Glenwood Manor National Invitational

Glenwood Manor National Invitational
Defunct tennis tournament
TourILTF World Open Circuit (1968-1972)
ILTF Independent Circuit (1973-1975)
Founded1968
Abolished1975
Editions8
LocationOverland Park
Kansas City, Kansas, United States
VenueBest Weatern Glenwood Manor Motor Hotel Tennis Complex
SurfaceHard / outdoor
Prize money$18,000 (1975)

The Glenwood Manor National Invitational [1] 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,[2] 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.[3]

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

YearWinnerRunner-UpScore
1968[4]United States Ronald HolmbergUnited States Chuck McKinley6–0, 6–2
1969[5]United States Clark GraebnerUnited States Tom Edlefsen6–4, 3–6, 6–3
1970[6]United States Arthur AsheUnited States Clark Graebner7–5, 6–1
1971[7]United States Cliff RicheyPeru Alex Olmedo7—5, 5–7, 6–2
1972[8]Peru Alex OlmedoPakistan Haroon Rahim6–2, 5–-7, 7–6
1973[9]United States Charlie PasarellAustralia Tony Roche6–1, 3–6, 6–3
1974[10]United States Clark Graebner (2)United States Tom Edlefsen6–7, 6–2, 6–4
1975[11]Australia Phil DentAustralia Bob Carmichael7–5, 1–6, 6–4

Womens singles

(incomplete roll)

YearWinnerRunner-UpScore
1969United States Betty Ann GrubbUnited States Karen Susman6–4, 6–2
1971United States Valerie ZiegenfussUnited States Mary Ann Curtis6–1, 6–4
1972United States Pam RichmondUnited States Jane Stratton6–4, 4–6, 6–4

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ Kneeland, Douglas E. (July 11, 1970). "Motel Mania: Traveling America Never Leaves Home". The New York Times. p. 22. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  3. ↑ "Tournament. Glenwood Manor Invitation". Tennis Archives. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  4. ↑ Tennis Archives 1968
  5. ↑ Tennis Archives 1969
  6. ↑ "Ashe Knocks Off Defender". The Evening News. May 4, 1970. p. 15. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  7. ↑ "Tennis". St. Petersburg Times. 3 May 1971. p. 31. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  8. ↑ "Olmedo Defeats Rahim For Title". The Spokesman-Review. 9 May 1972. p. 24. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  9. ↑ "K.C. Net Title Won by Pasarell". St Joseph News-Press. 7 May 1973. p. 12. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  10. ↑ Tennis Archives 1974
  11. ↑ "Tennis. Kansas City". Gettysburg Times. 12 May 1975. p. 6. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
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