Pittsburgh Golf Club Invitation Indoors

The Pittsburgh Golf Club Invitation Indoors [1] was a men's tennis tournament founded in 1935.[2] also known as the Pittsburgh Indoor.[3] The tournament was held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the United States and played at first on indoor cement courts then switched to carpet courts.

Pittsburgh Golf Club Invitation Indoors
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded1935 (1935)
Abolished1969 (1969)
LocationPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
VenuePittsburgh Golf Club
SurfaceHard (i) Carpet (i)

History

In 1935 the Pittsburgh Golf Club, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States established a men's indoor tennis tournament to be played on hard cement courts.[2][4] American player Richard Berkeley Bell won the first event.[2] The tournament lapsed until the 1955 when it was revived and re-branded as the Pittsburgh Golf Club Invitation Indoors that event was won by Tony Trabert.[5] The final edition in 1969 was an invitation only tournament then it was discontinued.[2] The final winner of the singles Czech player Jan Kodes.[2]

Finals

Mens Singles

(incomplete roll)

Pittsburgh Golf Club Invitation Indoors
YearWinnersRunners UpScore
1935United States Berkeley BellUnited States Gregory Mangin6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 3–6, 6–3.[2]
1948[6]United States Bill TalbertUnited States Irvin Dorfman4–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–2.[2]
1955[7]United States Tony TrabertUnited States Vic Seixas4–6, 9–7, 6–1.[2]
1958United States Ham RichardsonUnited States Barry MacKay7–5, 6–1.[2]
1959United States Dick SavittUnited States Butch Buchholz3–6, 6–2, 6–2.[2]
1960[8]United States Chuck McKinleyUnited States Barry MacKay6–3, 6–2.[2]
1961United States Ronald HolmbergUnited States Sidney Schwartz6–4, 6–3.[2]
1962United States Vic SeixasUnited States Sidney Schwartz4–6, 7–5, 6–4.[2]
1963United States Vic Seixas (2)United States Donald Dell6–0, 7–9, 6–4.[2]
1964[9]United States Cliff RicheyUnited States Butch Newman[10]6–3, 4–6, 7–5.[2]
1965[11]United States Ronald Holmberg (2)United States Cliff Richey4–6, 7–5, 6–1.[2]
1966Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Niki PilicSouth Africa Cliff Drysdale3–6, 7–5, 6–2.[2]
1967Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Niki Pilic (2)Hungary Istvan Gulyas12–10, 7–5.[2]
1968United Kingdom Mark CoxUnited States Bob Lutz6–4, 2–6, 7–5.[2]
1969Czechoslovakia Jan KodešUnited States Herb Fitzgibbon8–6, 6–1.[2]

See also

For the women's event played later see;

References
  1. "Mangin, Bell to Meet in Finals". La Crosse Tribune and Leader Press. Newspaper Archive. 27 January 1935. p. 12. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  2. "Tournaments: Pittsburgh Golf Club Invitation Indoors". The Tennis Base. Tennismem SL. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  3. "Texan Takes Title In Pittsburgh Indoor Tennis Meet". Freeport Journal Standard. Freeport, Illinois: Newspaper Archive. 3 March 1964. p. 10. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  4. La Crosse Tribune and Leader Press
  5. Gazette And Bulletin
  6. "Talbert Takes Another Trophy". New Castle News. New Castle, Pennsylvania: Newspaper Archive. 12 April 1948. p. 17. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  7. "Wins Singles Title". Gazette And Bulletin. Williamsport, PA: Newspaper Archive. 28 February 1955. p. 6. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  8. "McKinley In Upset". Uniontown Morning Herald. Uniontown, Pennsylvania: Newspaper Archive. 1 March 1960. p. 22. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  9. Freeport Journal Standard
  10. "Butch Newman: Overview". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  11. "Texan Cops Titles". Uniontown Morning Herald. Uniontown, Pennsylvania: Newspaper Archive. 15 February 1965. p. 15. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
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