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Brussels Pro Championships

Brussels Pro Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
TourPro Tennis Tour
Founded1934; 91 years ago (1934)
Abolished1967; 58 years ago (1967)
LocationBrussels, Belgium
SurfaceClay / outdoors Wood / indoors

The Brussels Pro Championships [1] was an outdoor clay court then later indoor wood court professional tennis tournament founded in 1934. It was staged in Brussels in Belgium, and also known as the Brussels Professional Championships [2] it featured three tournaments, a spring event usually held in April,[3] an Autumn event played in October, and sometimes early Winter edition in December.[4] The tournament was not held permanently and was last played in April 1967 when it was discontinued.[5]

Finals

Note events sometimes referred to as the Brussels Professional Spring or Autumn Championships.[6]

Singles (Spring)

Round robin and elimination events played in April.
Year Champions Runners-up Score
1938 Nazi Germany Hans Nusslein (1st) United States Bill Tilden (2nd) 3-0 matches
1939 United States Ellsworth Vines United States Don Budge RR 3-1 matches
1960[7] Australia Ken Rosewall Peru Alex Olmedo 7-5, 6–2
1967 Australia Fred Stolle United States Dennis Ralston 6-3, 6–4

Singles (Autumn)

Round robin and elimination event played in October.
Year Champion Runners-up Score
1938 Nazi Germany Hans Nusslein (1st) United States Bill Tilden (2nd) 3-0 matches
1959[8] United States Tony Trabert Australia Ken Rosewall 6-8, 9–7, 6–4

Singles (Winter)

Elimination event played in December
Year Champion Runners-up Score
1938 United States Ellsworth Vines United States Bill Tilden 6-4, 6–8, 7–5, 1–6, 6–3

References

  1. ^ "TENNIS ROUND UP: BRUSSELS". Corpus Christi Times. Corpus Christi, Texas: NewspaperArchive. 17 April 1967. p. 21. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
  2. ^ McCauley, Joe (2003). "Professional Tennis Results Section". The History of Professional Tennis. Windsor, Berkshire, England: Short Run Book Company. pp. 177–255. ASIN B001EOVE56.
  3. ^ McCauley,Joe (2003)
  4. ^ McCauley,Joe (2003)
  5. ^ "Fred Stolle Wins Belgian Pro Tourney". Pittsburgh Post Gazette. 17 April 1967. p. 30. Retrieved 26 January 2025 – via Google News Archive.
  6. ^ "Tournaments - Search - Brussels". Tennis Archives. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
  7. ^ "Rosewall Wins Pro Net Tourney". Schenectady Gazette via Google News Archive. 7 April 1960. p. 20. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
  8. ^ "Cooper Easily Beats Anderson - In Brussels". The Age via Google News Archive. 22 October 1959. p. 14. Retrieved 26 January 2025.

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