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For many years before the Open Era of tennis in 1968, the usual format for the handful of touring tennis professionals was a series of two-man one-night stands across the United States and often in other countries as well. The most notable of these tours were the "World Series"[1][2] or "World Professional Championships",[3][4][5][6] in which the reigning world champion went head-to-head against a challenger, most often the leading amateur of the previous year who had just turned pro. Promoters would attempt to sign the leading amateur to a contract with a minimum guarantee against a percentage of gate receipts, making a similar type of deal with the reigning professional champion and sometimes giving smaller percentages to undercard players. The winners of the tours were described as being the "world champion".[7]

After World War II, with an increasing number of prominent professional players, there were occasionally tournament series with point systems which created official rankings for the complete field of pros. The tournament ranking series were held in 1946, 1959 and 1960 and there were also World Championship tours in these same three years involving only a few pros. The last World Championship two-man tour was held in 1963, featuring a final set of matches of Ken Rosewall against Rod Laver. From 1964 until 1967, a tournament series with a point system determined the pro No. 1 player. Some shorter two-man or four-man tours continued to be held from 1964 onward, as there had been since the late 1920s, but without a world title at stake.[8]

World Championship tours

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* Partial or incomplete result.
DatePro tourStandingsHead-to-head resultsRef.
1928 Aug 25–Dec 7World tourPrincipals:
  1. Karel Koželuh
  2. Vincent Richards

Secondaries:

Koželuh–Richards15–4
[citation needed]		[9]
1931 Feb 18–Aug 16North America tour[a]Principals:
  1. Bill Tilden
  2. Karel Koželuh

Secondaries:

Tilden–Koželuh50–17[10]
1932 Jan 4–Jul 10U.S. tour[b]Principals:
  1. Bill Tilden
  2. Hans Nüsslein

Secondaries:

  • Francis Hunter
  • Vincent Richards
  • Albert Burke
  • Roman Najuch
  • Bruce Barnes
  • Emmett Paré
  • Karel Koželuh
Tilden–Nüsslein100–50[11]
[12]
1933 Jan–MayNorth America tour[c]Principals:
  1. Bill Tilden
  2. Hans Nüsslein

Secondaries:

  • Francis Hunter
  • Bruce Barnes
  • Emmett Paré
Tilden–Nüsslein56–22[13][11]
1934 Jan 10–May 13U.S. tourPrincipals:
  1. Ellsworth Vines
  2. Bill Tilden

Secondaries:

Vines–Tilden38–19[14][15]
1935 Jan 9–Apr 29
[citation needed]		North America tour[d]
  1. Ellsworth Vines
  2. Hans Nüsslein
  3. Bill Tilden
    or George Lott
    or Les Stoefen
Vines–Stoefen25–1[16]
Vines–Nüsslein75%–25+%*
Vines–Tilden9–3[17]
Vines–Lott2–0[18]
Tilden–Lott35–6*[19]
Vines/Tilden–Lott/Stoefen20–10
1936 Jan 11–Jun 7
[citation needed]		North America tour[e]Principals:
  1. Ellsworth Vines
  2. Les Stoefen

Secondaries:

Vines–Stoefen33–5*[20]
1937 Jan 6–May 12North America tourPrincipals:
  1. Ellsworth Vines
  2. Fred Perry

Secondaries:

  • George Lott
  • Bruce Barnes
Vines–Perry32–29[21]
Tilden–Perry2–0
Barnes–Lott25-19*
Perry/Vines–Barnes/Lott25–16*
1938 Jan 11–May 30North America tour[f]Principals:
  1. Ellsworth Vines
  2. Fred Perry

Secondaries:

  1. Walter Senior
  2. Berkeley Bell
Vines–Perry49–35[22]
Senior–Bell25–12*
Senior/Vines–Bell/Perry33–21*
1939 Jan 3–Mar 6North America tourPrincipals:
  1. Don Budge
  2. Ellsworth Vines

Secondaries:

