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The Royal Palm Invitational was a men's and women's clay court tennis tournament founded in 1960. The event was played at the Royal Palm Tennis Club (founded 1960), Miami, Florida United States until 1977.

Finals

Men's singles

(incomplete roll)

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1960	Ron Holmberg	Wolfgang Stuck	2–6, 6–2, 8–6.
1961	John Karabasz	Frank Froehling III	7–5, 6–3.
1962	Frank Froehling III	Gardnar Mulloy	6–2, 4–6, 6–4.
1965	José Edison Mandarino	Pierre Barthès	6–3, 7–5, 6–3.
1966	Manuel Santana	Luis Rojas	8–6, 6–3, 6–3.
1967	Pat Cramer	Hugh Quinn	6–3, 6–4.
1968	Mac Claflin	David Harum	6–3, 6–1.
↓  Open Era  ↓
1969	Frank Froehling III	Eddie Dibbs	6–0, 6–0.
1970	Rod Mandelstam	David Harum	6–3, 6–3.
1971	Manuel Orantes	Eddie Dibbs	6–4, 1–6, 6–0.
1977	Paul Visneskey	Roy Coopersmith	6–4, 7–6.

Women's singles

(incomplete roll)

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1967	Elena Subirats	Norma Baylon	6–4, 6–4.
1968	Esmé Emmanuel	Ceci Martinez	7–5, 6–4.
↓  Open Era  ↓
1969	Stephanie DeFina	Tory Ann Fretz	6–4, 7–5.
1970	Susan Epstein	Donna Floyd Fales	6–4, 6–1.

References

1. "Wins Net Titles". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, New York: Misplaced Pages Library - newspapers.com. 8 Mar 1971. p. 17. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
2. ^ "Tournaments: Royal Palm Invitational". The Tennis Base. Madrid, Spain: Tennismem SL. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
3. "About". Royal Palm Tennis Club. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
4. "Mandelstam Upsets Harum in Royal Palm". The Miami Herald. Miami, Florida: Misplaced Pages Library - newspapers.com. 30 Mar 1970. p. 68. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
5. "Spanish Pro Netter Wins". The Journal News. Hamilton, Ohio: Misplaced Pages Library - newspapers.com. 8 Mar 1971. p. 15. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
6. The Miami Herald

• Clay court tennis tournaments
• Defunct tennis tournaments in the United States