Three major tournaments held a certain tradition and usually had the best of the leading players. The most prestigious of the three was generally the London Indoor Professional Championship. Played in most years between 1934 and 1990 at the Wembley Arena in the United Kingdom, the tournament was authorised by the Lawn Tennis Association from the 1950s onwards. The oldest of the three was the United States Professional Championship, played between 1927 and 1999 (except 1944 and 1996). In 1951, the USPLTA U.S. Pro was held at Forest Hills, however there was also in 1951 the PPAT-approved U.S. Pro (under the billed name International Pro) held at Cleveland. Between 1952–53 and 1955–62 the U.S. Pro was played in Cleveland (under the billed name International or World Professional Championships). The USPLTA U. S. Pro was held again at the L.A. Tennis Club in 1954 under Kramer's management, however the Cleveland version of the U.S. Pro was also held in 1954 under the billed name World Professional Championships. The third major tournament was the French Professional Championship, played at Roland Garros in the years 1930-1932, 1934-1939, 1956, 1958–62 and 1968 and Stade Coubertin from 1963 to 1967. The British and American championships continued into the open era but devolved to the status of minor tournaments.