Challenge of Champions

For the pool event, see International Challenge of Champions.

Challenge of Champions
Defunct tennis tournament
Tour	Invitational/Exhibition
Founded	1981
Abolished	1989
Editions	10
Location	Chicago, U.S. Atlanta, U.S. (1985–1989) Las Vegas, U.S. (1984)
Surface	Carpet (indoor) (1984-1987) Clay (green) (1988-1989)

The "Challenge of Champions" was created to be one of the richest prize money men's tennis events in the world. It was an invitation only tennis exhibition featuring daily matches with eight of the leading male players in the world according to their ATP rankings. The tournament was discontinued after the 1989 edition.

Past finals

Year	Dates	Location	Surface	Prize Money	Winner	Runner-up	Score
1989	April 26–30	Atlanta	Clay (green)	$1,200,000	Andre Agassi	Michael Chang	6–3, 6–2
1988	April 28–May 1	Atlanta	Clay (green)	$1,200,000	Ivan Lendl	Stefan Edberg	2–6, 6–1, 6–3
1987	October 6–11	Atlanta	Carpet (indoor)	$1,200,000	John McEnroe	Paul Annacone	6–4, 7–5
1986	*November 25–30 1986	Atlanta	Carpet (indoor)	$1,200,000	Boris Becker	John McEnroe	3–6, 6–3, 7–5
1985	January 6–12, 1986	Atlanta	Carpet (indoor)	$1,000,000	Ivan Lendl	Jimmy Connors	6–2, 6–3
1984	January 6–11, 1985	Las Vegas		$200,000	John McEnroe	Guillermo Vilas	7–5, 6–0
1983	January 3–8, 1984	Chicago	Carpet (indoor)	$250,000	Jimmy Connors	Andrés Gómez	6–3, 6–2, 6–1
1982	January 4–9, 1983	Chicago	$250,000	Ivan Lendl	Jimmy Connors	4–6, 6–4, 7–5, 6–4	Carpet (indoor)
1981	January 6–11, 1982	Chicago	Carpet (indoor)	$310,000	Jimmy Connors	John McEnroe	6–7, 7–5, 6–7, 7–5, 6–4
1980	January 7-12, 1981	Chicago	Carpet (indoor)	$310,000	John McEnroe	Jimmy Connors	6–2, 6–4, 6–1

• Held twice during the 1986 calendar year like the Nabisco Masters

References

• World of Tennis annuals