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The '''ATP Forest Hills''' is a defunct [[tennis]] tournament that was held on the [[ATP Tour]] from 1980-1989. It was held in [[Forest Hills, Queens|Forest Hills]], [[New York City]], [[United States]] and was known as the Tournament of Champions (ToC). Before being held in Forest Hills, the ToC was held in [[Lakeway, Texas]] in 1977, [[Las Vegas, Nevada]] in 1978, and [[Dorado, Puerto Rico|Dorado Beach, Puerto Rico]] in 1979. |
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| name = WCT Tournament of Champions |
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| type = defunct |
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| founded = 1977 |
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| ended = 1990 |
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| editions = 14 |
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| location = [[Lakeway, Texas]] (1977) <br/> [[Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas]], [[Nevada|NV]] (1978) <br/> [[Dorado, Puerto Rico|Dorado Beach, Puerto Rico]] (1979) <br/> [[Forest Hills, Queens|Forest Hills]] (1980–1990) |
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| tour = [[World Championship Tennis|WCT Tour]] |
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| surface = [[Carpet court|Carpet]] (1977, 1978) <br> Hard (1979, 1990) <br> [[Clay court|Clay]] (1977, 1980–1989) |
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The '''WCT Tournament of Champions''' (also '''Shakeys Tournament of Champions''' for sponsorship purposes in 1977 and 1978) is a defunct men's [[tennis]] tournament that was held on the [[World Championship Tennis|WCT Tour]] from 1977–1990. It was held in [[Lakeway, Texas]] in 1977, [[Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]] in 1978, [[Dorado, Puerto Rico|Dorado Beach, Puerto Rico]] in 1979, and [[Forest Hills, Queens|Forest Hills]], [[New York City]] from 1980–1990. |
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The tournament commenced in early May each year |
The tournament commenced in early May each year. [[Ivan Lendl]] won the event a record four times. The US achieved a consistent level of success at the event, with seven of the thirteen tournaments won by Americans. Between 1982 and 1985 it was a major ranking tournament as part of the [[Grand Prix Super Series]]. |
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The 1990 edition was the final tournament played in the 23-year history of World Championship Tennis as the organization announced its dissolution the day after the final.<ref>{{cite news|title=WCT Announces Its Dissolution|url=http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1990-08-28/sports/9008280809_1_wct-dinkins-tennis|work=Orlando Sentinel|date=August 28, 1990|author=Nancy Gay}}</ref> |
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==Results== |
==Results== |
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===Singles=== |
===Singles=== |
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!style="width:100px"|Location |
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!Year |
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!style="width:40px"|Year |
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!width="200"|Champion |
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!style="width:200px"|Champions |
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!width="200"|Runner-up |
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!style="width:200px"|Runners-up |
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!width="125"|Score |
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!style="width:160px" class="unsortable"|Score |
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! rowspan="1" style="background:#ededed" | [[Lakeway, Texas|Lakeway]] |
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|1977 || {{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Harold Solomon]]''' ||{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Ken Rosewall]] || 7-6, 6-2, 2-6, 0-6, 6-3 |
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|[[1977 WCT Tournament of Champions|1977]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Harold Solomon]] ||{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Ken Rosewall]] || 7–6, 6–2, 2–6, 0–6, 6–3 |
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! rowspan="1" style="background:#ededed" | [[Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas]] |
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|1978 || {{flagicon|SWE}} '''[[Bjorn Borg]]''' ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Vitas Gerulaitis]] || 6-5, 5-6, 6-4, 6-5 |
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|[[1978 WCT Tournament of Champions|1978]] || {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Björn Borg]] ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Vitas Gerulaitis]] || 6–5, 5–6, 6–4, 6–5 |
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! rowspan="1" style="background:#ededed" | [[Dorado, Puerto Rico|Dorado Beach]] |
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|1979 || {{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Jimmy Connors]]''' ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Vitas Gerulaitis]] || 6-5, 6-0, 6-4 |
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|[[1979 WCT Tournament of Champions|1979]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jimmy Connors]] ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Vitas Gerulaitis]] || 6–5, 6–0, 6–4 |
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! rowspan="11" style="background:#ededed" | [[Forest Hills, New York|Forest Hills]] |
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|1980 || {{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Vitas Gerulaitis]]''' ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[John McEnroe]] || 2-6, 6-2, 6-0 |
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|[[1980 WCT Tournament of Champions|1980]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Vitas Gerulaitis]] ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[John McEnroe]] || 2–6, 6–2, 6–0 |
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|1981 || {{flagicon|USA}} |
|[[1981 WCT Tournament of Champions|1981]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Eddie Dibbs]] ||{{flagicon|BRA|1968}} [[Carlos Kirmayr]] || 6–3, 6–2 |
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|1982 || {{flagicon|TCH}} |
|[[1982 WCT Tournament of Champions|1982]] || {{flagicon|TCH}} [[Ivan Lendl]] ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Eddie Dibbs]] || 6–1, 6–1 |
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|1983 || {{flagicon|USA}} |
|[[1983 WCT Tournament of Champions|1983]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[John McEnroe]] ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Vitas Gerulaitis]] || 6–3, 7–5 |
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|1984 || {{flagicon|USA}} |
|[[1984 WCT Tournament of Champions|1984]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[John McEnroe]] {{small|(2)}}||{{flagicon|TCH}} [[Ivan Lendl]] || 6–4, 6–2 |
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|1985 || {{flagicon|TCH}} |
|[[1985 WCT Tournament of Champions|1985]] || {{flagicon|TCH}} [[Ivan Lendl]] {{small|(2)}}||{{flagicon|USA}} [[John McEnroe]] || 6–3, 6–3 |
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|1986 || {{flagicon|FRA}} |
|[[1986 WCT Tournament of Champions|1986]] || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Yannick Noah]] ||{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Guillermo Vilas]] || 7–6, 6–0 |
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|1987 || {{flagicon|ECU}} |
|[[1987 WCT Tournament of Champions|1987]] || {{flagicon|ECU}} [[Andrés Gómez]] ||{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Yannick Noah]] || 6–4, 7–6, 7–6 |