Budge–Vines22–17[23]
Skeen–Chapin13–2*
1939 Mar 10–May 8North America tourPrincipals:
  1. Don Budge
  2. Fred Perry

Secondaries:

Budge–Perry28–8[23]
1941 Jan 6–May 10North America tour[g]
  1. Don Budge
  2. Bill Tilden
Budge–Tilden47–6[24][25]
1941 Dec 26–Apr 5U.S. tour[h]
  1. Don Budge (52–18)
  2. Bobby Riggs (36–36)
  3. Frank Kovacs (25–26)
  4. Fred Perry (23–30)
  5. Lester Stoefen (3–31)
Budge–Riggs15–10[26]
[27]
Budge–Kovacs12–5
Budge–Perry15–3
Budge–Stoefen10–0
1946 Mar 9–Jun 2North America tourPrincipals:
  1. Bobby Riggs
  2. Don Budge

Secondaries:

Riggs–Budge24–22[28]
1947 Dec 26–1948 May 27North America tourPrincipals:
  1. Jack Kramer
  2. Bobby Riggs

Secondaries:

Kramer–Riggs69–20[8]
1949 Oct 25–1950 May 21World tourPrincipals:
  1. Jack Kramer
  2. Pancho Gonzales

Secondaries:

Kramer–Gonzales94–29[29]
1950 Oct 28–1951 MarNorth America tour[8]
  1. Jack Kramer
  2. Pancho Segura
Kramer–Segura64–28[30]
1953 Jan 6–Jun 1North America tourPrincipals:
  1. Jack Kramer
  2. Frank Sedgman

Secondaries:

  1. Pancho Segura
  2. Ken McGregor
Kramer–Sedgman54–41[8]
[31]
Segura–McGregor71–25
1954 Jan 3–May 30North America tour
  1. Pancho Gonzales
  2. Pancho Segura
  3. Frank Sedgman
  4. Don Budge[citation needed]
Gonzales–Sedgman30–21[8]
Gonzales–Segura30–21
Segura–Sedgman23–22
1955 Dec 9–1956 Jun 3North America tourPrincipals:
  1. Pancho Gonzales
  2. Tony Trabert

Secondaries:

Gonzales–Trabert74–27[8]
1957 Jan–MayWorld tourPrincipals:
  1. Pancho Gonzales
  2. Ken Rosewall

Secondaries:

  • Dinny Pails
  • Pancho Segura
Gonzales–Rosewall50–26[8]
1958 Jan–MayWorld tourPrincipals:
  1. Pancho Gonzales
  2. Lew Hoad

Secondaries:

  • Tony Trabert
  • Pancho Segura
  • Ken Rosewall
  • Frank Sedgman
Gonzales–Hoad51–36[8]
1959 Feb 20–May 31North America tour
  1. Pancho Gonzales (47–15)
  2. Lew Hoad (42–20)
  3. Ashley Cooper (21–40)
  4. Mal Anderson (13–48)
Gonzales–Cooper14–0[32]
Gonzales–Anderson20–0
Hoad-Gonzales15–13
Hoad–Cooper18–2
Hoad–Anderson9–5
Cooper–Anderson19–8
1960 Jan–JunWorld tour
  1. Pancho Gonzales (49–8)
  2. Ken Rosewall (32–25)
  3. Pancho Segura (22–28)
  4. Alex Olmedo (11–44)
Gonzales–Rosewall20–4[33]
1960 Dec 30–1961 May 28World tour
  1. Pancho Gonzales (33–14)
  2. Andrés Gimeno (27–20)
  3. = Lew Hoad (24–23)
    = Tony Trabert (24–23)
  4. Barry MacKay (22–25)
  5. Alex Olmedo (18–29)
  6. Butch Buchholz (16–31)
——[34]
Finals:
  1. Pancho Gonzales
  2. Andrés Gimeno
  3. Frank Sedgman
  4. Barry MacKay
Gonzales–Gimeno

(final)

21–7
Sedgman–MacKay

(3rd place)

