San Juan Pro Championships

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San Juan Pro Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
TourPro Tennis Tour
Founded1967;58 years ago (1967)
Abolished1967;58 years ago (1967)
Location San Juan, Puerto Rico
VenueRacquet Club
Racquet Club Hotel
Surface Hard / outdoor
Draw8
Prize moneyS15,000

The San Juan Pro Championships [1] was a men's professional tennis hard court tennis tournament played for one edition in 1967. [2] It was played at the Racquet Club, Racquet Club Hotel, San Juan, Puerto Rico when it was discontinued. [2]

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History

The San Juan Pro Championships were first held at the Racquet Club, Racquet Club Hotel (later called the Caribe Inn Hotel), San Juan, Puerto Rico in March 1967 and played on outdoor hard courts for one edition only. In March 1973 the same venue revived a successor tournament to this one called the San Juan Invitational, [3] that was a round robin tournament [4] also held for one edition only.

Finals

1st & 2nd Place Final
YearChampion2ndScore
1967 [5] Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rod Laver Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Andrés Gimeno 6–4, 3–6, 6–3. [2]
3rd & 4th Place Final
Year3rd4thScore
1967 Flag of the United States.svg Butch Buchholz Flag of Chile.svg Luis Ayala 10–5. [6]

References

  1. ↑ McCauley, Joe (2003). The History of Professional Tennis. Windsor, Berkshire, England: Short Run Book Company. p. 245. ASIN   B001EOVE56.
  2. 1 2 3 "Tournaments:San Juan Pro Championships" . The Tennis Base. Madrid, Spain: Tennismem SL. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  3. ↑ "Times Sports Scoreboard: San Juan Invitational". San Mateo Times. San Mateo, California: Newspaper Archive. 10 March 1973. p. 8. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  4. ↑ "Sports Briefs: San Juan PR". San Mateo Times. San Mateo, California: Newspaper Archive. 10 March 1973. p. 8. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  5. ↑ "Pro Tennis". San Antonio Light . San Antonio, Texas: Newspaper Archive. 13 March 1967. p. 17. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  6. ↑ San Antonio Light
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