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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
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(ATP) Tour affiliated men's
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 from 1983 to 2001. It was held in the United States, in
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in 1983, in
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in 1984, in
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in 1985 and 1986, in
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from 1987 to 1991, and at the
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in what is now
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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