French Pro Championship

Template:Infobox tennis tournament The French Pro Championship was a major tennis tournament founded in 1930 by the "Association Française des Professeurs de Tennis (AFPT)" and ran annually until 1968 when it was discontinued.

History

In 1930, the "Association Française des Professeurs de Tennis (AFPT)" held its first pro tournament, titled "Championnat International de France Professionnel" (French Pro Championships) June 18–22, 1930, and is considered as a part of the professional major from 1927 to 1967 till the advent of Open Era. The tournament only had a men's draw.

From 1930 the French Pro Championship were always played at Paris, on outdoor clay at Roland Garros except from 1963 to 1967 where it was held at Stade Pierre de Coubertin on indoor wood. Ken Rosewall holds the record for 8 wins overall and 7 consecutive wins.

There was a professional tournament at Roland Garros in 1952 held on a round robin basis, in which Segura finished first, winning the decider over Pancho Gonzales, Kramer third, and Budge fourth. There is no indication yet of recognition by the AFPT as the official French Pro.

There were tournaments played on indoor cement in 1950 and 1953 at the Palais des Sports. They are listed in the table below, but there is no suggestion that they were seen as official French Pro titles.

Champions

Singles

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score	Venue	Surface
Professional Era
1930	Template:Flagicon Karel Koželuh	Template:Flagicon Albert Burke	6–1, 6–2, 6–1	Roland Garros	Clay
1931	Template:Flagicon Martin Plaa	Template:Flagicon Robert Ramillon	6–3, 6–1, 3–6, 6–2	Roland Garros	Clay
1932	Template:Flagicon Robert Ramillon	Template:Flagicon Martin Plaa	6–4, 3–6, 8–6, 6–4	Roland Garros	Clay
1933Template:Efn	Not held
1934	Template:Flagicon Bill Tilden	Template:Flagicon Martin Plaa	6–2, 6–4, 7–5	Roland Garros	Clay
1935	Template:Flagicon Ellsworth Vines	Template:Flagicon Hans Nüsslein	10–8, 6–4, 3–6, 6–1	Roland Garros	Clay
1936	Template:Flagicon Henri Cochet	Template:Flagicon Robert Ramillon	6–3, 6–1, 6–1	Roland Garros	Clay
1937	Template:Flagicon Hans Nüsslein	Template:Flagicon Henri Cochet	6–2, 8–6, 6–3	Roland Garros	Clay
1938	Template:Flagicon Hans Nüsslein	Template:Flagicon Bill Tilden	6–0, 6–1, 6–2	Roland Garros	Clay
1939	Template:Flagicon Don Budge	Template:Flagicon Ellsworth Vines	6–2, 7–5, 6–3	Roland Garros	Clay
1940–1949	Not held
1950Template:Efn	Template:Flagicon Pancho Segura*	Template:Flagicon Jack Kramer		Palais des Sports	Hard (i)
1951	Not held
1952Template:Efn	Template:Flagicon Pancho Segura*	Template:Flagicon Jack Kramer	6-3, 6-2	Roland Garros	Clay
1953Template:Efn	Template:Flagicon Frank Sedgman*	Template:Flagicon Pancho Gonzales		Palais des Sports	Hard (i)
1954–1955	Not held
1956	Template:Flagicon Tony Trabert	Template:Flagicon Pancho Gonzales	6–3, 4–6, 5–7, 8–6, 6–2	Roland Garros	Clay
1957	Not held
1958	Template:Flagicon Ken Rosewall	Template:Flagicon Lew Hoad	3–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–0	Roland Garros	Clay
1959	Template:Flagicon Tony Trabert	Template:Flagicon Frank Sedgman	6–4, 6–4, 6–4	Roland Garros	Clay
1960	Template:Flagicon Ken Rosewall	Template:Flagicon Lew Hoad	6–2, 2–6, 6–2, 6–1	Roland Garros	Clay
1961	Template:Flagicon Ken Rosewall	Template:Flagicon Pancho Gonzales	2–6, 6–4, 6–3, 8–6	Roland Garros	Clay
1962	Template:Flagicon Ken Rosewall	Template:Flagicon Andrés Gimeno	3–6, 6–2, 7–5, 6–2	Roland Garros	Clay
1963	Template:Flagicon Ken Rosewall	Template:Flagicon Rod Laver	6–8, 6–4, 5–7, 6–3, 6–4	Stade Pierre de Coubertin	Wood (i)
1964	Template:Flagicon Ken Rosewall	Template:Flagicon Rod Laver	6–3, 7–5, 3–6, 6–3	Stade Pierre de Coubertin	Wood (i)
1965	Template:Flagicon Ken Rosewall	Template:Flagicon Rod Laver	6–3, 6–2, 6–4	Stade Pierre de Coubertin	Wood (i)
1966	Template:Flagicon Ken Rosewall	Template:Flagicon Rod Laver	6–3, 6–2, 14–12	Stade Pierre de Coubertin	Wood (i)
1967	Template:Flagicon Rod Laver	Template:Flagicon Andrés Gimeno	6–4, 8–6, 4–6, 6–2	Stade Pierre de Coubertin	Wood (i)
Open Era
1968	Template:Flagicon Rod Laver	Template:Flagicon John Newcombe	6–2, 6–2, 6–3	Roland Garros	Clay

