Catania International Open

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Catania International Open
Open Internazionale di Catania
Defunct tennis tournament
Tour ILTF Circuit
Founded1959;64 years ago (1959)
Abolished1978;45 years ago (1978)
Location Catania, Sicily, Italy
Surface Clay

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.

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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]

YearChampionRunner-upScore
1959 Flag of Italy.svg Nicola Pietrangeli Flag of Italy.svg Giuseppe Merlo 6–4, 6–2, 6–0
1964 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Fred Stolle Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Bob Hewitt 6–3, 7–5, 2–6, 8–6
1965 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Martin Mulligan Flag of Brazil.svg José Edison Mandarino 6–2, 6–3, 6–1
1966 Flag of the United States.svg Marty Riessen Flag of Romania.svg Ion Țiriac 6–4, 6–8, 6–2, 6-4
1967 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Martin Mulligan (2) Flag of Italy.svg Nicola Pietrangeli 6–3, 6–1, 6–2
Open era
1968 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Martin Mulligan (3) Flag of Romania.svg Ion Țiriac 8–6, 6–4, 6–3
1969 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Graham Stilwell Flag of Hungary.svg István Gulyás 6–4, 6–3, 4–6, 6-3
1970 Flag of Romania.svg Ion Țiriac Flag of Hungary.svg István Gulyás 6–3, 6–3, 6–3
1971 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Kodeš Flag of France.svg Georges Goven 6–3, 6–0, 6–2
1972 Flag of Italy.svg Paolo Bertolucci Flag of Australia (converted).svg Martin Mulligan 6–4, 6–4, 7–6

Men's doubles

YearChampionRunner-upScore
1971 Flag of France.svg Pierre Barthès
Flag of France.svg François Jauffret
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Kodeš
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Kukal
6–4, 3–6, 6–3

Women's singles

(incomplete roll)

YearChampionRunner-upScore
1959 Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Sandra Reynolds Flag of Mexico.svg Yola Ramírez 6–1, 8–6
1964 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Madonna Schacht Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Vlasta Kodesova 6–3, 6–4
1965 Flag of Germany.svg Helga Niessen Flag of Australia (converted).svg Madonna Schacht 6–1, 7–5
1966 Flag of Germany.svg Helga Niessen (2) Flag of Sweden.svg Ulla Sandulf 6–1, 6–1
1967 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lesley Turner Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Galina Baksheeva 6–4, 6–4
Open era
1968 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Helen Gourlay Flag of Romania.svg Judith Dibar 6–3, 6–3
1969 Flag of Italy.svg Maria Nasuelli Flag of Ecuador.svg Maria Guzmán 6–1, 6–2
1970 Flag of Sweden.svg Christina Sandberg Flag of the United States.svg Pam Austin 6–3, 6–0
1971 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Virginia Wade Flag of France.svg Gail Sherriff Chanfreau 1–6, 7–6, 6–2
1972 Flag of Italy.svg Evelyne Terras Papale Flag of Italy.svg Rosalba Vido 6–2, 6–1
1978 Flag of Sweden.svg Elisabeth Ekblom Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dianne Evers 5–7, 6–2, 6–1

Women's doubles

YearChampionRunner-upScore
1971 Flag of France.svg Gail Sherriff Chanfreau
Flag of France.svg Helga Schultze
Flag of the United States.svg Pam Teeguarden
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Virginia Wade
6-4, 6-4

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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.