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|1978 || {{flagicon|SWE}} '''[[Bjorn Borg]]''' ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Vitas Gerulaitis]] || 6-5, 5-6, 6-4, 6-5
|1978 || {{flagicon|SWE}} '''[[Björn Borg]]''' ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Vitas Gerulaitis]] || 6-5, 5-6, 6-4, 6-5
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|1979 || {{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Jimmy Connors]]''' ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Vitas Gerulaitis]] || 6-5, 6-0, 6-4
|1979 || {{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Jimmy Connors]]''' ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Vitas Gerulaitis]] || 6-5, 6-0, 6-4

Revision as of 13:59, 9 July 2009

The WCT Tournament of Champions is a defunct tennis tournament that was held on the WCT Tour from 1977-1989. 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 1980-89.

The tournament commenced in early May each year, and was played on outdoor clay courts. Ivan Lendl won the event a record three times. The US achieved a consistent level of success at the event, with seven of the thirteen tournaments won by Americans.

Results

Singles

Year Champion Runner-up Score
1977 United States Harold Solomon Australia Ken Rosewall 7-6, 6-2, 2-6, 0-6, 6-3
1978 Sweden Björn Borg United States Vitas Gerulaitis 6-5, 5-6, 6-4, 6-5
1979 United States Jimmy Connors United States Vitas Gerulaitis 6-5, 6-0, 6-4
1980 United States Vitas Gerulaitis United States John McEnroe 2-6, 6-2, 6-0
1981 United States Eddie Dibbs Brazil Carlos Kirmayr 6-3, 6-2
1982 Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl United States Eddie Dibbs 6-1, 6-1
1983 United States John McEnroe United States Vitas Gerulaitis 6-3, 7-5
1984 United States John McEnroe Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 6-4, 6-2
1985 Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl United States John McEnroe 6-3, 6-3
1986 France Yannick Noah Argentina Guillermo Vilas 7-6, 6-0
1987 Ecuador Andrés Gómez France Yannick Noah 6-4, 7-6, 7-6
1988 United States Andre Agassi Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Slobodan Živojinović 7-5, 7-6, 7-5
1989 Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl Peru Jaime Yzaga 6-2, 6-1

Doubles

Year Champion Runner-up Score
1980 United States Peter Fleming
United States John McEnroe
Australia Peter McNamara
Australia Paul McNamee
6-2, 5-7, 6-2
1981 United States Peter Fleming
United States John McEnroe
Australia John Fitzgerald
United States Andy Kohlberg
6-4, 6-4
1982 United States Tracy Delatte
United States Johan Kriek
United States Dick Stockton
United States Erik Van Dillen
6-4, 3-6, 6-3
1983 United States Tracy Delatte
United States Johan Kriek
South Africa Kevin Curren
United States Steve Denton
6-7, 7-5, 6-3
1984 United States David Dowlen
Nigeria Nduka Odizor
United States Ernie Fernandez
United States David Pate
7-6, 7-5
1985 United States Ken Flach
United States Robert Seguso
Brazil Givaldo Barbosa
Brazil Ivan Kley
7-5, 6-2
1986 Chile Hans Gildemeister
Ecuador Andrés Gómez
Germany Boris Becker
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Slobodan Živojinović
7-6, 7-5
1987 France Guy Forget
France Yannick Noah
United States Gary Donnelly
United States Peter Fleming
4-6, 6-4, 6-1
1988 Mexico Jorge Lozano
United States Todd Witsken
South Africa Pieter Aldrich
South Africa Danie Visser
6-3, 7-6
1989 United States Rick Leach
United States Jim Pugh
United States Jim Courier
United States Pete Sampras
6-4, 6-2

References