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Doubles

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score	Venue	Surface
Professional Era
1930	Template:Flagicon Karel Koželuh Template:Flagicon Roman Najuch	Template:Flagicon Albert Burke Template:Flagicon Edmund Burke	6–4, 6–2, 3–6, 6–1	Roland Garros	Clay
1931				Roland Garros	Clay
1932				Roland Garros	Clay
1933	Not held
1934				Roland Garros	Clay
1935	Template:Flagicon Bill Tilden Template:Flagicon Ellsworth Vines	Template:Flagicon Albert Burke Template:Flagicon Hans Nüsslein	6–4, 3–6, 7–5, 6–4	Roland Garros	Clay
1936	Template:Flagicon Henri Cochet Template:Flagicon Albert Burke	Template:Flagicon Martin Plaa Template:Flagicon Robert Ramillon	6–1, 4–6, 6–1, 6–3	Roland Garros	Clay
1937	Template:Flagicon Lester Stoefen Template:Flagicon Bill Tilden	Template:Flagicon Henri Cochet Template:Flagicon Robert Ramillon	6–4, 3–6, 6–2, 6–3	Roland Garros	Clay
1938	Template:Flagicon Martin Plaa Template:Flagicon Robert Ramillon	Template:Flagicon Hans Nüsslein Template:Flagicon Bill Tilden	6–3, 4–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4	Roland Garros	Clay
1939	Template:Flagicon Don Budge Template:Flagicon Ellsworth Vines	Template:Flagicon Henri Cochet Template:Flagicon Robert Ramillon	6–4, 6–4, 2–6, 6–4	Roland Garros	Clay
1940–1949	Not held
1950				Palais des Sports	Hard (i)
1951	Not held
1952				Roland Garros	Clay
1953	Template:Flagicon Don Budge* Template:Flagicon Frank Sedgman*	Template:Flagicon Pancho Gonzales Template:Flagicon Pancho Segura	2–6, 9–7, 6–4	Palais des Sports	Hard (i)
1954–1955	Not held
1956	Template:Flagicon Pancho Gonzales Template:Flagicon Tony Trabert	Template:Flagicon Rex Hartwig Template:Flagicon Frank Sedgman	6–3, 2–6, 6–1	Roland Garros	Clay
1957	Not held
1958	Template:Flagicon Lew Hoad Template:Flagicon Tony Trabert	Template:Flagicon Pancho Gonzales Template:Flagicon Ken Rosewall	6–4, 2–6, 6–1	Roland Garros	Clay
1959	Template:Flagicon Lew Hoad Template:Flagicon Tony Trabert	Template:Flagicon Mervyn Rose Template:Flagicon Frank Sedgman	14–12, 6–4, 6–2	Roland Garros	Clay
1960	Template:Flagicon Lew Hoad Template:Flagicon Tony Trabert	Template:Flagicon Ken Rosewall Template:Flagicon Frank Sedgman	6–4, 6–0, 6–1	Roland Garros	Clay
1961	Template:Flagicon Lew Hoad Template:Flagicon Ken Rosewall	Template:Flagicon Pancho Gonzales Template:Flagicon Tony Trabert	6–1, 6–3, 8–10, 13–11	Roland Garros	Clay
1962	Template:Flagicon Lew Hoad Template:Flagicon Ken Rosewall	Template:Flagicon Mal Anderson Template:Flagicon Ashley Cooper	6–1, 6–3, 6–3	Roland Garros	Clay
1963	Template:Flagicon Lew Hoad Template:Flagicon Ken Rosewall	Template:Flagicon Mal Anderson Template:Flagicon Rod Laver	6–2, 7–5, 8–6	Stade Pierre de Coubertin	Wood (i)
1964	Template:Flagicon Lew Hoad Template:Flagicon Ken Rosewall	Template:Flagicon Luis Ayala Template:Flagicon Andrés Gimeno	6–8, 6–4, 6–4	Stade Pierre de Coubertin	Wood (i)
1965	Template:Flagicon Mal Anderson Template:Flagicon Ken Rosewall	Template:Flagicon Butch Buchholz Template:Flagicon Rod Laver	10–8, 4–6, 8–6, 2–6, 10–8	Stade Pierre de Coubertin	Wood (i)
1966	Template:Flagicon Butch Buchholz Template:Flagicon Rod Laver	Template:Flagicon Pierre Barthès Template:Flagicon Andrés Gimeno	6–3, 6–3, 6–4	Stade Pierre de Coubertin	Wood (i)
1967	Template:Flagicon Pierre Barthès Template:Flagicon Andrés Gimeno	Template:Flagicon Rod Laver Template:Flagicon Fred Stolle	6–3, 6–4	Stade Pierre de Coubertin	Wood (i)
Open Era
1968	Template:Flagicon Roy Emerson Template:Flagicon Rod Laver	Template:Flagicon Ken Rosewall Template:Flagicon Fred Stolle	1–6, 3–6, 11–9, 6–3, 6–2	Roland Garros	Clay

