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(4), 6–4 |
1996 |
Alex O'Brien |
Jan Siemerink |
7–6(6), 6–4 |
1995 |
Andre Agassi |
Richard Krajicek |
3–6, 7–6(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 |
References