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
[edit]The draw was confirmed on 13 February 2015[1]
Team USA
James Blake- Brad Gilbert
- Justin Gimelstob
-
Michael Chang(withdrew due to a hamstring injury, replaced by Gimelstob)[4]
Team International
Goran Ivanišević
Mark Philippoussis
Mikael Pernfors
Emilio Sánchez(withdrew due to a groin injury, replaced by Pernfors)
Draw
[edit]All times are local, EST (UTC−5).
Day 1 (13 February)
[edit]Matches started at 18:00[5]
| 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)
[edit]Matches started at 12:00[6]
| 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)
[edit]Matches started at 12:00[7]
| 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
[edit]| Delray Beach Open champions |
|---|
 Team International 1st title |
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ "Gilbert replaces Chang on Team USA in ATP Champions Tour event". Yellow Tennis Ball. 10 February 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
- ^ 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
[edit]- Official Results Archive (ATP) Archived 2017-04-24 at the Wayback Machine