Major Professional Tennis Tournaments Before The Open Era - List of Professional Grand Slam Champions

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.


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