The Southern Pro Championships [1] also known as the Southern Professional Championships was a men's international professional tennis tournament founded in 1928.
[2] It was first played at the Palm Beach Tennis Club, West Palm Beach, Florida, United States.
[2] In March 1927 a Palm Beach Professional Tournament was first held at the Palm Beach Tennis Club, that event was won by Paul Heston, this was the first pro event held in the United States.
[4] In 1936 a Palm Beach Professional Championship men's tennis tournament was re-established,[5] and was played on outdoor clay courts at Breakers Tennis Club, West Palm Beach, Florida, United States,[2] this tournament replaced the Southern Pro Championships,[6] which had been held in West Palm Beach from 1928 to 1935.
[7] The event ran semi-annually in different locations until 1967 when it was discontinued.