Challenge of Champions

For the pool event, see International Challenge of Champions.
Challenge of Champions
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameChallenge of Champions
TourInvitational/Exhibition
Founded1984
Abolishedstill on today
LocationNew Jersey Expo Center New Jersey, U.S.
SurfaceMats (indoor)

The Challenge of Champions was an exhibition tennis tournament. Featuring a roster of 8 invited players, it was not recognized by the sport's main sanctioning bodies, but was one of the most lucrative and better regarded non-tour events. Beginning in 1980, it was organized by Canadian company Concert Productions International, which the following year launched a sister event called the Molson Challenge in Toronto.[1] The tournament was discontinued after the 1989 edition.

Past finals

Year Dates Location Surface Prize Money Winner Runner-up Score
1989 April 26–30 Atlanta Clay (green) $1,200,000 Andre Agassi Michael Chang 6–3, 6–2
1988 April 28–May 1 Atlanta Clay (green) $1,200,000 Ivan Lendl Stefan Edberg 2–6, 6–1, 6–3
1987 October 6–11 Atlanta Carpet (indoor) $1,200,000 John McEnroe Paul Annacone 6–4, 7–5
1986 *November 25–30, 1986 Atlanta Carpet (indoor) $1,200,000 Boris Becker John McEnroe 3–6, 6–3, 7–5
1985 January 6–12, 1986 Atlanta Carpet (indoor) $1,000,000 Ivan Lendl Jimmy Connors 6–2, 6–3
1984 January 6–11, 1985 Las Vegas $200,000 John McEnroe Guillermo Vilas 7–5, 6–0
1983 January 3–8, 1984 Chicago Carpet (indoor) $250,000 Jimmy Connors Andrés Gómez 6–3, 6–2, 6–1
1982 January 4–9, 1983 Chicago Carpet (indoor) $250,000 Ivan Lendl Jimmy Connors 4–6, 6–4, 7–5, 6–4
1981 January 6–11, 1982 Chicago Carpet (indoor) $310,000 Jimmy Connors John McEnroe 6–7, 7–5, 6–7, 7–5, 6–4
1980 January 7–12, 1981 Chicago Carpet (indoor) $310,000 John McEnroe Jimmy Connors 6–2, 6–4, 6–1
  • Held twice during the 1986 calendar year like the Nabisco Masters

References

  1. ^ "Tennis roundup". The Toronto Star. January 11, 1981. p. C10  – via newspapers.com (subscription required) .
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