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Before the advent of the Open era of tennis competitions in April 1968, only amateurs were allowed to compete in established tournaments, including the four majors. There was no prize money and players were compensated for travel expenses only. However many top tennis players turned professional to play legally for prize money in the years before the open era. They played in separate professional events, mostly on tours involving head-to-head competition, but also in professional tournaments as the biggest events on the pro tour. Professional tournaments, in particular the professional majors, usually only had a men's draw.

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  • Campionati professionali di tennis (it)
  • Tournois majeurs professionnels de tennis de l'ère pré-open (fr)
  • Major professional tennis tournaments before the Open Era (en)
  • オープン化以前の主要プロテニス大会 (ja)
  • Professionella tennismästerskap (sv)
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  • Cet article liste les tournois majeurs professionnels de tennis de l'ère pré-open ainsi que leurs vainqueurs. Depuis les années 1930, de nombreux joueurs de tennis amateurs sont passés dans les rangs des professionnels, principalement pour des raisons financières, car le circuit traditionnel ne rémunérait pas les vainqueurs des tournois. Des épreuves strictement réservées aux professionnels ont donc été créées, et les joueurs amateurs qui désiraient passer sur le circuit professionnel étaient de ce fait bannis des tournois du Grand Chelem. (fr)
  • Before the advent of the Open era of tennis competitions in April 1968, only amateurs were allowed to compete in established tournaments, including the four majors. There was no prize money and players were compensated for travel expenses only. However many top tennis players turned professional to play legally for prize money in the years before the open era. They played in separate professional events, mostly on tours involving head-to-head competition, but also in professional tournaments as the biggest events on the pro tour. Professional tournaments, in particular the professional majors, usually only had a men's draw. (en)
  • オープン化以前の主要プロテニス大会は1968年4月のプロテニス選手のグランドスラム大会オープン化以前に存在したテニス競技大会及び優勝者の一覧。 (ja)
  • Professionella tennismästerskap uppstod inom professionell tennis som ersättning för amatörernas Grand Slam-turneringar från vilka proffsspelarna fram till 1968 var utestängda. Från 1968 vidtog the "Open Era" (öppna eran) varvid amatörer och professionella kunde mötas i samma turneringar. Därvid förlorade de professionella mästerskapen sin betydelse till förmån för Grand Slam-turneringarna, samtidigt som amatörbegreppet i sammanhanget försvann. (sv)
  • I Campionati professionali di tennis erano i tre tornei più importanti del circuito tennistico professionale tra il 1927 e 1967, quando tutti i tornei tradizionali, compresi quelli del cosiddetto Grande Slam, erano riservati ai giocatori non professionisti. Questi tre tornei si chiamavano: Campionato di Wembley, che si disputava a Londra, Campionato United States Pro, che si disputava a Boston e Campionato French Pro, che si disputava a Parigi. (it)
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