2015 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships – Team legends
| Team legends | |
|---|---|
| 2015 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships | |
| Champions |  Team International |
| Runners-up |  Team USA |
| Score | 6–3 (9 ties played) |
The 2015 Delray Beach Open featured a team tennis competition between Team USA and Team International. The event is officially recognized by the ATP Champions Tour.
Each team is composed by 3 players, and each player will face all 3 players of the other team. A win awards a point for his respective team. All matches are played at best of 3 sets, with a champions tie-break at the third set if necessary.[1]
Team International won the tournament 6–3 over Team USA.[2]
This tournament marked the official debut of James Blake in the ATP Champions Tour, after retiring from professional tennis in 2012.[3] Blake qualified to the tour after winning the Davis Cup in 2007.
Players
For a player to be eligible for play on this tour, he must be in the year of his 35th birthday or have been retired from the ATP World Tour for two years or more. Each player must have been either a world No. 1, a Grand Slam finalist, or a singles player in a winning Davis Cup team. Each event can also invite two players of its choice to take wild cards.
The draw was announced on 13 February 2015[1]
| Player | Age* | Ranking | Grand Slams | Davis Cup | Entry criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team United States
| |||||
| James Blake
|
35 years, 47 days | No. 4 (November 2006) |
Quarterfinals (USO '05, USO '06, AO '08) |
Champion (2007) |
Eligible |
| Brad Gilbert
|
53 years, 188 days | No. 4 (January 1990) |
Quarterfinals (USO '87 and WIM '90) |
Semifinals (1986, 1989) |
Wild card |
| Justin Gimelstob
|
38 years, 18 days | No. 63 (April 1999) |
Third round (USO '97 & '99, WIM '00, '03 & '05) |
Semifinals (1998) |
Wild card |
| Team International
| |||||
 Goran Ivanišević
|
43 years, 153 days | No. 2 (July 1994) |
Champion (2001 Wimbledon) |
Semifinals (1989)[4] |
Eligible |
.svg.png){kind=small} Mark Philippoussis
|
38 years, 98 days | No. 8 (April 1999) |
Runner-up (USO '98 and WIM '03) |
Champion (1999, 2003) |
Eligible |
 Mikael Pernfors
|
51 years, 212 days | No. 10 (September 1986) |
Runner-up (1986 French Open) |
Runner-up (1986) |
Eligible |
| Withdrew before the tournament | |||||
| Michael Chang
|
42 years, 356 days | No. 2 (September 1996) |
Champion (1989 French Open) |
Champion (1990) |
Withdrew (hamstring injury)[5] |
 Emilio Sánchez
|
49 years, 260 days | No. 7 (April 1990) |
Quarterfinals (RG '88 and USO '88) |
Semifinals (1987) |
Withdrew (groin injury)[6] |
* - at start of tournament.
Draw
All times are local, EST (UTC−5).
Day 1 (13 February)
Matches started at 18:00[7]
| No. | USA player | INT player | Winner | Score | |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Blake |
Mark Philippoussis |
Blake | 6–7(3–7), 6–3, [10–8] | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Brad Gilbert |
Goran Ivanišević |
Ivanišević | 6–2, 6–4 | 1 | 1 |
Day 2 (14 February)
Matches started at 12:00[8]
| No. | USA player | INT player | Winner | Score | |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Justin Gimelstob |
Mark Philippoussis |
Philippoussis | 6–3, 6–1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Brad Gilbert |
Mikael Pernfors |
Pernfors | 6–2, 6–3 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Justin Gimelstob |
Goran Ivanišević |
Ivanišević | 7–5, 5–7, [10–6] | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | James Blake |
Mikael Pernfors |
Blake | 7–5, 6–2 | 2 | 4 |
Day 3 (15 February)
Matches started at 12:00[9]
| No. | USA player | INT player | Winner | Score | |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Brad Gilbert |
Mark Philippoussis |
Philippoussis | 6–2, 6–4 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | Justin Gimelstob |
Mikael Pernfors |
Pernfors | 6–4, 4–6, [10–6] | 2 | 6 |
| 9 | James Blake |
Goran Ivanišević |
Blake | 6–7(3–7), 6–1, [10–4] | 3 | 6 |
Winners
| Delray Beach Open champions |
|---|
Team International 1st title |
References
- ^ a b ATP Staff (13 February 2015). "Blake set for debut". ATP Champions Tour. Delray Beach. Archived from the original on 8 September 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
- ^ ATP Staff (16 February 2015). "Blake edges Ivanisevic". ATP Champions Tour. Delray Beach. Archived from the original on 7 September 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
- ^ ATP Staff (11 October 2014). "Blake leads 2015 Delray Beach field". ATP Champions Tour. Delray Beach. Archived from the original on 7 September 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
- ^ ^ The Davis Cup won by Croatia in 2005 is not considered, as Goran Ivanišević wasn't part of any singles rubber in the entire season.
- ^ "Gilbert replaces Chang on Team USA in ATP Champions Tour event". Yellow Tennis Ball. 10 February 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
- ^ ^ Emilio Sánchez was replaced by Mikael Pernfors
- ^ Dorsey, Steve (14 February 2015). "ATP Champions Tour competition tied at 1–1". Yellow Tennis Ball. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
- ^ Dorsey, Steve (14 February 2015). "Blake keeps Americans in the fight". Yellow Tennis Ball. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
- ^ Dorsey, Steve (15 February 2015). "Philippoussis leads Internationals past Americans, 6–3". Yellow Tennis Ball. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
External links
- Official Results Archive (ATP) Archived 2017-04-24 at the Wayback Machine