The Verizon Tennis Challenge (ex Paine Webber Classic from 1983 in Dallas to 1987 in Orlando) is a defunct
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 ...
and
Association of Tennis Professionals
The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) is the governing body of the men's professional tennis circuits – the ATP Tour, the ATP Challenger Tour and the ATP Champions Tour. It was formed in September 1972 by Donald Dell, Jack Kramer, an ...
(ATP) Tour affiliated men's
tennis
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tournament played from 1983 to 2001. It was held in the United States, in
Dallas, Texas
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in 1983, in
Boca Raton, Florida
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in 1984, in
Fort Myers, Florida
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in 1985 and 1986, in
Orlando, Florida
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from 1987 to 1991, and at the
Atlanta Athletic Club
Atlanta Athletic Club (AAC), founded in 1898, is a private athletic club in Johns Creek, Georgia, a suburb 23 miles north of Atlanta. The original home of the club was a 10-story building located on Carnegie Way, and in 1904 a golf course was bui ...
in what is now
Johns Creek, Georgia
Johns Creek is a city in Fulton County, Georgia, United States. According to the 2020 census, the population was 82,453. The city is a northeastern suburb of Atlanta.
History
In the early 19th century, the Johns Creek area was dotted with t ...
from 1992 to 2001.
The tournament was played on
outdoor hard courts from 1985 to 1991 and on
outdoor clay courts from 1992 to 2001.
Past finals
Singles
Doubles
References
{{ATP International Series tournaments
ATP Tour
Defunct tennis tournaments in the United States
Grand Prix tennis circuit
Hard court tennis tournaments in the United States
Clay court tennis tournaments
Sports in Fort Myers, Florida
1983 establishments in Texas
2001 disestablishments in Georgia (U.S. state)
Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2001
Recurring sporting events established in 1983