Wembley Championships | |
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Defunct tennis tournament | |
Founded | 1934 |
Abolished | 1990 |
Editions | 40 |
Location | London, England |
Venue | Empire Pool |
Surface | Wood (1934–1967) Carpet (1968–1990) |
The Wembley Championships was a men's professional tennis tournament held from 1934–1990 with some periods of inactivity in between and is often considered to be one of the three major professional tennis tournaments from 1927–1967 until the advent of the open era. Ken Rosewall's and Rod Laver's six singles titles are the record for this event. The tournament only had a men's draw.
It was first held in 1934 at the Empire Pool at Wembley Park, Wembley, north-west London.[1] In 1968, it was titled the Jack Kramer Tournament of Champions. In 1970 it was the penultimate event on the Grand Prix Tennis Tour.[2]