Verizon Tennis Challenge

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Verizon Tennis Challenge
Defunct tennis tournament
Tour	Grand Prix circuit (1983–1989) ATP World Series (1990–1997) ATP International Series (1998–2001)
Founded	1984
Abolished	2001
Editions	19
Location	Fort Myers, Florida, US (1985–1986) Orlando, Florida, US (1987–1991) Atlanta, GA, US (1992–2001)
Surface	Hard (1985–1991) Clay (1992–2001)

The Verizon Tennis Challenge (ex Paine Webber Classic from 1984 in Boca Raton to 1987 in Orlando) was a Grand Prix tennis circuit and Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Tour affiliated men's tennis tournament played from 1984 to 2001. It was held in the United States, in Boca Raton, Florida in 1984, in Fort Myers, Florida in 1985 and 1986, in Orlando, Florida from 1987 to 1991, and at the Atlanta Athletic Club in what is now Johns Creek, Georgia from 1992 to 2001. The tournament was played on outdoor hard courts from 1985 to 1991 and on outdoor clay courts from 1992 to 2001.

History

In 1983, the Paine Webber Classic was the last sponsored name of the first installment of the Dallas Open that initially ran from 1953 to 1971, then was discontinued. In 1983, it was revived for one edition to replace the Denver Open that season in the tour calendar.

In 1984, a new successor event the Paine Webber Classic Boca Raton was established to replace the Dallas Open (later revived in 2020), but this was held in Florida.

Past finals

Singles

Location	Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
Boca Raton United States	1984	Jimmy Connors	Johan Kriek	7–5, 6–4
Fort Myers United States	1985	Ivan Lendl	Jimmy Connors	6–3, 6–2
	1986	Ivan Lendl	Jimmy Connors	6–2, 6–0
Orlando United States	1987	Christo van Rensburg	Jimmy Connors	6–3, 3–6, 6–1
	1988	Andrei Chesnokov	Miloslav Mečíř	7–6(8–6), 6–1
	1989	Andre Agassi	Brad Gilbert	6–2, 6–1
	1990	Brad Gilbert	Christo van Rensburg	6–2, 6–1
	1991	Andre Agassi	Derrick Rostagno	6–2, 1–6, 6–3
Atlanta United States	1992	Andre Agassi	Pete Sampras	7–5, 6–4
	1993	Jacco Eltingh	Bryan Shelton	7–6(7–1), 6–2
	1994	Michael Chang	Todd Martin	6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–4), 6–0
	1995	Michael Chang	Andre Agassi	6–2, 6–7(6–8), 6–4
	1996	Karim Alami	Nicklas Kulti	6–3, 6–4
	1997	Marcelo Filippini	Jason Stoltenberg	7–6(7–2), 6–4
	1998	Pete Sampras	Jason Stoltenberg	6–7(2–7), 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
	1999	Stefan Koubek	Sébastien Grosjean	6–1, 6–2
	2000	Andrew Ilie	Jason Stoltenberg	6–3, 7–5
	2001	Andy Roddick	Xavier Malisse	6–2, 6–4

Doubles

Location	Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
Fort Myers United States	1985	Ken Flach Robert Seguso	Sammy Giammalva Jr. David Pate	3–6, 6–3, 6–3
	1986	Ivan Lendl Andrés Gómez	Peter Doohan Paul McNamee	7–5, 6–4
Orlando United States	1987	Kim Warwick Sherwood Stewart	Paul Annacone Christo van Rensburg	2–6, 7–6, 6–4
	1988	Guy Forget Yannick Noah	Sherwood Stewart Kim Warwick	6–4, 6–4
	1989	Scott Davis Tim Pawsat	Ken Flach Robert Seguso	7–5, 5–7, 6–4
	1990	Scott Davis David Pate	Alfonso Mora Brian Page	6–3, 7–5
	1991	Luke Jensen Scott Melville	Nicolás Pereira Pete Sampras	6–7, 7–6, 6–3
Atlanta United States	1992	Steve DeVries David Macpherson	Dave Randall Mark Keil	6–3, 6–3
	1993	Paul Annacone Richey Reneberg	Todd Martin Jared Palmer	6–4, 7–6
	1994	Jared Palmer Richey Reneberg	Francisco Montana Jim Pugh	4–6, 7–6, 6–4
	1995	Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez	Jared Palmer Richey Reneberg	6–7, 6–3, 7–6
	1996	Christo van Rensburg David Wheaton	Bill Behrens Matt Lucena	7–6, 6–2
	1997	Jonas Björkman Nicklas Kulti	Scott Davis Kelly Jones	6–4, 6–4
	1998	Ellis Ferreira Brent Haygarth	Alex O'Brien Richey Reneberg	6–3, 0–6, 6–2
	1999	Patrick Galbraith Justin Gimelstob	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde	5–7, 7–6(7–4), 6–3
	2000	Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach	Mark Knowles Justin Gimelstob	6–3, 6–4
	2001	Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes	Rick Leach David Macpherson	6–3, 7–6(9–7)