Tulsa Invitation

The Tulsa Invitation^[1] also known as the TTC Invitational^[2] was a men's and women's clay court tennis tournament was founded in 1958.^[3] The tournament was played at the Tulsa Tennis Club, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States.^[4] It played annually through till 1975 when it was discontinued.^[4]

Tulsa Invitation
Defunct tennis tournament
Tour	ILTF World Circuit (1958–69) men (1958–70) women ILTF Independent Circuit (1970–75) men (1973–75) women
Founded	1958; 67 years ago (1958)
Abolished	1975; 50 years ago (1975)
Location	Tulsa, Oklahoma United States
Venue	Tulsa Tennis Club
Surface	Clay / outdoor

History

In 1935 a Tulsa Invitation tournament was held,^[5] however that tournament appears to have been discontinued. In 1958 the Tulsa Tennis Club (founded 1926)^[6] as a private members club staged the Tulsa Invitation tennis tournament for the first time. The first men's singles winner was Sammy Giammalva who defeated Bernard Bartzen.^[7] the event was held annually until 1975 when it was discontinued the final men's singles title went to Zan Guerry for the third time, and the women's singles event was won by Lele Forood.^[4] The tournament was part of the ILTF World Circuit from 1958 to 1969 for men and to 1970 for women. It then became part of the ILTF Independent Circuit from 1970 to 1975 for men, and 1973 to 1975 for women that tour included tournaments not part of ILTF Grand Prix or WTA Tour.

Finals

Men's singles

Year	Winners	Runners-up	Score
1958[8]	Sam Giammalva	Bernard Bartzen	2–6, 6–4, 9–7, 7–5.[4]
1959	Ham Richardson	Bernard Bartzen	6–3, 6–4.[4]
1960	Bernard Bartzen	Butch Buchholz	8–6, 6–1.[4]
1961	Bernard Bartzen (2)	Chuck McKinley	6–0, 4–6, 8–6.[4]
1962	Ham Richardson (2)	Chuck McKinley	6–3, 1–6, 8–6.[4]
1963	Frank Froehling III	Chuck McKinley	6–4, 6–4.[4]
1964	Chuck McKinley	Ham Richardson	8–6, 6–4.[4]
1965	Ham Richardson (3)	Clark Graebner	6–4, 6–4.[4]
1966	Vic Seixas	John Pickens[9]	6–3, 6–4.[4]
1967	Cliff Richey	Clark Graebner	6–2, 6–1.[4]
1968	Peter van Lingen	Joaquín Loyo-Mayo	7–5, 6–2.[4]
↓  Open era  ↓
1969	Thomaz Koch	Vicente Zarazúa	6–2, 8–6.[4]
1970	Brian Fairlie	Tom Edlefsen	6–2, 4–6, 6–1.[4]
1971	Harold Solomon	Zan Guerry	3–6, 6–3, 6–4.[4]
1972	Dick Stockton	Eddie Dibbs	7–5, 3–6, 6–2.[4]
1973	Zan Guerry	Billy Martin	7–5, 6–3.[4]
1974	Zan Guerry (2)	Scott Martin	4–6, 6–2, 7–5.[4]
1975	Zan Guerry (3)	Dick Stockton	6–1, 6–7, 6–2.[4]

Women's singles

(incomplete roll)

Year	Winners	Runners-up	Score
1961	Karen Hantze	Nancy Richey	9–7, 4–6, 6–3
1962	Patsy Rippy	Donna Holden	4–6, 6–3, 6–1
1963	Yola Ramirez Ochoa	Nancy Richey	4–6, 6–0, 6–1
1964	Yola Ramirez Ochoa (2)	Justina Bricka	7–5, 4–6, 6–3
1965	Carole Graebner	Yola Ramirez Ochoa	5–7, 6–3, 6–1
1966	Billie Jean Moffitt King	Carol Hanks Aucamp	6–0, 6–1
1967	Nancy Richey	Carole Graebner	6–2, 6–3
1968	Betty Ann Grubb	Stephanie Grant[10]	6–3, 6–1
↓  Open era  ↓
1969	Betty Ann Grubb (2)	Victoria Rogers	6–1, 6–1
1970	Stephanie DeFina	Janet Newberry	6–1, 6–4
1971	Chris Evert	Mary Ann Curtis	6–0, 6–3
1972	Laurie Fleming	Kathy Kraft[11]	6–4, 6–2
1973	Jeanne Evert	Janice Metcalf	7–6, 6–1
1974	JoAnne Russell	Mary Hamm	6–4, 6–7, 6–4
1975	Lele Forood	Mary Hamm	6–3, 6–3

See also

• Tulsa Grand Prix Tennis Tournament (a hard court men's tournament played from 1978 to 1980).

External links

• Official Site: Tulsa Tennis Club