The Reggio Calabria International 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. The tournament ran until 1970.ASD "Rocco Polimeni" Tennis Club
History In April 1959 ASD "Rocco Polimeni" Tennis Club in Regio Calabria established an open international tennis tournament for men and women.ASD "Rocco Polimeni" Tennis Club The tournament was played on outdoor clay courts at Reggio Calabria, Calabria, Italy through till 1970.ASD "Rocco Polimeni" Tennis Club 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.ASD "Rocco Polimeni" Tennis Club
Finals Men's singles YearWinnerRunner-upScore1959 Giuseppe Merlo Nicola Pietrangeli2-6, 6–1, 4–6, 7–5, 6-11960 Giuseppe Merlo (2) Peter Scholl5-7, 9–7, 6–4, 6-41961 Fausto Gardini Sergio Tacchini6-2, 6–1, 6-11962 Neale Fraser Fausto Gardini6-3, 6–3, 4–6, 6-31963 Giuseppe Merlo (3) Ken Fletcher6-4, 6–4, 7-51964 Bob Hewitt Tony Roche 7–5, 8–6, 6-21965 Donald Dell Ion Țiriac6-3, 6–3, 6-21966 Tony Roche Clark Graebner7-5, 6–2, 6-31967Daily Mirror (1967) Giuseppe Merlo (4) Owen Davidson 4-6, 6–1, 6–4, 6-11968 Marty Riessen Ilie Năstase3-6, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6-21969 Martin Mulligan Ion Țiriac6-2, 4–6, 6–3, 6-11970 Martin Mulligan (2) Adriano Panatta8-6, 6–4, 6-4
Women's singles YearWinnerRunner-upScore1959 Yola Ramírez Sandra Reynolds 6–2, 6–8, 6-31960 Yola Ramírez (2) Silvana Lazzarino 6-2, 6-11961 Maria Teresa Riedl Margaret Hellyer6-1, 6-21962 Lea Pericoli Judy Tegart6-2, 6-21963 Lesley Turner Jan Lehane 4–6, 12–10, 6-11964 Margaret Smith Robyn Ebbern 6–0, 6-41965 Julie Heldman Madonna Schacht 2-4, retired1966 Julie Heldman (2) Helga Niessen6-4, 1–6, 6-21967 Lesley Turner (2) Vlasta Vopickova 8-6, 6-41968 Helen Gourlay Alice Tym 6–4, 8-61969 Marie Neumannová Maria Nasuelli 6-4, 2-6 6-4 1970 Marie Neumannová (2) Monica Giorgi 6-3, 6-1
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