# Leaside Invitation

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{{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](/source/Toronto), Canada
| venue           = Leaside Tennis Club
| event name      =  
| tour            = [ILTF World Circuit](/source/ILTF_World_Circuit)<br/>(1954–70) 
| surface         = [Clay](/source/Clay_court)/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](/source/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](/source/Donald_Platt_(tennis)).<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](/source/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](/source/Open_Era_(tennis))  ↓
|-
|1969||{{flagicon|CAN}} [Keith Carpenter](/source/Keith_Carpenter)||{{flagicon|CAN}} Bruce James||6–1, 6–2.<ref name="tb"/>
|-
|1970||{{flagicon|CAN}} [Harry Fauquier](/source/Harry_Fauquier)||{{flagicon|CAN}} [Peter Burwash](/source/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](/source/Hilde_Doleschell)||{{flagicon|CAN}} [Louise Brown](/source/Louise_Brown_(tennis))||6–2, 9–7
|-
|1957||{{flagicon|CAN}} [Louise Brown](/source/Louise_Brown_(tennis))||{{flagicon|TCH}} [Hilde Doleschell](/source/Hilde_Doleschell)||1–6, 6–0, 8–6
|-
|1964||{{flagicon|BRA}} [Mary Habicht](/source/Mary_Habicht)||{{flagicon|USA}} [Alice Tym](/source/Alice_Tym)||6–2, 9–7
|-
|1966||{{flagicon|CAN}} [Benita Senn](/source/Benita_Senn)||{{flagicon|CAN}} [Louise Brown](/source/Louise_Brown_(tennis))||1–6, 6–3, 6–4   
|-
|1967||{{flagicon|CAN}} [Faye Urban](/source/Faye_Urban)||{{Flagicon|JPN}} Hiroko Kosaka ||6–2, 6–4   
|-
|1968||{{flagicon|CAN}} [Faye Urban](/source/Faye_Urban)||{{flagicon|CAN}} [Vicki Berner](/source/Vicki_Berner)||7–5, 6–0 
|-
!colspan=4 align=center |↓  [Open era](/source/Open_Era_(tennis))  ↓
|-
|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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Louise_Brown_(tennis))||6–1, 6–3 
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

Category:Clay court tennis tournaments
Category:Defunct tennis tournaments in Canada

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