Volvo International

The Volvo International, also known as the Pilot Pen International, was a professional tennis tournament founded in 1972 as the Bretton Woods WCT[1] it was played on clay courts 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.[2] 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.

Volvo International
Defunct tennis tournament
TourWCT Circuit (1972)
Grand Prix circuit (1985–1989)
ATP World Series (1990–1997)
ATP International Series (1998–2001)
Founded1972
Abolished1998
Editions27
LocationBretton Woods, New Hampshire, US (1972–1975)
North Conway, New Hampshire, US (1975–1984)
Stratton Mountain, Vermont, US (1985–1989)
New Haven, Connecticut, US (1990–1998)
SurfaceClay (1973–1984)
Hard (1985–1998)

The event moved to several American locations during its run, including Mount Cranmore in North Conway, New Hampshire, from 1975 to 1984,[3] Stratton Mountain Resort at Stratton Mountain, Vermont, from 1985 to 1989, and eventually to New Haven, Connecticut[4] 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.[5]

Finals

Singles

Location Year Champions Runners-up Score
Bretton Woods 1972[6]United States Cliff RicheyUnited States Jeff Borowiak6–1, 6–0
1973India Vijay AmritrajUnited States Jimmy Connors7–5, 2–6, 7–5
1974Australia Rod LaverUnited States Harold Solomon6–4, 6–3
North Conway 1975United States Jimmy ConnorsAustralia Ken Rosewall6–2, 6–2
1976United States Jimmy ConnorsMexico Raúl Ramírez7–6, 4–6, 6–3
1977Australia John AlexanderSpain Manuel Orantes2–6, 6–4, 6–4
1978United States Eddie DibbsAustralia John Alexander6–4, 6–4
1979United States Harold SolomonSpain José Higueras5–7, 6–4, 7–6
1980United States Jimmy ConnorsUnited States Eddie Dibbs6–3, 5–7, 6–1
1981Argentina José Luis ClercArgentina Guillermo Vilas6–3, 6–2
1982Czechoslovakia Ivan LendlSpain José Higueras6–3, 6–2
1983Argentina José Luis ClercEcuador Andrés Gómez6–3, 6–1
1984Sweden Joakim NyströmUnited States Tim Wilkison6–2, 7–5
Stratton Mountain 1985United States John McEnroeCzechoslovakia Ivan Lendl7–6(7–4), 6–2
1986Czechoslovakia Ivan LendlWest Germany Boris Becker6–4, 7–6
1987No winnerCzechoslovakia Ivan Lendl &
United States John McEnroe
6–7, 4–1
unfinished (rain)
1988United States Andre AgassiUnited States Paul Annacone6–2, 6–4
1989United States Brad GilbertUnited States Jim Pugh7–5, 6–0
New Haven 1990United States Derrick RostagnoAustralia Todd Woodbridge6–3, 6–3
1991Czechoslovakia Petr KordaCroatia Goran Ivanišević6–4, 6–2
1992Sweden Stefan EdbergUnited States MaliVai Washington7–6(7–4), 6–1
1993Ukraine Andrei MedvedevCzech Republic Petr Korda7–5, 6–4
1994Germany Boris BeckerSwitzerland Marc Rosset6–3, 7–5
1995United States Andre AgassiNetherlands Richard Krajicek3–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–3
1996United States Alex O'BrienNetherlands Jan Siemerink7–6(8–6), 6–4
1997Russia Yevgeny KafelnikovAustralia Patrick Rafter7–6(7–4), 6–4
1998Slovakia Karol KučeraCroatia Goran Ivanišević6–4, 5–7, 6–2

