Challenge of Champions

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

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

References

• World of Tennis annuals

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