Tournament of Champions (tennis)
Appearance
Tournament of Champions | |
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Defunct tennis tournament | |
Founded | 1956 |
Abolished | 1968 |
Location | Los Angeles (1956) Forest Hills, New York (1957–1959) London (1968) |
Surface | Hard (1956) Grass (1957–1959) |
The Tournament of Champions [1] was a major professional tennis tournament between 1956 and 1959. The tournament was held on the indoor hardcourts at Los Angeles in 1956, and on the grass-courts of Forest Hills, New York, between 1957 and 1959. The 1956, 1957, and 1958 [2] tournaments all had a round robin format. The tournament was picked up again in 1968 for a one off tournament during the open era and called Jack Kramer's Tournament of Champions held at Wembley Arena.
Singles
Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
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1968 | ![]() |
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6–4, 4–6, 7–5, 6–4 |
1959 | ![]() |
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6–1, 5–7, 6–2, 6–1 |
1958 | ![]() |
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19–17, 5–7, 6–4 |
1957 | ![]() |
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5–7, 7–5, 3–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
1956 | ![]() |
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9–7, 3–6, 6–1 |
Draws
1959
First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | Lew Hoad | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | Mervyn Rose | 2 | 4 | ![]() | Mal Anderson | 8 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | Mal Anderson | 6 | 6 | ![]() | Lew Hoad | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | Ken Rosewall | 7 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | Pancho Segura | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | Ken Rosewall | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | Lew Hoad | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | Pancho Gonzales | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | Tony Trabert | 6 | 28 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | Frank Sedgman | 8 | 26 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | Tony Trabert | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | Ashley Cooper | 6 | 6 | ![]() | Pancho Gonzales | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | Sam Giammalva | 1 | 3 | ![]() | Ashley Cooper | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | Pancho Gonzales | 6 | 6 |
References
- ^ Mazak, Karoly (2016). The Concise History of Tennis | The complete tennis history from 1877 (6th ed.). Karoly Mazak. p. 87. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
- ^ Tabert, William F. "The Kramer cast lacks a plot The pro tennis troupe winds up its U.S. tour at Forest Hills amid apathy. The author suggests a future remedy". si.com. Sports Illustrated, 6 July 1959. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
Categories:
- Sport in Brent
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- Tennis tournaments in the United States
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- Recurring sporting events established in 1956
- Recurring events disestablished in 1968
- Professional tennis tournaments before the Open Era