Doubles

Location Year Champions Runners-up Score
Bretton Woods 1973Australia Rod Laver
Australia Fred Stolle
Australia Bob Carmichael
South Africa Frew McMillan
7–6, 4–6, 7–5
1974Australia Rod Laver
United States Jeff Borowiak
Argentina Ricardo Cano
Paraguay Víctor Pecci
6–3, 6–0
North Conway 1975Pakistan Haroon Rahim
United States Erik van Dillen
Australia John Alexander
Australia Phil Dent
7–6, 7–6
1976United States Brian Gottfried
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
Argentina Ricardo Cano
Paraguay Víctor Pecci
6–3, 6–0
1977United States Brian Gottfried
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
United States Fred McNair
United States Sherwood Stewart
7–5, 6–3
1978United Kingdom Robin Drysdale
United States Van Winitsky
United States Mike Fishbach
South Africa Bernard Mitton
4–6, 7–6, 6–3
1979Romania Ion Țiriac
Argentina Guillermo Vilas
United States John Sadri
United States Tim Wilkison
6–4, 7–6
1980United States Jimmy Connors
United States Brian Gottfried
South Africa Kevin Curren
United States Steve Denton
7–6, 6–2
1981Switzerland Heinz Günthardt
Australia Peter McNamara
Czechoslovakia Pavel Složil
United States Ferdi Taygan
6–7, 7–5, 6–4
1982United States Sherwood Stewart
United States Ferdi Taygan
Peru Pablo Arraya
United States Eric Fromm
6–2, 7–6
1983Australia Mark Edmondson
United States Sherwood Stewart
United States Eric Fromm
United States Drew Gitlin
7–6, 6–1
1984United States Brian Gottfried
Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd
Brazil Cássio Motta
United States Blaine Willenborg
6–4, 6–2
Stratton Mountain 1985United States Scott Davis
United States David Pate
United States Ken Flach
United States Robert Seguso
3–6, 7–6, 7–6
1986United States Peter Fleming
United States John McEnroe
United States Paul Annacone
South Africa Christo van Rensburg
6–3, 3–6, 6–3
1987No winnerUnited States Paul Annacone
South Africa Christo van Rensburg vs.
United States Ken Flach
United States Robert Seguso
not played (rain)
1988Mexico Jorge Lozano
United States Todd Witsken
South Africa Pieter Aldrich
South Africa Danie Visser
6–3, 7–6
1989Australia Mark Kratzmann
Australia Wally Masur
South Africa Pieter Aldrich
South Africa Danie Visser
6–3, 4–6, 7–6
New Haven 1990United States Jeff Brown
United States Scott Melville
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Goran Ivanišević
Czechoslovakia Petr Korda
2–6, 7–5, 6–0
1991Czechoslovakia Petr Korda
Australia Wally Masur
United States Jeff Brown
United States Scott Melville
7–5, 6–3
1992United States Kelly Jones
United States Rick Leach
United States Patrick McEnroe
United States Jared Palmer
7–6, 6–7, 6–2
1993Czech Republic Cyril Suk
Czech Republic Daniel Vacek
United States Steve DeVries
Australia David Macpherson
6–3, 7–6
1994Canada Grant Connell
United States Patrick Galbraith
Netherlands Jacco Eltingh
Netherlands Paul Haarhuis
6–4, 7–6
1995United States Rick Leach
United States Scott Melville
India Leander Paes
Venezuela Nicolás Pereira
7–6, 6–4
1996Zimbabwe Byron Black
Canada Grant Connell
Sweden Jonas Björkman
Sweden Nicklas Kulti
6–4, 6–4
1997India Mahesh Bhupathi
India Leander Paes
Canada Sébastien Lareau
United States Alex O'Brien
6–4, 6–7, 6–2
1998Australia Wayne Arthurs
Australia Peter Tramacchi
Canada Sébastien Lareau
United States Alex O'Brien
7–6, 1–6, 6–3

References

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  3. tennisresortsonline.com. "The Mount Washington Resort at Bretton Woods". Retrieved 2008-08-23.
  4. Jack Cavanaugh (1993-08-13). "Volvo Tennis Tournament Returns". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-08-23.
  5. 2009 Official Guide to Professional Tennis, page 50, compiled by the ATP World Tour.
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