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General First nameBernard (Tut)
LastnameBartzen
GenderMale
CountryUnited States of America
Date of birth1927-11-25
Place of birthAustin, TX, United States of America
Date of death2019-07-10
Place of deathFort Worth,TX, United States of America


About

Bernard “Tut” Bartzen (1927-2019) was born in Austin on November 24, 1927. He is known for his accomplishments as a player and a coach. Bartzen won the 1943 and 1944 state high school singles titles and the 1942 doubles title while playing for San Angelo High School. He played college tennis at the College of William and Mary in Virginia, where he had a 50-0 singles record and won the NCAA doubles title his senior year. As team captain, he led the team to two NCAA titles.

Bartzen was ranked in the top ten nationally nine straight years (1953-1961). His wins included the Men’s National Clay Court Championship four times. Bartzen reached the semifinals of the U.S. National Championships in 1959 and the quarterfinals in 1955. He also won the Canadian National title in 1954. Representing the USA in Davis Cup competition, Bartzen went undefeated in 15 straight matches. He acted as the co-captain of the 1959 and 1960 Davis Cup Teams.

After his playing career, Bartzen served 12 years as head tennis pro at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas, where he hosted the Colonial National Invitational Tournament. In 1974 he became coach of the TCU men’s team. His tennis teams were ranked nationally every year but one in a 20year stretch. In 1976 he also became director of tennis at the Mary Potishman Lard Tennis Center, later renamed Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center. He retired in 1998.

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Archive statistics Career1945 - 1975
Tournament wins43
Matches495
Match wins389


Tournament wins 1962 - Thunderbird Invitation (Amateur)
1962 - USPTA Championships (Professional)
1961 - Dallas Invitation (Amateur)
1961 - Tulsa Invitation (Open)
1961 - Southern Championships (Open)
1961 - US Clay Courts (Open)
1961 - Sugar Bowl (Open)
1960 - Tulsa Invitation (Open)
1959 - Atlanta Invitation Tournament (Open)
1959 - River Oaks Tournament (WCT Circuit)
1959 - Tennessee Valley Invitation (Open)
1959 - US Clay Courts (Open)
1959 - Western States Championships (Open)
1958 - US Clay Courts (Open)
1958 - Southwest Open (Amateur)
1958 - Cincinnati (ATP)
1958 - Triple A (Amateur)
1958 - Dallas Invitation (Amateur)
1958 - Dixie Championships (Amateur)
1958 - Florida West Coast (Amateur)
1957 - Cincinnati (ATP)
1957 - Texas Sectional Championships (Open)
1957 - Southwest Open (Amateur)
1956 - Caribe Hilton Championships (Amateur)
1955 - Missouri Valley AAU (Amateur)
1955 - Oklahoma State (Open)
1955 - Cincinnati (ATP)
1955 - Texas Sectional Championships (Open)
1955 - Western States Championships (Open)
1955 - Southwest Championships (Open)
1955 - Southwestern Sectional Championship (Amateur)
1954 - Canadian International Championships ()
1954 - Texas Sectional Championships (Open)
1954 - Southwest Open (Amateur)
1954 - Missouri Valley Championships (Open)
1954 - US Clay Courts (Open)
1954 - Midland Invitation (Open)
1953 - Florida West Coast (Amateur)
1953 - Beaulieu (Open)
1953 - Cannes Carlton (Amateur)
1953 - Menton (Open)
1951 - Western States Championships (Open)
1951 - Chicago District Open (Open)


