1986 Geneva Open
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The 1986 Geneva Open was a tennis
tournament played on clay court
s that was part of the 1986 Nabisco Grand Prix
. It was played at Geneva
in Switzerland
from September 8 through September 15, 1986.
Henri Leconte
defeated Thierry Tulasne
7–5, 6–3
Andreas Maurer
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Jorgen Windahl defeated 
Gustavo Luza
/ Gustavo Tiberti 6–4, 3–6, 6–4
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 clay court
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...
s 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 played at Geneva
Geneva
Geneva In the national languages of Switzerland the city is known as Genf , Ginevra and Genevra is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie, the French-speaking part of Switzerland...
in Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
from September 8 through September 15, 1986.
Men's Singles
Henri LeconteHenri Leconte
Henri Leconte is a former French professional tennis player. He reached the men's singles final at the French Open in 1988, won the French Open men's doubles title in 1984, and helped France win the Davis Cup in 1991.-Biography and career:...
defeated
Thierry TulasneThierry Tulasne
Thierry Tulasne is a former tennis player from France, who won five singles titles during his professional career. He reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on August 4, 1986, when he became number 10 in the world. After his retirement, he has coached players such as Sébastien Grosjean and...
7–5, 6–3
- It was Leconte's 2nd title of the year and the 14th of his career.
Men's Doubles
Andreas MaurerAndreas Maurer
Andreas Maurer is a former tennis player from West Germany.Maurer won one singles title and two doubles titles during his professional career. The right-hander reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 5 May 1986, when he became the number 24 of the world.-External links:*...
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Jorgen Windahl defeated Gustavo LuzaGustavo Luza
Gustavo Luza is a former tennis player from Argentina.Luza turned professional in 1985. He was most known for playing doubles, and during his career he won 5 doubles titles, including the Open Seat in Barcelona with Christian Miniussi...
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Gustavo Tiberti 6–4, 3–6, 6–4
- It was Maurer's only title of the year and the 3rd of his career. It was Windahl's only title of the year and the 1st of his career.