Colonial National Invitational (tennis)

Tennis tournament

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

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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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

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Year  | Champions  | Runners-up  | Score

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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

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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.

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