# British Pro Championships

The British Pro Championships also known as the British Professional Championships and British Professional Lawn Tennis Championships is a defunct men's professional tennis tournament that was played on grass courts from 1920 to 1967. The tournament featured both singles and doubles competitions.

## History

The tournament was first staged in Roehampton on 2 August 1920, it was not hosted again for a further seven years until 1928 when it was staged in London England on 5 November 1928. The championships were played outdoors on grass courts and alternated between various locations from 1929 until the event ended on 13 August 1967.

## Venues

The tournament was staged in different locations for the duration of its run they included:
| Host city/town | years staged |
| Roehampton | 1919-1920, 1929 |
| London | 1928, 1930–31, 1934–35 |
| Eastbourne | 1932-33, 1936–39, 1946–48, 1951–54, 1956–67 |
| Scarborough | 1949-50, 1955, |

## Men's singles

Previous champions included:
| Year | Location | Surface | Winner | Runner Up | Score |
| 1919 | Roehampton | Grass | Charles Robert Hierons | ? | ? |
| 1920 | Roehampton | Grass | Charles Richard Read | Charles Robert Hierons | 6-0, 8-6, 6-2 |
| 1921–27 | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 1928 | London | Grass | Dan Maskell | J. W. Pearce | 6-2, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 |
| 1929 | Roehampton | Grass | Dan Maskell | T. C. Jeffery | 6-2, 6-4, 6-2 |
| 1930 | London | Grass | Dan Maskell | T. C. Jeffery | 6-1, 6-0, 6-2 |
| 1931 | London | Grass | Dan Maskell | T. C. Jeffery | 8-6, 3-6, 6-3, 6-0 |
| 1932 | Eastbourne | Grass | Dan Maskell | T. C. Jeffery | 6-1, 6-3, 6-3 |
| 1933 | Eastbourne | Grass | Dan Maskell | T. C. Jeffery | 7-5, 6-4, 6-4 |
| 1934 | London | Grass | Dan Maskell | T. C. Jeffery | 6-1, 6-3, 6-1 |
| 1935 | London | Grass | Dan Maskell | F.H. Poulson | 6-3, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 |
| 1936 | Eastbourne | Grass | Dan Maskell | F.H. Poulson | 6-0, 6-0, 6-2 |
| 1937 | Eastbourne | Grass | T. C. Jeffery | Dan Maskell | 6-8, 10-8, 13-11, 6-4 |
| 1938 | Eastbourne | Grass | Dan Maskell | T. C. Jeffery | w.o |
| 1939 | Eastbourne | Grass | Dan Maskell | T. C. Jeffery | 6-3, 6-4, 6-3 |
| 1940–45 | Not held due to World War Two | Not held due to World War Two | Not held due to World War Two | Not held due to World War Two | Not held due to World War Two |
| 1946 | Eastbourne | Grass | Dan Maskell | J. W. Pearce | 6-2, 7-5, 8-6 |
| 1947 | Eastbourne | Grass | Dan Maskell | T. C. Jeffery | 8-6, 6-2, 6-2 |
| 1948 | Eastbourne | Grass | Dan Maskell | J. W. Pearce | 1-6, 6-2, 6-0, 6-3 |
| 1949 | Scarborough | Grass | Dan Maskell | Derek Bocquet | 7-5, 6-4, 6-2 |
| 1950 | Scarborough | Grass | Dan Maskell | Bill Moss | 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 |
| 1951 | Eastbourne | Grass | Derek Bocquet | Bill Moss | 4-6, 6-1, 6-3, 6-0 |
| 1952 | Eastbourne | Grass | Bill Moss | Arthur Gordon Roberts | 6-3, 6-1, 7-9, 6-3 |
| 1953 | Eastbourne | Grass | Bill Moss | Arthur G. Moxham | 6-0, 7-5, 6-4 |
| 1954 | Eastbourne | Grass | Arthur Gordon Roberts | Donald Tregonning | 6-2, 1-6, 6-4 6-3 |
| 1955 | Scarborough | Grass | Arthur Gordon Roberts | Donald Tregonning | 7-5, 6-3, 6-4 |
| 1956 | Eastbourne | Grass | Bill Moss | George Worthington | 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 |
| 1957 | Eastbourne | Grass | George Worthington | Bill Moss | 6-4, 6-4, 1-6, 6-1 |
| 1958 | Eastbourne | Grass | George Worthington | Bill Moss | 6-0, 6-2, 8-6 |
| 1959 | Eastbourne | Grass | George Worthington | Bill Moss | 6-3, 6-0, 6-4 |
| 1960 | Eastbourne | Grass | George Worthington | Bill Moss | 6-3, 7-5, 6-0 |
| 1961 | Eastbourne | Grass | George Worthington | Bill Moss | 6-1, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 |
| 1962 | Eastbourne | Grass | George Worthington | Bill Moss | 6-0, 6-1, 6-2 |
| 1963 | Eastbourne | Grass | John Melhuish | J.M. Watson | 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 |
| 1964 | Eastbourne | Grass | George Worthington | John Melhuish | 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 |
| 1965 | Eastbourne | Grass | Bill Moss | Robert Griffin | 0-6, 6-2, 6-3, 6-1 |
| 1966 | Eastbourne | Grass | John Horn | Robert Griffin | Shared title due to weather |
| 1967 | Eastbourne | Grass | John Horn | Charles R. Applewhaite | 3-6, 3-6, 6-3, 9-7, 6-4 |