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Challenge of Champions Tour Invitational/Exhibition Founded 1981 Abolished 1989 Editions 10 Location Chicago , U.S. Atlanta , U.S. (1985–1989) Las Vegas , U.S. (1984)Surface Carpet (indoor) (1984-1987) Clay (green) (1988-1989)
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 [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
^ "Tennis roundup" . The Toronto Star . January 11, 1981. p. C10 – via newspapers.com (subscription required) .
External links [ edit ]
R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Challenge_of_Champions&oldid=1220455115 "
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