Sao Paulo Pro Championships | |
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Defunct tennis tournament | |
Tour | National Tennis League |
Founded | 1968 |
Abolished | 1968 |
Location | Sao Paulo, Brazil |
Surface | Clay / indoor |
The Sao Paulo Pro Championships also known as the NTL Sao Paulo Pro Championships [1] was a men's professional tennis tournament held only one time in 1968. [2] The tournament was part of inaugural National Tennis League and played in Sao Paulo, Brazil. [2]
On 6 March 1968 the National Tennis League announced a new men's tennis tour offering prize money worth US$400,000. [3] The Sao Paulo Pro Championships were staged for two editions only the first from 23 to 25 March 1968, and the second using a round robin format [1] from 4 November to 6 November 1968. [4] The championships were played in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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1968 | Rod Laver | Pancho Gonzales | def. [1] |
Standings | Player | Matches |
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First | Rod Laver | 3–0. [5] |
Second | Roy Emerson | 1–2. [1] |
Andrés Gimeno | 1–2. [1] | |
Fred Stolle | 1–2. [1] |
Sao Paulo Pro Championships | |
---|---|
Defunct tennis tournament | |
Tour | National Tennis League |
Founded | 1968 |
Abolished | 1968 |
Location | Sao Paulo, Brazil |
Surface | Clay / indoor |
The Sao Paulo Pro Championships also known as the NTL Sao Paulo Pro Championships [1] was a men's professional tennis tournament held only one time in 1968. [2] The tournament was part of inaugural National Tennis League and played in Sao Paulo, Brazil. [2]
On 6 March 1968 the National Tennis League announced a new men's tennis tour offering prize money worth US$400,000. [3] The Sao Paulo Pro Championships were staged for two editions only the first from 23 to 25 March 1968, and the second using a round robin format [1] from 4 November to 6 November 1968. [4] The championships were played in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
---|---|---|---|
1968 | Rod Laver | Pancho Gonzales | def. [1] |
Standings | Player | Matches |
---|---|---|
First | Rod Laver | 3–0. [5] |
Second | Roy Emerson | 1–2. [1] |
Andrés Gimeno | 1–2. [1] | |
Fred Stolle | 1–2. [1] |