Tournament of Champions (tennis)

Tournament of Champions
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded	1956
Abolished	1968
Location	Los Angeles (1956) Forest Hills, New York (1957–1959) London (1968)
Surface	Hard (1956) Grass (1957–1959)

The Tournament of Champions ^[1] was a major professional tennis tournament between 1956 and 1959. The tournament was held on the indoor hardcourts at Los Angeles in 1956, and on the grass-courts of Forest Hills, New York, between 1957 and 1959. The 1956, 1957, and 1958 ^[2] tournaments all had a round robin format. The tournament was picked up again in 1968 for a one off tournament during the open era and called Jack Kramer's Tournament of Champions held at Wembley Arena.

Singles

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score
1968	Ken Rosewall	John Newcombe	6–4, 4–6, 7–5, 6–4
1959	Lew Hoad	Pancho Gonzales	6–1, 5–7, 6–2, 6–1
1958	Pancho Gonzales	Ken Rosewall	19–17, 5–7, 6–4
1957	Pancho Gonzales	Frank Sedgman	5–7, 7–5, 3–6, 6–3, 6–3
1956	Pancho Gonzales	Frank Sedgman	9–7, 3–6, 6–1

Draws

1959

First round									Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
										Lew Hoad	6	6	6
	Mervyn Rose	2	4							Mal Anderson	8	3	4
	Mal Anderson	6	6																Lew Hoad	5	6	7
																			Ken Rosewall	7	4	5
										Pancho Segura	1	5
										Ken Rosewall	6	7
																												Lew Hoad	6	5	6	6
																												Pancho Gonzales	1	7	2	1
										Tony Trabert	6	28	6
										Frank Sedgman	8	26	2
																			Tony Trabert	2	1	8	8
	Ashley Cooper	6	6																Pancho Gonzales	6	6	6	10
	Sam Giammalva	1	3							Ashley Cooper	3	2
										Pancho Gonzales	6	6

References

1. Mazak, Karoly (2016). The Concise History of Tennis | The complete tennis history from 1877 (6th ed.). Karoly Mazak. p. 87. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
2. Tabert, William F. "The Kramer cast lacks a plot The pro tennis troupe winds up its U.S. tour at Forest Hills amid apathy. The author suggests a future remedy". si.com. Sports Illustrated, 6 July 1959. Retrieved 23 October 2016.