Countrywide Classic

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Countrywide Classic
ATP Tour
LocationLos Angeles, California
Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States
CategoryInternational Series
SurfaceHard / Outdoors
Draw32S/32Q/16D
Prize Money$525,000
Websitecountrywideclassic.com

The Countrywide Classic (formerly known as the Mercedes-Benz Cup) is a tennis tournament on the ATP Tour International Series held in Los Angeles, California, United States. The tournament is held in July, and has hosted the top men (and until 1975, women) in the world since 1927.

The one-week tournament is held at the Los Angeles Tennis Center at UCLA, which also hosted the 1984 Summer Olympics. The current draw has 32 singles seeds and 16 doubles seeds. Notable past champions include Roy Emerson, Arthur Ashe, Billie Jean King, Jimmy Connors, John McEnroe, Pete Sampras, and Andre Agassi.

This tournaments is one of the tournaments included into the U.S. Open Series.

[edit] Past winners

[edit] Singles

Year Champion Runner-up Score
1927 Image:US flag 48 stars.svg Bill Tilden
1928 Image:Flag of France.svg Henri Cochet
1929 Image:US flag 48 stars.svg John Doeg
1930 Image:US flag 48 stars.svg Ellsworth Vines
1931 Image:US flag 48 stars.svg Ellsworth Vines
1932 Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Fred Perry
1933 Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Fred Perry
1934 Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Fred Perry
1935 Image:US flag 48 stars.svg Don Budge
1936 Image:US flag 48 stars.svg Don Budge
1937 Image:US flag 48 stars.svg Don Budge
1938 Image:Flag of Australia.svg Adrian Quist
1939 Image:Flag of Australia.svg John Bromwich
1940 Image:US flag 48 stars.svg Robert Riggs
1941 Image:US flag 48 stars.svg Frank Parker
1942 Image:US flag 48 stars.svg Frank Parker
1943 Image:US flag 48 stars.svg Jack Kramer
1944 Image:US flag 48 stars.svg Frank Parker
1945 Image:US flag 48 stars.svg Frank Parker
1946 Image:US flag 48 stars.svg Jack Kramer
1947 Image:US flag 48 stars.svg Jack Kramer
1949 Image:US flag 48 stars.svg Pancho Gonzalez
1950 Image:Flag of Australia.svg Frank Sedgman
1951 Image:Flag of Australia.svg Frank Sedgman
1952 Image:US flag 48 stars.svg Vic Seixas
1953 Image:Flag of Australia.svg Ken Rosewall
1954 Image:US flag 48 stars.svg Vic Seixas
1955 Image:US flag 48 stars.svg Tony Trabert
1956 Image:US flag 48 stars.svg Herbert Flam
1957 Image:US flag 48 stars.svg Vic Seixas
1958 Image:US flag 48 stars.svg Ham Richardson
1959 Image:Flag of Australia.svg Roy Emerson
1960 Image:Flag of the United States.svg Barry MacKay
1961 Image:Flag of the United States.svg Jon Douglas
1962 Image:Flag of Australia.svg Roy Emerson
1963 Image:Flag of the United States.svg Arthur Ashe
1964 Image:Flag of Australia.svg Roy Emerson
1965 Image:Flag of the United States.svg Dennis Ralston
1966 Image:Flag of the United States.svg Allen Fox
1967 Image:Flag of Australia.svg Roy Emerson
1968 Image:Flag of Australia.svg Rod Laver
1969 Image:Flag of the United States.svg Pancho Gonzalez
1970 Image:Flag of Australia.svg Rod Laver Image:Flag of Australia.svg John Newcombe 4-6, 6-4, 7-6
1971 Image:Flag of the United States.svg Pancho Gonzalez Image:Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Connors 3-6, 6-3, 6-3
1972 Image:Flag of the United States.svg Stan Smith Image:Flag of the United States.svg Roscoe Tanner 6-4, 6-4
1973 Image:Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Connors Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tom Okker 7-5, 7-6
1974 Image:Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Connors Image:Flag of the United States.svg Harold Solomon 6-3, 6-1
1975 Image:Flag of the United States.svg Arthur Ashe Image:Flag of the United States.svg Roscoe Tanner 3-6, 7-5, 6-3
1976 Image:Flag of the United States.svg Brian Gottfried Image:Flag of the United States.svg Arthur Ashe 6-2, 6-2