Tournaments Houston Open - 1975 Colonial Pro Invitation - 1968 Colonial Pro Invitation - 1967 Orlando Professional Championships - 1965 Hollywood Pro Challenge Cup - 1964 Thunderbird Invitation - 1962 USPTA Championships - 1962 Southern Championships - 1961 Sugar Bowl - 1961 US Clay Courts - 1961 Atlanta Invitation Tournament - 1961 River Oaks Tournament - 1961 Tulsa Invitation - 1961 Dallas Invitation - 1961 US Open - 1960 Victorian Championships - 1960 US Clay Courts - 1960 Atlanta Invitation Tournament - 1960 River Oaks Tournament - 1960 Thunderbird Invitation - 1960 Tulsa Invitation - 1960 Dallas Invitation - 1960 US Open - 1959 Eastern Grass Court Championships - 1959 Tennessee Valley Invitation - 1959 US Clay Courts - 1959 Western States Championships - 1959 Atlanta Invitation Tournament - 1959 River Oaks Tournament - 1959 Colombia International - 1959 Tulsa Invitation - 1959 Dallas Invitation - 1959 US Open - 1958 Cincinnati - 1958 US Clay Courts - 1958 Western States Championships - 1958 Atlanta Invitation Tournament - 1958 River Oaks Tournament - 1958 Dixie Championships - 1958 Florida West Coast - 1958 Triple A - 1958 Tulsa Invitation - 1958 Dallas Invitation - 1958 Southwest Open - 1958 US Open - 1957 Sugar Bowl - 1957 Cincinnati - 1957 US Clay Courts - 1957 Western States Championships - 1957 River Oaks Tournament - 1957 Texas Sectional Championships - 1957 Oklahoma State - 1957 Caribe Hilton Championships - 1957 Dallas Invitation - 1957 Southwest Open - 1957 Roland Garros - 1956 US Open - 1956 Sugar Bowl - 1956 Cincinnati - 1956 US Clay Courts - 1956 Western States Championships - 1956 River Oaks Tournament - 1956 Texas Sectional Championships - 1956 Caribe Hilton Championships - 1956 New Orleans Championship - 1956 Dallas Open - 1956 US Open - 1955 Sugar Bowl - 1955 Cincinnati - 1955 US Clay Courts - 1955 Western States Championships - 1955 River Oaks Tournament - 1955 Texas Sectional Championships - 1955 Dixie Championships - 1955 German International Championships - 1955 Southwest Championships - 1955 Triple A - 1955 Oklahoma State - 1955 Viareggio - 1955 Ortisei - 1955 Dallas Invitation - 1955 Missouri Valley AAU - 1955 Erlangen International - 1955 Southwestern Sectional Championship - 1955 Garmisch-Partenkirchen - 1955 US Open - 1954 Canadian International Championships - 1954 Missouri Valley Championships - 1954 Newport Casino - 1954 Pacific Coast Championship - 1954 Eastern Grass Court Championships - 1954 Sugar Bowl - 1954 US Clay Courts - 1954 Western States Championships - 1954 River Oaks Tournament - 1954 Texas Sectional Championships - 1954 Southampton Invitation (Long Island) - 1954 Pan American Championships - 1954 US Hard Courts - 1954 Southwest Open - 1954 Midland Invitation - 1954 Wimbledon - 1953 Monte Carlo - 1953 Roland Garros - 1953 US Open - 1953 Beaulieu - 1953 Cannes Carlton - 1953 Paris International Championships - 1953 Newport Casino - 1953 Eastern Grass Court Championships - 1953 US Clay Courts - 1953 Queens Club Tournament - 1953 Italian International Championships - 1953 Dixie Championships - 1953 Menton - 1953 US vs. Australia exhibitions - 1953 Florida West Coast - 1953 Sicilian International Championships - 1953 Napoli - 1953 US vs. Denmark Exhibition - 1953 Florida Invitation - 1953 Middle Atlantic Grass Courts - 1953 International Club Matches - USA - 1953 Florence International - 1953 Lyon invitation - 1953 US Open - 1952 Newport Casino - 1952 Pan American Championships - 1952 South American Championship - 1952 Sao Paulo International - 1952 Chile International - 1952 US Open - 1951 Western States Championships - 1951 Chicago District Open - 1951 US Open - 1948 Seabright Invitational - 1948 US Clay Courts - 1948 Southampton Invitation (Long Island) - 1948 Intercollegiate Championships - 1948 US Open - 1947 US Clay Courts - 1947 Western States Championships - 1947 Intercollegiate Championships - 1947 US Open - 1946 Newport Casino - 1946 Southern Championships - 1946 US Clay Courts - 1946 Western States Championships - 1946 US Open - 1945 US Clay Courts - 1945 Western States Championships - 1945 Intercollegiate Championships - 1945