15–13
1963 Feb–May 30North America tour
  1. Ken Rosewall (31–10)
  2. Rod Laver (26–16)
  3. Butch Buchholz (23–18)
  4. Andrés Gimeno (21–20)
  5. Barry MacKay (12–29)
  6. Luis Ayala (11–30)
Rosewall–Laver5–3[35]
Finals:
  1. Ken Rosewall
  2. Rod Laver
  3. Andrés Gimeno
  4. Butch Buchholz
Rosewall–Laver

(final)

14–4
Gimeno–Buchholz

(3rd place)

11–7

Winners

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ToursPlayerYears
7 Pancho Gonzales1954, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61
5 Ellsworth Vines1934, 35, 36, 37, 38
4 Don Budge1939 (Mar), 39 (May), 41, 42
Jack Kramer1948, 50, 51, 53
3 Bill Tilden1931, 32, 33
1 Karel Koželuh1928
Bobby Riggs1946
Ken Rosewall1963

Tournament ranking series

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There were occasionally important professional tournament series which were referred to as establishing full field rankings, necessitated by the increasing number of prominent professional players in the post-World War II period. In 1946, there was a professional tournament series of 18 events in the U.S. under the organization of the P.P.A.T. (Professional Players Association of Tennis) linked by a points system won by Bobby Riggs, which he relied upon as evidence of his mastery of the entire pro field.[36] In 1959, Jack Kramer established a series of 15 tournaments in Australia, North America, and Europe linked by a points system which provided a full field ranking of all the contract professionals, plus a substantial money prize for the top finisher, with Lew Hoad emerging as world No. 1.[37] The 1959 tournament series was officially named the "Ampol Open Trophy", after the principal sponsor of the tournaments, the Ampol oil company, and the trophy awarded to the winner.[38] The 1959 tournament series was referred to as "the world series" in Kramer's brochure and a newspaper report.[39][40] In 1960, Kramer again established a tournament series with a points system, but both Gonzales and Hoad withdrew from the field and the final results are unknown. In 1964, under Kramer's advice, the I.P.T.P.A. (International Professional Tennis Players Association) established a series of 17 tournaments in U.S. and Europe with a points system, and a world No. 1 and world champion was named as a result, Ken Rosewall. This system continued in subsequent years, with Rod Laver attaining the No. 1 ranking position for the 1965, 1966, and 1967 pro tournament series. The final results of these later tournament series were not published. In 1968–69, the two pro tennis tours, the NTL and the WCT, each had a tournament series ranking list which contributed four players from each tour to a combined final tournament at the Madison Square Garden. Tony Roche won the 1968 event,[41] and Rod Laver won the 1969 event.[42] Beginning in 1970, the ILTF authorized Kramer to arrange a year-end championship in which the pros with the highest tournament series points competed for the title of Grand Prix champion. This event was held in various locations and finally remained at Madison Square Garden from 1977 to 1989. In 1990, the ATP took over running the event and started awarding ranking points for the 8 qualifiers based on their results in the tournament. Currently, the championship is known as the "ATP Finals".[43]

DateTournament seriesStandingsPoints resultsRef.
1946 June 11 – Nov 17P.P.A.T.
18 tournaments[i]
  1. Bobby Riggs
  2. Don Budge
  3. Frank Kovacs
  4. Welby Van Horn
  5. Carl Earn
  6. Wayne Sabin
  7. John Faunce
  8. Jack Jossi
  9. Fred Perry
  10. Bill Tilden
278
164
149
143
94
74
68
60
50
36		[45]
1959 Jan 8–1960 Jan 2Ampol Open Trophy
15 tournaments[ii]		51
43
41
32
25
14
14
8
1
1		[45]
[46]
1964 May 19–Oct 31I.P.T.P.A.
17 tournaments[iii]
  1. Ken Rosewall
  2. Rod Laver
  3. Pancho Gonzales
  4. Andrés Gimeno
  5. Butch Buchholz
  6. Lew Hoad
  7. Alex Olmedo
  8. = Robert Haillet
    = Luis Ayala
—[47]
[48]

Winners

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SeriesPlayerYears
4 Rod Laver1965, 1966, 1967, 1969
1 Bobby Riggs1946
1 Lew Hoad1959
1 Ken Rosewall1964
1 Tony Roche1968

Other professional tours

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* Partial or incomplete result.

