The Madison Square Garden Pro was a men's and women's tennis event for professionals.
It first began in 1954 and served as the opening tournament of the 1954 World Pro Tour.
The event was then not staged for a further twelve years when it was re-established in 1966 as one tournament in the pro circuit.
The 1968 and 1969 tournaments were the final events of the combined WCT/NLT tours in the Open Era of tennis, the top four players in each tour played off for the combined professional championship.
[1][2] From 1977 to 1989 the Masters Grand Prix finals were played at Madison Square Gardens.