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The River Oaks International Tennis Tournament, also known as the River Oaks Invitational Tennis Tournament, was a men's tennis tournament held in early spring from 1931 until 2007 at the River Oaks Country Club, Houston, Texas, USA. ^[1] The tournament was the oldest in the country to still be played at its original site, in the original stadium. The tournament was founded by cotton broker Jack Norton.^[2] From the very beginning, the River Oaks International was an invitational amateur tournament, and was not associated with the professional tennis associations. From the start, the field was filled with a few stars and then local candidates filled out the rest of the field. The inaugural edition in April 1931, which made a loss of $1,500, was won by 19-year-old Ellsworth Vines.^[2]^[3] The tournament was not held during the World War II years 1942–1945.^[4]

In 1971 the tournament was part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit while from 1973 until 1977 it formed part of the World Championship Tennis circuit.^[5]^[6] One of the landmark tournament events was in 1974, the championship match was broadcast before a national audience; thirty-four-year-old Rod Laver, met the heir apparent, seventeen-year-old Björn Borg. Laver, who in 1961 became the first foreign player to win the singles title, won in straight sets and became the first man to hold four singles championships at River Oaks.^[7]

In 2008, the River Oaks International was merged with one of the oldest, and last remaining clay court tournaments in the United States, the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships to continue the storied and tradition-filled tennis stadium at River Oaks.^[8]^[9]

Finals

Singles

Year

Champions

Runners-up

Score

1931

USA|1912}} Ellsworth Vines

USA|1912}} Bruce Barnes

6–3, 6–4, 10–8

1932

USA|1912}} Wilmer Allison

USA|1912}} Jake Hess

8–6, 6–3, 6–2

1933

USA|1912}} Frank Parker

USA|1912}} George Lott

7–5, 10–12, 6–4, 6–2

1934

USA|1912}} Lester Stoefen

USA|1912}} Wilmer Allison

6–2, 6–2, 6–2

1935

USA|1912}} Bryan Grant

USA|1912}} Wilmer Allison

6–3, 1–6, 6–4, 6–4

1936

USA|1912}} Bryan Grant

USA|1912}} Wilmer Allison

6–4, 4–6, 6–4, 6–0

1937

USA|1912}} Bryan Grant

USA|1912}} Wilmer Allison

4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 7–5

1938

USA|1912}} Wayne Sabin

USA|1912}} Ernest Sutter

6–4, 4–6, 4–6, 6–0, 6–2

1939

USA|1912}} Frank Guernsey

USA|1912}} Frank Kovacs

4–6, 7–5, 6–1, 6–3

1940

USA|1912}} Robert Riggs

USA|1912}} Bryan Grant

7–5, 6–3, 7–5

1941

USA|1912}} Frank Kovacs

USA|1912}} Bryan Grant

6–4, 2–6, 7–5, 6–3

1942

No competition (due to WWII)