Women

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DatePro TourStandingsHead-to-head resultsRef.
1926 Oct 9–1927 FebNorth America tour[i]
  1. Suzanne Lenglen
  2. Mary K. Browne
Lenglen–Browne38–0[49]
1927 Jul 5–JulU.K. tour[j]
—incomplete
results		[50]
1936 Jan 11–AprU.S. tour
  1. Ethel Burkhardt Arnold
  2. Jane Sharp
Arnold–Sharp—[51]
1936 Oct 9–Asia tour
Marble–Hardwickincomplete
results		[51]
1941 Jan 6–May 10North America tour[k]
  1. Alice Marble
  2. Mary Hardwick
Marble–Hardwick58–3[52]
[27]
1942 Jun 6–U.S. tour[l]Principals:
  1. Dorothy Round
  2. Mary Hardwick

Secondaries:

Round–Hardwick—[53]
1943 Jun 9–U.S. tour (military posts)Principals:
  1. Alice Marble
  2. Mary Hardwick

Secondaries:

Marble–Hardwick—[53]
1943U.S. tour (Women's Army Corps bases)[m]
  1. Eveleen Donelley
  2. Lezlie Harrington
Donelley-Harrington—[53]
1943 Sep–U.S. Tour (colleges)[n]
  1. Alice Marble
  2. Mary Hardwick
Marble–Hardwick—[53]
1944Canal Zone and Caribbean tour
  1. Alice Marble
  2. Mary Hardwick
Marble–Hardwick—[53]
1947 Jun 8–U.S. & Europe tour
  1. Pauline Betz
  2. Sarah Palfrey Cooke
Betz–Palfrey Cooke—[8]
[54]
1951U.S. tour
  1. Pauline Betz
  2. Gussie Moran
Betz–Moran—[55]
1959 Dec 28–1960U.S. tour
  1. Althea Gibson
  2. Karol Fageros
Gibson–Fageros114–4[8]
[56]

Men

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DatePro tourStandingsHead-to-head resultsRef.
1926 Oct 9–1927 FebNorth America tour[o]
—incomplete
results		[49]
1927 Jul 5–JulU.K. tour[p]
Koželuh–Kinseyincomplete
results		[57]
1929 Sep–Oct 27U.S. tour
  1. Karel Koželuh
  2. Vincent Richards
Koželuh–Richards5–2[58]
1930U.S. tourPrincipals:
  1. Karel Koželuh
  2. Vincent Richards

Secondaries:

Koželuh–Richards4–2[58]
1931 May 9–17North America tour
  1. Bill Tilden
  2. Vincent Richards
Tilden–Richards4–0*[59]
1931 Oct 21–Nov 9Europe tour[q]
—incomplete
results		[59]
1932 Sep 17–Nov 27Europe tour[r]
—incomplete
results		[60]
1933Europe tour[s]
  • Bill Tilden
  • Bruce Barnes
  • Hans Nüsslein
  • Roman Najuch
  • Various local players
—incomplete
results		[60]
1933U.S. tour
—incomplete
results		[citation needed]
1933South America tour
  • Hans Nüsslein
  • Karel Koželuh
  • Various local players
Nüsslein–Koželuhincomplete
results		[citation needed]
1933–1934South America tour
—incomplete
results
1934 Feb 19–Mar 19
[citation needed]		North America tour
  1. United States (10)
  2. France (0)
    • Henri Cochet
    • Martin Plaa
Vines–Cochet10–0[61]
Vines–Plaa8–2
Tilden–Cochet8–2
Tilden–Plaa10–0
1934 April 2–MayU.S. tour
  • Vincent Richards
  • Bruce Barnes
  • Henri Cochet
  • Martin Plaa
—incomplete
results		[61]
1934 Aug–SepEurope tour
—incomplete
results		[61]
1935World tour
—incomplete
results		[62]
1936 Jan–JunU.S. tour[t]Principals:[63]
  1. Bill Tilden
  2. Bruce Barnes

