| 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. The club hired Tut Bartzen as a tennis pro and made him responsible for hosting the tournament. The inaugural edition in 1962 was an amateur-only event. 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. The following year, 1968, a women's professional event was added which was won by Ann Haydon Jones. The tournament was part of the WCT Tour from 1971 to 1973 and was held on outdoor hard courts.
Finals
Singles
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- ^ a b c "Laver, Newcombe head FW Tourney". The Denton Record-Chronicle. August 6, 1972. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "McKinley slices Ham to win Colonial tennis". No. St. Petersburg Times. AP. September 16, 1963. p. 2C.
- ^ "Osuna winner at Colonial". Corsicana Daily Sun. AP. September 21, 1964. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ashe Smacks Stolle Hard For Colonial". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. AP. September 20, 1965. p. 18.
- ^ Lisa Jordan Kilborn (January 7, 2011). "King Tut". Tennis.com.
- ^ "Bernard "Tut" Bartzen". Texas Tennis Museum and Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 2015-10-23. Retrieved 2015-08-05.
- ^ "Tennis – Top Field in Fort Worth". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. AP. September 13, 1962. p. 25.
- ^ "Newcombe Captures Colonial Tournament". Sarasota Journal. UPI. August 21, 1972. p. 3C.