| Paris Pro Championships | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Tour | Pro Tennis Tour NTL Pro Tour |
| Founded | 1898 |
| Abolished | 1968 |
| Location | Paris, France |
| Venue | Palais des Sports Tennis Club de Paris Stade Pierre de Coubertin |
| Surface | Clay / outdoor Wood / indoor |
The Paris Pro Championships [1] was a professional tennis tournament first held in April 1898. [2] Also called the NTL Paris Pro Championships. [3] It was first played at the Tennis Club de Paris, Paris, France until 1968. [2]
The Paris Pro Championships were first held in March 1898 at the Tennis Club de Paris, Paris, France. [4] This was the first known pro tournament to held, and inaugural winner of this Round Robin Event was Irish player Thomas P. Burke who won 2 out 2 matches, Irish player George James Kerr was placed second with a 1-1 match record. [5] [2] The tournament was not held on a semi permanent basis, until the late 1960s, 1960s. [2]
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1898 [6] |  Thomas P. Burke (1st) | George James Kerr (2nd) [7] | Round Robin. [2] |
| 1952 |  Pancho Segura (1st) |  Jack Kramer (2nd) | Round Robin. [2] |
| 1953 [lower-alpha 1] |  Frank Sedgman | Pancho Gonzales | 3–6, 6–3, 6–1, 6–1. [2] |
| 1967 [8] | Rod Laver | Ken Rosewall | 6–0, 10–8, 10–8. [1] |
| 1968 | Ken Rosewall |  Andrés Gimeno | 6–3, 6–4. [1] |
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