1943

1944

1945

1946

USA|1912}} Gardnar Mulloy

USA|1912}} William Talbert

6–4, 4–6, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4

1947

USA|1912}} Jack Kramer

USA|1912}} Gardnar Mulloy

6–1, 6–0, 6–2

1948

USA|1912}} Frank Parker

USA|1912}} William Talbert

9–7, 6–2, 6–1

1949

USA|1912}} Ted Schroeder

USA|1912}} William Talbert

6–4, 4–6, 6–1, 6–4

1950

USA|1912}} Robert Falkenburg

USA|1912}} Ted Schroeder

6–0, 15–13, 3–6, 6–4

1951

USA|1912}} Arthur Larsen

USA|1912}} Herbert Flam

6–4, 7–5, 3–6, 10–8

1952

USA|1912}} Gardnar Mulloy

USA|1912}} Arthur Larsen

6–3, 3–6, 3–6, 8–6, 6–4

1953

USA|1912}} Gardnar Mulloy

USA|1912}} Vic Seixas

6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 6–2

1954

USA|1912}} Richard Savitt

USA|1912}} Ham Richardson

4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 7–5

1955

USA|1912}} Tony Trabert

USA|1912}} Vic Seixas

6–0, 6–1, 6–4

1956

USA|1912}} Ham Richardson

USA|1912}} Vic Seixas

7–5, 6–0, 3–6, 6–4

1957

USA|1912}} Herbert Flam

AUS}} Mervyn Rose

7–5, 6–1, 6–4

1958

USA|1912}} Barry MacKay

CHI}} Luis Ayala

8–10, 6–4, 6–3, 6–3

1959

USA|1912}} Bernard Bartzen

USA|1959}} Richard Savitt

2–6, 7–5, 4–6, 0–2 retired

1960

USA|1959}} Barry MacKay

AUS}} Neale Fraser

7–5, 6–3, 6–4

1961

AUS}} Rod Laver

AUS}} Roy Emerson

7–5, 7–5, 1–6, 6–3

1962

AUS}} Rod Laver

AUS}} Roy Emerson

6–1, 7–5, 7–5

1963

ESP|1945}} Manuel Santana

USA|1959}} Chuck McKinley

6–4, 13-11, 3–6, 2–6, 6–4

1964

AUS}} Roy Emerson

YUG}} Nikola Pilić

6–1, 6–4, 6–2

1965

IND}} Ramanathan Krishnan

USA|1959}} Cliff Richey

6–4, 2–6, 6–4, 6–3

1966

AUS}} Marty Mulligan

YUG}} Nikola Pilić

6–2, 3–6, 6–4, 0–6, 4–5

1967

AUS}} John Newcombe

AUS}} Tony Roche

6–2, 7–5, 6–3

1968

USA}} Cliff Richey

YUG}} Boro Jovanović

6–4, 6–1, 6–0

1969

YUG}} Željko Franulović

MEX}} Rafael Osuna

7–5, 6–3, 6–2

1970

USA}} Clark Graebner

USA}} Cliff Richey

2–6, 6–3, 5–7, 6–3, 6–2

1971

USA}} Cliff Richey

USA}} Clark Graebner

6–1, 6–2, 6–2

1972

AUS}} Rod Laver

AUS}} Ken Rosewall

6–2, 6–4

1973

AUS}} Ken Rosewall

AUS}} Fred Stolle

6–4, 6–1, 7–5

1974

AUS}} Rod Laver

SWE}} Björn Borg

7–6, 6–2

1975

AUS}} Ken Rosewall

RSA|1928}} Cliff Drysdale

6–4, 6–7, 6–4

1976

USA}} Harold Solomon

AUS}} Ken Rosewall

6–4, 1–6, 6–1

1977

ITA}} Adriano Panatta

USA}} Vitas Gerulaitis

7–6, 6–7, 6–1

1978

USA}} Brian Gottfried

ROM|1965}} Ilie Năstase

3.6, 6–2, 6–1

1979

ESP|1977}} José Higueras

USA}} Gene Mayer

6–3, 2–6, 7–6

1980

TCH}} Ivan Lendl

USA}} Eddie Dibbs

6–1, 6–3

1981

ARG}} Guillermo Vilas

USA}} Sammy Giammalva Jr.

6–2, 6–3

1982

TCH}} Ivan Lendl

ARG}} José Luis Clerc

3–6, 7–6, 6–0, 1–4 retired

1983

TCH}} Ivan Lendl

AUS}} Paul McNamee

6–2, 6–0, 6–3

1984

USA}} Mark Dickson

USA}} Sammy Giammalva Jr.

