The Slazenger Pro Championships
its sponsorship name is a defunct men's
professional tennis tournament that was played on outdoor
grass court
A grass court is one of the four different types of tennis court on which the sport of tennis, originally known as "lawn tennis", is played. Grass courts are made of grasses in different compositions depending on the tournament.
Although grass c ...
s from 1946 to 1964. The tournament featured both singles and doubles competitions.
History
The tournament was staged at two locations first in
Scarborough Scarborough or Scarboro may refer to:
People
* Scarborough (surname)
* Earl of Scarbrough
Places Australia
* Scarborough, Western Australia, suburb of Perth
* Scarborough, New South Wales, suburb of Wollongong
* Scarborough, Queensland, su ...
,
North Yorkshire
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,
England
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from (1946–1955 & 1957) and also in
Eastbourne
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from (1955–1956, 1958–1964)
Finals
References
External links
Slazenger Pro Championships Roll of Honour
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Defunct tennis tournaments in the United Kingdom
Grass court tennis tournaments
Tennis tournaments in England
Professional tennis tournaments before the Open Era
Sport in Scarborough, North Yorkshire
Sport in East Sussex