Toronto Indoor
The Toronto Indoor (also known as Toronto Molson Light Challenge from 1981-1985, Corel North American Indoor in 1986 and Skydome World Tennis in 1990) was a professional men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts, held at Maple Leaf Gardens. It was part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit and later, for one year, the ATP Championship Series of the ATP Tour. The tournament was established in 1972, becoming the second tournament held in Canada alongside the Canadian Open which alternated between Montreal, Quebec and Toronto, Ontario. The final event in 1990 was held at the Skydome.
Toronto Indoor | |
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Defunct tennis tournament | |
Event name | Toronto Molson Light Challenge (1981–85) Corel North American Indoor (1986) SkyDome World Tennis (1990) |
Tour | WCT circuit (1972–77) Grand Prix circuit (1985–86) ATP Tour (1990) |
Founded | 1972 |
Abolished | 1990 |
Editions | 14 |
Location | Maple Leaf Gardens & Skydome, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (1971–86/1990) |
Surface | Carpet (i) (1985–86/1990) |
It was held as an official tour event in consecutive years between 1972 and 1977, 1985 and 1986[1] and then again for a final time in 1990,[2] as the first event on the newly formed ATP Tour.
From 1972 to 1977, it was part of the World Championship Tennis-tour.
From 1981-1984, the tournament was organized as an invitational round-robin event with 8 players. In 1982 two separate editions were held, at the Toronto Maple Leaf Gardens in February and at the Montreal Forum in October.
The first winner in 1972 was Rod Laver. During the second period, Kevin Curren won the first singles event by beating Anders Järryd, with Peter Fleming and Järryd taking the doubles title. Joakim Nyström took both titles the following year with victory against Milan Šrejber in the singles and partnering Wojciech Fibak to the doubles title. After the four-year break, Ivan Lendl took the final singles title, while Patrick Galbraith and David Macpherson won the doubles.
Past finals
Key
WCT Circuit |
Grand Prix Circuit/ATP Championship Series |
Invitational Tournament |
Singles
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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1990 | Ivan Lendl | Tim Mayotte | 6–3, 6–0 |
1986 | Joakim Nyström | Milan Šrejber | 6–1, 6–4 |
1985 | Kevin Curren | Anders Järryd | 7–6, 6–3 |
1984 | Ivan Lendl | Yannick Noah | 6–0, 6–2, 6–4 |
1983 | Jimmy Connors | José Higueras | 6–2, 6–0, 5–7, 6–0 |
1982[lower-alpha 1] | Jimmy Connors | Björn Borg | 6–4, 6–3 |
1982[lower-alpha 2] | Ivan Lendl | John McEnroe | 7–5, 3–6, 7–6, 7–5 |
1981 | Vitas Gerulaitis | John McEnroe | 6–4, 4–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
1977 | Dick Stockton | Jimmy Connors | 5–6 Connors ret. |
1976 | Björn Borg | Vitas Gerulaitis | 2–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
1975 | Harold Solomon | Stan Smith | 6–4, 6–1 |
1974 | Tom Okker | Ilie Năstase | 6–3, 6–4 |
1973 | Rod Laver | Roy Emerson | 6–3, 6–4 |
1972 | Rod Laver | Ken Rosewall | 6–1 6–4 |
Doubles
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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1990 | Patrick Galbraith David Macpherson | Neil Broad Kevin Curren | 2–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
1986 | Wojciech Fibak Joakim Nyström | Christo Steyn Danie Visser | 6–3, 7–6 |
1985 | Peter Fleming Anders Järryd | Glenn Layendecker Glenn Michibata | 7–6, 6–2 |
1977 | Wojciech Fibak Tom Okker | Ross Case Tony Roche | 6–4, 6–1 |
1976 | Jaime Fillol Frew McMillan | Alexander Metreveli Ilie Năstase | 6–7(3–7), 6–2, 6–3 |
1975 | Dick Stockton Erik van Dillen | Anand Amritraj Vijay Amritraj | 6–4, 7–5, 6–1 |
1974 | Raúl Ramírez Tony Roche | Tom Okker Marty Riessen | 6–3, 2–6, 6–4 |
1973 | John Alexander Phil Dent | Roy Emerson Rod Laver | 3–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–2 |
1972 | Bob Carmichael Ray Ruffels | Roy Emerson Rod Laver | 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 |
Notes
- Played in Montreal.
- Played in Toronto.
References
- "Query NY Times". NY Times. 1989-12-24. Retrieved 2009-03-05.
- "Query NY Times". NY Times. 1990-02-17. Retrieved 2009-03-05.