1986 Athens Open
Encyclopedia
The 1986 Athens International was a tennis
tournament played on outdoor clay courts
in Athens
in Greece
that was part of the 1986 Nabisco Grand Prix
. It was held from June 16 through June 23, 1986.
Henrik Sundström
defeated
Francisco Maciel
6–0, 7–5
Libor Pimek
/
Blaine Willenborg
defeated
Carlos di Laura
/
Claudio Panatta
5–7, 6–4, 6–2
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
tournament played on outdoor clay courts
Clay court
A clay court is one of the four different types of tennis court. Clay courts are made of crushed shale, stone or brick. The red clay is slower than the green, or Har-Tru "American" clay. The French Open uses clay courts, making it unique among the Grand Slam tournaments.Clay courts are more common...
in Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
in Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
that was part of the 1986 Nabisco Grand Prix
1986 Nabisco Grand Prix
The 1986 Nabisco Grand Prix was the only tennis circuit held that year. It incorporated the four grand slam tournaments, three World Championship Tennis tournaments and the Grand Prix tournaments.-Key:-January:-February:-March:-April:-May:...
. It was held from June 16 through June 23, 1986.
Men's Singles
Henrik SundströmHenrik Sundström
Henrik Sundström is a former professional male tennis player from Sweden. He is nicknamed Henke. Sundström was at his best on clay and achieved his strongest results on this surface, with his solid and heavy topspin groundstrokes from the baseline.- Tennis career :Sundström turned professional in...
defeated
Francisco MacielFrancisco Maciel
Francisco Maciel García is a former tennis player from Mexico. He represented his native country as a qualifier at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where he was defeated in the first round by Switzerland's Jakob Hlasek. He won the silver medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics, when tennis was a...
6–0, 7–5
- It was Sundström's only title of the year and the 5th of his career.
Men's Doubles
Libor PimekLibor Pimek
Libor Pimek is a former professional male tennis player.Pimek's best Grand Slam singles result came at the 1987 US Open when he reached the 3rd round...
/
Blaine WillenborgBlaine Willenborg
Blaine Willenborg , is a former professional tennis player from the United States.Willenborg enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 7 doubles titles and finished runner-up an additional 9 times. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 13...
defeated
Carlos di LauraCarlos di Laura
Carlos di Laura is a former tennis player from Peru.Di Laura participated in the 1984 Summer Olympics for his native country. The left-hander won three tour doubles titles during his profeesional career....
/
Claudio PanattaClaudio Panatta
Claudio Panatta is a former Italian tennis player and younger brother of 1976 French Open champion Adriano Panatta.Panatta won 6 doubles titles and 1 singles title during his professional career...
5–7, 6–4, 6–2
- It was Pimek's 2nd title of the year and the 6th of his career. It was Willenborg's only title of the year and the 5th of his career.