1977 Image:Flag of the United States.svg Stan Smith Image:Flag of the United States.svg Brian Gottfried 7-5, 3-6 6-4
1978 Image:Flag of the United States.svg Arthur Ashe Image:Flag of the United States.svg Brian Gottfried 6-2 6-4
1979 Image:Flag of the United States.svg Peter Fleming Image:Flag of the United States.svg John McEnroe 6-4 6-4
1980 Image:Flag of the United States.svg Gene Mayer Image:Flag of the United States.svg Brian Teacher 6-3 6-2
1981 Image:Flag of the United States.svg John McEnroe Image:Flag of the United States.svg Sandy Mayer 6-7, 6-3, 6-3
1982 Image:Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Connors Image:Flag of the United States.svg Mel Purcell 6-2, 6-1
1983 Image:Flag of the United States.svg Gene Mayer Image:Flag of the United States.svg Johan Kriek 7-6, 6-1
1984 Image:Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Connors Image:Flag of the United States.svg Eliot Teltscher 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
1985 Image:Flag of the United States.svg Paul Annacone Image:Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Edberg 7-6, 6-7, 7-6
1986 Image:Flag of the United States.svg John McEnroe Image:Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Edberg 6-2, 6-3
1987 Image:Flag of the United States.svg David Pate Image:Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Edberg 6-4, 6-4
1988 Image:Flag of Sweden.svg Mikael Pernfors Image:Flag of the United States.svg Andre Agassi 6-2, 7-5
1989 Image:Flag of the United States.svg Aaron Krickstein Image:Flag of the United States.svg Michael Chang 2-6, 6-4, 6-2
1990 Image:Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Edberg Image:Flag of the United States.svg Michael Chang 7-6, 2-6, 7-6
1991 Image:Flag of the United States.svg Pete Sampras Image:Flag of the United States.svg Brad Gilbert 6-2, 6-7(5), 6-3
1992 Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Richard Krajicek Image:Flag of Australia.svg Mark Woodforde 6-4, 2-6, 6-4
1993 Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Richard Krajicek Image:Flag of the United States.svg Michael Chang 0-6, 7-6(3), 7-6(5)
1994 Image:Flag of Germany.svg Boris Becker Image:Flag of Australia.svg Mark Woodforde 6-2, 6-2
1995 Image:Flag of Germany.svg Michael Stich Image:Flag of Sweden.svg Thomas Enqvist 6-7(7), 7-6(4), 6-2
1996 Image:Flag of the United States.svg Michael Chang Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Richard Krajicek 6-4, 6-3
1997 Image:Flag of the United States.svg Jim Courier Image:Flag of Sweden.svg Thomas Enqvist 6-4, 6-4
1998 Image:Flag of the United States.svg Andre Agassi Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tim Henman 6-4, 6-4
1999 Image:Flag of the United States.svg Pete Sampras Image:Flag of the United States.svg Andre Agassi 7-6(3), 7-6(1)
2000 Image:Flag of the United States.svg Michael Chang Image:Flag of the United States.svg Jan-Michael Gambill 6-7(2), 6-3, ret
2001 Image:Flag of the United States.svg Andre Agassi Image:Flag of the United States.svg Pete Sampras 6-4, 6-2
2002 Image:Flag of the United States.svg Andre Agassi Image:Flag of the United States.svg Jan-Michael Gambill 6-2, 6-4
2003 Image:Flag of South Africa.svg Wayne Ferreira Image:Flag of Australia.svg Lleyton Hewitt 6-3, 4-6, 7-5
2004 Image:Flag of Germany.svg Tommy Haas Image:Flag of Germany.svg Nicolas Kiefer 7-6(6), 6-4
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2005 Image:Flag of the United States.svg Andre Agassi Image:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Gilles Müller 6-4, 7-5
2006 Image:Flag of Germany.svg Tommy Haas Image:Flag of Russia.svg Dmitry Tursunov 4-6, 7-5, 6-3
2007 Image:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Radek Štěpánek Image:Flag of the United States.svg James Blake 7-6(7) 5-7 6-2

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Preceded by
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US Open Series
July-September
Succeeded by
Indianapolis
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