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Bristol Cup and other French professional events

Before 1930 some tournaments were sometimes labelled "Professional Championships of France": the Bristol Cup (held from 1920 to 1932), the most important pro tournament in the world in the 1920s, was sometimes referred as the French Pro as well as the World Pro tournament held at Deauville in 1925. Therefore, two different tournaments were both considered as French Pro Championships in 1925 (World Pro at Deauville and Bristol Cup at Cannes) and from 1930 to 1932 (Roland Garros and Bristol Cup at Beaulieu).

Records

Men's singles

Source: French Pro Championships, (1930–68): The Tennisbase included

Most titles	Template:Flagicon Ken Rosewall	8
Most finals	Template:Flagicon Ken Rosewall	8
Most consecutive titles	Template:Flagicon Ken Rosewall (1960 - 1966)	7
Most consecutive finals	Template:Flagicon Ken Rosewall (1960 - 1966)	7
Most matches played	Template:Flagicon Ken Rosewall	32
Most matches won	Template:Flagicon Ken Rosewall	30
Most consecutive matches won	Template:Flagicon Ken Rosewall	25
Most editions played	Template:Flagicon Ken Rosewall	11
Best winning %	Template:Flagicon Ken Rosewall	93.75%
Title won with the fewest games lost	Template:Flagicon Karel Koželuh	20 (1930)
Youngest champion	Template:Flagicon Don Budge	23y, 7m, 14d (1939)
Oldest champion	Template:Flagicon Bill Tilden	41y, 7m, 7d (1934)

See also

• French Pro Championship draws – Professional Era (1930–1967)
• U.S. Pro Tennis Championships
• Wembley Championships
• Major professional tennis tournaments before the Open Era