Tennis South Invitational

The Tennis South Invitational, also known as the Mississippi Indoors, was a men's tennis tournament played in Jackson, Mississippi. The event was played as part of the USLTA Indoor Circuit in 1974 and became a World Championship Tennis event in 1976. In its final year, 1977, it was part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit. The tournament was played on indoor carpet courts.

Tennis South Invitational
Defunct tennis tournament
TourUSLTA Indoor Circuit (1974)
WCT (1976)
Grand Prix (1977)
Founded1973
Abolished1977
Editions5
LocationJackson, Mississippi, U.S.
SurfaceCarpet / indoor

Finals

Singles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1973 Eddie Dibbs Frew McMillan5–7, 6–1, 7–5
1974 Sandy Mayer Karl Meiler7–6, 7–5
1975 Ken Rosewall Earl Butch Buchholz7–5, 4–6, 7–6
1976 Ken Rosewall Raúl Ramírez6–3, 6–3
1977 Brian Teacher Bill Scanlon6–3, 6–3

Doubles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1973 Zan Guerry
Frew McMillan
Jaime Pinto-Bravo
Tito Vázquez
6–2, 6–4
1974 Fred McNair
Grover Raz Reid
Byron Bertram
John Feaver
3–6, 6–3, 6–3
1975Not held
1976 Brian Gottfried
Raúl Ramírez
Ross Case
Geoff Masters
7–5, 4–6, 6–0
1977 Bob Hewitt
Frew McMillan
Phil Dent
Ken Rosewall
6–2, 7–6
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