2015 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships – Team Legends

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.

Team Legends
2015 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships
Champions	Team International
Runners-up	Team USA
Final score	6–3 (9 ties played)

Main article: 2015 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships

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

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

All times are local, EST (UTC−5).

Day 1 (13 February)

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)

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)

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

Delray Beach Open champions
Team International 1st title

References

1. ATP Staff (13 February 2015). "Blake set for debut". ATP Champions Tour. Delray Beach. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
2. ATP Staff (16 February 2015). "Blake edges Ivanisevic". ATP Champions Tour. Delray Beach. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
3. ATP Staff (11 October 2014). "Blake leads 2015 Delray Beach field". ATP Champions Tour. Delray Beach. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
4. "Gilbert replaces Chang on Team USA in ATP Champions Tour event". Yellow Tennis Ball. 10 February 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
5. Dorsey, Steve (14 February 2015). "ATP Champions Tour competition tied at 1–1". Yellow Tennis Ball. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
6. Dorsey, Steve (14 February 2015). "Blake keeps Americans in the fight". Yellow Tennis Ball. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
7. Dorsey, Steve (15 February 2015). "Philippoussis leads Internationals past Americans, 6–3". Yellow Tennis Ball. Retrieved 20 February 2017.

External links

• Official Results Archive (ATP)