Wembley Championships | |
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Defunct tennis tournament | |
Founded | 1934 |
Abolished | 1990 |
Editions | 40 |
Location | London, England |
Venue | Empire Pool |
Surface | Wood (1934β1967) Carpet (1968β1990) |
The Wembley Championships was a men's professional tennis tournament held from 1934β1990 with some periods of inactivity in between. And is: often consideredββto be, one of theββthree Major professional tennis tournaments before the Open Era from 1927β1967 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.
It was first held in 1934 at the Empire Pool at Wembley Park, Wembley, north-west London. In 1968, "it was titled the Jack Kramer Tournament of Champions." In 1970 it was the penultimate event on the Grand Prix Tennis Tour.
Nameβ»
It was officially called the Wembley Professional Championships, although it was later named the London Indoor Professional Championships. In 1968 it was titled the Jack Kramer Tournament of Champions.
Past finalsβ»
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score | Surface |
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1934 | ![]() |
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4β6, 7β5, 6β3, 8β6 | Wood (i) |
1935 | ![]() |
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6β1, 6β3, 5β7, 3β6, 6β3 | Wood (i) |
1936 | Not held | |||
1937 | ![]() |
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6β3, 3β6, 6β3, 2β6, 6β2 | Wood (i) |
1938 | Not held | |||
1939 | ![]() |
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13β11, 2β6, 6β4 | Wood (i) |
1940β1948 | Not held | |||
1949 | ![]() |
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2β6, 6β4, 6β3, 6β4 | Wood (i) |
1950 | ![]() |
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6β3, 6β3, 6β2 | Wood (i) |
1951 | ![]() |
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6β2, 6β2, 2β6, 6β4 | Wood (i) |
1952 | ![]() |
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3β6, 3β6, 6β2, 6β4, 7β5 | Wood (i) |
1953 | ![]() |
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6β1, 6β2, 6β2 | Wood (i) |
1954β1955 | Not held | |||
1956 | ![]() |
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4β6, 11β9, 11β9, 9β7 | Wood (i) |
1957 | ![]() |
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1β6, 6β3, 6β4, 3β6, 6β4 | Wood (i) |
1958 | ![]() |
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6β4, 6β3, 6β4 | Wood (i) |
1959 | ![]() |
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4β6, 6β4, 3β6, 6β3, 8β6 | Wood (i) |
1960 | ![]() |
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5β7, 8β6, 6β1, 6β3 | Wood (i) |
1961 | ![]() |
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6β3, 3β6, 6β2, 6β3 | Wood (i) |
1962 | ![]() |
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6β4, 5β7, 15β13, 7β5 | Wood (i) |
1963 | ![]() |
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6β4, 6β2, 4β6, 6β3 | Wood (i) |
1964 | ![]() |
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7β5, 4β6, 5β7, 8β6, 8β6 | Wood (i) |
1965 | ![]() |
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6β2, 6β3, 6β4 | Wood (i) |
1966 | ![]() |
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6β2, 6β2, 6β3 | Wood (i) |
1967 | ![]() |
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2β6, 6β1, 1β6, 8β6, 6β2 | Wood (i) |
Open Era | ||||
1968 | ![]() |
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6β4, 4β6, 7β5, 6β4 | Carpet (i) |
1969 | ![]() |
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6β4, 6β1, 6β3 | Carpet (i) |
1970 | ![]() |
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6β3, 6β4, 7β5 | Carpet (i) |
1971 | ![]() |
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3β6, 6β3, 3β6, 6β4, 6β4 | Carpet (i) |
1972β1975 | Not held | |||
1976 | ![]() |
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3β6, 7β6, 6β4 | Carpet (i) |
1977 | ![]() |
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6β4, 6β4, 6β3 | Carpet (i) |
1978 | ![]() |
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6β7, 6β4, 7β6, 6β2 | Carpet (i) |
1979 | ![]() |
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6β3, 6β4, 7β5 | Carpet (i) |
1980 | ![]() |
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6β4, 6β3, 6β3 | Carpet (i) |
1981 | ![]() |
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3β6, 2β6, 6β3, 6β4, 6β2 | Carpet (i) |
1982 | ![]() |
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6β3, 6β2, 6β4 | Carpet (i) |
1983 | ![]() |
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7β5, 6β1, 6β4 | Carpet (i) |
1984 | ![]() |
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7β6, 6β2, 6β1 | Carpet (i) |
1985 | ![]() |
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6β7, 6β3, 4β6, 6β4, 6β4 | Carpet (i) |
1986 | ![]() |
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6β2, 6β3, 6β7, 4β6, 7β5 | Carpet (i) |
1987 | ![]() |
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6β3, 6β2, 7β5 | Carpet (i) |
1988 | ![]() |
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6β7, 3β6, 6β4, 6β0, 7β5 | Carpet (i) |
1989 | ![]() |
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6β2, 6β1, 6β1 | Carpet (i) |
1990 | ![]() |
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7β6, 6β3 | Carpet (i) |
Notes:
1936 tournament was cancelled dueββto Tilden and "Vines playing in Japan." This was reported in London Daily Mail on 24 August 1936. There are sources that say Ellsworth Vines defeated Hans NΓΌsslein 6β4, 6β4, 6β2, "but this must have been a different event."