Secondaries:

Tilden–Barnes—[65]
1936 Oct 9–NovAsian tour
  1. Ellsworth Vines
  2. Bill Tilden
Vines–Tilden—[65]
1937 Jan–Apr
[citation needed]		North America tour
—incomplete
results		[66]
1937 Mar 24–Apr 10U.S. tourPrincipals:
  1. Fred Perry
  2. Bill Tilden

Secondaries:

Perry–Tilden4–1*[66]
Perry/Vines–Richards/Tilden5–0
1937 May–Jun 15Europe TourPrincipals:
  1. Fred Perry
  2. Ellsworth Vines

Secondaries:

Perry–Vines6–3[citation needed]
1937 OctItaly tour
  • Henri Cochet
  • Bill Tilden
  • Robert Ramillon
  • Hans Nüsslein
—incomplete
results		[66]
1937 Nov 20–1938 Mar 24
[citation needed]		Egypt & Asia tour
Cochet–Tildenincomplete
results		[66]
[67]
Ramillon–Burke
1938U.S. tour
—incomplete
results		[citation needed]
1938 Nov 15–Nov 29Caribbean tour
  • Ellsworth Vines
  • Fred Perry
Vines–Perry4–4[67]
1939 May 25–Aug 30
[citation needed]		Europe tour[u]
  1. Don Budge
  2. Ellsworth Vines
  3. Bill Tilden
    or Lester Stoefen
Budge–Vines15–5[68]
Budge–Tilden—
Budge–Stoefen—
1939 Oct–1940 JanU.S. & Mexico tour
—incomplete
results		[69]
[70]
1940U.S. tour
  • Fred Perry
  • Bill Tilden
  • Vincent Richards
  • Ben Gorchakoff
Perry–Tildenincomplete
results		[citation needed]
1941 Jun–Sep 1U.S. tourPrincipals:
  1. Fred Perry
  2. Bill Tilden

Secondaries:

