{{Infobox tennis tournament | name =Leaside Invitation | type = defunct | founded ={{start date and age|df=yes|1954}} | ended ={{end date and age|df=yes|1970}} | editions = | location = Toronto, Canada | venue = Leaside Tennis Club | event name = | tour = ILTF World Circuit<br/>(1954–70) | surface = Clay/outdoor | website = }} The '''Leaside Invitation''' was a men's and women's open international clay court tennis tournament was founded in 1954. The tournament was first played at the Leaside Tennis Club, Toronto, Canada.<ref name="tb">{{cite web|title=Tournaments: Leaside Invitation|url=https://thetennisbase.com/tournaments/ |website=The Tennis Base |publisher=Tennismem SL |location= Madrid, Spain |access-date=11 January 2024|url-access=subscription}}</ref> It was played annually till 1970.<ref name="tb"/> ==History== In 1948 the Leaside Tennis Club was founded.<ref>{{cite web |title=ABOUT THE CLUB |url=https://www.leasidetennis.org//leaside/home/readPage.do?id=165 |website=leasidetennis.org |publisher=Leaside Tennis Club |access-date=12 January 2024 |location=Leaside, Toronto, Ontario, Canada}}</ref> In 1954 the club organised an open international tennis tournament called the Leaside Invitation.<ref name="tb"/> It was played annually till 1970.<ref name="tb"/>
==Finals== ===Men's singles=== (incomplete roll) {|class="wikitable" style="font-size:98%;" |- ! style="width:60px;"|Year ! style="width:230px;"|Winners ! style="width:230px;"|Runners-up ! style="width:140px;"|Score |- |1954||{{flagicon|CAN}} Jim Bentley||{{flagicon|CAN}} Donald Platt.<ref>{{cite web |title=Donald Platt: Overview |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/players/donald-platt/pi44/overview |website=ATP Tour |publisher=ATP |access-date=12 January 2024 |language=en}}</ref>||6–2, 9–7, 8��6.<ref name="tb"/> |- |1955||{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Reyno Summers<ref>{{cite web |title=Reyno Summers: Overview |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/players/reyno-summers/s247/overview |website=ATP Tour |publisher=ATP |access-date=12 January 2024 |language=en}}</ref>||{{flagicon|CAN}} Stanley Griffin||6–2, 10–8, 6–0.<ref name="tb"/> |- |1965||{{flagicon|AUS}} Andy Zeltins||{{Flagicon|USA}} Tony Wedgbury||4–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–3.<ref name="tb"/> |- !colspan=4 align=center |↓ Open era ↓ |- |1969||{{flagicon|CAN}} Keith Carpenter||{{flagicon|CAN}} Bruce James||6–1, 6–2.<ref name="tb"/> |- |1970||{{flagicon|CAN}} Harry Fauquier||{{flagicon|CAN}} Peter Burwash||7–5, 6–2.<ref name="tb"/> |- |}
===Women's singles=== (incomplete roll) {|class="wikitable" style="font-size:98%;" |- ! style="width:60px;"|Year ! style="width:230px;"|Winners ! style="width:230px;"|Runners-up ! style="width:140px;"|Score |- |1955||{{flagicon|TCH}} Hilde Doleschell||{{flagicon|CAN}} Louise Brown||6–2, 9–7 |- |1957||{{flagicon|CAN}} Louise Brown||{{flagicon|TCH}} Hilde Doleschell||1–6, 6–0, 8–6 |- |1964||{{flagicon|BRA}} Mary Habicht||{{flagicon|USA}} Alice Tym||6–2, 9–7 |- |1966||{{flagicon|CAN}} Benita Senn||{{flagicon|CAN}} Louise Brown||1–6, 6–3, 6–4 |- |1967||{{flagicon|CAN}} Faye Urban||{{Flagicon|JPN}} Hiroko Kosaka ||6–2, 6–4 |- |1968||{{flagicon|CAN}} Faye Urban||{{flagicon|CAN}} Vicki Berner||7–5, 6–0 |- !colspan=4 align=center |↓ Open era ↓ |- |1969<ref>{{cite news |title=Ex-Montrealer wins tennis title |url=https://newspapers.com/image/945243801/?terms=Leaside%20tournament%2C%20tennis&match=1 |access-date=12 January 2024|work=The Toronto Star |publisher=Wikipedia Library - newspapers.com |date=2 Jun 1969 |location=Toronto, Canada |page=15 |language=en}}</ref>||{{flagicon|CAN}} Vivienne Strong||{{flagicon|CAN}} Benita Senn||2–6, 6–2, 6–1. |- |1970||{{flagicon|CAN}} Benita Senn<ref>{{cite web |title=Player Profile: Benita Senn (CAN) |url=https://www.itftennis.com/en/players/benita-senn/800176809/can/wt/s/overview/ |website=www.itftennis.com |publisher=ITF |access-date=12 January 2024}}</ref>||{{flagicon|CAN}} Louise Brown||6–1, 6–3 |- |}
==References== {{Reflist|2}}
Category:Clay court tennis tournaments Category:Defunct tennis tournaments in Canada