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.Painesville Telegraph via Google News Archive. 31 March 1934. p. 6.
The event was originally played on indoor hard courts at the Biltmore Club,Tennis Archives 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),USTA Georgia for the duration of its run in 1970.
Finals Men's singles (incomplete roll included).Tennis Archives YearWinnersRunners-upScore1934 Lester Stoefen Bryan Grant 7-5, 7–5, 7–51935 Wilmer Allison Bryan Grant 6-3, 6–4, 6–41937 Wayne Sabin Bryan Grant6-0, 6–0, 7–5 1938 Bobby Riggs Dave N. Jones Jr 6–3, 2–6, 6–4, 8–61939 Bryan Grant Ernie Sutter 2-6, 7–5, 6–4, 6–31958 Dick Savitt Ham Richardson6-4, 4–6, 6–2, 6–41959 Bernard Bartzen Don Candy 7-5, 6–1, 6–8, 6–31960 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 Froehling5-7, 8–6, 9–71965 Chuck McKinley Ham Richardson3-6, 6–4, 6–11966 Chuck McKinley Ronald Holmberg 8-6, 6–4 1967 Marty Riessen Cliff Richey7-5, 6–2, 6–41968 Bill Bowrey Ronald Holmberg6-0, 7–5 ↓ Open Era ↓1969 Thomaz Koch Bill Bowrey6-3, 6–21970 Cliff Richey Frank Froehling 6-2, 6–2
Women's singles (incomplete roll) YearWinnersRunners-upScore1969St. Petersburg Times via Google News Archive. 6 May 1969. p. 33. Nancy Richey Linda Tuero 7-5, 6–2
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