World Tennis Challenge
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| Tournament information | |
| Founded | 2009 |
| Location |
Adelaide Australia |
| Venue | Memorial Drive Park (2009–present) |
| Surface | Hard court |
| Draw | RR 4 teams |
| Website | WorldTennisChallenge.com |
The World Tennis Challenge is a three night exhibition tournament held in the week before the Australian Open in Adelaide, South Australia as part of the Australian Open Series. The tournament was created by a consortium of past players including Jim Courier, Darren Cahill, Mark Woodforde and Roger Rasheed And Alistair (Macdonald)It has four teams of two players, a 'legend' and a current player and are paired into areas e.g. Americas or represent their countries. The current players play each other in a best of 3 match with a match tiebreaker for a 3rd set. The legends play a pro set, and the doubles if needed is a normal set with no a rules before a super tie break if needed.[1]
The event was first held in 2009 for an initial period of 3 years.[2] 2
2009
Players and teams
| Team | Pro Player | Legend |
|---|---|---|
 Australia |
Mark Philippoussis/Mark Verryth | Pat Cash |
 France |
Gaël Monfils/Fabrice Santoro | Henri Leconte |
 Sweden |
Joachim Johansson | Mats Wilander/Mansour Bahrami |
 United States |
Taylor Dent | Jim Courier |
2010
Played between 12 and 14 January.
Players and teams
| Team | Pro Player | Legend |
|---|---|---|
 Australasia |
Bernard Tomic | Pat Cash |
 Europe |
Gilles Simon | Henri Leconte |
 Internationals |
Radek Štěpánek | Pat Rafter/Mansour Bahrami |
| Americas |
Robby Ginepri | John McEnroe |
Schedule
Tuesday Night: Australia v Americas and International v Europe
Wednesday Night: Australia v International and Europe v Americas
Thursday Night: Australia v Europe and International v Americas [5]
Results
Results - Tuesday 12 Jan
Men's Singles (Current)
Stepanek def. Simon 7-6 (4), 6-0
Tomic def. Ginepri 7-6 (4) 6-4
Men's Singles (Legends)
Leconte def. Bahrami 8-5
Cash def. McEnroe 8-6
Men's doubles
Stepanek/Bahrami (International) def. Simon/Leconte (Europe) 7-5
Ginepri & McEnroe (Americas) def. Tomic & Cash (Australia) 6-7 (5)
Results – Thursday 14 January
CURRENT PLAYERS
Bernard Tomic (291) def. Gilles Simon (15) 6-0, 6-7 (4-7), (10-6)
Radek Štěpánek (13) def. Robby Ginepri (96) 6-4, 6-0
PAST PLAYERS
Pat Rafter def. John McEnroe 8-6
Pat Cash def. Henri Leconte 8-4
DOUBLES
Tomic/Cash def. Simon/ Leconte 7-6 (7-5)
McEnroe/Ginepri def. Stepanek/Rafter 6-3
2011
Played between 11 and 13 January.
Players and teams
| Team | Pro Player | Legend |
|---|---|---|
| Australasia |
Kei Nishikori | Pat Cash |
| Europe |
Michaël Llodra | Henri Leconte |
| Internationals |
Ivan Ljubičić | Ivan Lendl |
| Americas |
James Blake (replaced by Ryan Harrison)[8] | John McEnroe |
[4] 11 Jan Australasia v Americas Internationals v Europe 12 Jan Austrilasia v Internationals Americas v Europe 13 Jan Austrilasia v Europe Americas v Internationals [9]
2012
Played between 10 and 12 January.
Players and teams
| Team | Pro Player | Legend |
|---|---|---|
| Australasia |
Alexandr Dolgopolov | Patrick Rafter |
| Europe |
Michaël Llodra | Henri Leconte |
| Internationals |
Stanislas Wawrinka | Brad Gilbert/Mansour Bahrami |
| Americas |
Tommy Haas | John McEnroe |
Champions
| Year | Team |
|---|---|
| 2009 | Americas |
| 2010 | Australasia |
| 2011 | Americas |
| 2012 | Americas |