The Kansas City Open was a defunct men's and women's tennis tournament founded in 1951. The event was first staged at the Plaza Tennis Center. Kansas City, Missouri, United States. The tournament ran until 1978.
History The Kansas City Open is a defunct men's and women's tennis tournament founded in 1951. The event was first staged at the Plaza Tennis Center. Kansas City, Missouri, United States and was played on outdoor hard courts until 1971. It then switched to indoor hard courts. The men's event was played on the 1972 USLTA Indoor Circuit for one year in 1972 and was played indoors. Tom Edlefsen won the singles event while Ilie Năstase and Ion Țiriac teamed-up to win the doubles event. The event was held until at least 1978.
Venues The tournament was originally held at the Plaza Tennis Center a tennis complex that was built in 1928 in Kansas City, Missouri. The venue consisted of 14 outdoor hard courts.
Finals Men's singles (incomplete roll) YearWinnersRunners-upScore1954 Hal Surface Ronnie Barnes6–1, 6–3, 6–2.1955 Gene Land Ed Doane6–3, 6–3, 6–3.1959 Hal Surface Gene Land6–2, 3–6, 6–3.1960 Gene Land Henry Jungle6–4, 5–7, 6–3.1961 Henry Jungle Hal Surface6–3, 6–4.1967 Marty Riessen Peter Curtis6–2, 6–1, 6–2.1969 Ed Doane Todd Ballinger4–6, 6–1, retd.1970 Arthur Ashe Clark Graebner6–3, 6–2.1972 Tom Edlefsen Erik van Dillen 6–3, 6–31976 David Parker Kevin Hedberg 6–3, 6–2.
Doubles YearWinnersRunners-upScore1972 Ilie Năstase Ion Țiriac Andrés Gimeno Manuel Orantes 6–7, 6–4, 7–6
Women's singles (incomplete roll) YearWinnersRunners-upScore1955The Kansas City Times (1955) Connie Cristler Helen Ackerman6–2, 6–31960Chattanooga Daily Times Lucille Davidson Leonora Prosser6–2, 6–31962 Lucille Davidson Patti Doane?1961 Sally Rielly Jean Mills6–2, 6–31970 Kristy Pigeon Denise Carter 6–1, 1–6, 6–11977 Lea Antonoplis Sheila McInerney 6–3, 6–2
References
External links ATP results archive