Senigallia Open

Senigallia Open
Defunct tennis tournament
TourILTF World Circuit
(1965–1970) men
(1966–1972) women
ILTF Grand Prix Circuit
(1971) men
ILTF Independent Circuit
(1972–1973) men
Founded1965; 60 years ago (1965)
Abolished1973; 52 years ago (1973)
LocationSenigallia, Italy
VenueCircolo Tennis Senigallia
SurfaceClay / outdoor

The Senigallia Open[1] was a men's and women's clay court tennis tournament founded in 1965.[2] Also known as the Internazionali di Senigallia , or the City of Senigallia Silver Trophy (its official name) the tournament was played at the Circolo Tennis Senigallia, Senigallia, Italy until 1973.[1]

View of the Circolo Tennis Senigallia in the early 1960s. In the background, the Rotonda a mare.

Finals

Men's singles

(incomplete roll)

Year Winners Runners-up Score
↓ ILTF World Circuit ↓
1965 Italy Nicola Pietrangeli United States Tom Edlefsen 6–4, 7–5, 6–3.[1]
1966 Italy Giordano Maioli Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Boro Jovanović 6–2, 6–4, 8–6.[1]
1967 Romania Ion Țiriac Italy Nicola Pietrangeli 4–6, 6–4, 1–6, 6–2, 6–4.[1]
1968 Australia Martin Mulligan Romania Ion Țiriac 6–4, 6–3, 6–2.[1]
↓ Open era ↓
1969 Australia Martin Mulligan (2) Brazil José Edison Mandarino 6–4, 6–4, 6–4.[1]
↓ ILTF Independent Circuit ↓
1970 Czechoslovakia Jan Kukal Italy Franco Bartoni 11–9, 6–3, 9–7.[1]
↓ ILTF Grand Prix Circuit ↓
1971[3] Italy Adriano Panatta Australia Martin Mulligan 6–3, 7–5, 6–1.[1]
↓ ILTF Independent Circuit ↓
1972 Italy Ezio Di Matteo Czechoslovakia František Pála 6–4, 6–4, 6–4.[1]
1973 Italy Tonino Zugarelli Italy Vincenzo Franchitti 2–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–0.[1]
A doubles match at the Internazionali di Senigallia circa 1960s.

Women's singles

(incomplete roll)

Year Winners Runners-up Score
↓ ILTF World Circuit ↓
1966 Australia Helen Gourlay Italy Maria Teresa Riedl 6–4, 7–5
1967 Australia Helen Gourlay (2) Italy Alessandra Gobbo 6–2, 6–2
1968 Italy Maria Teresa Riedl Sweden Christina Sandberg 6–1, 6–2
↓ Open era ↓
1969 Japan Kazuko Sawamatsu Sweden Christina Sandberg 6–3, 6–3
1970 Australia Lesley Hunt Uruguay Fiorella Bonicelli 6–2, 6–1
1971 Indonesia Lany Kaligis Indonesia Lita Liem 7–5, 3–6, 6–2
1972 Australia Patricia Coleman Romania Virginia Ruzici 8–6, 6–2
Womens event not held

Event name (Italian)

  • Internazionali di Senigallia
  • Trofeo Argento Città di Senigallia
  • Torneo Open di Senigallia

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Tournaments:Internazionali di Senigallia - Senigallia Open". The Tennis Base. Madrid, Spain: Tennismem SL. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  2. ^ A. Girolimini, V. Bruscia, A. Bocchini, Il grande e piccolo tennis a Senigallia: curiosità e memorie del 'Circolo Tennis G. Cremonini, Tipografia Kennedy, Ancona, 2012, p. 10.
  3. ^ "Results Archive: 1971 Senigallia". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 15 November 2023.

Sources