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
1962Australia Roy EmersonUnited States Chuck McKinley4–6, 6–2, 6–3
1963United States Chuck McKinleyUnited States Ham Richardson6–3, 3–6, 10–8
1964Mexico Rafael OsunaSpain Manuel Santana3–6, 6–3, 6–2
1965United States Arthur AsheAustralia Fred Stolle6–3, 6–4
1966Mexico Rafael OsunaSouth Africa Cliff Drysdale6–2, 3–6, 6–3
1967Australia Rod LaverUnited States Dennis Ralston8–6, 6–0
1968Australia Ken RosewallSpain Andrés Gimeno6–4, 6–3
1969Australia Rod LaverAustralia Ken Rosewall6–3, 6–2
1970Australia Rod LaverAustralia Roy Emerson6–3, 7–5
1971Australia Rod LaverUnited States Marty Riessen2–6, 6–4, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3
1972Australia John NewcombeAustralia Ken Rosewall5–7, 1–6, 7–5, 6–4, 6–4
1973United States Eddie DibbsUnited States Brian Gottfried7–5, 6–2, 6–4

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

References
  1. "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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