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**desmond001** · 08-18-2008, 05:26 PM

NEWPORT, R.I., August 17 – Pat Cash won the singles title at the $150,000 Hall of Fame Champions Cup Sunday defeating Jim Courier 6-3, 6-4 in the singles final, spoiling Courier’s 38th birthday. With the victory, Cash earned $54,000 and his first tournament victory on the Outback Champions Series, the global tennis circuit for champion tennis players age 30 and over.

Cash, the Australian appearing in his first Outback Champions Series event this year, also earned 800 ranking points to place him at No. 6 in the Stanford Champions Rankings. Courier earned 600 points to move into sole possession of the No. 1 ranking with 2200 points. Entering Newport, Courier was tied for the top spot with John McEnroe.

“It’s been a fantastic tour," said Cash of the Outback Champions Series. "I’ve been lucky to play a lot of tournaments. My favorite surface is here on grass. The Hall of Fame put on a fantastic event.”

Said Courier of Cash, “He’s clearly a deserving champion and a very worthy champion. He’s a Wimbledon champion after all.”

In Sunday’s third-place match, Magnus Larsson of Sweden defeated Mal Washington of the United States 6-4, 6-4.

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desmond001 Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 584 Senior Member	NEWPORT, R.I., August 17 – Pat Cash won the singles title at the $150,000 Hall of Fame Champions Cup Sunday defeating Jim Courier 6-3, 6-4 in the singles final, spoiling Courier’s 38th birthday. With the victory, Cash earned $54,000 and his first tournament victory on the Outback Champions Series, the global tennis circuit for champion tennis players age 30 and over. Cash, the Australian appearing in his first Outback Champions Series event this year, also earned 800 ranking points to place him at No. 6 in the Stanford Champions Rankings. Courier earned 600 points to move into sole possession of the No. 1 ranking with 2200 points. Entering Newport, Courier was tied for the top spot with John McEnroe. “It’s been a fantastic tour," said Cash of the Outback Champions Series. "I’ve been lucky to play a lot of tournaments. My favorite surface is here on grass. The Hall of Fame put on a fantastic event.” Said Courier of Cash, “He’s clearly a deserving champion and a very worthy champion. He’s a Wimbledon champion after all.” In Sunday’s third-place match, Magnus Larsson of Sweden defeated Mal Washington of the United States 6-4, 6-4.
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