Championnat International de France Professionnel

Championnat International de France Professionnel
venue	Paris France
First run	1930
Last event	1968
As of November 28, 2012

The Championnat International de France Professionnel ( German  International French Championship of Professionals , English French Pro Championships ) was a men's tennis tournament that was held in Paris from 1930 to 1968 .

history

Against the background that the International Lawn Tennis Federation (ILTF) only allowed amateur players to take part in its tournaments, several tournaments for professional tennis players developed. The German Pro Championships had existed since 1911. The first US Pro Championships were held in the USA in 1927, followed by the International de France Professionnel Championships in Paris in 1930 . Together with the London Indoor Pro Championships, these formed the most important tournaments in the professional field. The Bristol Cup , which was held in Cannes as early as 1920 , is regarded as the beginning of the French professional tournaments and was in competition with a similar event in Deauville in 1925 .

The tournaments in Paris were mostly played on clay in the Stade Roland Garros , only from 1963 to 1967 they switched to the Stade Pierre de Coubertin in the hall. When the ITF began admitting professional players to their tournaments in 1968 ( Open Era ), the tournament was discontinued.

winner

year	winner	Final opponent	Result
1930	Karel Koželuh	Albert Burke	6: 1, 6: 2, 6: 1
1931	Martin Plaa	Robert Ramillon	6: 3, 6: 1, 3: 6, 6: 2
1932	Robert Ramillon	Martin Plaa	6: 4, 3: 6, 8: 6, 6: 4
1933	Bill Tilden	Henri Cochet	6: 2, 6: 4, 6: 2
1934	Bill Tilden	Martin Plaa	6: 2, 6: 4, 7: 5
1935	Ellsworth Vines	Hans Nüsslein	10: 8, 6: 4, 3: 6, 6: 1
1936	Henri Cochet	Robert Ramillon	6: 3, 6: 1, 6: 1
1937	Hans Nüsslein	Henri Cochet	6: 2, 8: 6, 6: 3
1938	Hans Nüsslein	Bill Tilden	6: 0, 6: 1, 6: 2
1939	Don Budge	Ellsworth Vines	6: 2, 7: 5, 6: 3
1940–1952: canceled
1953	Frank Sedgman	Pancho Gonzales	6: 1, 6: 3
1954–1955: canceled
1956	Tony Trabert	Pancho Gonzales	6: 3, 4: 6, 5: 7, 8: 6, 6: 2
1957: canceled
1958	Ken Rosewall	Lew Hoad	3: 6, 6: 2, 6: 4, 6: 0
1959	Tony Trabert	Frank Sedgman	6: 4, 6: 4, 6: 4
1960	Ken Rosewall	Lew Hoad	6: 2, 2: 6, 6: 2, 6: 1
1961	Ken Rosewall	Pancho Gonzales	2: 6, 6: 4, 6: 3, 8: 6
1962	Ken Rosewall	Andrés Gimeno	3: 6, 6: 2, 7: 5, 6: 2
1963	Ken Rosewall	Rod Laver	6: 8, 6: 4, 5: 7, 6: 3, 6: 4
1964	Ken Rosewall	Rod Laver	6: 3, 7: 5, 3: 6, 6: 3
1965	Ken Rosewall	Rod Laver	6: 3, 6: 2, 6: 4
1966	Ken Rosewall	Rod Laver	6: 3, 6: 2, 14:12
1967	Rod Laver	Andrés Gimeno	6: 4, 8: 6, 4: 6, 6: 2
1968	Rod Laver	John Newcombe	6: 2, 6: 2, 6: 3

source

• Collins, B .: History of Tennis. 2nd Edition. New Chapter Press, New York 2010. ISBN 978-0-942257-70-0 . P. 754

References and comments

1. ↑ Hans Nüsslein . International Tennis Hall of Fame Museum. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
2. ↑ see the compilation from tennis magazines (Lawn Tennis and Badminton in the Wimbledon library)
3. ^ Lowe's Lawn Tennis Annual
4. ↑ Little Alan: The Golden Days of Tennis on the French Riviera 1874-1939 . Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum, London 2014, ISBN 9780906741542 , p. 452.
5. ↑ Ayres' Lawn Tennis Almanack 1925