Suntory Cup

Suntory Cup
Defunct tennis tournament
Tour Invitational
Founded 1978
Abolished 1986
Editions 8
Location Tokyo, Japan
Venue Yoyogi National Stadium
Surface Carpet / indoor
Draw 4S

The Suntory Cup is a defunct invitational men's tennis tournament that was held at the Yoyogi National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan from 1978 to 1986. The indoor tournament was played in April each year and consisted of a four-man draw. The event was not recognized as an official tournament by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) or the International Tennis Federation (ITF) but still attracted the world's leading players due to the financial rewards. Jimmy Connors won the event a record four times. The 1983 edition was noteworthy as it was Björn Borg's last tournament before his retirement.[lower-alpha 1]

Results

Singles

Year Prize Money Champions Runners-up Score
1978Sweden Björn Borg[1]United States Jimmy Connors6–1, 6–2
1979Tournament not held
1980$250,000United States Jimmy Connors[2]United States John McEnroe7–5, 6–3
1981$250,000United States Jimmy Connors[3][4]United States John McEnroe6–4, 7–6
1982$250,000Sweden Björn Borg[5][6]Argentina Guillermo Vilas6–1, 6–2
1983$300,000United States Jimmy Connors[7]Sweden Björn Borg6–3, 6–4
1984$250,000Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl[8][9]United States John McEnroe6–4, 3–6, 6–2
1985$250,000Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl[10][11]United States John McEnroe6–4, 6–2
1986$250,000United States Jimmy Connors[12][13][14]Sweden Mats Wilander6–4, 6–0

Draws

1978

Semifinal Final
          
Sweden Björn Borg 6 6  
Spain Manuel Orantes 1 4  
Sweden Björn Borg 6 6  
United States Jimmy Connors 1 2  
United States Jimmy Connors 6 6  
Argentina Guillermo Vilas 4 1   Third place match
Argentina Guillermo Vilas 6 6 4
Spain Manuel Orantes 3 7 6

1980

Semifinal Final
          
United States John McEnroe  
Romania Ilie Năstase  
United States John McEnroe 5 3  
United States Jimmy Connors 7 6  
Sweden Jimmy Connors  
United States Roscoe Tanner   Third place match
Romania Ilie Năstase 7 6 2
United States Roscoe Tanner 6 7 6

1981

Semifinal Final
          
United States John McEnroe 6 7  
Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 1 5  
United States John McEnroe 4 6  
United States Jimmy Connors 6 7  
United States Jimmy Connors 6 0 6
United States Gene Mayer 3 6 4 Third place match
Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 6 6
United States Gene Mayer 1 3

1982

Semifinal Final
          
Argentina Guillermo Vilas 6 6  
United States John McEnroe 4 4  
Argentina Guillermo Vilas 1 2  
Sweden Björn Borg 6 6  
Sweden Björn Borg 6 6 6
United States Vincent Van Patten 7 4 3 Third place match
United States John McEnroe 7 4 3
United States Vincent Van Patten 6 6 6

1983

Semifinal Final
          
Sweden Björn Borg 6 2 6
United States John McEnroe 4 6 2
Sweden Björn Borg 3 4  
United States Jimmy Connors 6 6  
United States Jimmy Connors 1 6 7
United States Johan Kriek 6 3 5 Third place match
United States John McEnroe 6 7 6
United States Johan Kriek 7 5 3

1984

Semifinal Final
          
United States John McEnroe 4 6 6
United States Jimmy Connors 6 3 4
United States John McEnroe 4 6 2
Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 6 3 6
Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 6 4 6
France Yannick Noah 2 6 2 Third place match
United States Jimmy Connors r.
France Yannick Noah

1985

Semifinal Final
          
United States John McEnroe 6 6
France Yannick Noah 4 4
United States John McEnroe 4 2
Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 6 6
Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 6 6
Ecuador Andres Gomez 3 4 Third place match
France Yannick Noah 2 6 7
Ecuador Andres Gomez 6 1 6

1986

Semifinal Final
          
United States Jimmy Connors 7 5 6
Sweden Stefan Edberg 5 7 3
United States Jimmy Connors 6 6
Sweden Mats Wilander 4 0
Sweden Mats Wilander 6 6
Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 4 4 Third place match
Sweden Stefan Edberg 1 6 5
Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 6 1 7

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Borg made a largely unsuccessful comeback on the men's professional tennis tour in the early-1990s

References

  1. ↑ John Barrett, ed. (1979). World of Tennis 1979 : a BP yearbook. London: Macdonald and Jane's. p. 191. ISBN 978-0354090681.
  2. ↑ "Connors Looking Ahead After Beating McEnroe". Reading Eagle. 13 April 1980.
  3. ↑ John Barrett, ed. (1982). Slazengers World of Tennis 1982 : the official yearbook of the International Tennis Federation (14th ed.). London: Queen Anne Press. p. 236. ISBN 9780356085968.
  4. ↑ "Connors Defeats McEnroe in Tokyo Final". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. AP. 13 April 1981.
  5. ↑ "Borg Claims Suntory Cup". Lakeland Ledger. 19 April 1982.
  6. ↑ John Barrett, ed. (1983). Slazengers World of Tennis 1983  : the official yearbook of the International Tennis Federation. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 221. ISBN 0356093832.
  7. ↑ John Barrett, ed. (1984). World of Tennis 1984 : the official yearbook of the International Tennis Federation. London: Willow Books. p. 257. ISBN 0002181223.
  8. ↑ John Barrett, ed. (1985). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1985. London: Willow Books. p. 284. ISBN 0002181703.
  9. ↑ "McEnroe Toppled by Lendl". The New York Times. AP. 9 April 1984.
  10. ↑ "Lloyd Meets Garrison in Final". Ocala Star-Banner. AP. 21 April 1985.
  11. ↑ "Lendl needs just 76 minutes to top McEnroe in Suntory Cup". Lakeland Ledger. 22 April 1985.
  12. ↑ "Connors Defeates Wilander in Tokyo". The New York Times. UPI. 21 April 1986.
  13. ↑ "Connors four-way winner". Rome News-Tribune. AP. 21 April 1986.
  14. ↑ John Barrett, ed. (1987). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1987. London: Willow Books. p. 271. ISBN 9780002182522.
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