1986 Grand Prix German Open
Encyclopedia
The 1986 German Open was a tennis
tournament of the 1986 Nabisco Grand Prix
and played on outdoor red clay courts. It was the 77th edition of the event. It took place at the Am Rothenbaum
in Hamburg
, West Germany, from September 15 through September 21, 1986.
Henri Leconte
def.
Miloslav Mečíř
, 6–2, 5–7, 6-4, 6-2
Emilio Sanchez
/ Sergio Casal
def.
Boris Becker
/ Eric Jelen
, 6–1, 7–5
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 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:...
and played on outdoor red clay courts. It was the 77th edition of the event. It took place at the Am Rothenbaum
Am Rothenbaum
Am Rothenbaum is the site of the main tennis court of the Hamburg Masters tournament, played in the Rotherbaum quarter of Hamburg, Germany.Tennis has been played in Rotherbaum since 1927...
in Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
, West Germany, from September 15 through September 21, 1986.
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:...
def.
Miloslav MečířMiloslav Mecír
Miloslav Mečíř is a former professional tennis player from Slovakia. He won the men's singles gold medal at the 1988 Olympic Games where he represented Czechoslovakia and played in two Grand Slam singles finals...
, 6–2, 5–7, 6-4, 6-2
Doubles
Emilio SanchezEmilio Sánchez
Emilio Ángel Sánchez Vicario is a former professional tennis player from Spain. He won three Grand Slam doubles titles and the men's doubles silver medal at the 1988 Olympic Games...
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Sergio CasalSergio Casal
Sergio Casal Martínez is a former professional tennis player from Spain. During his career, he won three Grand Slam doubles titles, as well as the men's doubles Silver Medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics....
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Boris BeckerBoris Becker
Boris Franz Becker is a former World No. 1 professional tennis player from Germany. He is a six-time Grand Slam singles champion, an Olympic gold medalist, and the youngest-ever winner of the men's singles title at Wimbledon at the age of 17...
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Eric JelenEric Jelen
Eric Jelen is a former tennis player from Germany, who won one singles and five doubles titles during his professional career....
, 6–1, 7–5