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Catania International Open

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Catania International Open
Open Internazionale di Catania
Defunct tennis tournament
TourILTF Circuit
Founded1959; 65 years ago (1959)
Abolished1978; 46 years ago (1978)
LocationCatania, Sicily, Italy
SurfaceClay

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

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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

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Men's singles

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(incomplete roll)[5]

Year Champion Runner-up Score
1959 Italy Nicola Pietrangeli Italy Giuseppe Merlo 6–4, 6–2, 6–0
1964 Australia Fred Stolle South Africa Bob Hewitt 6–3, 7–5, 2–6, 8–6
1965 Australia Martin Mulligan Brazil José Edison Mandarino 6–2, 6–3, 6–1
1966 United States Marty Riessen Romania Ion Țiriac 6–4, 6–8, 6–2, 6-4
1967 Australia Martin Mulligan (2) Italy Nicola Pietrangeli 6–3, 6–1, 6–2
Open era
1968 Australia Martin Mulligan (3) Romania Ion Țiriac 8–6, 6–4, 6–3
1969 United Kingdom Graham Stilwell Hungary István Gulyás 6–4, 6–3, 4–6, 6-3
1970 Romania Ion Țiriac Hungary István Gulyás 6–3, 6–3, 6–3
1971 Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš France Georges Goven 6–3, 6–0, 6–2
1972 Italy Paolo Bertolucci Australia Martin Mulligan 6–4, 6–4, 7–6

Men's doubles

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Year Champion Runner-up Score
1971 France Pierre Barthès
France François Jauffret
Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš
Czechoslovakia Jan Kukal
6–4, 3–6, 6–3

Women's singles

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(incomplete roll)

Year Champion Runner-up Score
1959 South Africa Sandra Reynolds Mexico Yola Ramírez 6–1, 8–6
1964 Australia Madonna Schacht Czechoslovakia Vlasta Kodesova 6–3, 6–4
1965 West Germany Helga Niessen Australia Madonna Schacht 6–1, 7–5
1966 West Germany Helga Niessen (2) Sweden Ulla Sandulf 6–1, 6–1
1967 Australia Lesley Turner Soviet Union Galina Baksheeva 6–4, 6–4
Open era
1968 Australia Helen Gourlay Romania Judith Dibar 6–3, 6–3
1969 Italy Maria Nasuelli Ecuador Maria Guzmán 6–1, 6–2
1970 Sweden Christina Sandberg United States Pam Austin 6–3, 6–0
1971 United Kingdom Virginia Wade France Gail Sherriff Chanfreau 1–6, 7–6, 6–2
1972 Italy Evelyne Terras Papale Italy Rosalba Vido 6–2, 6–1
1978 Sweden Elisabeth Ekblom Australia Dianne Evers 5–7, 6–2, 6–1

Women's doubles

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Year Champion Runner-up Score
1971 France Gail Sherriff Chanfreau
France Helga Schultze
United States Pam Teeguarden
United Kingdom Virginia Wade
6-4, 6-4

References

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  1. ^ "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". Liverpool Echo. Lancashire, England. 24 April 1971. p. 24. Retrieved 9 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "Today's Sports Briefs by Associated Press: Catania". San Mateo Times. San Mateo, San Mateo County, California, United States. 21 April 1959. p. 18. Retrieved 10 March 2023 – via Newspaper Archives.
  3. ^ Liverpool Echo (1971)
  4. ^ San Mateo Times (1959)
  5. ^ "Tournament – Catania". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 10 March 2023.