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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. It was played annually till 1970.

History

In 1948 the Leaside Tennis Club was founded. In 1954 the club organised an open international tennis tournament called the Leaside Invitation. It was played annually till 1970.

Finals

Men's singles

(incomplete roll)

Year	Winners	Runners-up	Score
1954	Jim Bentley	Donald Platt.	6–2, 9–7, 8–6.
1955	Reyno Summers	Stanley Griffin	6–2, 10–8, 6–0.
1965	Andy Zeltins	Tony Wedgbury	4–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–3.
↓  Open era  ↓
1969	Keith Carpenter	Bruce James	6–1, 6–2.
1970	Harry Fauquier	Peter Burwash	7–5, 6–2.

Women's singles

(incomplete roll)

Year	Winners	Runners-up	Score
1955	Hilde Doleschell	Louise Brown	6–2, 9–7
1957	Louise Brown	Hilde Doleschell	1–6, 6–0, 8–6
1964	Mary Habicht	Alice Tym	6–2, 9–7
1966	Benita Senn	Louise Brown	1–6, 6–3, 6–4
1967	Faye Urban	Hiroko Kosaka	6–2, 6–4
1968	Faye Urban	Vicki Berner	7–5, 6–0
↓  Open era  ↓
1969	Vivienne Strong	Benita Senn	2–6, 6–2, 6–1.
1970	Benita Senn	Louise Brown	6–1, 6–3

References

1. ^ "Tournaments: Leaside Invitation". The Tennis Base. Madrid, Spain: Tennismem SL. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
2. "ABOUT THE CLUB". leasidetennis.org. Leaside, Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Leaside Tennis Club. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
3. "Donald Platt: Overview". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
4. "Reyno Summers: Overview". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
5. "Ex-Montrealer wins tennis title". The Toronto Star. Toronto, Canada: Misplaced Pages Library - newspapers.com. 2 Jun 1969. p. 15. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
6. "Player Profile: Benita Senn (CAN)". www.itftennis.com. ITF. Retrieved 12 January 2024.

• Clay court tennis tournaments
• Defunct tennis tournaments in Canada