Colonial National Invitational (tennis)

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]

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

Finals

Singles
Year Champions Runners-up Score
1962 Roy Emerson Chuck McKinley4–6, 6–2, 6–3
1963 Chuck McKinley Ham Richardson6–3, 3–6, 10–8
1964 Rafael Osuna Manuel Santana3–6, 6–3, 6–2
1965 Arthur Ashe Fred Stolle6–3, 6–4
1966 Rafael Osuna Cliff Drysdale6–2, 3–6, 6–3
1967 Rod Laver Dennis Ralston8–6, 6–0
1968 Ken Rosewall Andrés Gimeno6–4, 6–3
1969 Rod Laver Ken Rosewall6–3, 6–2
1970 Rod Laver Roy Emerson6–3, 7–5
1971 Rod Laver Marty Riessen2–6, 6–4, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3
1972 John Newcombe Ken Rosewall5–7, 1–6, 7–5, 6–4, 6–4
1973 Eddie Dibbs Brian Gottfried7–5, 6–2, 6–4

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

References
  1. "Laver, Newcombe Head FW Tourney". The Denton Record-Chronicle. Newspapers.com. August 6, 1972. p. 25.
  2. "McKinley Slices Ham To Win Colonial Tennis" (St. Petersburg Times). AP. September 16, 1963. p. 2C.
  3. "Osuna Winner At Colonial". Corsicana Daily Sun. Newspapers.com. AP. September 21, 1964. p. 23.
  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.
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