Reggio Calabria International

The Reggio Calabria International [1] or Internazionale di Reggio Calabria was a men's and women's international clay court tennis tournament founded in 1959. It was played at the ASD "Rocco Polimeni" Tennis Club, Reggio Calabria, Calabria, Italy.[2] The tournament ran until 1970.[3]

Reggio Calabria International
Internazionale di Reggio Calabria
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded1959; 65 years ago (1959)
Abolished1970; 54 years ago (1970)
LocationReggio Calabria, Calabria, Italy.
SurfaceClay

History

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In April 1959 ASD "Rocco Polimeni" Tennis Club in Regio Calabria established an open international tennis tournament for men and women.[4] The tournament was played on outdoor clay courts at Reggio Calabria, Calabria, Italy through till 1970.[5] It would be another twenty one years until 1991 before another international tournament was staged at the same venue, the Reggio Calabria Challenger tournament that ran till 1992.[6]

Finals

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Men's singles

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Year Winner Runner-up Score
1959   Giuseppe Merlo   Nicola Pietrangeli 2-6, 6–1, 4–6, 7–5, 6-1
1960   Giuseppe Merlo (2)   Peter Scholl 5-7, 9–7, 6–4, 6-4
1961   Fausto Gardini   Sergio Tacchini 6-2, 6–1, 6-1
1962[7]   Neale Fraser   Fausto Gardini 6-3, 6–3, 4–6, 6-3
1963   Giuseppe Merlo (3)   Ken Fletcher 6-4, 6–4, 7-5
1964   Bob Hewitt   Tony Roche 7–5, 8–6, 6-2
1965   Donald Dell   Ion Țiriac 6-3, 6–3, 6-2
1966   Tony Roche   Clark Graebner 7-5, 6–2, 6-3
1967[8]   Giuseppe Merlo (4)   Owen Davidson 4-6, 6–1, 6–4, 6-1
1968   Marty Riessen   Ilie Năstase 3-6, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6-2
1969   Martin Mulligan   Ion Țiriac 6-2, 4–6, 6–3, 6-1
1970   Martin Mulligan (2)   Adriano Panatta 8-6, 6–4, 6-4

Women's singles

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Year Winner Runner-up Score
1959   Yola Ramírez   Sandra Reynolds 6–2, 6–8, 6-3
1960   Yola Ramírez (2)   Silvana Lazzarino 6-2, 6-1
1961   Maria Teresa Riedl   Margaret Hellyer 6-1, 6-2
1962   Lea Pericoli   Judy Tegart 6-2, 6-2
1963   Lesley Turner   Jan Lehane 4–6, 12–10, 6-1
1964   Margaret Smith   Robyn Ebbern 6–0, 6-4
1965   Julie Heldman   Madonna Schacht 2-4, retired
1966   Julie Heldman (2)   Helga Niessen 6-4, 1–6, 6-2
1967   Lesley Turner (2)   Vlasta Vopickova 8-6, 6-4
1968   Helen Gourlay   Alice Tym 6–4, 8-6
1969   Marie Neumannová   Maria Nasuelli 6-4, 2-6 6-4
1970   Marie Neumannová (2)   Monica Giorgi 6-3, 6-1

References

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  1. ^ "LAWN TENNIS INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT (Reggio Calabria, Italy).— Men's singles—Final: G. Merlo defeated O. Davidson" (Subscription). Daily Mirror. London, England: British Newspaper Archive. 8 May 1967. p. 22. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Storia". www.ctpolimeni.eu. Reggio Calabria, Calabria, Italy: ASD "Rocco Polimeni" Tennis Club. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  3. ^ ASD "Rocco Polimeni" Tennis Club
  4. ^ ASD "Rocco Polimeni" Tennis Club
  5. ^ ASD "Rocco Polimeni" Tennis Club
  6. ^ ASD "Rocco Polimeni" Tennis Club
  7. ^ "Title For Fraser: REGGIO CALABRIA (South Italy), April 12.—Australian Neale Fraser, the former Wimbledon champion, won the men's singles title in the international lawn tennis tournament here yesterday. In the final, he defeated Fausto Gardini, the Italian" (Subscription). Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore). Lahore, Pakistan: British Newspaper Archive. 13 April 1962. p. 12. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  8. ^ Daily Mirror (1967)