Cannes Pro Championships
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| Cannes Pro Championships | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Tour | Pro Tennis Tour |
| Founded | 1922 |
| Abolished | 1968 |
| Location | Cannes France |
| Venue | Cannes LTC |
| Surface | Clay |
The Cannes Pro Championships [1] was a men's professional clay court tennis tournament founded in 1922. The first event was staged only three times till 1926. Also known as the Cannes Professional Championships in 1962 it was revived and ran annually until 1968.[2][3]The event was part of the European leg of the Pro Tennis Tour. The equivalent amateur event between 1922 and 1967 was called the Cannes Championships.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ McCauley, Joe (2003) The History of Professional Tennis. The Short Run Book Company Limited. Windsor. England. page.224. ASIN:B001EOVE56.
- ^ McCauley. page.251.
- ^ LAVER TAKES TITLE:(11 April 1966) Birmingham Daily Post. Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. British Newspaper Archive. page.23.
- ^ FORTHCOMING EVENTS: March 26 to April 1. Cannes Championships. (31 March 1928) Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News. London, England. British Newspaper Archive. page.10.