Suntory Cup

Suntory Cup
Defunct tennis tournament
Tour	Invitational
Founded	1978
Abolished	1986
Editions	8
Location	Tokyo, Japan
Venue	Yoyogi National Stadium
Surface	Carpet / indoor
Draw	4S

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]}

Results

Singles

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

• Tokyo Indoor

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 Defeates 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.