Verizon Tennis Challenge

This article is about men's tennis. For the succeeding circuit, see Atlanta Open (tennis).
Verizon Tennis Challenge
Defunct tennis tournament
TourGrand Prix circuit (1983–1989)
ATP World Series (1990–1997)
ATP International Series (1998–2001)
Founded1984
Abolished2001
Editions19
LocationFort Myers, Florida, US (1985–1986)
Orlando, Florida, US (1987–1991)
Atlanta, GA, US (1992–2001)
SurfaceHard (1985–1991)
Clay (1992–2001)

The Verizon Tennis Challenge (ex Paine Webber Classic from 1984 in Boca Raton to 1987 in Orlando) was a Grand Prix tennis circuit and Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Tour affiliated men's tennis tournament played from 1984 to 2001. It was held in the United States, in Boca Raton, Florida in 1984, in Fort Myers, Florida in 1985 and 1986, in Orlando, Florida from 1987 to 1991, and at the Atlanta Athletic Club in what is now Johns Creek, Georgia from 1992 to 2001.[1] The tournament was played on outdoor hard courts from 1985 to 1991 and on outdoor clay courts from 1992 to 2001.

History

In 1983, the Paine Webber Classic was the last sponsored name of the first installment of the Dallas Open that initially ran from 1953 to 1971, then was discontinued. In 1983, it was revived for one edition to replace the Denver Open that season in the tour calendar.

In 1984, a new successor event the Paine Webber Classic Boca Raton was established to replace the Dallas Open (later revived in 2020), but this was held in Florida.

Past finals

Singles

Location Year Champions Runners-up Score
Boca Raton
United States 		1984[2] Jimmy Connors Johan Kriek 7–5, 6–4
Fort Myers
United States 		1985[3] Ivan Lendl Jimmy Connors 6–3, 6–2
1986[4] Ivan Lendl Jimmy Connors 6–2, 6–0
Orlando
United States 		1987[5] Christo van Rensburg Jimmy Connors 6–3, 3–6, 6–1
1988[6] Andrei Chesnokov Miloslav Mečíř 7–6(8–6), 6–1
1989[7] Andre Agassi Brad Gilbert 6–2, 6–1
1990[8] Brad Gilbert Christo van Rensburg 6–2, 6–1
1991[9] Andre Agassi Derrick Rostagno 6–2, 1–6, 6–3
Atlanta
United States 		1992[10] Andre Agassi Pete Sampras 7–5, 6–4
1993[11] Jacco Eltingh Bryan Shelton 7–6(7–1), 6–2
1994[12] Michael Chang Todd Martin 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–4), 6–0
1995[13] Michael Chang Andre Agassi 6–2, 6–7(6–8), 6–4
1996[14] Karim Alami Nicklas Kulti 6–3, 6–4
1997[15] Marcelo Filippini Jason Stoltenberg 7–6(7–2), 6–4
1998[16] Pete Sampras Jason Stoltenberg 6–7(2–7), 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
1999[17] Stefan Koubek Sébastien Grosjean 6–1, 6–2
2000[18] Andrew Ilie Jason Stoltenberg 6–3, 7–5
2001[19] Andy Roddick Xavier Malisse 6–2, 6–4

Doubles

Location Year Champions Runners-up Score
Fort Myers
United States 		1985[3] Ken Flach
Robert Seguso 		Sammy Giammalva Jr.
David Pate 		3–6, 6–3, 6–3
1986[4] Ivan Lendl
Andrés Gómez 		Peter Doohan
Paul McNamee 		7–5, 6–4
Orlando
United States 		1987[5] Kim Warwick
Sherwood Stewart 		Paul Annacone
Christo van Rensburg 		2–6, 7–6, 6–4
1988[6] Guy Forget
Yannick Noah 		Sherwood Stewart
Kim Warwick 		6–4, 6–4
1989[7] Scott Davis
Tim Pawsat 		Ken Flach
Robert Seguso 		7–5, 5–7, 6–4
1990[8] Scott Davis
David Pate 		Alfonso Mora
Brian Page 		6–3, 7–5
1991[9] Luke Jensen
Scott Melville 		Nicolás Pereira
Pete Sampras 		6–7, 7–6, 6–3
Atlanta
United States 		1992[10] Steve DeVries
David Macpherson 		Dave Randall
Mark Keil 		6–3, 6–3
1993[11] Paul Annacone
Richey Reneberg 		Todd Martin
Jared Palmer 		6–4, 7–6
1994[12] Jared Palmer
Richey Reneberg 		Francisco Montana
Jim Pugh 		4–6, 7–6, 6–4
1995[13] Sergio Casal
Emilio Sánchez 		Jared Palmer
Richey Reneberg 		6–7, 6–3, 7–6
1996[14] Christo van Rensburg
David Wheaton 		Bill Behrens
Matt Lucena 		7–6, 6–2
1997[15] Jonas Björkman
Nicklas Kulti 		Scott Davis
Kelly Jones 		6–4, 6–4
1998[16] Ellis Ferreira
Brent Haygarth 		Alex O'Brien
Richey Reneberg 		6–3, 0–6, 6–2
1999[17] Patrick Galbraith
Justin Gimelstob 		Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde 		5–7, 7–6(7–4), 6–3
2000[18] Ellis Ferreira
Rick Leach 		Mark Knowles
Justin Gimelstob 		6–3, 6–4
2001[19] Mahesh Bhupathi
Leander Paes 		Rick Leach
David Macpherson 		6–3, 7–6(9–7)

References

  1. ^ Jim Sarni (February 8, 1987). "Follow Bouncing Ball With This Tour Guide". Sun-Sentinel. Archived from the original on December 24, 2017.
  2. ^ Florida Today Sat, Mar 31, 1984 Page 2C. newspapers.com
  3. ^ a b "1985 Fort Myers". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  4. ^ a b "1986 Fort Myers". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  5. ^ a b "1987 Orlando". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  6. ^ a b "1988 Orlando". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  7. ^ a b "1989 Orlando". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  8. ^ a b "1990 Orlando". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  9. ^ a b "1991 Orlando". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  10. ^ a b "1992 Atlanta". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  11. ^ a b "1993 Atlanta". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  12. ^ a b "1994 Atlanta". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  13. ^ a b "1995 Atlanta". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  14. ^ a b "1996 Atlanta". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  15. ^ a b "1997 Atlanta". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  16. ^ a b "1998 Atlanta". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  17. ^ a b "1999 Atlanta". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  18. ^ a b "2000 Atlanta". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  19. ^ a b "2001 Atlanta". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.