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Colonial National Invitational (tennis)

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Colonial National Invitation
Defunct tennis tournament
TourWCT (1971–1973)
Founded1962
Abolished1973
Editions12
LocationFort Worth, Texas, U.S.
VenueColonial Country Club
SurfaceHard / outdoor

The Colonial National Invitation was a men's tennis tournament played at the Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas from 1962 to 1973.[1][2][3][4] The club hired Tut Bartzen as a tennis pro and made him responsible for hosting the tournament.[5][6] The inaugural edition in 1962 was an amateur-only event.[7] In 1967 it became a professional tournament, which meant that amateurs could not compete. The total prize money for the tournament that year was $15,000 and the first-prize, won by Rod Laver, was $1,700.[1] The following year, 1968, a women's professional event was added which was won by Ann Haydon Jones.[1] The tournament was part of the WCT Tour from 1971 to 1973 and was held on outdoor hard courts.[8]

Finals

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Singles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
1962 Australia Roy Emerson United States Chuck McKinley 4–6, 6–2, 6–3
1963 United States Chuck McKinley United States Ham Richardson 6–3, 3–6, 10–8
1964 Mexico Rafael Osuna Spain Manuel Santana 3–6, 6–3, 6–2
1965 United States Arthur Ashe Australia Fred Stolle 6–3, 6–4
1966 Mexico Rafael Osuna South Africa Cliff Drysdale 6–2, 3–6, 6–3
1967 Australia Rod Laver United States Dennis Ralston 8–6, 6–0
1968 Australia Ken Rosewall Spain Andrés Gimeno 6–4, 6–3
1969 Australia Rod Laver Australia Ken Rosewall 6–3, 6–2
1970 Australia Rod Laver Australia Roy Emerson 6–3, 7–5
1971 Australia Rod Laver United States Marty Riessen 2–6, 6–4, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3
1972 Australia John Newcombe Australia Ken Rosewall 5–7, 1–6, 7–5, 6–4, 6–4
1973 United States Eddie Dibbs United States Brian Gottfried 7–5, 6–2, 6–4

Doubles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
1962 Mexico Rafael Osuna
Mexico Antonio Palafox
Australia Roy Emerson
Australia Fred Stolle
6–1, 6–4
1963 Mexico Rafael Osuna
Mexico Antonio Palafox
United States Ronnie Fischer
United States Cliff Buchholz
6–3, 6–2
1964 France Pierre Darmon
France Jean-Noël Grinda
Spain José Luis Arilla
Spain Manuel Santana
Not played, shared
1965 United States Arthur Ashe
United States Ham Richardson
Australia Roy Emerson
Australia Fred Stolle
3–6, 14–12, 6–4
1971 Australia Roy Emerson
Australia Rod Laver
Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Marty Riessen
6–4, 7–5
1972 Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Marty Riessen
Australia Ken Rosewall
Australia Fred Stolle
6–2, 6–2
1973 United States Brian Gottfried
United States Dick Stockton
Australia Owen Davidson
Australia John Newcombe
7–6, 6–4

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Laver, Newcombe head FW Tourney". The Denton Record-Chronicle. August 6, 1972. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "McKinley slices Ham to win Colonial tennis". No. St. Petersburg Times. AP. September 16, 1963. p. 2C.
  3. ^ "Osuna winner at Colonial". Corsicana Daily Sun. AP. September 21, 1964. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Ashe Smacks Stolle Hard For Colonial". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. AP. September 20, 1965. p. 18.
  5. ^ Lisa Jordan Kilborn (January 7, 2011). "King Tut". Tennis.com.
  6. ^ "Bernard "Tut" Bartzen". Texas Tennis Museum and Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 2015-10-23. Retrieved 2015-08-05.
  7. ^ "Tennis – Top Field in Fort Worth". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. AP. September 13, 1962. p. 25.
  8. ^ "Newcombe Captures Colonial Tournament". Sarasota Journal. UPI. August 21, 1972. p. 3C.