Hoad Ken Rosewall 6–1, 4–6, 6–3 1965 Fresno Pancho Segura (2) Nick Carter 6–1, 6–3 1967 Berkeley Ken Rosewall Rod Laver 4–6, 6–3, 8–6 1968 Fresno Fred Stolle Barry MacKay Title shared Joseph McCauley The History of Professional Tennis (2000) p.253.
See also Pacific Coast Championships (amateur era)
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