Catania International Open

The Catania International Open[1] or Open Internazionale di Catania was a men's and women's international tennis tournament founded in 1959 as the Catania International[2] or Internazionale di Catania and was played on outdoor clay courts in Catania, Sicily, Italy. The tournament was only held until 1978.

Catania International Open
Open Internazionale di Catania
Defunct tennis tournament
TourILTF Circuit
Founded1959 (1959)
Abolished1978 (1978)
LocationCatania, Sicily, Italy
SurfaceClay

History

The Catania International Open[3] was a men's and women's international tennis tournament founded in 1959 as the Catania International[4] and was played on outdoor clay courts in Catania, Sicily, Italy. The tournament was only held until 1978.

Finals

Men's singles

(incomplete roll)[5]

Year Champion Runner-up Score
1959Italy Nicola PietrangeliItaly Giuseppe Merlo6–4, 6–2, 6–0
1964Australia Fred StolleSouth Africa Bob Hewitt6–3, 7–5, 2–6, 8–6
1965Australia Martin MulliganBrazil José Edison Mandarino6–2, 6–3, 6–1
1966United States Marty RiessenRomania Ion Țiriac6–4, 6–8, 6–2, 6-4
1967Australia Martin Mulligan (2)Italy Nicola Pietrangeli6–3, 6–1, 6–2
Open era
1968Australia Martin Mulligan (3)Romania Ion Țiriac8–6, 6–4, 6–3
1969United Kingdom Graham StilwellHungary István Gulyás6–4, 6–3, 4–6, 6-3
1970Romania Ion ȚiriacHungary István Gulyás6–3, 6–3, 6–3
1971Czechoslovakia Jan KodešFrance Georges Goven6–3, 6–0, 6–2
1972Italy Paolo BertolucciAustralia Martin Mulligan6–4, 6–4, 7–6

Men's doubles
Year Champion Runner-up Score
1971France Pierre Barthès
France François Jauffret		Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš
Czechoslovakia Jan Kukal		6–4, 3–6, 6–3

Women's singles

(incomplete roll)

Year Champion Runner-up Score
1959South Africa Sandra ReynoldsMexico Yola Ramírez6–1, 8–6
1964Australia Madonna SchachtCzechoslovakia Vlasta Kodesova6–3, 6–4
1965West Germany Helga NiessenAustralia Madonna Schacht6–1, 7–5
1966West Germany Helga Niessen (2)Sweden Ulla Sandulf6–1, 6–1
1967Australia Lesley TurnerSoviet Union Galina Baksheeva6–4, 6–4
Open era
1968Australia Helen GourlayRomania Judith Dibar6–3, 6–3
1969Italy Maria NasuelliEcuador Maria Guzmán6–1, 6–2
1970Sweden Christina SandbergUnited States Pam Austin6–3, 6–0
1971United Kingdom Virginia WadeFrance Gail Sherriff Chanfreau1–6, 7–6, 6–2
1972Italy Evelyne Terras PapaleItaly Rosalba Vido6–2, 6–1
1978Sweden Elisabeth EkblomAustralia Dianne Evers5–7, 6–2, 6–1

Women's doubles
Year Champion Runner-up Score
1971France Gail Sherriff Chanfreau
France Helga Schultze		United States Pam Teeguarden
United Kingdom Virginia Wade		6-4, 6-4

References
  1. "Wade in final: Virginia Wade beat Laura Rossow of South Africa 6-3, 5.7, 7-6 in the women's singles semi- finals of the Catania International Open tennis tournament". Liverpool Echo. Lancashire, England. 24 April 1971. p. 24. Retrieved 9 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. "Today's Sports Briefs by Associated Press: Catania". San Mateo Times. San Mateo, San Mateo County, California, United States. 21 April 1959. p. 18. Retrieved 10 March 2023 – via Newspaper Archives.
  3. Liverpool Echo (1971)
  4. San Mateo Times (1959)
  5. "Tournament – Catania". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
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