Paris Pro Championships | |
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Defunct tennis tournament | |
Tour | Pro Tennis Tour NTL Pro Tour |
Founded | 1898 |
Abolished | 1968 |
Location | Paris, France |
Venue | Palais des Sports Tennis Club de Paris Stade Pierre de Coubertin |
Surface |
Clay / outdoor Wood / indoor |
The Paris Pro Championships [1] was a professional tennis tournament first held in April 1898. [2] Also called the NTL Paris Pro Championships. [3] It was first played at the Tennis Club de Paris, Paris, France until 1968. [2]
The Paris Pro Championships were first held in March 1898 at the Tennis Club de Paris, Paris, France. [4] This was the first known pro tournament to held, and inaugural winner of this Round Robin Event was Irish player Thomas P. Burke who won 2 out 2 matches, Irish player George James Kerr was placed second with a 1-1 match record. [5] [2] The tournament was not held on a semi permanent basis, until the late 1960s, 1960s. [2]
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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1898 [6] |
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Round Robin. [2] |
1952 |
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Round Robin. [2] |
1953 [a] |
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3–6, 6–3, 6–1, 6–1. [2] |
1967 [8] |
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6–0, 10–8, 10–8. [1] |
1968 |
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6–3, 6–4. [1] |
Paris Pro Championships | |
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Defunct tennis tournament | |
Tour | Pro Tennis Tour NTL Pro Tour |
Founded | 1898 |
Abolished | 1968 |
Location | Paris, France |
Venue | Palais des Sports Tennis Club de Paris Stade Pierre de Coubertin |
Surface |
Clay / outdoor Wood / indoor |
The Paris Pro Championships [1] was a professional tennis tournament first held in April 1898. [2] Also called the NTL Paris Pro Championships. [3] It was first played at the Tennis Club de Paris, Paris, France until 1968. [2]
The Paris Pro Championships were first held in March 1898 at the Tennis Club de Paris, Paris, France. [4] This was the first known pro tournament to held, and inaugural winner of this Round Robin Event was Irish player Thomas P. Burke who won 2 out 2 matches, Irish player George James Kerr was placed second with a 1-1 match record. [5] [2] The tournament was not held on a semi permanent basis, until the late 1960s, 1960s. [2]
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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1898 [6] |
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Round Robin. [2] |
1952 |
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Round Robin. [2] |
1953 [a] |
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3–6, 6–3, 6–1, 6–1. [2] |
1967 [8] |
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6–0, 10–8, 10–8. [1] |
1968 |
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6–3, 6–4. [1] |