1989 Benson & Hedges Championships
Encyclopedia
The 1989 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 1989 Nabisco Grand Prix
. The tournament was held from November 7 through November 12, 1989.
Michael Chang
defeated
Guy Forget
6–2, 6–1, 6–1
Jakob Hlasek
/ John McEnroe
defeated
Jeremy Bates / Kevin Curren
6–1, 7–6
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
London
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in England
England
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that was part of the 1989 Nabisco Grand Prix
1989 Nabisco Grand Prix
The 1989 Nabisco Grand Prix was the only tennis circuit for male players held that year. It incorporated the four grand slam tournaments, one World Championship Tennis tournament and the Grand Prix tournaments.-Schedule:...
. The tournament was held from November 7 through November 12, 1989.
Men's Singles
Michael ChangMichael Chang
Michael Te-Pei Chang is a former American professional tennis player. He is best remembered for becoming the youngest-ever male player to win a Grand Slam singles title when he won the French Open in 1989 at the age of 17....
defeated
Guy ForgetGuy Forget
Guy Forget is a former French professional tennis player. During his career, he helped France win the Davis Cup in both 1991 and 1996. Since retiring as a player, he has served as France's Davis Cup team captain.-Career:...
6–2, 6–1, 6–1
- It was Chang's 2nd title of the year and the 3rd of his career.
Men's Doubles
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...
/
John McEnroeJohn McEnroe
John Patrick McEnroe, Jr. is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player from the United States. During his career, he won seven Grand Slam singles titles , nine Grand Slam men's doubles titles, and one Grand Slam mixed doubles title...
defeated
Jeremy Bates / Kevin CurrenKevin Curren
----Kevin Melvyn Curren is a former professional tennis player. He played in two Grand Slam singles finals and won four Grand Slam doubles titles.-Career:...
6–1, 7–6
- It was Hlasek's 5th title of the year and the 11th of his career. It was McEnroe's 6th title of the year and the 142nd of his career.