Australian Pro

Australian Pro
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded 1954
Abolished 1966
Location Adelaide, Melbourne,
Perth, Sydney
Surface Grass / Outdoor

The Australian Pro was a men's professional tennis tournament that started in 1954 and was held yearly, with the exception of 1961 and 1963, from 1957 through 1966. The tournament moved venues several times and therefore had the prefix of South when in Adelaide and Western when held in Perth. On the last two occasions that it was held in Perth the tournament was staged at the Perry Lakes Stadium. It was also called the Australian Pro Indoor Championships for one year when it was held at Melbourne's Olympic Pool. All other tournaments took place at the White City Tennis Club in Sydney. In 1965 and 1966 there were two editions of the Australian Pro as Adelaide and Perth held separate events.

Singles

Year Champion Runner-up
1966 Australia Rod Laver Australia Ken Rosewall
1966 Australia Ken Rosewall France Pierre Barthes
1965 Australia Rod Laver United States Pancho Gonzales
1965 Australia Rod Laver Australia Ken Rosewall
1964 Australia Rod Laver Australia Ken Rosewall Round Robin
1962 Australia Ken Rosewall Spain Andrés Gimeno
1960 Australia Ken Rosewall Australia Lew Hoad
1959 Australia Lew Hoad Australia Ken Rosewall
1958 Australia Frank Sedgman United States Tony Trabert
1957 Ecuador Pancho Segura Australia Frank Sedgman
1954 Australia Frank Sedgman Ecuador Pancho Segura
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