Phoenix Open (tennis)

The Phoenix Open previously known as the Phoenix Thunderbird Championships or Thunderbird Classic or Thunderbird Invitation is a defunct Grand Prix affiliated tennis tournament that started in 1953 and ended in 1970.[1]

Phoenix Open
Defunct tennis tournament
Event name	Phoenix Open
Tour	Amateur tour (1953-68) ITF independent tour (1969) Grand Prix circuit (1970)
Founded	1953
Abolished	1970
Editions	18
Location	Phoenix, United States
Surface	Hard / Indoors (1953–65) Hard / Outdoors (1966–70)

History

Originally started as an amateur event from 1953 to 1968, the tournament went open in 1969 and ended in 1970. It was held in Phoenix, Arizona in the United States and played on indoor hard courts from 1953 to 1965 and outdoor hard courts from 1966 to 1970.

Results

Men's Singles

Included:[2]

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score
1970	Stan Smith	Jim Osborne	6–3, 6–7, 6–1
1969	Cliff Richey	Manuel Santana	6-4, 6-4
1968	Stan Smith	Bob Lutz	4-6, 6-2, 6-1
1967	Stan Smith	Fox Allen	7-5, 6-3
1966	Arthur Ashe	Jim Osborne	3-6, 6-3, 6-2
1965	Chuck McKinley	Arthur Ashe	8-10, 6-4, 10-8
1964	Charlie Pasarell	Dennis Ralston	6-3, 3-6, 6-4
1963	Charlie Pasarell	Fox Allen	2-6, 6-3, 6-2
1962	Tut Bartzen	Fox Allen	6-4,6-4
1961	Whitney Reed	Jon Douglas	6-4, 6-3
1960	Tom Brown	Whitney Reed	4-6, 6-4, 6-2
1959	Hugh Stewart	Tom Brown	3-6, 6-4, 6-4
1958	Gilbert Shea	Myron Franks	7-5, 11-9
1957	Alex Olmedo	Noel Brown	6-3, 6-2
1956	Tom Brown	Gardnar Mulloy	6-4, 8-6
1955	Arthur Larsen	Herbert Flam	6-4, 6-1
1954	Arthur Larsen	Tom Brown	6-2, 6-4, 6-2
1953	Tony Trabert	Bob Perry	6-1 6-2 8-6

Doubles

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score
1970	Dick Crealy Ray Ruffels	Jan Kodeš Charlie Pasarell	7–6, 6–3

References

1. Archives, Tennis (2017). "Thunderbird Invitation". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
2. Archives, Tennis (2017). "Thunderbird Invitation". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 26 July 2018.

Sources

• ATP Results Archive