  • Vincent Richards
  • Karel Koželuh
Perry–Tildenincomplete
results		[26]
Koželuh–Richards*incomplete
results
1946 Feb–AugU.S. tour
  1. Fred Perry
  2. Bill Tilden
incomplete
results		[citation needed]
1946 Dec–1947 JanSouth African tour
Budge–Riggsincomplete
results		[71]
1947 FebEurope tour
  • Don Budge
  • Bobby Riggs
Budge–Riggsincomplete
results		[71]
1947 Apr–SepUSA Pro Challenge Tour
  1. Frank Kovacs (6–5)
  2. Bobby Riggs (5–6)
Kovacs–Riggs—[v]
1948 Jun–JulSouth America tour
  1. Jack Kramer
  2. Pancho Segura
  3. Dinny Pails
  4. Bobby Riggs
—incomplete
results		[83]
1948 Sep–NovAustralia tour
  1. Jack Kramer
  2. Pancho Segura
  3. Dinny Pails
  4. Bobby Riggs
—incomplete
results		[84]
1950 Nov–DecNew Zealand tour
  1. Dinny Pails
  2. Pancho Gonzales
  3. Don Budge
  4. Frank Parker
—incomplete
results		[85]
1951 Jan–FebAustralia tour
  1. Pancho Gonzales (36–6)
  2. Dinny Pails (27–15)
  3. Frank Parker (14–28)
  4. Don Budge (9–33)
——[85]
1951 Oct–NovSouth America tour
  1. Pancho Segura
  2. Pancho Gonzales
Segura–Gonzalesincomplete
results		[86]
1953 Aug–SepEurope tour
—incomplete
results		[87]
1954 Sep–OctAsia tour
  1. Frank Sedgman (10–7–1)
  2. Pancho Gonzales (10–8)
  3. Pancho Segura (10–8)
  4. Jack Kramer (5–12–1)
——[88]
[89]
1954 Nov–DecAustralia tour
  1. Pancho Gonzales
  2. Frank Sedgman
    or Pancho Segura
  3. Ken McGregor
Gonzales–Sedgman16–9[citation needed]
Gonzales–Segura4–2
Gonzales–McGregor15–0
1955 Jan–FebAustralia tour
—incomplete
results		[90]
1955 Jul–SepEurope tour
  • Ken McGregor
  • Pancho Gonzales
  • Pancho Segura
  • Frank Sedgman
  • Fred Perry
—incomplete
results		[91]
1956 Jun–JulSouth America tour
—incomplete
results		[92]
1956 Aug–OctEurope tour
—incomplete
results		[93]
1956 Oct–NovSouth Africa tour
  1. Pancho Gonzales (9–4)
  2. Frank Sedgman (7–6)
  3. Tony Trabert (6–7)
  4. Rex Hartwig (4–9)
—[93]
1957 Jun–JulSouth America tour
—incomplete
results		[94]
1957 Aug–OctEurope tour
—incomplete
results		[95]
1957 Oct–NovSouth Africa tour
  • Ken Rosewall
  • Pancho Segura
  • Lew Hoad
  • Jack Kramer
—incomplete
results		[96]
1957 NovAsia tour
  • Ken Rosewall
  • Pancho Segura
  • Lew Hoad
  • Jack Kramer
—incomplete
results		[95]
1957 Nov–DecAustralian tour
  1. Ken Rosewall
  2. Lew Hoad
  3. Frank Sedgman
  4. Pancho Segura
—incomplete
results		[97]
[98]
1958 Jul–OctEurope tour
  • Ken Rosewall
  • Lew Hoad
  • Tony Trabert
  • Pancho Segura
—incomplete
results		[99]
1958 2 Aug–25 OctPerrier Trophy tour
  1. Ken Rosewall
  2. Lew Hoad
    or Tony Trabert
    or Pancho Segura
—incomplete
results		[100]
1958 Nov–DecAsia tour
  • Ken Rosewall
  • Frank Sedgman
  • Tony Trabert
  • Pancho Segura
—incomplete
results		[101]
1959 Jan–FebAustralia tour
—incomplete
results		[102]
[103]
1959 Feb–MarNew Zealand tour
  • Ken Rosewall
  • Tony Trabert
  • Frank Sedgman
  • Mervyn Rose
—incomplete
results		[32]
1959 Jul–OctGrand Prix de Europe
  1. Frank Sedgman (18)
  2. Ken Rosewall (17)
  3. Lew Hoad (11)
  4. Tony Trabert (8)
——[104]
1959 NovSouth African tour
  1. Ken Rosewall (12–2)
  2. Pancho Segura (9–5)
  3. Ashley Cooper (7–7)
  4. Mal Anderson (4–10)
  5. Mervyn Rose (3–11)
——[105]
1960 AprilNew Zealand tour
  1. Lew Hoad (7–3)
  2. Mal Anderson (7–3)
  3. Frank Sedgman (4–6)
  4. Ashley Cooper (2–8)
Hoad–Anderson1–0[106]
1960 Jun–AugGrand Prix de Europe
  1. Ashley Cooper (72%)
