Pittsburgh Golf Club Invitation Indoors

Pittsburgh Golf Club Invitation Indoors
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded	1935;90 years ago (1935)
Abolished	1969;56 years ago (1969)
Location	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Venue	Pittsburgh Golf Club
Surface	Hard (i) Carpet (i)

The Pittsburgh Golf Club Invitation Indoors ^[1] was a men's tennis tournament founded in 1935. ^[2] also known as the Pittsburgh Indoor. ^[3] The tournament was held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the United States and played at first on indoor cement courts then switched to carpet courts.

History

In 1935 the Pittsburgh Golf Club, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States established a men's indoor tennis tournament to be played on hard cement courts. ^{[2] [4]} American player Richard Berkeley Bell won the first event. ^[2] The tournament lapsed until the 1955 when it was revived and re-branded as the Pittsburgh Golf Club Invitation Indoors that event was won by Tony Trabert. ^[5] The final edition in 1969 was an invitation only tournament then it was discontinued. ^[2] The final winner of the singles Czech player Jan Kodes. ^[2]

Finals

Men's Singles

(incomplete roll)

Pittsburgh Golf Club Invitation Indoors
Year	Winners	Runners up	Score
1935	Berkeley Bell	Gregory Mangin	6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 3–6, 6–3. [2]
1948 [6]	Bill Talbert	Irvin Dorfman	4–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–2. [2]
1955 [7]	Tony Trabert	Vic Seixas	4–6, 9–7, 6–1. [2]
1958	Ham Richardson	Barry MacKay	7–5, 6–1. [2]
1959	Dick Savitt	Butch Buchholz	3–6, 6–2, 6–2. [2]
1960 [8]	Chuck McKinley	Barry MacKay	6–3, 6–2. [2]
1961	Ronald Holmberg	Sidney Schwartz	6–4, 6–3. [2]
1962	Vic Seixas	Sidney Schwartz	4–6, 7–5, 6–4. [2]
1963	Vic Seixas (2)	Donald Dell	6–0, 7–9, 6–4. [2]
1964 [9]	Cliff Richey	Butch Newman [10]	6–3, 4–6, 7–5. [2]
1965 [11]	Ronald Holmberg (2)	Cliff Richey	4–6, 7–5, 6–1. [2]
1966	Niki Pilic	Cliff Drysdale	3–6, 7–5, 6–2. [2]
1967	Niki Pilic (2)	Istvan Gulyas	12–10, 7–5. [2]
1968	Mark Cox	Bob Lutz	6–4, 2–6, 7–5. [2]
1969	Jan Kodeš	Herb Fitzgibbon	8–6, 6–1. [2]

See also

For the women's event played later see;

• Pittsburgh Open (1979-1984)

References

1. "Mangin, Bell to Meet in Finals". La Crosse Tribune and Leader Press . Newspaper Archive. 27 January 1935. p. 12. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
2. "Tournaments: Pittsburgh Golf Club Invitation Indoors" . The Tennis Base. Tennismem SL. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
3. "Texan Takes Title In Pittsburgh Indoor Tennis Meet". Freeport Journal Standard . Freeport, Illinois: Newspaper Archive. 3 March 1964. p. 10. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
4. La Crosse Tribune and Leader Press
5. Gazette And Bulletin
6. "Talbert Takes Another Trophy". New Castle News . New Castle, Pennsylvania: Newspaper Archive. 12 April 1948. p. 17. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
7. "Wins Singles Title". Gazette And Bulletin. Williamsport, PA: Newspaper Archive. 28 February 1955. p. 6. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
8. "McKinley In Upset". Uniontown Morning Herald. Uniontown, Pennsylvania: Newspaper Archive. 1 March 1960. p. 22. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
9. Freeport Journal Standard
10. "Butch Newman: Overview". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
11. "Texan Cops Titles". Uniontown Morning Herald. Uniontown, Pennsylvania: Newspaper Archive. 15 February 1965. p. 15. Retrieved 11 August 2023.