6–3, 6–2

1985

AUS}} Paul McNamee

SWE}} Anders Järryd

7–6, 4–6, 6–4

1986

USA}} Jimmy Arias

SWE}} Mats Wilander

6–2, 2–6, 6–1

1987

USA}} Jimmy Arias

SWE}} Jonas Svensson

6–2, 6–4

1988

FRA}} Henri Leconte

USA}} Michael Chang

4–6, 7–6, 6–3

1989

SWE}} Magnus Gustafsson

YUG}} Bruno Orešar

6–2, 6–0

1990

USA}} Richey Reneberg

SWE}} Magnus Gustafsson

6–4, 6–4

1991

SWE}} Magnus Gustafsson

SWE}} Magnus Larsson

6–7, 7–6, 6–1

1992

USA}} Bryan Shelton

USA}} Jeff Tarango

4–6, 6–3, 6–2

1993

USA}} Richey Reneberg

USA}} Todd Martin

5–7, 6–3, 6–3

1994

SWE}} Magnus Larsson

USA}} Richey Reneberg

6–4, 6–2

1995

SWE}} Mikael Tillström

AUS}} Richard Fromberg

6–3, 6–4

1996

NOR}} Christian Ruud

USA}} Jeff Tarango

3–6, 6–3, 7–5

1997

AUS}} Jason Stoltenberg

USA}} Alex O'Brien

6–2, 4–6, 7–5

1998

ARG}} Mariano Zabaleta

BEL}} Xavier Malisse

7–6, 6–2

1999

USA}} Vince Spadea

AUS}} Jason Stoltenberg

6–4, 6–2

2000

SWE}} Magnus Larsson

SWI}} Roger Federer

3–6, 6–1, 7–5

2001

ROM}} Andrei Pavel

NOR}} Christian Ruud

6–3, 6–4

2002

SWI}} Michel Kratochvil

RSA}} Wayne Ferreira

6–4, 4–6, 7–6

2003

USA}} James Blake

RSA}} Wayne Ferreira

6–2, 4–6, 6–3

2004

CZE}} Jiří Novák &
{{flagicon|USA}} Hugo Armando

Title shared

2005

USA}} James Blake

RUS}} Dmitri Tursunov

6–2, 6–3

2006

ROM}} Victor Hănescu

ESP}} Juan Mónaco

6–7, 6–4, 7–5

2007

RUS}} Dmitri Tursunov

CHI}} Nicolás Massú

2–6, 1–0 retired

2008

see U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships

See also

References

1. ^{{cite web|title=River Oaks: Showcase Of Tennis|url=https://www.si.com/vault/1959/04/20/603130/river-oaks-showcase-of-tennis|publisher=Sports Illustrated|pages=22–26|date=April 20, 1959}}
2. ^{{cite web|author1=Dale Robertson|title=River Oaks stages 70th edition of quaint event that boasts legend-filled history|url=http://www.chron.com/sports/article/River-Oaks-stages-70th-edition-of-quaint-event-1963194.php|website=www.chron.com|publisher=Houston Chronicle|date=April 4, 2004}}
3. ^{{cite news|title=River Oaks Tennis Title Won by Vines|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=abVRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=O2kDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4514%2C5360426|work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|date=Apr 13, 1931}}
4. ^{{cite web|author1=Dale Robertson|title=On tennis: Players love center court at River Oaks|url=http://www.chron.com/sports/article/On-tennis-Players-love-center-court-at-River-Oaks-3466490.php|publisher=The Houston Chronicle|date=April 7, 2012}}
5. ^¹{{cite book|last=Robertson|first=Max|title=The Encyclopedia of Tennis|year=1974|publisher=Allen & Unwin|location=London|isbn=9780047960420|page=307}}
6. ^{{cite news|title=River Oaks Tennis To Have New Look|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6WEtAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hogFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2443%2C222405|work=Schenectady Gazette|date=Apr 2, 1973}}
7. ^{{cite news|title=Laver Snaps River Oaks Tennis Jinx|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=P0YqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ok4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=7298%2C1235934|work=The Pittsburgh Press|date=Apr 17, 1961}}
8. ^{{cite web|title=U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships|url=http://www.mensclaycourt.com/|website=www.mensclaycourt.com|publisher=ROCC}}
9. ^{{cite web|title=River Oaks tennis tourney finds way to endure|url=http://www.chron.com/sports/article/River-Oaks-tennis-tourney-finds-way-to-endure-1620986.php|publisher=The Houston Chronicle|date=April 5, 2009}}

Finals

Singles

See also

References

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