Phoenix Open (tennis)

The Phoenix Open previously known as the Phoenix Thunderbird Championships or Thunderbird Classic or Thunderbird Invitation is a defunct Grand Prix affiliated tennis tournament that started in 1953 and ended in 1970.[1]

Phoenix Open
Defunct tennis tournament
Event namePhoenix Open
TourAmateur tour (1953–68)
ITF independent tour (1969)
Grand Prix circuit (1970)
Founded1953
Abolished1970
Editions18
LocationPhoenix, United States
SurfaceHard / indoor (1953–65)
Hard / outdoor (1966–70)

History

Originally started as an amateur event from 1953 to 1968, the tournament went open in 1969 and ended in 1970. It was held in Phoenix, Arizona in the United States and played on indoor hard courts from 1953 to 1965 and outdoor hard courts from 1966 to 1970.

Finals

Singles

Included:[2]

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1953United States Tony TrabertUnited States Bob Perry6–1, 6–2, 8–6
1954United States Arthur LarsenUnited States Tom Brown6–2, 6–4, 6–2
1955United States Arthur LarsenUnited States Herbert Flam6–4, 6–1
1956United States Tom BrownUnited States Gardnar Mulloy6–4, 8–6
1957Peru Alex OlmedoUnited States Noel Brown6–3, 6–2
1958United States Gilbert SheaUnited States Myron Franks7–5, 11–9
1959United States Hugh StewartUnited States Tom Brown3–6, 6–4, 6–4
1960United States Tom BrownUnited States Whitney Reed4–6, 6–4, 6–2
1961United States Whitney ReedUnited States Jon Douglas6–4, 6–3
1962United States Tut BartzenUnited States Allen Fox6–4,6–4
1963United States Charlie PasarellUnited States Allen Fox2–6, 6–3, 6–2
1964United States Charlie PasarellUnited States Dennis Ralston6–3, 3–6, 6–4
1965United States Chuck McKinleyUnited States Arthur Ashe8–10, 6–4, 10–8
1966United States Arthur AsheUnited States Jim Osborne3–6, 6–3, 6–2
1967United States Stan SmithUnited States Allen Fox7–5, 6–3
1968United States Stan SmithUnited States Bob Lutz4–6, 6–2, 6–1
1969United States Cliff RicheySpain Manuel Santana6–4, 6–4
1970United States Stan SmithUnited States Jim Osborne6–3, 6–7, 6–1

Doubles
Year Champions Runners-up Score
1970Australia Dick Crealy
Australia Ray Ruffels		Czech Republic Jan Kodeš
United States Charlie Pasarell		7–6, 6–3

References
  1. Archives, Tennis (2017). "Thunderbird Invitation". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  2. Archives, Tennis (2017). "Thunderbird Invitation". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 26 July 2018.

Sources
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