Reggio Calabria International

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Reggio Calabria International
Internazionale di Reggio Calabria
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded1959;64 years ago (1959)
Abolished1970;53 years ago (1970)
Location Reggio Calabria, Calabria, Italy.
Surface Clay

The Reggio Calabria International [1] or Internazionale di Reggio Calabria was a men's and women's international clay court tennis tournament founded in 1959. It was played at the ASD "Rocco Polimeni" Tennis Club, Reggio Calabria, Calabria, Italy. [2] The tournament ran until 1970. [3]

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History

In April 1959 ASD "Rocco Polimeni" Tennis Club in Regio Calabria established an open international tennis tournament for men and women. [4] The tournament was played on outdoor clay courts at Reggio Calabria, Calabria, Italy through till 1970. [5] It would be another twenty one years until 1991 before another international tournament was staged at the same venue, the Reggio Calabria Challenger tournament that ran till 1992. [6]

Finals

Men's singles

YearWinnerRunner-upScore
1959 Flag of Italy.svg Giuseppe Merlo Flag of Italy.svg Nicola Pietrangeli 2-6, 6–1, 4–6, 7–5, 6-1
1960 Flag of Italy.svg Giuseppe Merlo (2) Flag of Germany.svg Peter Scholl 5-7, 9–7, 6–4, 6-4
1961 Flag of Italy.svg Fausto Gardini Flag of Italy.svg Sergio Tacchini 6-2, 6–1, 6-1
1962 [7] Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neale Fraser Flag of Italy.svg Fausto Gardini 6-3, 6–3, 4–6, 6-3
1963 Flag of Italy.svg Giuseppe Merlo (3) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ken Fletcher 6-4, 6–4, 7-5
1964 Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Bob Hewitt Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony Roche 7–5, 8–6, 6-2
1965 Flag of the United States.svg Donald Dell Flag of Romania.svg Ion Țiriac 6-3, 6–3, 6-2
1966 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony Roche Flag of the United States.svg Clark Graebner 7-5, 6–2, 6-3
1967 [8] Flag of Italy.svg Giuseppe Merlo (4) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Owen Davidson 4-6, 6–1, 6–4, 6-1
1968 Flag of the United States.svg Marty Riessen Flag of Romania.svg Ilie Năstase 3-6, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6-2
1969 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Martin Mulligan Flag of Romania.svg Ion Țiriac 6-2, 4–6, 6–3, 6-1
1970 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Martin Mulligan (2) Flag of Italy.svg Adriano Panatta 8-6, 6–4, 6-4

Women's singles

YearWinnerRunner-upScore
1959 Flag of Mexico.svg Yola Ramírez Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Sandra Reynolds 6–2, 6–8, 6-3
1960 Flag of Mexico.svg Yola Ramírez (2) Flag of Italy.svg Silvana Lazzarino 6-2, 6-1
1961 Flag of Italy.svg Maria Teresa Riedl Flag of Australia (converted).svg Margaret Hellyer 6-1, 6-2
1962 Flag of Italy.svg Lea Pericoli Flag of Australia (converted).svg Judy Tegart 6-2, 6-2
1963 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lesley Turner Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jan Lehane 4–6, 12–10, 6-1
1964 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Margaret Smith Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robyn Ebbern 6–0, 6-4
1965 Flag of the United States.svg Julie Heldman Flag of Australia (converted).svg Madonna Schacht 2-4, retired
1966 Flag of the United States.svg Julie Heldman (2) Flag of Germany.svg Helga Niessen 6-4, 1–6, 6-2
1967 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lesley Turner (2) Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Vlasta Vopickova 8-6, 6-4
1968 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Helen Gourlay Flag of the United States.svg Alice Tym 6–4, 8-6
1969 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Marie Neumannová Flag of Italy.svg Maria Nasuelli 6-4, 2-6 6-4
1970 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Marie Neumannová (2) Flag of Italy.svg Monica Giorgi 6-3, 6-1

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