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Madison Square Garden Pro

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Madison Square Garden Pro
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded1954
Abolished1969
Editions5
LocationNew York City
United States
VenueMadison Square Garden
SurfaceHard court (indoors)

The Madison Square Garden Pro was a men's and women's tennis event for professionals. Also known as the Madison Square Garden Pro Championships. It first began in 1954 and served as the opening tournament of the 1954 World Pro Tour. The event was then not staged for a further twelve years when it was re-established in 1966 as one tournament in the pro circuit. The 1968 and 1969 tournaments were the final events of the combined WCT/NLT tours in the Open Era of tennis, the top four players in each tour played off for the combined professional championship.[1][2] From 1977 to 1989 the Masters Grand Prix finals were played at Madison Square Gardens.

Men's singles

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Year Date Champion Runner-up Score
1954 Jan 3–4 United States Pancho Gonzales Ecuador Pancho Segura 7–9, 6–4, 6–4
1966 Mar 21–26 Australia Ken Rosewall Australia Rod Laver 6–3, 6–3
1967 Jun 6–9 Australia Rod Laver Australia Ken Rosewall 6–4, 6–4
1968 Nov 27– Dec 1 Australia Tony Roche United States Pancho Gonzales 6–3, 6–4
1969 May 15–17 Australia Rod Laver Australia Roy Emerson 6–2, 4–6, 6–1

Women's singles

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Year Date Champion Runner-up Score
1968[3] May 18–19 United Kingdom Anne Haydon Jones United States Billie Jean King 6–4, 6–4

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "American tennis tilt set at Garden tonight". The Bryan Times. UPI. May 15, 1969. p. 11.
  2. ^ "Laver Emerson Eye Tennis Gold". The Pittsburgh Press. UPI. May 17, 1969. p. 9.
  3. ^ Robertson, Max (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. New York: Viking Press. p. 63. ISBN 978-0-670-29408-4.