Miami Invitational Tennis Championships
Tennis tournament
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The Miami Invitational Tennis Championships [1] was a USLTA/ILTF affiliated clay court tennis tournament founded in 1946. Also known simply as the Miami Invitational,[2] the event was usually played at the end January to early April depending on the scheduling by the Florida Tennis Association (FTA), in Miami, Florida, United States. The event ran annually until 1966 when it was discontinued.
| Miami Invitational Tennis Championships | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Tour | ILTF World Circuit |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Abolished | 1966 |
| Location | Florida Miami United States |
| Surface | Clay / outdoor |
Finals
Mens singles
(incomplete roll)
| Year | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 |  Pancho Segura |  Bill Talbert | 6-8, 6-0, 6-1 |
| 1949 | Gardner Larned | Gardnar Mulloy | 7-9, 6-3, 6-4, 8-10, 7-5 |
| 1952[3] | Vic Seixas | Dick Savitt | 5-7, 6-3, 6-2 |
| 1953 | Gardnar Mulloy | Hal Burrows | 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 |
| 1954[4] | Gardnar Mulloy | Art Larsen | 6-2, 5-7, 6-4 |
| 1960[5] | Donald Kierbow[6] |  José Edison Mandarino | 7-9, 6-4, 9-7, 6-2 |
| 1962[7] | Gardnar Mulloy | John Karabass | 6-3, 6-0, 6-4 |
| 1963[8] | Ed Rubinoff | Gardnar Mulloy | 10-8, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 |
| 1966[9] | Bill Tym | Lowry Bell | 6-2, 6-3 |
Women's singles
(incomplete roll)
| Year | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 |  Magda Rurac | Betty Ruth James | 6-2 6-4 |
| 1954[10] | Doris Hart | Joan Mericades | 6-2, 6-2 |
| 1960[11] | Marilyn Stock | Margaret Demogenes | 0-6, 6-4, 6-4 |
| 1963[12] | Stephanie DeFina | Carol Ann Prosen | 6-3, 6-3 |
Mixed doubles
(incomplete roll)
| Year | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952[13] | Tony Vincent Magda Rurac | Bob Curtis Carla Curtis | 6-4 6-1 |
| 1954[14] | Tony Vincent Doris Hart |  Robert Bedard Hannah Sladek | 3-6, 6-2, 6-4 |