Suntory Cup

The Suntory Cup is a defunct invitational men's tennis tournament that was held at the Yoyogi National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan from 1978 to 1986. The indoor tournament was played in April each year and consisted of a four-man draw. The event was not recognized as an official tournament by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) or the International Tennis Federation (ITF) but still attracted the world's leading players due to the financial rewards. Jimmy Connors won the event a record four times. The 1983 edition was noteworthy as it was Björn Borg's last tournament before his retirement.[lower-alpha 1]

This article is about the defunct tennis tournament. For the defunct Nippon Professional Baseball preseason interleague baseball tournament, see Interleague play (NPB).
Suntory Cup
Defunct tennis tournament
TourInvitational
Founded1978
Abolished1986
Editions8
LocationTokyo, Japan
VenueYoyogi National Stadium
SurfaceCarpet / indoor
Draw4S

Results

Singles
Year Prize Money Champions Runners-up Score
1978 Björn Borg[1] Jimmy Connors6–1, 6–2
1979Tournament not held
1980$250,000 Jimmy Connors[2] John McEnroe7–5, 6–3
1981$250,000 Jimmy Connors[3][4] John McEnroe6–4, 7–6
1982$250,000 Björn Borg[5][6] Guillermo Vilas6–1, 6–2
1983$300,000 Jimmy Connors[7] Björn Borg6–3, 6–4
1984$250,000 Ivan Lendl[8][9] John McEnroe6–4, 3–6, 6–2
1985$250,000 Ivan Lendl[10][11] John McEnroe6–4, 6–2
1986$250,000 Jimmy Connors[12][13][14] Mats Wilander6–4, 6–0

Draws

1978
Semifinal Final
          
Björn Borg 6 6  
Manuel Orantes 1 4  
Björn Borg 6 6  
Jimmy Connors 1 2  
Jimmy Connors 6 6  
Guillermo Vilas 4 1   Third place match
Guillermo Vilas 6 6 4
Manuel Orantes 3 7 6

1980
Semifinal Final
          
John McEnroe  
Ilie Năstase  
John McEnroe 5 3  
Jimmy Connors 7 6  
Jimmy Connors  
Roscoe Tanner   Third place match
Ilie Năstase 7 6 2
Roscoe Tanner 6 7 6

1981
Semifinal Final
          
John McEnroe 6 7  
Ivan Lendl 1 5  
John McEnroe 4 6  
Jimmy Connors 6 7  
Jimmy Connors 6 0 6
Gene Mayer 3 6 4 Third place match
Ivan Lendl 6 6
Gene Mayer 1 3

1982
Semifinal Final
          
Guillermo Vilas 6 6  
John McEnroe 4 4  
Guillermo Vilas 1 2  
Björn Borg 6 6  
Björn Borg 6 6 6
Vincent Van Patten 7 4 3 Third place match
John McEnroe 7 4 3
Vincent Van Patten 6 6 6

1983
Semifinal Final
          
Björn Borg 6 2 6
John McEnroe 4 6 2
Björn Borg 3 4  
Jimmy Connors 6 6  
Jimmy Connors 1 6 7
Johan Kriek 6 3 5 Third place match
John McEnroe 6 7 6
Johan Kriek 7 5 3

1984
Semifinal Final
          
John McEnroe 4 6 6
Jimmy Connors 6 3 4
John McEnroe 4 6 2
Ivan Lendl 6 3 6
Ivan Lendl 6 4 6
Yannick Noah 2 6 2 Third place match
Jimmy Connors r.
Yannick Noah

1985
Semifinal Final
          
John McEnroe 6 6
Yannick Noah 4 4
John McEnroe 4 2
Ivan Lendl 6 6
Ivan Lendl 6 6
Andres Gomez 3 4 Third place match
Yannick Noah 2 6 7
Andres Gomez 6 1 6

1986
Semifinal Final
          
Jimmy Connors 7 5 6
Stefan Edberg 5 7 3
Jimmy Connors 6 6
Mats Wilander 4 0
Mats Wilander 6 6
Ivan Lendl 4 4 Third place match
Stefan Edberg 1 6 5
Ivan Lendl 6 1 7

See also

Notes
  1. Borg made a largely unsuccessful comeback on the men's professional tennis tour in the early-1990s

References
  1. John Barrett, ed. (1979). World of Tennis 1979 : a BP yearbook. London: Macdonald and Jane's. p. 191. ISBN 978-0354090681.
  2. "Connors Looking Ahead After Beating McEnroe". Reading Eagle. 13 April 1980.
  3. John Barrett, ed. (1982). Slazengers World of Tennis 1982 : the official yearbook of the International Tennis Federation (14th ed.). London: Queen Anne Press. p. 236. ISBN 9780356085968.
  4. "Connors Defeats McEnroe in Tokyo Final". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. AP. 13 April 1981.
  5. "Borg Claims Suntory Cup". Lakeland Ledger. 19 April 1982.
  6. John Barrett, ed. (1983). Slazengers World of Tennis 1983 : the official yearbook of the International Tennis Federation. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 221. ISBN 0356093832.
  7. John Barrett, ed. (1984). World of Tennis 1984 : the official yearbook of the International Tennis Federation. London: Willow Books. p. 257. ISBN 0002181223.
  8. John Barrett, ed. (1985). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1985. London: Willow Books. p. 284. ISBN 0002181703.
  9. "McEnroe Toppled by Lendl". The New York Times. AP. 9 April 1984.
  10. "Lloyd Meets Garrison in Final". Ocala Star-Banner. AP. 21 April 1985.
  11. "Lendl needs just 76 minutes to top McEnroe in Suntory Cup". Lakeland Ledger. 22 April 1985.
  12. "Connors Defeats Wilander in Tokyo". The New York Times. UPI. 21 April 1986.
  13. "Connors four-way winner". Rome News-Tribune. AP. 21 April 1986.
  14. John Barrett, ed. (1987). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1987. London: Willow Books. p. 271. ISBN 9780002182522.
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