  2. Andrés Gimeno (66%)
  3. Pancho Segura (43%)
  4. Mal Anderson (43%)
  5. Alex Olmedo (37%)
——[107]
1960 Oct–DecAsia tour
  • Ken Rosewall
  • Tony Trabert
  • Ashley Cooper
  • Lew Hoad
  • Andrés Gimeno
  • Pancho Segura
  • Mal Anderson
  • Alex Olmedo
—incomplete
results		[34]
1961 FebEurope tour
—incomplete
results		[108]
1961 AprSouth America tour
  1. Pancho Segura (18–5)
  2. Alex Olmedo (13–11)
  3. Ashley Cooper (12–12)
  4. Butch Buchholz (5–20)
——[108]
1961 JulySoviet Union tour
  1. Tony Trabert
  2. Butch Buchholz
  3. Pancho Segura
  4. Lew Hoad
——[109]
1961 Aug–SepBritish Isles tour
  1. Lew Hoad (6–4)
  2. Pancho Gonzales (4–6)
Hoad–Gonzales6–4[110]
[111]
1962 MarNew Zealand tour
  1. Ken Rosewall
  2. Andrés Gimeno
  3. Frank Sedgman
  4. Luis Ayala
Rosewall–Ayala4–1[112]
Gimeno–Sedgman3–2
1962 Jul–OctFacis trophy
  1. Lew Hoad
  • Pancho Segura
  • Mal Anderson
  • Tony Trabert
  • Ashley Cooper
  • Ken Rosewall
  • Alex Olmedo
  • Butch Buchholz
  • Andrés Gimeno
  • Mike Davies
  • Barry MacKay
Winner: Hoad—[113]
1962European Cup
  1. Ashley Cooper
  2. Andrés Gimeno
Winner: Cooper[114]
1962 Aug–SepEurope Tour
  • Ashley Cooper
  • Andrés Gimeno
  • Lew Hoad
  • Tony Trabert
  • Mal Anderson
  • Luis Ayala
  • Butch Buchholz
  • Mike Davies
  • Robert Haillet
  • Barry MacKay
  • Kurt Nielsen
  • Alex Olmedo
  • Ken Rosewall
  • Pancho Segura
[115]
[116]
1963 JanAustralasia tour
Rosewall–Laver11–2[117]
[118]
[119]
Hoad–Laver8–0
1963 Jan–FebNew Zealand tour
  • Ken Rosewall (7–0)
  • Rod Laver (0–7)
  • Andrés Gimeno (5–2)
  • Luis Ayala (2–5)
—incomplete
results		[35]
1963 Jul–SepEurope Tour
  • Lew Hoad
  • Luis Ayala
  • Mike Davies
  • Andrés Gimeno
  • Robert Haillet
  • Rod Laver
  • Kurt Nielsen
  • Alex Olmedo
  • Ken Rosewall
  • Frank Sedgman
—incomplete
results		[120]
1963European Cup[114]
1963 Jul–SepFacis trophy
  1. Rod Laver
  • Ken Rosewall
  • Andrés Gimeno
  • Frank Sedgman
  • Lew Hoad
  • Robert Haillet
  • Luis Ayala
  • Alex Olmedo
  • Mike Davies
  • Kurt Nielsen
Winner: Laverincomplete
results		[121]
1964 JanAustralia tour
  • Rod Laver
  • Lew Hoad
  • Mal Anderson
  • Ashley Cooper
—incomplete
results		[122]
1964 Feb–MarNew Zealand tour
  1. Lew Hoad (7–5)
  2. Rod Laver (7–5)
  3. Ken Rosewall (6–6)
  4. Mal Anderson (4–8)
Hoad–Laver3–1[123]
[124]
1964 Jul–SepEurope Tour
  • Rod Laver
  • Lew Hoad
  • Ken Rosewall
  • Frank Sedgman
  • Alex Olmedo
  • Pancho Gonzales
  • Andrés Gimeno
  • Butch Buchholz
  • Luis Ayala
—incomplete
results		[125]
1964 Jul–OctFacis trophy
  1. Ken Rosewall
  • Andrés Gimeno
  • Frank Sedgman
  • Lew Hoad
  • Butch Buchholz
  • Luis Ayala
  • Alex Olmedo
  • Pancho Gonzales
Winner: Rosewallincomplete
results		[126]
1964 NovFrance tour
  • Rod Laver
  • Robert Haillet
  • Andrés Gimeno
  • Butch Buchholz
—incomplete
results		[127]
1965 Jul–OctEurope Tour
  • Rod Laver
  • Robert Haillet
  • Andrés Gimeno
  • Butch Buchholz
  • Mal Anderson
  • Luis Ayala
  • Mike Davies
  • Ken Rosewall
  • Pancho Segura
  • Frank Sedgman
—incomplete
results		[128]
1966 AprEurope tour
—incomplete
results		[129]
1966 Aug–SepEurope Tour
  • Rod Laver
  • Pierre Barthès
  • Mal Anderson
  • Butch Buchholz
—incomplete
results		[130]
1967 Jan–FebAustralasia tour
—incomplete
results		[131]
1967 AprFrance tour
  • Rod Laver
  • Dennis Ralston
  • Fred Stolle
  • Pierre Barthès
—incomplete
results		[132]

