Masters Pro

The Masters Pro was a tournament open to men's tennis professionals. It was held between 1956 and 1959 and again between 1964 and 1965. The Ampol Masters at White City, Sydney was held in 1958. The tournament was played in a round robin format instead of the usual knockout competition on each of the six occasions that it was played in Los Angeles, and a knockout format when played at Sydney in 1958. At the 1964 and 1965 editions the round robin stage was followed by a semifinal and final round.^[1] The event was played on hard cement tennis court's at the L.A. Tennis Club, and on grass in 1958 at White City, Sydney.

Finals

Singles

Year	Date	Champion	Runner-up	Score
1956	July 27 - Aug 5	Pancho Gonzales	Frank Sedgman	(Round Robin)
1957	Jul 26 – Aug 3	Pancho Gonzales	Frank Sedgman	(Round Robin)
1958	Feb 1 - Feb 5 Sydney	Frank Sedgman	Tony Trabert	3-6, 4-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-4
1958	Jun 28 – Jul 6 L.A.	Pancho Segura	Pancho Gonzales	(Round Robin)
1959	Jun 5 – 14	Pancho Gonzales	Lew Hoad	(Round Robin)
1964	Jun 1 – 8	Ken Rosewall	Frank Sedgman	6–2, 6–4
1965	May 19 – 25	Rod Laver	Pancho Gonzales	3–6, 6–3, 7–5

See also

• Major professional tennis tournaments before the Open Era

References