1988 Benson & Hedges Championships
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The 1988 Benson & Hedges Championships was a tennis
tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Wembley Arena
in London in England that was part of the 1988 Nabisco Grand Prix
. The tournament was held from November 8 through November 13, 1988.
Jakob Hlasek
defeated
Jonas Svensson
6–7, 3–6, 6–4, 6–0, 7–5,
Ken Flach
/ Robert Seguso
defeated Martin Davis
/ Brad Drewett
7–5, 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 indoor carpet courts at the Wembley Arena
Wembley Arena
Wembley Arena is an indoor arena, at Wembley, in the London Borough of Brent. The building is opposite Wembley Stadium.-History:...
in London in England that was part of the 1988 Nabisco Grand Prix
1988 Nabisco Grand Prix
The 1988 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.-Schedule:...
. The tournament was held from November 8 through November 13, 1988.
Men's Singles
Jakob HlasekJakob Hlasek
Jakob Hlasek is a former professional tennis player from Switzerland.-Career:The major highlights of Hlasek's career came in 1992. He won the French Open men's doubles title that year...
defeated
Jonas SvenssonJonas Svensson
Jonas Svensson is a former professional tennis player from Sweden.During his career, Svensson was a French Open semi-finalist twice both times as unseeded player....
6–7, 3–6, 6–4, 6–0, 7–5,
Men's Doubles
Ken FlachKen Flach
Kenneth Eliot "Ken" Flach is a former professional tennis player from the United States. A doubles specialist, he won 4 Grand Slam men's doubles titles , and 2 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles...
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Robert SegusoRobert Seguso
Robert Arthur Seguso is a former professional tennis player from the United States. A doubles specialist, he won 4 Grand Slam men's doubles titles . He also won the men's doubles Gold Medal at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, partnering Ken Flach. Seguso reached the World No...
defeated
Martin DavisMartin Davis
Martin David Davis, is an American mathematician, known for his work on Hilbert's tenth problem . He received his Ph.D. from Princeton University in 1950, where his adviser was Alonzo Church . He is Professor Emeritus at New York University. He is the co-inventor of the Davis-Putnam and the DPLL...
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Brad DrewettBrad Drewett
Brad Drewett is a retired tennis player from Australia.Drewett won the Australian Open Junior Boys title in 1975 and 1977. During his professional career, he won two singles and seven doubles titles and reached the quarter-finals of the Australian Open singles in 1976. He also achieved a high...
7–5, 6–2