The Tennis South Invitational, was a men's tennis tournament founded in 1973 as the Mississippi International Indoor Tennis Championships. It was played at the Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson, Mississippi in the United States until 1977. The event was played as part of the USLTA Indoor Circuit from 1973 through 1975 and became a World Championship Tennis event in 1976. In its final year, 1977, it was an independent event, i.e. not part of a tennis tour or circuit. The tournament was played on indoor carpet courts. Ken Rosewall was the only multiple singles champion, winning the title in 1975 and 1976.
Finals Singles YearChampionsRunners-upScore1973 Eddie Dibbs Frew McMillan 5–7, 6–1, 7–51974 Sandy Mayer Karl Meiler 7–6(5–2), 7–51975 Ken Rosewall Butch Buchholz 7–5, 4–6, 7–6(7–3)1976 Ken Rosewall Raúl Ramírez 6–3, 6–31977 Brian Teacher Bill Scanlon 6–3, 6–3
Doubles YearChampionsRunners-upScore1973 Zan Guerry Frew McMillan Jaime Pinto-Bravo Tito Vázquez 6–2, 6–41974 Fred McNair Grover Raz Reid Byron Bertram John Feaver 3–6, 6–3, 6–31975 Ken Rosewall Fred Stolle Billy Martin John Newcombe 6–4, 2–6, 6–11976 Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez Ross Case Geoff Masters 7–5, 4–6, 6–01977 Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan Phil Dent Ken Rosewall 6–2, 7–6
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External links ATP results archive