Carolinas International Tennis Tournament

Carolinas International Tennis Tournament
Defunct tennis tournament
Tour	ILTF World Circuit (1965–69) men (1965–72) women ILTF Independent Circuit (1970) ILTF Grand Prix Circuit (1971) WCT tour (1972–1977)
Founded	1965
Abolished	1977
Editions	8
Location	Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
Venue	Olde Providence Racquet Club
Surface	Hard / outdoor (1971) Clay / outdoor (1970, 1972–1977)

The Carolinas International Tennis Tournament, also known by its sponsored name North Carolina National Bank Tennis Classic, was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament founded in 1965.^[1] Also known as the Carolinas Invitational^[2] it was played at the Julian J. Clark Tennis Stadium on the grounds of the Olde Providence Racquet Club in Charlotte, North Carolina from 1965 through 1977. The inaugural edition was part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit while the following editions were part of the World Championship Tennis (WCT) circuit. The event was held on outdoor hard courts in 1971, and on outdoor clay courts in 1970 and from 1972 through 1977.

Finals

Men's singles (spring)

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1969[3]	Mark Cox	Jan Kodeš	13–11, 6–2
1970[4]	Cliff Richey	Bob Carmichael	6–4, 6–4.
1971	Arthur Ashe	Stan Smith	6–3, 6–3
1972	Ken Rosewall	Cliff Richey	2–6, 6–2, 6–2
1973	Ken Rosewall	Arthur Ashe	6–3, 7–6
1974	Jeff Borowiak	Dick Stockton	6–4, 5–7, 7–6
1975	Raúl Ramírez	Roscoe Tanner	3–6, 6–4, 6–3
1976	Tony Roche	Vitas Gerulaitis	6–3, 3–6, 6–1
1977	Corrado Barazzutti	Eddie Dibbs	7–6, 6–0

Men's singles (autumn)

(incomplete roll)

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1970[5]	Cliff Richey	Erik van Dillen	6–3, 7–6.[6]
1975	Vijay Amritraj	Ilie Năstase	3–6, 7–5, 6–4.[6]

Men's doubles

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1971	Marty Riessen Tony Roche	Arthur Ashe Dennis Ralston	Not available
1972	Tom Okker Marty Riessen	John Newcombe Tony Roche	6–4, 4–6, 7–6
1973	Tom Okker Marty Riessen	Tom Gorman Erik van Dillen	7–6, 3–6, 6–3
1974	Buster Mottram Raúl Ramírez	Owen Davidson John Newcombe	6–3, 1–6, 6–3
1975	Patricio Cornejo Jaime Fillol	Ismail El Shafei Brian Fairlie	6–3, 5–7, 6–4
1976	John Newcombe Tony Roche	Vitas Gerulaitis Gene Mayer	6–3, 7–5
1977	Tom Okker Ken Rosewall	Corrado Barazzutti Adriano Panatta	6–1, 3–6, 7–6

Women's singles (spring)

(incomplete roll)

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1969[7]	Margaret Courtt	Judy Tegart	6–1, 6–1
1970[8]	Nancy Richey	Alena Palmeova	6–0, 6–0

Women's singles (autumn)

(incomplete roll)

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1970[9]	Nancy Richey	Chris Evert	6–4, 6–1

References

1. "Courtside Scene: Spring Arrives, Tennis Starts". The Greensboro Record. Greensboro, North Carolina: The Wikipedia Library - newspapers.com. April 17, 1969. p. 18. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
2. Ballenger, Bill (April 15, 1969). "Tennis' Black Sheep". The Charlotte News. Charlotte, North Carolina: The Wikipedia Library - newspapers.com. p. 7. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
3. "Britain's Cox Wins Charlotte Tennis Tourney". The Shreveport Journal. Shreveport, Louisiana: The Wikipedia Library - newspapers.com. April 14, 1969. p. 18. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
4. "Tournaments: 1970 Charlotte". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
5. 1971 USLTA Yearbook. New York City: USLTA. 1971. p. 63.
6. "Tournaments: Carolinas International Classic - Carolinas Invitation". The Tennis Base. Tennismem SL. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
7. The Shreveport Journal (1969)
8. 1971 USLTA Yearbook. New York City: USLTA. 1971. p. 63.
9. 1971 USLTA Yearbook. New York City: USLTA. 1971. p. 64.

External links

• Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) – Tournament archive