Colonial National Invitational (tennis)
Tennis tournament
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The Colonial National Invitation was a men's tennis tournament played at the Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas, United States 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 | |
| Tour | WCT (1971–1973) |
| Founded | 1962 |
| Abolished | 1973 |
| Editions | 12 |
| Location | Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. |
| Venue | Colonial Country Club |
| Surface | Hard / outdoor |
Finals
Singles
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 |  Roy Emerson |  Chuck McKinley | 4–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
| 1963 | Chuck McKinley | Ham Richardson | 6–3, 3–6, 10–8 |
| 1964 |  Rafael Osuna |  Manuel Santana | 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| 1965 | Arthur Ashe | Fred Stolle | 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1966 | Rafael Osuna |  Cliff Drysdale | 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 |
| 1967 | Rod Laver | Dennis Ralston | 8–6, 6–0 |
| 1968 | Ken Rosewall | Andrés Gimeno | 6–4, 6–3 |
| 1969 | Rod Laver | Ken Rosewall | 6–3, 6–2 |
| 1970 | Rod Laver | Roy Emerson | 6–3, 7–5 |
| 1971 | Rod Laver | Marty Riessen | 2–6, 6–4, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
| 1972 | John Newcombe | Ken Rosewall | 5–7, 1–6, 7–5, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1973 | Eddie Dibbs | Brian Gottfried | 7–5, 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 |