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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

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Singles

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Location Year Champions Runners-up Score
Bretton Woods 1972[6] United States  Cliff Richey United States  Jeff Borowiak 6–1, 6–0
1973 India  Vijay Amritraj United States  Jimmy Connors 7–5, 2–6, 7–5
1974 Australia  Rod Laver United States  Harold Solomon 6–4, 6–3
North Conway 1975 United States  Jimmy Connors Australia  Ken Rosewall 6–2, 6–2
1976 United States  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 United States  Eddie Dibbs Australia  John Alexander 6–4, 6–4
1979 United States  Harold Solomon Spain  José Higueras 5–7, 6–4, 7–6
1980 United States  Jimmy Connors United States  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 United States  Tim Wilkison 6–2, 7–5
Stratton Mountain 1985 United States  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 &
United States  John McEnroe
6–7, 4–1
unfinished (rain)
1988 United States  Andre Agassi United States  Paul Annacone 6–2, 6–4
1989 United States  Brad Gilbert United States  Jim Pugh 7–5, 6–0
New Haven 1990 United States  Derrick Rostagno Australia  Todd Woodbridge 6–3, 6–3
1991 Czechoslovakia  Petr Korda Croatia  Goran Ivanišević 6–4, 6–2
1992 Sweden  Stefan Edberg United States  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 United States  Andre Agassi Netherlands  Richard Krajicek 3–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–3
1996 United States  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

Doubles

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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
United States  Jeff Borowiak
Argentina  Ricardo Cano
Paraguay  Víctor Pecci
6–3, 6–0
North Conway 1975 Pakistan  Haroon Rahim
United States  Erik van Dillen
Australia  John Alexander
Australia  Phil Dent
7–6, 7–6
1976 United States  Brian Gottfried
Mexico  Raúl Ramírez
Argentina  Ricardo Cano
Paraguay  Víctor Pecci
6–3, 6–0
1977 United States  Brian Gottfried
Mexico  Raúl Ramírez
United States  Fred McNair
United States  Sherwood Stewart
7–5, 6–3
1978 United Kingdom  Robin Drysdale
United States  Van Winitsky
United States  Mike Fishbach
South Africa  Bernard Mitton
4–6, 7–6, 6–3
1979 Romania  Ion Țiriac
Argentina  Guillermo Vilas
United States  John Sadri
United States  Tim Wilkison
6–4, 7–6
1980 United States  Jimmy Connors
United States  Brian Gottfried
South Africa  Kevin Curren
United States  Steve Denton
7–6, 6–2
1981 Switzerland  Heinz Günthardt
Australia  Peter McNamara
Czechoslovakia  Pavel Složil
United States  Ferdi Taygan
6–7, 7–5, 6–4
1982 United States  Sherwood Stewart
United States  Ferdi Taygan
Peru  Pablo Arraya
United States  Eric Fromm
6–2, 7–6
1983 Australia  Mark Edmondson
United States  Sherwood Stewart
United States  Eric Fromm
United States  Drew Gitlin
7–6, 6–1
1984 United States  Brian Gottfried
Czechoslovakia  Tomáš Šmíd
Brazil  Cássio Motta
United States  Blaine Willenborg
6–4, 6–2
Stratton Mountain 1985 United States  Scott Davis
United States  David Pate
United States  Ken Flach
United States  Robert Seguso
3–6, 7–6, 7–6
1986 United States  Peter Fleming
United States  John McEnroe
United States  Paul Annacone
South Africa  Christo van Rensburg
6–3, 3–6, 6–3
1987 No winner United States  Paul Annacone
South Africa  Christo van Rensburg vs.
United States  Ken Flach
United States  Robert Seguso
not played (rain)
1988 Mexico  Jorge Lozano
United States  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 United States  Jeff Brown
United States  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
United States  Jeff Brown
United States  Scott Melville
7–5, 6–3
1992 United States  Kelly Jones
United States  Rick Leach
United States  Patrick McEnroe
United States  Jared Palmer
7–6, 6–7, 6–2
1993 Czech Republic  Cyril Suk
Czech Republic  Daniel Vacek
United States  Steve DeVries
Australia  David Macpherson
6–3, 7–6
1994 Canada  Grant Connell
United States  Patrick Galbraith
Netherlands  Jacco Eltingh
Netherlands  Paul Haarhuis
6–4, 7–6
1995 United States  Rick Leach
United States  Scott Melville
India  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 India  Mahesh Bhupathi
India  Leander Paes
Canada  Sébastien Lareau
United States  Alex O'Brien
6–4, 6–7, 6–2
1998 Australia  Wayne Arthurs
Australia  Peter Tramacchi
Canada  Sébastien Lareau
United States  Alex O'Brien
7–6, 1–6, 6–3

References

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  1. ^ "Bretton Woods WCT: Results 1972". ATP Tour. Association of Tennis Professionals. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  2. ^ mountwashingtonresort.com. "Mount Washington Resort overview". Retrieved 2008-08-23.
  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.
  6. ^ "Bretton Woods WCT: Results 1972". ATP Tour. Association of Tennis Professionals. Retrieved 5 June 2023.