Wembley Championships
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Wembley Championship | |
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Defunct tennis tournament | |
Founded | 1934 |
Abolished | 1990 |
Location | London, England |
Venue | Empire Pool |
Surface | Indoor (Wood) |
The Wembley Championships was a men's professional tennis tournament held from 1934–1990 with some periods of inactivity in between and is considered as a part of the professional grand slam from 1927–1967 until the advent of the open era. Ken Rosewall's and Rod Laver's six singles titles are the record for this event. The tournament only had a men's draw.[citation needed]
It was first held in 1934 at the Empire Pool at Wembley.[1]
In the mid-1960s it was considered as one of the three major professional tournaments, alongside the United States Professional Championship and French Professional Championship.[2]
In 1970 it was the penultimate event on the Grand Prix Tennis Tour.[3]
Contents
Name
It was officially called the Wembley Professional Championships, although it was later named the London Indoor Professional Championships.[citation needed]
Champions
Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score | Surface | |
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Professional Era | |||||
1934 | Ellsworth Vines | Hans Nüsslein | 4–6, 7–5, 6–3, 8–6r1 | Indoor | |
1935 | Ellsworth Vines | Bill Tilden | 6–1, 6–3, 5–7, 3–6, 6–3 | Indoor | |
1936 | Ellsworth Vines | Hans Nüsslein | 6–4, 6–4, 6–2 | Indoor | |
1937 | Hans Nüsslein | Bill Tilden | 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 2–6, 6–2 | Indoor | |
1938 | Hans Nüsslein | Bill Tilden | 7–5, 3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–2 | Indoor | |
1939 | Don Budge | Hans Nüsslein | 13–11, 2–6, 6–4r2 | Indoor | |
1940–1948 | Not Held | ||||
1949 [4] | Jack Kramer | Bobby Riggs | 2–6, 6–4, 6–3, 6–4 | Indoor | |
1950 | Pancho Gonzales | Welby Van Horn | 6–3, 6–3, 6–2 | Indoor | |
1951 | Pancho Gonzales | Pancho Segura | 6–2, 6–2, 2–6, 6–4 | Indoor | |
1952 | Pancho Gonzales | Jack Kramer | 3–6, 3–6, 6–2, 6–4, 7–5 | Indoor | |
1953 | Frank Sedgman | Pancho Gonzales | 6–1, 6–2, 6–2 | Indoor | |
1954–1955 | Not Held | ||||
1956 | Pancho Gonzales | Frank Sedgman | 4–6, 11–9, 11–9, 9–7 | Indoor | |
1957 | Ken Rosewall | Pancho Segura | 1–6, 6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 | Indoor | |
1958 | Frank Sedgman | Tony Trabert | 6–4, 6–3, 6–4 | Indoor | |
1959 | Mal Anderson | Pancho Segura | 4–6, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 8–6 | Indoor | |
1960 | Ken Rosewall | Pancho Segura | 5–7, 8–6, 6–1, 6–3 | Indoor | |
1961 | Ken Rosewall | Lew Hoad | 6–3, 3–6, 6–2, 6–3 | Indoor | |
1962 | Ken Rosewall | Lew Hoad | 6–4, 5–7, 15–13, 7–5 | Indoor | |
1963 | Ken Rosewall | Lew Hoad | 6–4, 6–2, 4–6, 6–3 | Indoor | |
1964 | Rod Laver | Ken Rosewall | 7–5, 4–6, 5–7, 8–6, 8–6 | Indoor | |
1965 | Rod Laver | 23x15px Andrés Gimeno | 6–2, 6–3, 6–4 | Indoor | |
1966 | Rod Laver | Ken Rosewall | 6–2, 6–2, 6–3 | Indoor | |
1967 | Rod Laver | Ken Rosewall | 2–6, 6–1, 1–6, 8–6, 6–2 | Indoor | |
Open Era | |||||
1968 | Ken Rosewall | John Newcombe | 6–4, 4–6, 7–5, 6–4 | Indoor | |
1969 | Rod Laver | Tony Roche | 6–4, 6–1, 6–3 | Indoor | |
1970 | Rod Laver | Cliff Richey | 6–3, 6–4, 7–5 | Indoor | |
1971 | Ilie Năstase | Rod Laver | 3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4 | Indoor | |
1972–1975 | Not Held | ||||
1976 | Jimmy Connors | Roscoe Tanner | 3–6, 7–6, 6–4 | Indoor | |
1977 | Björn Borg | John Lloyd | 6–4, 6–4, 6–3 | Indoor | |
1978 | John McEnroe | Tim Gullikson | 6–7, 6–4, 7–6, 6–2 | Indoor | |
1979 | John McEnroe | Harold Solomon | 6–3, 6–4, 7–5 | Indoor | |
1980 | John McEnroe | Gene Mayer | 6–4, 6–3, 6–3 | Indoor | |
1981 | Jimmy Connors | John McEnroe | 3–6, 2–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–2 | Indoor | |
1982 | John McEnroe | Brian Gottfried | 6–3, 6–2, 6–4 | Indoor | |
1983 | John McEnroe | Jimmy Connors | 7–5, 6–1, 6–4 | Indoor | |
1984 | Ivan Lendl | Andrés Gómez | 7–6, 6–2, 6–1 | Indoor | |
1985 | Ivan Lendl | Boris Becker | 6–7, 6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 | Indoor | |
1986 | Yannick Noah | Jonas Svensson | 6–2, 6–3, 6–7, 4–6, 7–5 | Indoor | |
1987 | Ivan Lendl | Anders Järryd | 6–3, 6–2, 7–5 | Indoor | |
1988 | Jakob Hlasek | Jonas Svensson | 6–7, 3–6, 6–4, 6–0, 7–5 | Indoor | |
1989 | Michael Chang | Guy Forget | 6–2, 6–1, 6–1 | Indoor | |
1990 | Jakob Hlasek | Michael Chang | 7–6, 6–3 | Indoor |
Notes:
r1 For 1934, the tournament was played under Round Robin format with Vines 5-0 and Nüsslein 4-1 as final standings.
r1 For 1939, the tournament was played under Round Robin format with Budge 3-0 and Nüsslein, Tilden and Vines as 1-2 as final standings.
See also
- Wembley Professional Championships Draws - Professional Era (1934–1967)
- French Pro Championship
- U.S. Pro Tennis Championships
References
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- Articles with unsourced statements from November 2015
- Articles with unsourced statements from July 2014
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