Catania International Open

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.

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

History

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

Men's singles

(incomplete roll)[5]

Year Champion Runner-up Score
1959 Nicola Pietrangeli Giuseppe Merlo6–4, 6–2, 6–0
1964 Fred Stolle Bob Hewitt6–3, 7–5, 2–6, 8–6
1965 Martin Mulligan José Edison Mandarino6–2, 6–3, 6–1
1966 Marty Riessen Ion Țiriac6–4, 6–8, 6–2, 6-4
1967 Martin Mulligan (2) Nicola Pietrangeli6–3, 6–1, 6–2
Open era
1968 Martin Mulligan (3) Ion Țiriac8–6, 6–4, 6–3
1969 Graham Stilwell István Gulyás6–4, 6–3, 4–6, 6-3
1970 Ion Țiriac István Gulyás6–3, 6–3, 6–3
1971 Jan Kodeš Georges Goven6–3, 6–0, 6–2
1972 Paolo Bertolucci Martin Mulligan6–4, 6–4, 7–6

Men's doubles
Year Champion Runner-up Score
1971 Pierre Barthès
François Jauffret		 Jan Kodeš
Jan Kukal		6–4, 3–6, 6–3

Women's singles

(incomplete roll)

Year Champion Runner-up Score
1959 Sandra Reynolds Yola Ramírez6–1, 8–6
1964 Madonna Schacht Vlasta Kodesova6–3, 6–4
1965 Helga Niessen Madonna Schacht6–1, 7–5
1966 Helga Niessen (2) Ulla Sandulf6–1, 6–1
1967 Lesley Turner Galina Baksheeva6–4, 6–4
Open era
1968 Helen Gourlay Judith Dibar6–3, 6–3
1969 Maria Nasuelli Maria Guzmán6–1, 6–2
1970 Christina Sandberg Pam Austin6–3, 6–0
1971 Virginia Wade Gail Sherriff Chanfreau1–6, 7–6, 6–2
1972 Evelyne Terras Papale Rosalba Vido6–2, 6–1
1978 Elisabeth Ekblom Dianne Evers5–7, 6–2, 6–1

Women's doubles
Year Champion Runner-up Score
1971 Gail Sherriff Chanfreau
Helga Schultze		 Pam Teeguarden
Virginia Wade		6-4, 6-4

References
  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.
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