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|1988 || {{flagicon|USA}} |
|[[1988 WCT Tournament of Champions|1988]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Andre Agassi]] ||{{flagicon|YUG}} [[Slobodan Živojinović]] || 7–5, 7–6, 7–5 |
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|1989 || {{flagicon|TCH}} |
|[[1989 Eagle Tournament of Champions|1989]] || {{flagicon|TCH}} [[Ivan Lendl]] {{small|(3)}}||{{flagicon|PER}} [[Jaime Yzaga]] || 6–2, 6–1 |
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|1990 || {{flagicon|TCH}} [[Ivan Lendl]] {{small|(4)}}|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Aaron Krickstein]] || 6–4, 6–7, 6–3 |
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===Doubles=== |
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{|class="wikitable" |
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!style="width:100px"|Location |
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!style="width:40px"|Year |
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!style="width:200px"|Champions |
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!style="width:200px"|Runners-up |
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!style="width:160px" class="unsortable"|Score |
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! rowspan="10" style="background:#ededed" | [[Forest Hills, New York|Forest Hills]] |
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| 1980 |
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| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Peter Fleming (tennis)|Peter Fleming]] <br> {{flagicon|USA}} [[John McEnroe]] |
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| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Peter McNamara]] <br> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Paul McNamee]] |
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| 6–2, 5–7, 6–2 |
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| 1981 |
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| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Peter Fleming (tennis)|Peter Fleming]] <br> {{flagicon|USA}} [[John McEnroe]] |
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| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[John Fitzgerald (tennis)|John Fitzgerald]] <br> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Andy Kohlberg]] |
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| 6–4, 6–4 |
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| 1982 |
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| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tracy Delatte]] <br> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Johan Kriek]] |
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| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dick Stockton (tennis)|Dick Stockton]] <br> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Erik van Dillen]] |
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| 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
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| 1983 |
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| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tracy Delatte]] <br> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Johan Kriek]] |
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| {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Kevin Curren]] <br> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Steve Denton]] |
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| 6–7, 7–5, 6–3 |
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| 1984 |
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| {{flagicon|USA}} [[David Dowlen]] <br> {{flagicon|NGR}} [[Nduka Odizor]] |
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| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ernie Fernandez]] <br> {{flagicon|USA}} [[David Pate]] |
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| 7–6, 7–5 |
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| 1985 |
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| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ken Flach]] <br> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Robert Seguso]] |
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| {{flagicon|BRA|1968}} [[Givaldo Barbosa]] <br> {{flagicon|BRA|1968}} [[Ivan Kley]] |
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| 7–5, 6–2 |
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| 1986 |
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| {{flagicon|CHI}} [[Hans Gildemeister]] <br> {{flagicon|ECU}} [[Andrés Gómez]] |
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| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Boris Becker]] <br> {{flagicon|YUG}} [[Slobodan Živojinović]] |
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| 7–6, 7–5 |
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| 1987 |
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| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Guy Forget]] <br> {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Yannick Noah]] |
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| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Gary Donnelly]] <br> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Peter Fleming (tennis)|Peter Fleming]] |
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| 4–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
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| 1988 |
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| {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Jorge Lozano]] <br> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Todd Witsken]] |
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| {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Pieter Aldrich]] <br> {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Danie Visser]] |
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| 6–3, 7–6 |
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| 1989 |
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| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Rick Leach]] <br> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jim Pugh]] |
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| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jim Courier]] <br> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Pete Sampras]] |
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| 6–4, 6–2 |
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==See also== |
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*[[WCT Finals]] |
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==References== |
==References== |
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{{reflist}} |
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*[http://www.itftennis.com/mens/tournaments/tournamentSearch.asp ITF Search] (search Forest Hills or ToC) |
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==External links== |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Forest Hills}} |
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*[http://www.itftennis.com/mens/tournaments/tournamentSearch.asp ITF Search] (search ToC) |
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Revision as of 18:17, 30 July 2023
WCT Tournament of Champions | |
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Defunct tennis tournament | |
Tour | WCT Tour |
Founded | 1977 |
Abolished | 1990 |
Editions | 14 |
Location | Lakeway, Texas (1977) Las Vegas, NV (1978) Dorado Beach, Puerto Rico (1979) Forest Hills (1980–1990) |
Surface | Carpet (1977, 1978) Hard (1979, 1990) Clay (1977, 1980–1989) |
The WCT Tournament of Champions (also Shakeys Tournament of Champions for sponsorship purposes in 1977 and 1978) is a defunct men's tennis tournament that was held on the WCT Tour from 1977–1990. It was held in Lakeway, Texas in 1977, Las Vegas, Nevada in 1978, Dorado Beach, Puerto Rico in 1979, and Forest Hills, New York City from 1980–1990.
