Baltimore Professional Championships

The Baltimore Professional Championships also known as the NTL Baltimore Pro Championships was a men's international professional indoor tennis tournament founded in 1968.[1] It was first played at the Baltimore Civic Center in Baltimore, Maryland, United States.[1] It was held until 1969 when it was discontinued.[1]

Baltimore Professional Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
TourWCT Circuit (1968)
NTL Tour (1969)
Founded1968; 56 years ago (1968)
Abolished1969; 55 years ago (1969)
LocationBaltimore (1968, 1969)
VenueBaltimore Civic Center
SurfaceCarpet / indoor

History

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The Baltimore Pro Championships was a men's tennis tournament established in 1968 as the Baltimore Pro Tennis Classic, a $6000 event that was part of the 1968 WCT Circuit that year.[2] Its tour name was the WCT Baltimore Pro Championships.[3] It was the successor tournament to the earlier College Park Pro Championships that was an indoor event held at the University of Maryland, College Park in 1964.[1][4] It was first played on indoor carpet courts at the Baltimore Civic Center in Baltimore, Maryland, United States.[1] In 1969 the tournament was part the NTL Pro Tour that year and was branded as the NTL Baltimore Pro Championships after which the event was discontinued.[1]

Finals

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Men's singles

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(Incomplete roll)

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1968[5]   Dennis Ralston   Tony Roche 6–0, 6–4.[1]
1969   Rod Laver   Pancho Gonzales 6–3, 3–6, 7–5, 4–6, 8–6.[1]

Tour names

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  • WCT Baltimore Pro Championships (1968)[3]
  • NTL Baltimore Pro Championships (1969)

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Tournaments: Baltimore Pro Championships". The Tennis Base. Madrid, Spain: Tennismem SL. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Tri-Favorite's In Baltimore Pro Tennis Classic". Salisbury Daily Times. Salisbury, Maryland, USA: Newspaper Archive. 31 May 1968. p. 7. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  3. ^ a b McCauley, Joe (2003). The History of Professional Tennis. Windsor, Berkshire, England: Short Run Book Company. p. 252. ASIN B001EOVE56.
  4. ^ "Gimeno Cops College Park Tennis Event". Cumberland Evening Times. Cumberland, Maryland: Newspaper Archive. 25 May 1964. p. 11. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Times Sport Scoreboard: Baltimore Pro Classic". San Mateo Times. San Mateo, California, USA: Newspaper Archive. 3 June 1968. p. 21. Retrieved 28 January 2024.