1989 Bristol Open
Encyclopedia
The 1989 Bristol Open was a tennis
tournament played on grass court
s in Bristol
in England
that was part of the 1989 Nabisco Grand Prix
. The tournament was held from June 19 through June 26, 1989.
Eric Jelen
defeated
Nick Brown 6–4, 3–6, 7–5
Paul Chamberlin
/ Tim Wilkison
defeated Mike De Palmer
/ Gary Donnelly
7–6, 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 grass court
Grass court
A grass court is one of the four different types of tennis court. Grass courts are made of rye grass in different compositions depending on the tournament...
s in Bristol
Bristol
Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...
in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
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 June 19 through June 26, 1989.
Men's Singles
Eric JelenEric Jelen
Eric Jelen is a former tennis player from Germany, who won one singles and five doubles titles during his professional career....
defeated
Nick Brown 6–4, 3–6, 7–5
- It was Jelen's 2nd title of the year and the 4th of his career.
Men's Doubles
Paul ChamberlinPaul Chamberlin
Paul Chamberlin is a former professional tour tennis player from the United States.Chamberlin won one doubles title during his career...
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Tim WilkisonTim Wilkison
Tim Wilkison is a former professional male tennis player from the United States.Wilkison was the #1 ranked junior in the United States and went on to play professional tennis for over 25 years. He won 6 singles titles and 9 doubles championships...
defeated
Mike De PalmerMike De Palmer
Mike De Palmer , is a former professional tennis player from the United States.De Palmer enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 6 tour doubles titles and finished runner-up an additional 6 times. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No...
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Gary DonnellyGary Donnelly
Gary Donnelly is a former professional tennis player from the United States.Donnelly still lives in Phoenix with his five children and wife, where he is a club pro at the Scottsdale Arizona Inn....
7–6, 6–4
- It was Chamberlin's only title of the year and the 1st of his career. It was Wilkison's 1st title of the year and the 15th of his career.