Atlanta Invitational (tennis)

Atlanta Invitational
Defunct tennis tournament
Tour	ILTF World Circuit
Founded	1934 (1934)
Abolished	1970 (1970)
Location	Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Venue	Biltmore Tennis Ckub Atlanta Country Club Bitsy Grant Tennis Center
Surface	Hard / indoors Clay / outdoors

The Atlanta Invitational was a combined men's and women's ULTA/ILTF affiliated clay court tennis tournament founded in 1934. It was first played at the Biltmore Tennis Club in Atlanta, Georgia, United States on indoor hard courts until 1939 and stopped due to World War Two. It resumed in the 1950s at the Atlanta Country Club, and continued to be held annually, when it was last played at the Bitsy Grant Tennis Center in 1970 when it was discontinued.

History

The tournament was first staged in 1934 and was initially played at the Biltmore Tennis Club in Atlanta.

The event was originally played on indoor hard courts at the Biltmore Club, where it was initially also referred to as the Biltmore Invitational.

In 1938 the event moved to the Northside Tennis Club and remained at that venue until 1939 then stopped due to World War II.

The tournament resumed in the 1950s and was played at the Atlanta Country Club on clay courts, during the 1960s it was moved to the Bitsy Grant Tennis Center (founded in 1955), for the duration of its run in 1970.

Finals

Men's singles

(incomplete roll included).

Year	Winners	Runners-up	Score
1934	Lester Stoefen	Bryan Grant	7-5, 7–5, 7–5
1935	Wilmer Allison	Bryan Grant	6-3, 6–4, 6–4
1937	Wayne Sabin	Bryan Grant	6-0, 6–0, 7–5
1938	Bobby Riggs	Dave N. Jones Jr	6–3, 2–6, 6–4, 8–6
1939	Bryan Grant	Ernie Sutter	2-6, 7–5, 6–4, 6–3
1958	Dick Savitt	Ham Richardson	6-4, 4–6, 6–2, 6–4
1959	Bernard Bartzen	Don Candy	7-5, 6–1, 6–8, 6–3
1960	Barry MacKay	Bernard Bartzen	8-6, 6–1, 6–3
1961	Whitney Reed	Bernard Bartzen	6-0, 6–1
1963	Allen Morris	John Powless	6–0, 6–2, 6–3
1964	Gardnar Mulloy	Frank Froehling	5-7, 8–6, 9–7
1965	Chuck McKinley	Ham Richardson	3-6, 6–4, 6–1
1966	Chuck McKinley	Ronald Holmberg	8-6, 6–4
1967	Marty Riessen	Cliff Richey	7-5, 6–2, 6–4
1968	Bill Bowrey	Ronald Holmberg	6-0, 7–5
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1969	Thomaz Koch	Bill Bowrey	6-3, 6–2
1970	Cliff Richey	Frank Froehling	6-2, 6–2

Women's singles

(incomplete roll)

Year	Winners	Runners-up	Score
1969	Nancy Richey	Linda Tuero	7-5, 6–2