Jacksonville Open (tennis)

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Jacksonville Open
Defunct tennis tournament
Tour ILTF Circuit
Founded1961;62 years ago (1961)
Abolished1977;46 years ago (1977)
Location Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Surface Hard (outdoor)
Hard (indoor)

The Jacksonville Open also known as the Greater Jacksonville Invitation [1] or Greater Jacksonville Open [2] is a defunct men's and women's tennis tournament founded in 1961 as the Jacksonville Invitation originally played on outdoor hard courts later switching to indoor courts. The tournament ran until 1977.

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History

The Jacksonville Open tennis tournament was founded in 1961 as the Jacksonville Invitation. The tournament was part South Florida-Caribbean Circuit which was a major feature of the international tennis scene in from the 1930s to early 1970s. In 1972 it part of the 1972 USLTA Indoor Circuit. The event was held in Jacksonville, Florida and was played on indoor hard courts. Jimmy Connors won the singles title, defeating Clark Graebner in the final.

In 1970 a women's event was included in the schedule for one year only that was won by Nancy Richey. [3] In 1972 a Jacksonsville Invitation tournament for women was established as an outdoor clay court event. [4] It sponsorship name was the Virginia Slims of Jacksonville.

Finals

Men's singles

YearWinnersRunners-upScore
1961 Flag of the United States.svg Bill Tym Flag of the United States.svg Jack Bryan 6–0, 7–5, 11–9
1964 Flag of the United States.svg Paul Scarpa Flag of the United States.svg Hank Veno6–1, 6–1
1968 Flag of the United States.svg Clark Graebner Flag of the United States.svg Ronald Holmberg 8–6, 6–2
1969 [5] Flag of Ecuador.svg Pancho Guzmán Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mike Belkin 6–4, 6–2
1970 [6] Flag of the United States.svg Arthur Ashe Flag of New Zealand.svg Brian Fairlie 6–3, 4–6, 6–3 [7]
1971 [8] Flag of the United States.svg Tom Edlefsen Flag of the United States.svg Clark Graebner 7–5, 4–6, 6–3
1972 [9] Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Connors Flag of the United States.svg Clark Graebner 7–5, 6–4
1975 Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Danny Sullivan Flag of the United States.svg Bill Cantrell6–4, 5–7, 6–3
1977 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Zdravko Mincek Flag of the United States.svg Bill Cantrell6–3, 6–0

Women's singles

Note: two editions were held in 1970 in March and May.

YearWinnersRunners-upScore
Greater Jacksonville Invitation
1969 [10] Flag of the United States.svg Judy Alvarez Flag of the United States.svg Wendy Overton 7–5, 2–6, 6–1
Greater Jacksonville Open
1970 [11] Flag of the United States.svg Nancy Richey Flag of the United States.svg Val Ziegenfuss 6–1, 6–3
Jacksonville Invitation
1970 Flag of Colombia.svg Isabel Fernández de Soto Flag of the United States.svg Toni Kramer6–0, 6–2

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