The tournament commenced in early May each year. Ivan Lendl won the event a record four times. The US achieved a consistent level of success at the event, with seven of the thirteen tournaments won by Americans. Between 1982 and 1985 it was a major ranking tournament as part of the Grand Prix Super Series.
The 1990 edition was the final tournament played in the 23-year history of World Championship Tennis as the organization announced its dissolution the day after the final.[1]
Results
Singles
Location | Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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Lakeway | 1977 | Harold Solomon | Ken Rosewall | 7–6, 6–2, 2–6, 0–6, 6–3 |
Las Vegas | 1978 | Björn Borg | Vitas Gerulaitis | 6–5, 5–6, 6–4, 6–5 |
Dorado Beach | 1979 | Jimmy Connors | Vitas Gerulaitis | 6–5, 6–0, 6–4 |
Forest Hills | 1980 | Vitas Gerulaitis | John McEnroe | 2–6, 6–2, 6–0 |
1981 | Eddie Dibbs | Carlos Kirmayr | 6–3, 6–2 | |
1982 | Ivan Lendl | Eddie Dibbs | 6–1, 6–1 | |
1983 | John McEnroe | Vitas Gerulaitis | 6–3, 7–5 | |
1984 | John McEnroe (2) | Ivan Lendl | 6–4, 6–2 | |
1985 | Ivan Lendl (2) | John McEnroe | 6–3, 6–3 | |
1986 | Yannick Noah | Guillermo Vilas | 7–6, 6–0 | |
1987 | Andrés Gómez | Yannick Noah | 6–4, 7–6, 7–6 | |
1988 | Andre Agassi | Slobodan Živojinović | 7–5, 7–6, 7–5 | |
1989 | Ivan Lendl (3) | Jaime Yzaga | 6–2, 6–1 | |
1990 | Ivan Lendl (4) | Aaron Krickstein | 6–4, 6–7, 6–3 |
Doubles
Location | Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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Forest Hills | 1980 | Peter Fleming John McEnroe |
Peter McNamara Paul McNamee |
6–2, 5–7, 6–2 |
1981 | Peter Fleming John McEnroe |
John Fitzgerald Andy Kohlberg |
6–4, 6–4 | |
1982 | Tracy Delatte Johan Kriek |
Dick Stockton Erik van Dillen |
6–4, 3–6, 6–3 | |
1983 | Tracy Delatte Johan Kriek |
Kevin Curren Steve Denton |
6–7, 7–5, 6–3 | |
1984 | David Dowlen Nduka Odizor |
Ernie Fernandez David Pate |
7–6, 7–5 | |
1985 | Ken Flach Robert Seguso |
Givaldo Barbosa Ivan Kley |
7–5, 6–2 | |
1986 | Hans Gildemeister Andrés Gómez |
Boris Becker Slobodan Živojinović |
7–6, 7–5 | |
1987 | Guy Forget Yannick Noah |
Gary Donnelly Peter Fleming |
4–6, 6–4, 6–1 | |
1988 | Jorge Lozano Todd Witsken |
Pieter Aldrich Danie Visser |
6–3, 7–6 | |
1989 | Rick Leach Jim Pugh |
Jim Courier Pete Sampras |
6–4, 6–2 |
See also
References
- ^ Nancy Gay (August 28, 1990). "WCT Announces Its Dissolution". Orlando Sentinel.
External links
- ITF Search (search ToC)