| Binghamton Pro Championships | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Tour | NTL Pro Tour |
| Founded | 1966 |
| Abolished | 1968 |
| Location | Binghamton, New York, United States |
| Venue | Highland Racquet & Riding Club |
| Surface | Hard / outdoor |
The Binghamton Pro Championships was a men's and women's professional tennis tournament first held in 1966. [1] Also known as the Binghamton Masters [2] or NTL Masters Championships [1] it was first played on outdoor hard courts at the Highland Racquet & Riding Club, Binghamton, New York, United States. The event ran for tfree editions until 1968. [3]
The Binghamton Pro Championships was a men's and women's professional tennis tournament founded in 1966. [1] It was played at the Highland Racquet & Riding Club, Binghamton, New York, United States. [3] The initial tournament offreed a prize fund of $25,000, and used the VASS scoring system. [4] Also known as the Binghamton Masters Pro, in 1968 the event became part of the National Tennis League and for that tour was branded as the NTL Masters Championships. [1]
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 |  Rod Laver |  Pancho Segura | 31–28, 31–18. [3] |
| 1967 | Rod Laver |  Andrés Gimeno | 7–6, 6–3. [3] |
| 1968 | Andrés Gimeno | Fred Stolle | 6–4, 6–1. [3] |
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 [5] | Billie Jean King | Rosie Casals | 10–8, 6–2 |
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 [6] | Roy Emerson Billie Jean King | Fred Stolle  Francoise Durr | 10–7 |
Rodney George Laver is an Australian former tennis player. Laver was ranked the world number 1 professional player indisputably for five years from 1965 to 1969 and by some sources also in 1964 and 1970. He was also ranked as the number 1 amateur in 1961 and 1962. Laver won 198 singles titles which is the most won by a player in history.
Kenneth Robert Rosewall is an Australian former world top-ranking professional tennis player. Rosewall won 147 singles titles, including a record 15 Pro Majors and 8 Grand Slam titles for a total 23 titles at pro and amateur majors. He also won 15 Pro Majors in doubles and 9 Grand Slam doubles titles. Rosewall achieved a Pro Slam in singles in 1963 by winning the three Pro Majors in one year and he completed the Career Grand Slam in doubles.
Roy Stanley Emerson is an Australian former tennis player who won 12 Grand Slam singles titles and 16 Grand Slam doubles titles, for a total of 28 Grand Slam titles. All of his singles Grand Slam victories and 14 of his Grand Slam doubles victories were achieved before the open era began in 1968. He is the only male player to have completed a career Grand Slam in both singles and doubles, and the first of four male players to complete a double career Grand Slam in singles. His 28 major titles are the all-time record for a male player. He was ranked world No. 1 amateur in 1961 by Ned Potter, 1964 by Potter, Lance Tingay and an Ulrich Kaiser panel of 14 experts and 1965 by Tingay, Joseph McCauley, Sport za Rubezhom and an Ulrich Kaiser panel of 16 experts.
Ricardo Alonso "Pancho" González, known sometimes as Richard Gonzales, was an American tennis player. He won 15 major singles titles, including two U.S. National Singles Championships in 1948 and 1949, and 13 Professional Grand Slam titles. He also won three Tournament of Champions professional events in 1957, 1958, and 1959. He was ranked world amateur No. 1 in 1948 by Ned Potter and in 1949 by Potter and John Olliff.
John Albert Kramer was an American tennis player of the 1940s and 1950s, and a pioneer promoter who helped drive the sport towards professionalism at the elite level. Kramer also ushered in the serve-and-volley era in tennis, a playing style with which he won three Grand Slam tournaments. He also led the U.S. Davis Cup tennis team to victory in the 1946 and 1947 Davis Cup finals.
Anthony Dalton Roche AO MBE is an Australian former professional tennis player.
The ILTF Grand Prix tennis circuit was a professional tennis tour for male players that existed from 1970 to 1989. The Grand Prix and World Championship Tennis (WCT) were the two predecessors to the current tour for male players, the ATP Tour, with the Grand Prix being more prominent.
The racket sport traditionally named lawn tennis, invented in Edgbaston, Birmingham, England, now commonly known simply as tennis, is the direct descendant of what is now denoted real tennis or royal tennis, which continues to be played today as a separate sport with more complex rules. The first Lawn Tennis Club and tournament was held in Royal Leamington Spa on 1 August 1882.
The U.S. Professional Indoor Championships, also known as U.S. Pro Indoor, was a professional tennis tournament founded in 1962 as the Philadelphia Invitational Indoor Tennis Championships. The tournament was held in Philadelphia, United States from 1962 to 1998. It played on indoor carpet courts, and indoor hard courts. It was part of the ILTF World Circuit from 1962 to 1967 and again in 1970, the World Championship Tennis (WCT) circuit in 1968, 1969 and from 1971 to 1977 and the Grand Prix Tour from 1978 to 1989 before being held on the ATP Tour. It was held annually first at the Spectrum, and then at the CoreStates Center. It was originally named the Philadelphia Indoor Open Tournament prior to the open era.
National Tennis Leagues (NTL) was a tour for professional male tennis players established in 1967 by George MacCall. In 1970 it was sold to the World Championship Tennis (WCT), a competing professional tennis league run by Lamar Hunt.
The 1968 Men's National Tennis League (NTL) was the inaugural series of professional tennis tournaments founded by George McCall, among others: Rod Laver, Roy Emerson, Ken Rosewall, Andrés Gimeno, Pancho Gonzales and Fred Stolle.
The Buenos Aires Pro Championships and officially known as the NTL Buenos Aires Pro Championships was a men's professional clay court tennis tournament held only one time in 1968. The tournament was part of inaugural National Tennis League and played Buenos Aires, Argentina.
The Sao Paulo Pro Championships also known as the NTL Sao Paulo Pro Championships was a men's professional tennis tournament held only one time in 1968. The tournament was part of inaugural National Tennis League and played in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
The Hollywood Pro Challenge Cup was a men's professional tennis tournament first held in 1966. The tournament was part of Pro Tennis Tour from inception, and also the inaugural 1968 Men's National Tennis League. It was played at David Park, Hollywood, Florida, United States until 1968.
The BBC2 World Pro Invitation Championships was a professional tennis tournament staged only one time in 1968. The tournament was played at the Empire Pool, Wembley, London, England and was part of NTL Pro Tour that year.
The Paris Pro Championships was a professional tennis tournament first held in 1932. Also called the NTL Paris Pro Championships. It was first played at the Tennis Club de Paris, Paris, France until 1968.
The NTL Wembley Invitation was a men's and women's professional tennis tournament held only one time in 1968. Also called the Wembley International Invitation. It was played on indoor courts at the Empire Pool, London, England from May 3rd to May 7th.
The Los Angeles Pro Championships was a men's and women's professional tennis tournament first held in 1967. Also known as the NTL Los Angeles Pro Championships it was first played on outdoor hard courts at the Los Angeles Tennis Club, Los Angeles, United States. The tournament ran annually until 1969.
The Oakland Pro Championships was a men's and women's professional tennis tournament first held in 1968. Also known as the NTL Oakland Pro Championships it was first played on indoor carpet courts at the Oakland Arena, Oakland, United States. The event ran for two editions until 1969.
The Midland RC International was a men's and women's professional tennis tournament first founded in 1964 as the Midland Racquet Club National Invitational. It was first played on outdoor hard courts at the Midland Racquet Club, Midland, Texas, United States. The event ran for five editions and was usually staged late September to mid October annually until 1972.