The Pensacola Invitational was a combined men's and women's USLTA/ILTF affiliated clay court tennis tournament founded in 1938. It was played in Pensacola, Florida, United States until 1975.
History The tournament was founded in December 1938. It was first played at the Pensacola Country Club, and was a sanctioned event of the Southern Lawn Tennis Association.
In 1949 the Florida Sectional Association became independent of the SLTA. In 1955 and onward this event came under the administration of the Florida Tennis Association.
The event was played up to 1941 then stopped due to World War Two. It resumed in 1948 and was discontinued in 1975.Tennis Archives
Finals Men's singles (incomplete roll) included.Tennis Archives YearWinnerRunner-upScore1938 Elwood Cooke Hal Surface8–6, 2–6, 8–6, 4–6, 6–21940 Bobby Riggs Gardnar Mulloy3–2 sets1941 Bobby Riggs Frank Kovacs6–2, 6–4, 6–31950 Vincent di Stefano Donald Floyd1–6, 7–5, 1–6, 6–4, 6–31956Armando Vieira Pancho Contreras 6–4, 7–5, 4–6, 6–31965Bill Tym Lex Wood6–3, 6–21966Tom Edlefsen Ronald Holmberg 6–3, 6–31967Ronald Holmberg Bob Brien 7–5, 6–01968Armistead Neely Jaime Fillol 5–7, 16–14, 6–2↓ Open Era ↓1970 Dick Crealy Bob Carmichael 6–7, 7–5, retd.1971Milan Holecek Nikola Spear 4–6, 6–3, 6–31972Gordon Smith Jim Poling 6–1, 6–41973John Antonas Greg Hilley 7–5, 2–6, 6–41974 Sam Vuille Mike Green 6–2, 2–6, 6–01975 José Schmidt Ricardo Bernd 6–4, 7–6
Women's singles (incomplete roll) YearWinnerRunner-upScore1965 Roberta Baumgardner Alice Tym6-3, 6-21966 Carol Aucamp Donna Fales6-4, 8-61967 Stephanie DeFina Esme Emanuel 6–0, 7–51968 Linda Tuero Stephanie De Fina9-7 6-4
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