World Tennis Challenge
The World Tennis Challenge was a three night professional exhibition tennis tournament held in the week before the Australian Open in Adelaide, South Australia as part of the Australian Open Series. The tournament was created by a consortium of past players including Jim Courier, Darren Cahill, Mark Woodforde and Roger Rasheed And Alistair It had four teams of two players, a 'legend' and a current player and are paired into areas e.g. Americas or represent their countries. The current players play each other in a best of 3 match with a match tiebreaker for a 3rd set. The legends play a pro set, and the doubles if needed is a normal set with no a rules before a super tie break if needed.
The event was first held in 2009 for an initial period of 3 years. 2
2009
Players and teams
2010
Played between 12 and 14 January.Players and teams
Schedule
Tuesday Night: Australia v Americas and International v EuropeWednesday Night: Australia v International and Europe v Americas
Thursday Night: Australia v Europe and International v Americas
Results
Results - Tuesday 12 JanMen's Singles
Stepanek def. Simon 7-6, 6-0
Tomic def. Ginepri 7-6 6-4
Men's Singles
Leconte def. Bahrami 8-5
Cash def. McEnroe 8-6
Men's doubles
Stepanek/Bahrami def. Simon/Leconte 7-5
Ginepri & McEnroe def. Tomic & Cash 6-7
Results – Thursday 14 January
CURRENT PLAYERS
Bernard Tomic def. Gilles Simon 6-0, 6-7,
Radek Štěpánek def. Robby Ginepri 6-4, 6-0
PAST PLAYERS
Pat Rafter def. John McEnroe 8-6
Pat Cash def. Henri Leconte 8-4
DOUBLES
Tomic/Cash def. Simon/ Leconte 7-6
McEnroe/Ginepri def. Stepanek/Rafter 6-3
2011
Played between 11 and 13 January.Players and teams
11 JanAustralasia v Americas
Internationals v Europe
12 Jan
Australasia v Internationals
Americas v Europe
13 Jan
Australasia v Europe
Americas v Internationals