Catania International Open Explained
Catania International Open Open Internazionale di Catania |
Type: | defunct |
Location: | Catania, Sicily, Italy |
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.
History
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.
Finals
Men's singles
(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 |
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Women's singles
(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 | |
Women's doubles
Notes and References
- News: Wade in final: Virginia Wade beat Laura Rossow of South Africa 6-3, 5.7, 7-6 in the women's singles semi- finals of the Catania International Open tennis tournament. . 9 March 2023 . Liverpool Echo . British Newspaper Archive . 24 April 1971 . Lancashire, England . 24. subscription.
- News: Today's Sports Briefs by Associated Press: Catania. . 10 March 2023 . San Mateo Times . Newspaper Archives . 21 April 1959 . San Mateo, San Mateo County, California, United States . 18. subscription.
- Liverpool Echo (1971)
- San Mateo Times (1959)
- Web site: Tournament – Catania . www.tennisarchives.com . Tennis Archives . 10 March 2023.