Even here, however, some years present difficulties. Kramer was perhaps the world's best player in 1950 and 1951 when he defeated first Pancho Gonzales and then Pancho Segura in head-to-head tours, however he was beaten in tournaments by those same players. In 1952, there was no long, headline tour. Instead, there were short tours between different players and several professional tournaments, with the result that none of the professionals played extensively. The U. S. Professional Lawn Tennis Association published an end-of-the-year list in which Segura was ranked the best player in the world, with Gonzales second. During the year, however, Gonzales had defeated Segura 4 matches to 1. Segura had also won a number of important tournaments, including the Cleveland International Pro Championships in which he had defeated Gonzales in the final.