Chicago Open (tennis)

For other uses, see Chicago Grand Prix. For WCT tournament held once in 1982, see WCT Chicago.

The Chicago Open also known as the Volvo Chicago Open,^[1] it's sponsored name is a defunct professional tennis tournament founded in 1973 as the Chicago International until 1975 both events were played on indoor carpet courts. This initial tournament and this event were part of the Grand Prix circuit. It was held annually at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois, US, from 1985 to 1987. It is unrelated to a World Championship Tennis event held in Chicago for one year in 1982.

Chicago Open
Defunct tennis tournament
Event name	Chicago Grand Prix (1985–1987)
Tour	Grand Prix circuit (1985–1987), ATP Tour (1991)
Founded	1973
Abolished	1987
Editions	7
Location	Chicago, Illinois, US (1985–1987)
Venue	UIC Pavilion
Surface	Carpet (i) (1985–1987)

The singles tournament saw four American players reach the final in the three years of the tournament: Tim Mayotte won the title in 1987 against countryman David Pate, John McEnroe beat compatriot Jimmy Connors in 1985. Boris Becker defeated Ivan Lendl in 1986. In doubles, American duo Ken Flach and Robert Seguso reached the final on two occasions, winning in 1986 and losing in 1985.

Past finals

Singles

Included:^[2]

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1973	Tom Okker	John Newcombe	3–6, 7–6, 6–3
1974	Stan Smith	Marty Riessen	3–6, 6–1, 6–4
1975	Roscoe Tanner	John Alexander	6–1, 6–7, 7–6
1976-84: not held
1985	John McEnroe	Jimmy Connors	Walkover
1986	Boris Becker	Ivan Lendl	7–6, 6–3
1987	Tim Mayotte	David Pate	6–4, 6–2
1988-90: not held
1991	John McEnroe	Patrick McEnroe	3–6, 6–2, 6–4

Doubles

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1987	Paul Annacone Christo van Rensburg	Mike De Palmer Gary Donnelly	6–3, 7–6(7–4)
1986	Ken Flach Robert Seguso	Eddie Edwards Francisco González	6–0, 7–5
1985	Johan Kriek Yannick Noah	Ken Flach Robert Seguso	3–6, 4–6, 7–5, 6–1, 6–4

Event Names

Official

• Chicago International (1973)
• Chicago International Tennis Festival (1974-75)
• Chicago International Open (1985-86)
• Chicago Grand Prix (1987)
• Chicago Open (1991)

Sponsored

• Tam International (1973-75)
• Volvo Tennis Chicago (1985-87)
• Volvo Chicago Open (1991)^[3]

See also

• List of tennis tournaments