The Challenge of Champions was an exhibition tennis tournament. Featuring a roster of 8 invited players, it was not recognized by the sport's main sanctioning bodies, but was one of the most lucrative and better regarded non-tour events. Beginning in 1980, it was organized by Canadian company Concert Productions International, which the following year launched a sister event called the Molson Challenge in Toronto. The tournament was discontinued after the 1989 edition.

Past finals

YearDatesLocationSurfacePrize moneyWinnerRunner-upScore
1989April 26–30AtlantaClay (green)$1,200,000United States Andre AgassiUnited States Michael Chang6–3, 6–2
1988April 28–May 1AtlantaClay (green)$1,200,000Czechoslovakia Ivan LendlSweden Stefan Edberg2–6, 6–1, 6–3
1987October 6–11AtlantaCarpet (indoor)$1,200,000United States John McEnroeUnited States Paul Annacone6–4, 7–5
1986*November 25–30, 1986AtlantaCarpet (indoor)$1,200,000Germany Boris BeckerUnited States John McEnroe3–6, 6–3, 7–5
1985January 6–12, 1986AtlantaCarpet (indoor)$1,000,000Czechoslovakia Ivan LendlUnited States Jimmy Connors6–2, 6–3
1984January 6–11, 1985Las Vegas$200,000United States John McEnroeArgentina Guillermo Vilas7–5, 6–0
1983January 3–8, 1984ChicagoCarpet (indoor)$250,000United States Jimmy ConnorsEcuador Andrés Gómez6–3, 6–2, 6–1
1982January 4–9, 1983ChicagoCarpet (indoor)$250,000Czechoslovakia Ivan LendlUnited States Jimmy Connors4–6, 6–4, 7–5, 6–4
1981January 6–11, 1982ChicagoCarpet (indoor)$310,000United States Jimmy ConnorsUnited States John McEnroe6–7, 7–5, 6–7, 7–5, 6–4
1980January 7–12, 1981ChicagoCarpet (indoor)$310,000United States John McEnroeUnited States Jimmy Connors6–2, 6–4, 6–1
  • Held twice during the 1986 calendar year like the Nabisco Masters

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