List of Professional Grand Slam Champions
Year | US Pro | Wembley Pro | French Pro |
---|---|---|---|
1927 | Vinny Richards | ||
1928 | Vinny Richards | ||
1929 | Karel Koželuh | ||
1930 | Vinny Richards | Karel Koželuh | |
1931 | Bill Tilden | Martin Plaa | |
1932 | Karel Koželuh | Robert Ramillon | |
1933 | Vinny Richards | Bill Tilden | |
1934 | Hans Nüsslein | Ellsworth Vines | Bill Tilden |
1935 | Bill Tilden | Ellsworth Vines | Ellsworth Vines |
1936 | Joe Whalen | Ellsworth Vines | Henri Cochet |
1937 | Karel Koželuh | Hans Nüsslein | Hans Nüsslein |
1938 | Fred Perry | Hans Nüsslein | Hans Nüsslein |
1939 | Ellsworth Vines | Don Budge | Don Budge |
1940 | Don Budge | ||
1941 | Fred Perry | ||
1942 | Don Budge | ||
1943 | Bruce Barnes | ||
1944 | |||
1945 | Welby Van Horn | ||
1946 | Bobby Riggs | ||
1947 | Bobby Riggs | ||
1948 | Jack Kramer | ||
1949 | Bobby Riggs | Jack Kramer | |
1950 | Pancho Segura | Pancho Gonzales | |
1951 | Pancho Segura | Pancho Gonzales | |
1952 | Pancho Segura | Pancho Gonzales | |
1953 | Pancho Gonzales | Frank Sedgman | |
1954 | Pancho Gonzales | ||
1955 | Pancho Gonzales | ||
1956 | Pancho Gonzales | Pancho Gonzales | Tony Trabert |
1957 | Pancho Gonzales | Ken Rosewall | |
1958 | Pancho Gonzales | Frank Sedgman | Ken Rosewall |
1959 | Pancho Gonzales | Mal Anderson | Tony Trabert |
1960 | Alex Olmedo | Ken Rosewall | Ken Rosewall |
1961 | Pancho Gonzales | Ken Rosewall | Ken Rosewall |
1962 | Butch Buchholz | Ken Rosewall | Ken Rosewall |
1963 | Ken Rosewall | Ken Rosewall | Ken Rosewall |
1964 | Rod Laver | Rod Laver | Ken Rosewall |
1965 | Ken Rosewall | Rod Laver | Ken Rosewall |
1966 | Rod Laver | Rod Laver | Ken Rosewall |
1967 | Rod Laver | Rod Laver | Rod Laver |
Notes:
The status of the 1933 French Pro is unclear. In History of the Pro Tennis Wars, by Ray Bowers, there is no mention of a French Pro tournament in 1933. The only professional competition played that year at Roland Garros was a USA-France meeting, September 22–24, in the Davis Cup format. Many sources probably wrongly considered the Tilden-Cochet match as a final of a supposed French Pro.
The status of the Wembley Championships of 1936 and 1938 is unclear. Two of the three major sources for the professional championships list the results as shown. Ray Bowers' History of professional tennis says that neither of these tournaments ever occurred and offers substantiating evidence for his assertion.
The 1937 US Pro was the first pro event open to amateur players and is considered as both the U.S. Pro Tennis Championship and first "true" U.S. Open event.
The US Pro events from 1950–1962, were billed the World Pro Championship with the exception of 1951, where a separate US Pro (at Forest Hills) and World Pro (in Cleveland) were held.
The status of 1953 "French Pro" is unclear. Joe McCauley included this tournament in his list of French Pro tournaments but he prefaced in his book "History of Professional Tennis" that it may not have been considered at the time as an official French Pro.
Read more about this topic: Major Professional Tennis Tournaments Before The Open Era
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