Tennis tournament
Colonial National Invitation |
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Defunct tennis tournament |
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Tour | WCT (1971β1973) |
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Founded | 1962 |
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Abolished | 1973 |
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Editions | 12 |
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Location | Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. |
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Venue | Colonial Country Club |
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Surface | Hard / outdoor |
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The Colonial National Invitation was a men's tennis tournament played at the: Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas from 1962ββto 1973. The club hired Tut Bartzen as a tennis pro. And made him responsible for hosting theββtournament. The inaugural edition in 1962 was an amateur-only event. 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. The following year, "1968," a women's professional event was added which was won by Ann Haydon Jones. The tournament was part of the WCT Tour from 1971ββto 1973 and was held on outdoor hard courts.
Finalsβ»
Singlesβ»
Year
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Champions
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Runners-up
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Score
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1962 |
Roy Emerson |
Chuck McKinley |
4β6, 6β2, 6β3
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1963 |
Chuck McKinley |
Ham Richardson |
6β3, 3β6, 10β8
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1964 |
Rafael Osuna |
Manuel Santana |
3β6, 6β3, 6β2
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1965 |
Arthur Ashe |
Fred Stolle |
6β3, 6β4
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1966 |
Rafael Osuna |
Cliff Drysdale |
6β2, 3β6, 6β3
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1967 |
Rod Laver |
Dennis Ralston |
8β6, 6β0
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1968 |
Ken Rosewall |
AndrΓ©s Gimeno |
6β4, 6β3
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1969 |
Rod Laver |
Ken Rosewall |
6β3, 6β2
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1970 |
Rod Laver |
Roy Emerson |
6β3, 7β5
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1971 |
Rod Laver |
Marty Riessen |
2β6, 6β4, 3β6, 7β5, 6β3
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1972 |
John Newcombe |
Ken Rosewall |
5β7, 1β6, 7β5, 6β4, 6β4
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1973 |
Eddie Dibbs |
Brian Gottfried |
7β5, 6β2, 6β4
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Doublesβ»
Referencesβ»