The Volvo International, also known as the
Pilot Pen International, was a professional
tennis
Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...
tournament played on
clay courts from 1973 to 1984 and on
outdoor hard courts from 1985 to 1998. It was first held at the
Mount Washington Resort in
Bretton Woods, New Hampshire
Bretton Woods is an area within the town of Carroll, New Hampshire, United States, whose principal points of interest are three leisure and recreation facilities. Being virtually surrounded by the White Mountain National Forest, the vista from B ...
in the United States in 1973 after
Rod Laver had run a successful summer camp there. The International was originally part of the
Grand Prix tennis circuit
The Grand Prix tennis circuit was a professional tennis tour for male players that existed from 1970 to 1989. The Grand Prix and World Championship Tennis (WCT) were the two predecessors to the current tour for male players, the ATP Tour, with t ...
until the formation of the
ATP Tour
The ATP Tour is a worldwide top-tier tennis tour for men organized by the Association of Tennis Professionals. The second-tier tour is the ATP Challenger Tour and the third-tier is the ITF Men's World Tennis Tour. The equivalent women's organ ...
in 1990, when it became part of the
Championship Series until its dissolution.
The event moved to several American locations during its run, including
Mount Cranmore in
North Conway, New Hampshire
North Conway is a census-designated place (CDP) and village in eastern Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 2,116 at the 2020 census. A year-round resort area, North Conway is the second-largest village within the to ...
, from 1975 to 1984,
Stratton Mountain Resort
Stratton Mountain Resort is a ski area in the northeastern United States, located on Stratton Mountain in Stratton, Vermont, east of Manchester.
History
Stratton was established in December 1961 with three double chairlifts and a three-story ba ...
at
Stratton Mountain, Vermont
Stratton Mountain is a resort community and census-designated place (CDP) in Bennington and Windham counties, Vermont, United States. Sitting at the northern foot of Stratton Mountain and its ski resort, it was first listed as a CDP prior to th ...
, from 1985 to 1989, and eventually to
New Haven, Connecticut
New Haven is a city in the U.S. state of Connecticut. It is located on New Haven Harbor on the northern shore of Long Island Sound in New Haven County, Connecticut and is part of the New York City metropolitan area. With a population of 134 ...
from 1990 until 1998, before it was discontinued.
In 2005, the
ATP event at
Long Island (known as the
TD Waterhouse Cup) was moved to New Haven, where it merged with the
WTA Tour's Pilot Pen Tennis
The Connecticut Open was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was a WTA Premier Tournament on the WTA Tour until its final edition in 2018. From 2005 through 2010 the tournament was also part of the ATP World Tour 2 ...
. The current ATP ''Pilot Pen'' event is considered to be a continuation of the Long Island event rather than of the International.
[''2009 Official Guide to Professional Tennis'', page 50, compiled by the ATP World Tour.]
Results
Singles
Doubles
References
{{ATP Championship Series tournaments
Defunct tennis tournaments in the United States
Clay court tennis tournaments
Hard court tennis tournaments in the United States
Grand Prix tennis circuit
ATP Tour
Recurring sporting events established in 1973
Recurring sporting events disestablished in 1998
1973 establishments in New Hampshire
1998 disestablishments in Connecticut
Tennis in New Hampshire
Tennis in Connecticut
Sports in New Haven, Connecticut
Windham County, Vermont
Carroll County, New Hampshire