The Volvo International, also known as the Pilot Pen International, was a professional

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tournament founded in 1972 as the Bretton Woods WCT it was played on

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s to 1984 and on outdoor hard courts from 1985 to 1998. It was first held at the Mount Washington Resort in

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in the United States in 1973 after

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had run a successful summer camp there. The International was originally part of the

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until the formation of the

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in 1990, when it became part of the Championship Series until its dissolution. The event moved to several American locations during its run, including Mount Cranmore in

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, from 1975 to 1984,

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at Stratton Mountain, Vermont, from 1985 to 1989, and eventually to

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from 1990 until 1998, before it was discontinued. In 2005, the ATP event at

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(known as the TD Waterhouse Cup) was moved to New Haven, where it merged with the WTA Tour's

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. The current ATP ''Pilot Pen'' event is considered to be a continuation of the Long Island event rather than of the International.''2009 Official Guide to Professional Tennis'', page 50, compiled by the ATP World Tour.

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