Volvo International
The Volvo International – also known as the Pilot Pen International – is a defunct professional tennis tournament played on clay courts from 1973 to 1984 and on outdoor hard courts from 1985 to 1998. It was first held at the Mount Washington Resort in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire in the United States in 1973 after Rod Laver had run a successful summer camp there.[1] The International was originally part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit until the formation of the ATP Tour in 1990, when it became part of the Championship Series until its dissolution.
The event moved to several American locations during its run, including Mount Cranmore in North Conway, New Hampshire from 1975 to 1984,[2] Stratton Mountain, Vermont from 1985 to 1989, and eventually to New Haven, Connecticut[3] from 1990 until 1998, before it was discontinued.
In 2005, the ATP event at Long Island – known as the TD Waterhouse Cup – was moved to New Haven, where it merged with the WTA Tour's Pilot Pen Tennis. The current ATP Pilot Pen event is considered to be a continuation of the Long Island event rather than of the International.[4]
Results
Singles
Location | Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
New Haven |
1998 | Karol Kučera | Goran Ivanišević | 6–4, 5–7, 6–2 |
1997 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | Patrick Rafter | 7–6(7-4), 6–4 |
1996 | Alex O'Brien | Jan Siemerink | 7–6(8-6), 6–4 |
1995 | Andre Agassi | Richard Krajicek | 3–6, 7–6(7-2), 6–3 |
1994 | Boris Becker | Marc Rosset | 6–3, 7–5 |
1993 | Andrei Medvedev | Petr Korda | 7–5, 6–4 |
1992 | Stefan Edberg | MaliVai Washington | 7–6(4), 6–1 |
1991 | Petr Korda | Goran Ivanišević | 6–4, 6–2 |
1990 | Derrick Rostagno | Todd Woodbridge | 6–3, 6–3 |
Stratton Mountain |
1989 | Brad Gilbert | Jim Pugh | 7–5, 6–0 |
1988 | Andre Agassi | Paul Annacone | 6–2, 6–4 |
1987 | | Ivan Lendl vs. John McEnroe | 6–7, 4–1 unfinished (rain) |
1986 | Ivan Lendl | Boris Becker | 6–4, 7–6 |
1985 | John McEnroe | Ivan Lendl | 7–6, 6–2 |
North Conway |
1984 | Joakim Nyström | Tim Wilkison | 6–2, 7–5 |
1983 | José Luis Clerc | Andrés Gómez | 6–3, 6–1 |
1982 | Ivan Lendl | José Higueras | 6–3, 6–2 |
1981 | José Luis Clerc | Guillermo Vilas | 6–3, 6–2 |
1980 | Jimmy Connors | Eddie Dibbs | 6–3, 5–7, 6–1 |
1979 | Harold Solomon | José Higueras | 5–7, 6–4, 7–6 |
1978 | Eddie Dibbs | John Alexander | 6–4, 6–4 |
1977 | John Alexander | Manuel Orantes | 2–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
1976 | Jimmy Connors | Raúl Ramírez | 7–6, 4–6, 6–3 |
1975 | Jimmy Connors | Ken Rosewall | 6–2, 6–2 |
Bretton Woods |
1974 | Rod Laver | Harold Solomon | 6–4, 6–3 |
1973 | Vijay Amritraj | Jimmy Connors | 7–5, 2–6, 7–5 |
Doubles
Location | Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
New Haven |
1998 | Wayne Arthurs Peter Tramacchi | Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien | 7–6, 1–6, 6–3 |
1997 | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes | Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien | 6–4, 6–7, 6–2 |
1996 | Byron Black Grant Connell | Jonas Björkman Nicklas Kulti | 6–4, 6–4 |
1995 | Rick Leach Scott Melville | Leander Paes Nicolás Pereira | 7–6, 6–4 |
1994 | Grant Connell Patrick Galbraith | Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis | 6–4, 7–6 |
1993 | Cyril Suk Daniel Vacek | Steve DeVries David Macpherson | 6–3, 7–6 |
1992 | Kelly Jones Rick Leach | Patrick McEnroe Jared Palmer | 7–6, 6–7, 6–2 |
1991 | Petr Korda Wally Masur | Jeff Brown Scott Melville | 7–5, 6–3 |
1990 | Jeff Brown Scott Melville | Goran Ivanišević Petr Korda | 2–6, 7–5, 6–0 |
Stratton Mountain |
1989 | Mark Kratzmann Wally Masur | Pieter Aldrich Danie Visser | 6–3, 4–6, 7–6 |
1988 | Jorge Lozano Todd Witsken | Pieter Aldrich Danie Visser | 6–3, 7–6 |
1987 | | Paul Annacone Christo van Rensburg vs. Ken Flach Robert Seguso | not played (rain) |
1986 | Peter Fleming John McEnroe | Paul Annacone Christo van Rensburg | 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 |
1985 | Scott Davis David Pate | Ken Flach Robert Seguso | 3–6, 7–6, 7–6 |
North Conway |
1984 | Brian Gottfried Tomáš Šmíd | Cassio Motta Blaine Willenborg | 6–4, 6–2 |
1983 | Mark Edmondson Sherwood Stewart | Eric Fromm Drew Gitlin | 7–6, 6–1 |
1982 | Sherwood Stewart Ferdi Taygan | Pablo Arraya Eric Fromm | 6–2, 7–6 |
1981 | Heinz Günthardt Peter McNamara | Pavel Složil Ferdi Taygan | 7–5, 6–4 |
1980 | Jimmy Connors Brian Gottfried | Kevin Curren Steve Denton | 7–6, 6–2 |
1979 | Ion Ţiriac Guillermo Vilas | John Sadri Tim Wilkison | 6–4, 7–6 |
1978 | Robin Drysdale Van Winitsky | Mike Fishbach Bernard Mitton | 4–6, 7–6, 6–3 |
1977 | Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez | Fred McNair Sherwood Stewart | 7–5, 6–3 |
1976 | Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez | Ricardo Cano Víctor Pecci | 6–3, 6–0 |
1975 | Haroon Rahim Erik Van Dillen | John Alexander Phil Dent | 7–6, 7–6 |
Bretton Woods |
1974 | Rod Laver Jeff Borowiak | Ricardo Cano Víctor Pecci | 6–3, 6–0 |
1973 | Rod Laver Fred Stolle | Bob Carmichael Frew McMillan | 7–6, 4–6, 7–5 |
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