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| World Tennis Challenge | |
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| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Founded | 2009 |
| Abolished | 2019 |
| Location | Adelaide Australia |
| Venue | Memorial Drive Park (2009–2019) |
| Category | Exhibition |
| Surface | Hard court |
| Draw | RR 4 teams |
| Website | WorldTennisChallenge.com |
The World Tennis Challenge was a three night professional exhibition tennis tournament held in the week before the Australian Open in Adelaide, South Australia as part of the Australian Open Series. The tournament was created by a consortium of past players including Jim Courier, Darren Cahill, Mark Woodforde and Roger Rasheed And Alistair (Macdonald)It had four teams of two players, a 'legend' and a current player and are paired into areas e.g. Americas or represent their countries. The current players play each other in a best of 3 match with a match tiebreaker for a 3rd set. The legends play a pro set, and the doubles if needed is a normal set with no a rules before a super tie break if needed.[1]
The event was first held in 2009 for an initial period of 3 years.[2] 2