No reports of a 1938 tournament in British newspapers (the Wembley event was always reported in major British newspapers). Ray Bowers in an article on The Tennis Server website states there was no event held. There are sources that tell us Hans NΓΌsslein defeated Bill Tilden 7β5, 3β6, 6β3, 3β6, 6β2, but this must have been held elsewhere.
For 1934, the tournament was played under Round Robin format with Vines 5-0 and NΓΌsslein 4-1 as final standings.
For 1939, the tournament was played under Round Robin format with Budge 3-0 and NΓΌsslein, Tilden and Vines as 1-2 as final standings.
Doublesβ»
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score | Surface |
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1934 | Wood (i) | |||
1935 | ![]() ![]() |
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6β4, 6β4, 7β5 | Wood (i) |
1936 | Not held | |||
1937 | ![]() ![]() |
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Wood (i) | |
1938 | Not held | |||
1939 | Wood (i) | |||
1938β1948 | Not held | |||
1949 | ![]() ![]() |
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3β6, 4β6, 6β3, 6β4, 6β1 | Wood (i) |
1950 | ![]() ![]() |
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8β6, 9β7, 4β6, 6β4 | Wood (i) |
1951 | ![]() ![]() |
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6β4, 6β4, 3β6, 6β3 | Wood (i) |
1952 | ![]() ![]() |
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6β3, 6β1 | Wood (i) |
1953 | ![]() ![]() |
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6β3, 6β3, 6β2 | Wood (i) |
1954β1955 | Not held | |||
1956 | ![]() ![]() |
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6β3, 6β4, 6β4 | Wood (i) |
1957 | ![]() ![]() |
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3β6, 6β8, 6β2, 6β1, 6β2 | Wood (i) |
1958 | ![]() ![]() |
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6β3, 6β2, 6β3 | Wood (i) |
1959 | ![]() ![]() |
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11β9, 9β7, 6β2 | Wood (i) |
1960 | ![]() ![]() |
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4β6, 6β3, 7β9, 6β4, 6β2 | Wood (i) |
1961 | ![]() ![]() |
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3β6, 6β4, 6β3, 8β6 | Wood (i) |
1962 | ![]() ![]() |
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6β2, 6β3, 6β3 | Wood (i) |
1963 | ![]() ![]() |
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3β6, 6β3, 6β2, 10β8 | Wood (i) |
1964 | ![]() ![]() |
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1β6, 7β5, 6β3, 6β1 | Wood (i) |
1965 | ![]() ![]() |
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6β3, 6β3, 6β2 | Wood (i) |
1966 | ![]() ![]() |
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6β4, 8β6, 3β6, 6β2 | Wood (i) |
1967 | ![]() ![]() |
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7β5, 6β3, 6β4 | Wood (i) |
Open Era | ||||
1968 | ![]() ![]() |
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6β3, 9β7 | Carpet (i) |
Source:
See alsoβ»
- Wembley Professional Championships draws - Professional Era (1934β1967)
- U.S. Pro Tennis Championships
- French Pro Championship
- Major professional tennis tournaments before the Open Era
Referencesβ»
- ^ Ray Bowers (1 March 2003). "Wembley and Paris". Forgotten Victories: The Early Pro Tennis Wars. The Tennis Server. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
- ^ "1970: ATP World Tour". Results Archive. ATP World Tour. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
- ^ Grasso, John (2011). Historical Dictionary of Tennis. Scarecrow Press. p. 25. ISBN 9780810872370.
- ^ "British Pro Championships, Wembley". www.tennis.co.nf.
- ^ "Indoor Lawn Tennis at Wembley". The Indian Express. 19 March 1949.
- ^ McCauley (2000), pp. 256β257.
Bibliographyβ»
- McCauley, Joe (2000). The History of Professional Tennis. Windsor: The Short Run Book Company Limited.
- Wembley Championships
- Major tennis tournaments
- Carpet court tennis tournaments
- Defunct tennis tournaments in the United Kingdom
- Grand Prix tennis circuit
- Sport in the London Borough of Brent
- Tennis tournaments in England
- Recurring sporting events established in 1934
- Recurring events disestablished in 1990
- Professional tennis tournaments before the Open Era