Catania International Open Open Internazionale di Catania | |
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Defunct tennis tournament | |
Tour | ILTF Circuit |
Founded | 1959 |
Abolished | 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.
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.
(incomplete roll) [5]
Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
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1959 | Nicola Pietrangeli | Giuseppe Merlo | 6–4, 6–2, 6–0 |
1964 | Fred Stolle | Bob Hewitt | 6–3, 7–5, 2–6, 8–6 |
1965 | Martin Mulligan | José Edison Mandarino | 6–2, 6–3, 6–1 |
1966 | Marty Riessen | Ion Țiriac | 6–4, 6–8, 6–2, 6-4 |
1967 | Martin Mulligan (2) | Nicola Pietrangeli | 6–3, 6–1, 6–2 |
Open era | |||
1968 | Martin Mulligan (3) | Ion Țiriac | 8–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
1969 | Graham Stilwell | István Gulyás | 6–4, 6–3, 4–6, 6-3 |
1970 | Ion Țiriac | István Gulyás | 6–3, 6–3, 6–3 |
1971 | Jan Kodeš | Georges Goven | 6–3, 6–0, 6–2 |
1972 | Paolo Bertolucci | Martin Mulligan | 6–4, 6–4, 7–6 |
Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
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1971 | Pierre Barthès François Jauffret | Jan Kodeš Jan Kukal | 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
(incomplete roll)
Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
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1959 | Sandra Reynolds | Yola Ramírez | 6–1, 8–6 |
1964 | Madonna Schacht | Vlasta Kodesova | 6–3, 6–4 |
1965 | Helga Niessen | Madonna Schacht | 6–1, 7–5 |
1966 | Helga Niessen (2) | Ulla Sandulf | 6–1, 6–1 |
1967 | Lesley Turner | Galina Baksheeva | 6–4, 6–4 |
Open era | |||
1968 | Helen Gourlay | Judith Dibar | 6–3, 6–3 |
1969 | Maria Nasuelli | Maria Guzmán | 6–1, 6–2 |
1970 | Christina Sandberg | Pam Austin | 6–3, 6–0 |
1971 | Virginia Wade | Gail Sherriff Chanfreau | 1–6, 7–6, 6–2 |
1972 | Evelyne Terras Papale | Rosalba Vido | 6–2, 6–1 |
1978 | Elisabeth Ekblom | Dianne Evers | 5–7, 6–2, 6–1 |
Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
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1971 | Gail Sherriff Chanfreau Helga Schultze | Pam Teeguarden Virginia Wade | 6-4, 6-4 |
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