Colonial National Invitational (tennis)
Introduction The '''Colonial National Invitation''' was a men's tennis tournament played at the Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas from 1962 to 1973.The club hired Tut Bartzen as a tennis pro and made him responsible for hosting the tournament. The inaugural edition in 1962 was an amateur-only event. In 1967 it became a professional tournament, which meant that amateurs could not compete. The total prize money for the tournament that year was $15,000 and the first-prize, won by Rod Laver, was $1,700.The following year, 1968, a women's professional event was added which was won by Ann Haydon Jones. The tournament was part of the WCT Tour from 1971 to 1973 and was held on outdoor hard courts.
Finals ===Singles===YearChampionsRunners-upScore 1962   Roy Emerson   Chuck McKinley  4–6, 6–2, 6–3 1963   Chuck McKinley   Ham Richardson  6–3, 3–6, 10–8 1964   Rafael Osuna   Manuel Santana  3–6, 6–3, 6–2 1965   Arthur Ashe   Fred Stolle  6–3, 6–4 1966   Rafael Osuna   Cliff Drysdale  6–2, 3–6, 6–3 1967   Rod Laver   Dennis Ralston  8–6, 6–0 1968   Ken Rosewall   Andrés Gimeno  6–4, 6–3 1969   Rod Laver   Ken Rosewall  6–3, 6–2 1970   Rod Laver   Roy Emerson  6–3, 7–5 1971   Rod Laver   Marty Riessen  2–6, 6–4, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3 1972   John Newcombe   Ken Rosewall  5–7, 1–6, 7–5, 6–4, 6–4 1973   Eddie Dibbs   Brian Gottfried  7–5, 6–2, 6–4===Doubles===YearChampionsRunners-upScore 1962   Rafael Osuna Antonio Palafox   Roy Emerson Fred Stolle  6–1, 6–4 1963   Rafael Osuna Antonio Palafox   Ronnie Fischer   Cliff Buchholz  6–3, 6–2 1964   Pierre Darmon Jean-Noël Grinda   José Luis Arilla   Manuel Santana  Not played, shared 1965   Arthur Ashe Ham Richardson   Roy Emerson Fred Stolle  3–6, 14–12, 6–4 1971   Roy Emerson Rod Laver   Tom Okker Marty Riessen  6–4, 7–5 1972   Tom Okker Marty Riessen   Ken Rosewall Fred Stolle  6–2, 6–2 1973   Brian Gottfried Dick Stockton   Owen Davidson John Newcombe  7–6, 6–4
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