Colonial National Invitational (tennis)
# Colonial National Invitational (tennis)

The Colonial National Invitation was a men's tennis tournament played at the Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas from 1962 to 1973. The club hired Tut Bartzen as a tennis pro and made him responsible for hosting the tournament. The inaugural edition in 1962 was an amateur-only event. In 1967 it became a professional tournament, which meant that amateurs could not compete. The total prize money for the tournament that year was $15,000 and the first-prize, won by Rod Laver, was $1,700. The following year, 1968, a women's professional event was added which was won by Ann Haydon Jones. The tournament was part of the WCT Tour from 1971 to 1973 and was held on outdoor hard courts.

## Finals

### Singles

| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1962 | Roy Emerson | Chuck McKinley | 4–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
| 1963 | Chuck McKinley | Ham Richardson | 6–3, 3–6, 10–8 |
| 1964 | Rafael Osuna | Manuel Santana | 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| 1965 | Arthur Ashe | Fred Stolle | 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1966 | Rafael Osuna | Cliff Drysdale | 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 |
| 1967 | Rod Laver | Dennis Ralston | 8–6, 6–0 |
| 1968 | Ken Rosewall | Andrés Gimeno | 6–4, 6–3 |
| 1969 | Rod Laver | Ken Rosewall | 6–3, 6–2 |
| 1970 | Rod Laver | Roy Emerson | 6–3, 7–5 |
| 1971 | Rod Laver | Marty Riessen | 2–6, 6–4, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
| 1972 | John Newcombe | Ken Rosewall | 5–7, 1–6, 7–5, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1973 | Eddie Dibbs | Brian Gottfried | 7–5, 6–2, 6–4 |

### Doubles

| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1962 | Rafael Osuna Antonio Palafox | Roy Emerson Fred Stolle | 6–1, 6–4 |
| 1963 | Rafael Osuna Antonio Palafox | Ronnie Fischer Cliff Buchholz | 6–3, 6–2 |
| 1964 | Pierre Darmon Jean-Noël Grinda | José Luis Arilla Manuel Santana | Not played, shared |
| 1965 | Arthur Ashe Ham Richardson | Roy Emerson Fred Stolle | 3–6, 14–12, 6–4 |
| 1971 | Roy Emerson Rod Laver | Tom Okker Marty Riessen | 6–4, 7–5 |
| 1972 | Tom Okker Marty Riessen | Ken Rosewall Fred Stolle | 6–2, 6–2 |
| 1973 | Brian Gottfried Dick Stockton | Owen Davidson John Newcombe | 7–6, 6–4 |
