The Glenwood Manor National Invitational The New York Times. (May 3 1970) Ashe, Graebner Advance To Kansas City Net Final. Page.188. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/1970/05/03/archives/ashe-graebner-advance-to-kansas-city-net-final.html. was a combined outdoor USTA/ILTF affiliated hard court tennis tournament founded in 1968. The event was played at the Best Western Glenwood Manor Motor Hotel, Overland Park, Kansas City, Kansas, United States until 1975 then stopped. In 1977 it was succeeded by the Glenwood Manor Missouri Masters Championship.

History The Glenwood Manor National Invitational was founded in 1968 as a premier outdoor hard-court tournament in Overland Park, Kansas. Hosted at the prominent Best Western Glenwood Manor Motor Hotel complex, it served as a vital regional stop during the early transition into the Open Era.

The tournament regularly attracted top-tier American talent, including Grand Slam champions who used the mid-season event to sharpen their games.

Throughout its run into the mid-1970s, the event successfully navigated a highly fractured professional landscape by operating as an independent prize-money invitational and regional USLTA fixture. It showcased fierce baseline battles and legendary matchups featuring icons like Arthur Ashe and Clark Graebner. The tournament established a rich local tennis tradition that paved the way for its later 1977 successor.

Past finals Mens singles Year Winner Runner-UpScore1968Tennis Archives 1968 Ronald Holmberg Chuck McKinley 6–0, 6–21969Tennis Archives 1969 Clark Graebner Tom Edlefsen6–4, 3–6, 6–31970 Arthur Ashe Clark Graebner7–5, 6–11971 Cliff Richey Alex Olmedo7—5, 5–7, 6–21972 Alex Olmedo Haroon Rahim6–2, 5–-7, 7–61973 Charlie Pasarell Tony Roche 6–1, 3–6, 6–31974Tennis Archives 1974 Clark Graebner (2) Tom Edlefsen 6–7, 6–2, 6–41975 Phil Dent Bob Carmichael 7–5, 1–6, 6–4

Womens singles (incomplete roll) Year Winner Runner-UpScore1969 Betty Ann Grubb Karen Susman 6–4, 6–21971 Valerie Ziegenfuss Mary Ann Curtis 6–1, 6–41972 Pam Richmond Jane Stratton 6–4, 4–6, 6–4

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