2015 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships – Team Legends

Team Legends
2015 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships
Champions United Nations Team International
Runners-up United States Team USA
Final score 6–3 (9 ties played)

The 2015 Delray Beach Open featured a team tennis competition between Team USA and Team International. The event is officially recognized by the ATP Champions Tour.

Each team is composed by 3 players, and each player will face all 3 players of the other team. A win awards a point for his respective team. All matches are played at best of 3 sets, with a champions tie-break at the third set if necessary.[1]

Team International won the tournament 6–3 over Team USA.[2]

This tournament marked the official debut of James Blake in the ATP Champions Tour, after retiring from professional tennis in 2012.[3] Blake qualified to the tour after winning the Davis Cup in 2007.

Players

The draw was confirmed on 13 February 2015[1]

Team USA

Team International

Draw

All times are local, EST (UTC−5).

Day 1 (13 February)

Matches started at 18:00[5]

No.USA playerINT playerWinnerScoreUnited StatesUnited Nations
1United States James BlakeAustralia Mark PhilippoussisBlake6–7(3–7), 6–3, [10–8]10
2United States Brad GilbertCroatia Goran IvaniševićIvanišević6–2, 6–411

Day 2 (14 February)

Matches started at 12:00[6]

No.USA playerINT playerWinnerScoreUnited StatesUnited Nations
3United States Justin GimelstobAustralia Mark PhilippoussisPhilippoussis6–3, 6–112
4United States Brad GilbertSweden Mikael PernforsPernfors6–2, 6–313
5United States Justin GimelstobCroatia Goran IvaniševićIvanišević7–5, 5–7, [10–6]14
6United States James BlakeSweden Mikael PernforsBlake7–5, 6–224

Day 3 (15 February)

Matches started at 12:00[7]

No.USA playerINT playerWinnerScoreUnited StatesUnited Nations
7United States Brad GilbertAustralia Mark PhilippoussisPhilippoussis6–2, 6–425
8United States Justin GimelstobSweden Mikael PernforsPernfors6–4, 4–6, [10–6]26
9United States James BlakeCroatia Goran IvaniševićBlake6–7(3–7), 6–1, [10–4]36

Winners

Delray Beach Open champions
United Nations
Team International
1st title

References

  1. 1 2 ATP Staff (13 February 2015). "Blake set for debut". ATP Champions Tour. Delray Beach. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  2. ↑ ATP Staff (16 February 2015). "Blake edges Ivanisevic". ATP Champions Tour. Delray Beach. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  3. ↑ ATP Staff (11 October 2014). "Blake leads 2015 Delray Beach field". ATP Champions Tour. Delray Beach. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  4. ↑ "Gilbert replaces Chang on Team USA in ATP Champions Tour event". Yellow Tennis Ball. 10 February 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  5. ↑ Dorsey, Steve (14 February 2015). "ATP Champions Tour competition tied at 1–1". Yellow Tennis Ball. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  6. ↑ Dorsey, Steve (14 February 2015). "Blake keeps Americans in the fight". Yellow Tennis Ball. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  7. ↑ Dorsey, Steve (15 February 2015). "Philippoussis leads Internationals past Americans, 6–3". Yellow Tennis Ball. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
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