Challenge of Champions

For the pool event, see International Challenge of Champions.

Challenge of Champions
Defunct tennis tournament
Event name	Challenge of Champions
Tour	Invitational/Exhibition
Founded	1984
Abolished	still on today
Location	New Jersey Expo Center New Jersey, U.S.
Surface	Mats (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).

• World of Tennis annuals