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.
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]
Location
Year
Champions
Runners-up
Score
Bretton Woods
1972[ 6]
Cliff Richey
Jeff Borowiak
6–1, 6–0
1973
Vijay Amritraj
Jimmy Connors
7–5, 2–6, 7–5
1974
Australia Rod Laver
Harold Solomon
6–4, 6–3
North Conway
1975
Jimmy Connors
Australia Ken Rosewall
6–2, 6–2
1976
Jimmy Connors
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
7–6, 4–6, 6–3
1977
Australia John Alexander
Spain Manuel Orantes
2–6, 6–4, 6–4
1978
Eddie Dibbs
Australia John Alexander
6–4, 6–4
1979
Harold Solomon
Spain José Higueras
5–7, 6–4, 7–6
1980
Jimmy Connors
Eddie Dibbs
6–3, 5–7, 6–1
1981
Argentina José Luis Clerc
Argentina Guillermo Vilas
6–3, 6–2
1982
Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl
Spain José Higueras
6–3, 6–2
1983
Argentina José Luis Clerc
Ecuador Andrés Gómez
6–3, 6–1
1984
Sweden Joakim Nyström
Tim Wilkison
6–2, 7–5
Stratton Mountain
1985
John McEnroe
Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl
7–6(7–4) , 6–2
1986
Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl
West Germany Boris Becker
6–4, 7–6
1987
No winner
Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl & John McEnroe
6–7, 4–1 unfinished (rain)
1988
Andre Agassi
Paul Annacone
6–2, 6–4
1989
Brad Gilbert
Jim Pugh
7–5, 6–0
New Haven
1990
Derrick Rostagno
Australia Todd Woodbridge
6–3, 6–3
1991
Czechoslovakia Petr Korda
Croatia Goran Ivanišević
6–4, 6–2
1992
Sweden Stefan Edberg
MaliVai Washington
7–6(7–4) , 6–1
1993
Ukraine Andrei Medvedev
Czech Republic Petr Korda
7–5, 6–4
1994
Germany Boris Becker
Switzerland Marc Rosset
6–3, 7–5
1995
Andre Agassi
Netherlands Richard Krajicek
3–6, 7–6(7–2) , 6–3
1996
Alex O'Brien
Netherlands Jan Siemerink
7–6(8–6) , 6–4
1997
Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Australia Patrick Rafter
7–6(7–4) , 6–4
1998
Slovakia Karol Kučera
Croatia Goran Ivanišević
6–4, 5–7, 6–2
Location
Year
Champions
Runners-up
Score
Bretton Woods
1973
Australia Rod Laver Australia Fred Stolle
Australia Bob Carmichael South Africa Frew McMillan
7–6, 4–6, 7–5
1974
Australia Rod Laver Jeff Borowiak
Argentina Ricardo Cano Paraguay Víctor Pecci
6–3, 6–0
North Conway
1975
Pakistan Haroon Rahim Erik van Dillen
Australia John Alexander Australia Phil Dent
7–6, 7–6
1976
Brian Gottfried Mexico Raúl Ramírez
Argentina Ricardo Cano Paraguay Víctor Pecci
6–3, 6–0
1977
Brian Gottfried Mexico Raúl Ramírez
Fred McNair Sherwood Stewart
7–5, 6–3
1978
United Kingdom Robin Drysdale Van Winitsky
Mike Fishbach South Africa Bernard Mitton
4–6, 7–6, 6–3
1979
Romania Ion Țiriac Argentina Guillermo Vilas
John Sadri Tim Wilkison
6–4, 7–6
1980
Jimmy Connors Brian Gottfried
South Africa Kevin Curren Steve Denton
7–6, 6–2
1981
Switzerland Heinz Günthardt Australia Peter McNamara
Czechoslovakia Pavel Složil Ferdi Taygan
6–7, 7–5, 6–4
1982
Sherwood Stewart Ferdi Taygan
Peru Pablo Arraya Eric Fromm
6–2, 7–6
1983
Australia Mark Edmondson Sherwood Stewart
Eric Fromm Drew Gitlin
7–6, 6–1
1984
Brian Gottfried Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd
Brazil Cássio Motta Blaine Willenborg
6–4, 6–2
Stratton Mountain
1985
Scott Davis David Pate
Ken Flach Robert Seguso
3–6, 7–6, 7–6
1986
Peter Fleming John McEnroe
Paul Annacone South Africa Christo van Rensburg
6–3, 3–6, 6–3
1987
No winner
Paul Annacone South Africa Christo van Rensburg vs. Ken Flach Robert Seguso
not played (rain)
1988
Mexico Jorge Lozano Todd Witsken
South Africa Pieter Aldrich South Africa Danie Visser
6–3, 7–6
1989
Australia Mark Kratzmann Australia Wally Masur
South Africa Pieter Aldrich South Africa Danie Visser
6–3, 4–6, 7–6
New Haven
1990
Jeff Brown Scott Melville
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Goran Ivanišević Czechoslovakia Petr Korda
2–6, 7–5, 6–0
1991
Czechoslovakia Petr Korda Australia Wally Masur
Jeff Brown Scott Melville
7–5, 6–3
1992
Kelly Jones Rick Leach
Patrick McEnroe Jared Palmer
7–6, 6–7, 6–2
1993
Czech Republic Cyril Suk Czech Republic Daniel Vacek
Steve DeVries Australia David Macpherson
6–3, 7–6
1994
Canada Grant Connell Patrick Galbraith
Netherlands Jacco Eltingh Netherlands Paul Haarhuis
6–4, 7–6
1995
Rick Leach Scott Melville
Leander Paes Venezuela Nicolás Pereira
7–6, 6–4
1996
Zimbabwe Byron Black Canada Grant Connell
Sweden Jonas Björkman Sweden Nicklas Kulti
6–4, 6–4
1997
Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes
Canada Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien
6–4, 6–7, 6–2
1998
Australia Wayne Arthurs Australia Peter Tramacchi
Canada Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien
7–6, 1–6, 6–3
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