Pensacola Invitational (tennis)
| Pensacola Invitational | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Tour | ILTF World Circuit |
| Founded | 1938 |
| Editions | 1975 |
| Location | Florida Pensacola United States |
| Venue | Pensacola Country Club |
| Surface | Clay |
The Pensacola Invitational [1] was a combined men's and women's USLTA/ILTF affiliated clay court tennis tournament founded in 1938.[2] It was played in Pensacola, Florida, United States until 1975.[3]
History
The tournament was founded in December 1938. It was first played at the Pensacola Country Club, and was a sanctioned event of the Southern Lawn Tennis Association.[4]
In 1949 the Florida Sectional Association became independent of the SLTA.[5] In 1955 and onward this event came under the administration of the Florida Tennis Association.
The event was played up to 1941 then stopped due to World War Two. It resumed in 1948 and was discontinued in 1975.[6]
Finals
Men's singles
(incomplete roll) included.[7]
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1938[8] | Elwood Cooke | Hal Surface | 8–6, 2–6, 8–6, 4–6, 6–2 |
| 1940[9] | Bobby Riggs | Gardnar Mulloy | 3–2 sets |
| 1941[10] | Bobby Riggs | Frank Kovacs | 6–2, 6–4, 6–3 |
| 1950[11] | Vincent di Stefano | Donald Floyd | 1–6, 7–5, 1–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
| 1956 | Armando Vieira | Pancho Contreras | 6–4, 7–5, 4–6, 6–3 |
| 1965 | Bill Tym | Lex Wood[12] | 6–3, 6–2 |
| 1966 | Tom Edlefsen | Ronald Holmberg | 6–3, 6–3 |
| 1967 | Ronald Holmberg | Bob Brien | 7–5, 6–0 |
| 1968 | Armistead Neely | Jaime Fillol | 5–7, 16–14, 6–2 |
| ↓ Open Era ↓ | |||
| 1970 | Dick Crealy | Bob Carmichael | 6–7, 7–5, retd. |
| 1971 | Milan Holecek | Nikola Spear | 4–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
| 1972 | Gordon Smith | Jim Poling | 6–1, 6–4 |
| 1973 | John Antonas | Greg Hilley | 7–5, 2–6, 6–4 |
| 1974 | Sam Vuille | Mike Green | 6–2, 2–6, 6–0 |
| 1975 | José Schmidt | Ricardo Bernd | 6–4, 7–6 |
Women's singles
(incomplete roll)
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Roberta Baumgardner | Alice Tym | 6-3, 6-2 |
| 1966 | Carol Aucamp | Donna Fales | 6-4, 8-6 |
| 1967 | Stephanie DeFina | Esme Emanuel | 6–0, 7–5 |
| 1968 | Linda Tuero | Stephanie De Fina | 9-7 6-4 |
References
- ^ "Mulloy Rigs Clash Today". St. Petersburg Times via Google News Archive. 7 March 1941. p. 32. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
- ^ "SEEDED ENTRANTS GET BY TESTS IN FLORIDA". The Spokesman-Review via Google News Archive. 22 December 1938. p. 13. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
- ^ "Tournaments - Search - Pensacola". Tennis Archives. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
- ^ "24 Tourneys Get Sanction From SLTA". The Evening Independent via Google News Archive. 23 April 1949. p. 24. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
- ^ Tennis Association, Florida. "Our History". USTA Florida. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
- ^ Tennis Archives
- ^ Tennis Archives
- ^ "Coast Youth Wins Pensacola Title". St. Petersburg Times via Google News Archive. 27 December 1938. p. 19. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
- ^ "Sports in Brief by Associated Press". The Evening Independent via Google News Archive. 5 February 1940. p. 18. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
- ^ "Riggs Beats Kovacs". Reading Eagle via Google News Archive. 10 March 1941. p. 12. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
- ^ "Vincent Di Stefano Wins Pensacola Tennis Title". The Evening Independent via Google News Archive. 5 July 1950. p. 9. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
- ^ Central Florida, University of (26 July 2018). "Alexander Wood Hall of Fame". UCF Knights - UCF Athletics. Retrieved 29 January 2025.