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Notes

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  1. ^ Jack Curley promoter.
  2. ^ Tilden Tennis Tours, inc.
  3. ^ Tilden Tennis Tours, inc.
  4. ^ Bill O'Brien promoter.
  5. ^ Split with Tilden group after openers in New York and Chicago.
  6. ^ Jack Harris manager.
  7. ^ Jack Harris manager.
  8. ^ Alexis Thompson manager.
  9. ^ C. C. Pyle promoter.
  10. ^ Charles B. Cochran promoter.
  11. ^ Jack Harris manager.
  12. ^ To benefit British-American Ambulance Corps.
  13. ^ Sponsored by United Service Organizations.
  14. ^ Arranged by American Lawn Tennis magazine.
  15. ^ Secondaries to Lenglen tour. C. C. Pyle promoter.
  16. ^ Charles B. Cochran promoter.
  17. ^ Jeff Dickson promoter.
  18. ^ Roman Najuch manager. Many local players including amateurs also participated.
  19. ^ Many local players including amateurs also participated in various one-night stands and team events.
  20. ^ Split from Vines group after openers in New York and Chicago.
  21. ^ Jack Harris manager.
  22. ^ See:[72][73][74][75][76][77][78][79][80][81][82]

Tournament series:

  1. ^ The P.P.A.T. tournaments, from where points were introduced on June 11 were: Southern Pro – Memphis; U.S. Pro Clay Court – Richmond; New England Pro – Longwood; Middle States Pro – Philadelphia Country Club;[44] U.S. Pro – Forest Hills; Cape Cod Pro; New Castle Pro; White Mountain Pro; Cotton State Pro – Birmingham; North Carolina Pro – Asheville; Pittsburgh Pro; Indianapolis Pro; Michigan Pro – Kalamazoo; Great Lakes Pro – Chicago; Oklahoma City Pro; San Francisco Pro; La Jolla Pro; U.S. Pro Hard Court.
  2. ^ The Ampol Open tournaments were: Melbourne – Olympic Velodrome (10 Jan); Brisbane (20 Jan); Perth (26 Jan); Sydney – Marks Athletic Field (4 Feb); Adelaide – Norwood Cricket Oval (11 Feb); L.A. Masters – L.A. Tennis Club (5 Jun); Toronto – Toronto Lawn Tennis Club (16 Jun); New York City – Forest Hills (23 Jun); Paris – Roland Garros (8 Sep); London – Wembley (19 Sep); Perth (26 Nov); Adelaide – Memorial Drive Tennis Club (1 Dec); Sydney – White City (8 Dec); Brisbane – Milton Courts (15 Dec); Melbourne – Kooyong (26 Dec).
  3. ^ The I.P.T.P.A. tournaments were: World Pro Indoor – College Park; U.S. Pro Indoor – White Plains; L.A. Masters RR; St. Louis Pro; Monterey Pro; Milwaukee Pro; U.S. Pro – Longwood; Cannes Pro; Noordwijk Pro; Geneva Pro; French Pro – Coubertin; Wembley Pro; Bavarian Pro – Munich; Hanover Pro; Rhodesian Pro; Johannesburg Pro; Cape Town Pro.

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