Leaside Invitation

Last updated
Leaside Invitation
Defunct tennis tournament
Tour ILTF World Circuit
(1954–70)
Founded1954;71 years ago (1954)
Abolished1970;55 years ago (1970)
Location Toronto, Canada
VenueLeaside Tennis Club
Surface Clay/outdoor

The Leaside Invitation was a men's and women's open international clay court tennis tournament was founded in 1954. The tournament was first played at the Leaside Tennis Club, Toronto, Canada. [1] It was played annually till 1970. [1]

Contents

History

In 1948 the Leaside Tennis Club was founded. [2] In 1954 the club organised an open international tennis tournament called the Leaside Invitation. [1] It was played annually till 1970. [1]

Finals

Men's singles

(incomplete roll)

YearWinnersRunners-upScore
1954 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jim Bentley Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Donald Platt. [3] 6–2, 9–7, 8–6. [1]
1955 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Reyno Summers [4] Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Stanley Griffin6–2, 10–8, 6–0. [1]
1965 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andy Zeltins Flag of the United States.svg Tony Wedgbury4–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–3. [1]
↓  Open era  ↓
1969 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Keith Carpenter Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Bruce James6–1, 6–2. [1]
1970 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Harry Fauquier Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Peter Burwash 7–5, 6–2. [1]

Women's singles

(incomplete roll)

YearWinnersRunners-upScore
1955 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Hilde Doleschell Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Louise Brown 6–2, 9–7
1957 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Louise Brown Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Hilde Doleschell 1–6, 6–0, 8–6
1964 Flag of Brazil.svg Mary Habicht Flag of the United States.svg Alice Tym 6–2, 9–7
1966 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Benita Senn Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Louise Brown 1–6, 6–3, 6–4
1967 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Faye Urban Flag of Japan.svg Hiroko Kosaka6–2, 6–4
1968 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Faye Urban Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Vicki Berner 7–5, 6–0
↓  Open era  ↓
1969 [5] Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Vivienne Strong Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Benita Senn2–6, 6–2, 6–1.
1970 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Benita Senn [6] Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Louise Brown 6–1, 6–3

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Tournaments: Leaside Invitation" . The Tennis Base. Madrid, Spain: Tennismem SL. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  2. ↑ "ABOUT THE CLUB". leasidetennis.org. Leaside, Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Leaside Tennis Club. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  3. ↑ "Donald Platt: Overview". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  4. ↑ "Reyno Summers: Overview". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  5. ↑ "Ex-Montrealer wins tennis title". The Toronto Star . Toronto, Canada: Wikipedia Library - newspapers.com. 2 Jun 1969. p. 15. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  6. ↑ "Player Profile: Benita Senn (CAN)". www.itftennis.com. ITF. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.