BBC2 Pro Championships | |
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Defunct tennis tournament | |
Tour | Pro Tennis Tour |
Founded | 1967 |
Abolished | 1967 |
Location | Wembley, England |
Venue | Wembley Empire Pool |
Surface | Wood / indoor |
Draw | 4 |
Prize money | $14,000 |
The BBC2 Pro Championships [1] was a men's professional indoor wood court tennis tournament played for one edition in 1967. [2] It was played at the Wembley Empire Pool, Wembley, London, England when it was discontinued. [2]
The BBC2 Pro Championships was it was played on indoor wood tennis courts at the Wembley Empire Pool, London, England for one edition only. [1] The tournament part of the Pro Tennis Tour and was a $14,000 event, or approximately $127,719 (2024) inflation adjusted. [3] The tournament consisted of a four players and was played between 3rd and 5th April 1967. [2] The event coincided with the British public television broadcaster BBC2 who began transmitting in colour for the first time, and this tournament. [4] It preceded the colour broadcasting of the later Wimbledon Pro tournament in August that year.
Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
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1967 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–4, 6–2. [2] |