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Perhaps toughest challenge for Tom Okker in yesterday's Canadian Open men's singles final is in chasing a butterfly of the Toronto Lawn Tennis Club co(...)
Perhaps toughest challenge for Tom Okker in yesterday's Canadian Open men's singles final is in chasing a butterfly of the Toronto Lawn Tennis Club co(...)

Perhaps toughest challenge for Tom Okker in yesterday's Canadian Open men's singles final is in chasing a butterfly of the Toronto Lawn Tennis Club co(...)

Date8/26/1973
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  • Perhaps toughest challenge for Tom Okker in yesterday's Canadian Open men's singles final is in chasing a butterfly of the Toronto Lawn Tennis Club co(...)
  • Perhaps toughest challenge for Tom Okker in yesterday's Canadian Open men's singles final is in chasing a butterfly of the Toronto Lawn Tennis Club court. But Dutch player managed to perform that chore in fine style en route to beating Spain's Manuel Orantes, 6-3, 6-2, 6-1, and taking the $15,000 first prize.
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Original Toronto Star caption: Perhaps toughest challenge for Tom Okker in yesterday's Canadian Open men's singles final is in chasing a butterfly of the Toronto Lawn Tennis Club court. But Dutch player managed to perform that chore in fine style en route to beating Spain's Manuel Orantes, 6-3, 6-2, 6-1, and taking the $15,000 first prize.
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Run Ragged in men's singles final of Canadian Open Tennis Championships, a weary Roger Taylor of England rests for a moment against net. He was a 6-0,(...)
Run Ragged in men's singles final of Canadian Open Tennis Championships, a weary Roger Taylor of England rests for a moment against net. He was a 6-0,(...)
Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
8/15/1970
Power personified. Australian professional John Newcombe, top-seeded men's singles star in Canadian open tennis championships, whips racquet through a(...)
Power personified. Australian professional John Newcombe, top-seeded men's singles star in Canadian open tennis championships, whips racquet through a(...)
Goode, Jeff
8/6/1969
Hair Flying. Stellan Bengtsson of Sweden shows why he is men's singles champion of world in table tennis during play yesterday in tournament at Ryerson Institute
Hair Flying. Stellan Bengtsson of Sweden shows why he is men's singles champion of world in table tennis during play yesterday in tournament at Ryerson Institute
Bull, Ron
6/21/1971
Familiar sight, Holland's Tom Okker has played more tennis at Coliseum than any other player, having been with Toronto's World Team Tennis club. Last (...)
Familiar sight, Holland's Tom Okker has played more tennis at Coliseum than any other player, having been with Toronto's World Team Tennis club. Last (...)
Griffin, Doug
2/18/1977
Germany's Claudia Kohde-Kilsch, left, and American Chris Evert Lloyd will have each other on the run today as they battle for the Canadian Open singles crown at the National Tennis Centre at York University
Germany's Claudia Kohde-Kilsch, left, and American Chris Evert Lloyd will have each other on the run today as they battle for the Canadian Open singles crown at the National Tennis Centre at York University
Beaty, Keith
1/10/1985
Taking time out for relaxation at Canadian Open tennis championships at Toronto Lawn Tennis Club yesterday, Soviet ballet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov ((...)
Taking time out for relaxation at Canadian Open tennis championships at Toronto Lawn Tennis Club yesterday, Soviet ballet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov ((...)
Connors, Jimmy, 1952-
8/15/1974
Taking time out for relaxation at Canadian Open tennis championships at Toronto Lawn Tennis Club yesterday, Soviet ballet dancer Mikhail Barryshnikov (...)
Taking time out for relaxation at Canadian Open tennis championships at Toronto Lawn Tennis Club yesterday, Soviet ballet dancer Mikhail Barryshnikov (...)
Baryshnikov, Mikhail, 1948-
8/15/1974
Queen of the courts: Chris Evert of the United States, 19-year-old Wimbledon champion, demonstrates her forehand in win over Kazuko Sawamatsu in Canadian Open Tennis championships at Toronto Lawn Tennis Club
Queen of the courts: Chris Evert of the United States, 19-year-old Wimbledon champion, demonstrates her forehand in win over Kazuko Sawamatsu in Canadian Open Tennis championships at Toronto Lawn Tennis Club
Evert, Chris
8/16/1974
Number 1, Canada's top ranked male tennis player, Chris Pridham, of Oakville, hopes to win his first singles title at next week's national tennis championships
Number 1, Canada's top ranked male tennis player, Chris Pridham, of Oakville, hopes to win his first singles title at next week's national tennis championships
Pridham, Chris
5/4/1988
Memories of past put setbacks in tennis in proper perspective for Tom Okker, who is competing in Rothmans International event at CNE Coliseum. Members(...)
Memories of past put setbacks in tennis in proper perspective for Tom Okker, who is competing in Rothmans International event at CNE Coliseum. Members(...)
Goode, Jeff
2/14/1972
Tom Okker hands with Lieutenant-Governor Ross Macdonald of Ontario and accepts $10,000 first-prize cheque for winning Rothmans International tennis ch(...)
Tom Okker hands with Lieutenant-Governor Ross Macdonald of Ontario and accepts $10,000 first-prize cheque for winning Rothmans International tennis ch(...)
Okker, Tom Samuel, 1944-
2/17/1974
Down in the dumps: Veteran defenceman Brad Marsh takes a break during yesterday's Leaf practice at the Gardens, perhaps contemplating why coach Tom Watt has used him so infrequently of late
Down in the dumps: Veteran defenceman Brad Marsh takes a break during yesterday's Leaf practice at the Gardens, perhaps contemplating why coach Tom Watt has used him so infrequently of late
Marsh, Brad
12/10/1990