Verizon Tennis Challenge

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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.

Verizon Tennis Challenge
Defunct tennis tournament
Tour	Grand Prix circuit (1983–1989) ATP World Series (1990–1997) ATP International Series (1998–2001)
Founded	1984
Abolished	2001
Editions	19
Location	Fort Myers, Florida, US (1985–1986) Orlando, Florida, US (1987–1991) Atlanta, GA, US (1992–2001)
Surface	Hard (1985–1991) Clay (1992–2001)

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.
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