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The Tournament of Champions ^[1] was a series major professional tennis tournament held at various locations around the world between 1957 and 1968.

History

The tournament was held on the grass-courts of Forest Hills, New York, between 1957 and 1959, and an Australian version was held on grass-courts at White City, Sydney 1957, at Kooyong stadium in Melbourne in 1958, and at White City again in 1959. The 1957 and 1958 ^[2] Forest Hills tournaments were both a round robin format, while the 1959 Forest Hills tournament was an elimination format with 10 players. The 1958 Kooyong Tournament of Champions was a round robin format,^[3] while the 1957 and 1959 White City, Sydney tournaments were an elimination format.

The 1958 Kooyoong Tournament of Champions, with 10,000 GBP (28,000 USD) prize money, was the richest tournament of the era.

The Forest Hills Tournament of Champions was broadcast nationally in the USA on the CBS television network, the only professional tournament in the U.S.A. to achieve this status. The Forest Hills Tournament of Champions in 1957, 1958, and 1959 all featured a Pancho Gonzales vs. Lew Hoad singles match on the final day.

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.

Sponsors

The Australian TOC was sponsored by Ampol Petroleum as the Ampol Tournament of Champions.^[4]^[5]^[6]

Singles

Forest Hills (1957-1958-1959) Tournament of Champions

Year

Champions

Runners-up

Score

1957

USA}} Pancho Gonzales {{sfnp|McCauley|2000|pp=75–77, 206|ps=}}

AUS}} Frank Sedgman

5–7, 7–5, 3–6, 6–3, 6–3

1958

USA}} Pancho Gonzales {{sfnp|McCauley|2000|pp=84, 209|ps=}}

AUS}} Ken Rosewall

19–17, 5–7, 6–4

1959

AUS}} Lew Hoad {{sfnp|McCauley|2000|pp=93, 212–213|ps=}}

USA}} Pancho Gonzales

6–1, 5–7, 6–2, 6–1

Australian Tournament of Champions

Year

Location

Champions

Runners-up

Score

1957

Sydney, White City Stadium

USA}} Pancho Segura

AUS}} Frank Sedgman

7–5, 6–0, 6–4

1958

Melbourne, Kooyong Stadium

AUS}} Lew Hoad

USA}} Pancho Gonzales

7–5, 5–7, 6–4

1959

Sydney, White City Stadium

USA}} Pancho Gonzales

AUS}} Lew Hoad

11–9, 6–1, 6–1

London Tournament of Champions

Year

Location

Champions

Runners-up

Score

1968

London, Wembley Arena

AUS}} Ken Rosewall

AUS}} John Newcombe

6–4, 4–6, 7–5, 6–4

Draws

Forest Hills 1959

London 1968

References

1. ^{{cite book|last1=Mazák|first1=Károly|title=The Concise History of Tennis {{!}} The complete tennis history from 1877|date=2016|publisher=Károly Mazák|page=87|edition=6th|url=http://www.theconcisehistoryoftennis.com/|accessdate=23 October 2016}}
2. ^{{cite web|last1=Talbert|first1=William Franklin|title=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|url=https://www.si.com/vault/1959/07/06/605871/the-kramer-cast-lacks-a-plot#|work=Sports Illustrated|date=6 July 1959|accessdate=23 October 2016}}
3. ^{{cite news|title=Hoad Fancied For Ampol Round Robin|url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/91256420?searchTerm=Segura%20Ampol%20Tournament%20of%20Champions&searchLimits=|accessdate=25 October 2017|work=Canberra Times|date=29 January 1958|pages=12|via=National Library of Australia}}
4. ^{{cite news|title=Tournament of Champions|url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/104016445?searchTerm=tournament%20of%20champions%2C%20sydney&searchLimits=|accessdate=25 October 2017|work=Western Herald|location=Bourke, NSW|date=1 February 1957|page=11}}
5. ^{{cite news|title=Draw For Ampol Tennis Fixed|url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/91255316?searchTerm=Ampol%20Tournament%20of%20Champions%2C%20Tennis%2C%20Melbourne&searchLimits=|work=Canberra Times|date=15 January 1958|pages=11|via=National Library of Australia}}
6. ^{{cite news|title=World Tennis Championship|url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/131614593?searchTerm=Ampol%20Tournament%20of%20Champions%2C%20Tennis%2C%201959&searchLimits=|accessdate=25 October 2017|work=Cumberland Argus|location=Parramatta, NSW|date=23 September 1959|page=5|via=National Library of Australia}}