The Royal Palm Invitational was a men's and women's clay court tennis tournament founded in 1960. The event was played at the Royal Palm Tennis Club (founded 1960), Miami, Florida United States until 1977.
Finals Men's singles (incomplete roll) YearChampionsRunners-upScore1960 Ron Holmberg Wolfgang Stuck2–6, 6–2, 8–6.1961 John Karabasz Frank Froehling III7–5, 6–3.1962 Frank Froehling III Gardnar Mulloy6–2, 4–6, 6–4.1965 José Edison Mandarino Pierre Barthès6–3, 7–5, 6–3.1966 Manuel Santana Luis Rojas8–6, 6–3, 6–3.1967 Pat Cramer Hugh Quinn6–3, 6–4.1968 Mac Claflin David Harum6–3, 6–1.↓ Open Era ↓1969 Frank Froehling III Eddie Dibbs6–0, 6–0.1970 Rod Mandelstam David Harum6–3, 6–3.1971 Manuel Orantes Eddie Dibbs6–4, 1–6, 6–0.1977 Paul Visneskey Roy Coopersmith6–4, 7–6.
Women's singles (incomplete roll) YearChampionsRunners-upScore1967 Elena Subirats Norma Baylon6–4, 6–4. 1968 Esmé Emmanuel Ceci Martinez7–5, 6–4. ↓ Open Era ↓1969 Stephanie DeFina Tory Ann Fretz6–4, 7–5. 1970The Miami Herald Susan Epstein Donna Floyd Fales6–4, 6–1.
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