1989 Italian Open (tennis)
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The 1989 Italian Open was a tennis
tournament played on outdoor clay courts
at the Foro Italico
in Rome
in Italy
that was part of the 1989 Nabisco Grand Prix
and of Tier II of the 1989 WTA Tour
. The men's tournament was held from May 15 through May 21, 1989 while the women's tournament was played from May 8 through May 14, 1989.
Alberto Mancini
defeated
Andre Agassi
6–3, 4–6, 2–6, 7–6, 6–1
Gabriela Sabatini
defeated
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
6–2, 5–7, 6–4
Jim Courier
/ Pete Sampras
defeated
Danilo Marcelino / Mauro Menezes
6–4, 6–3
Elizabeth Smylie
/ Janine Tremelling defeated 
Manon Bollegraf
/ Mercedes Paz
6–4, 6–3
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 outdoor clay courts
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...
at the Foro Italico
Foro Italico
Foro Italico is a sports complex in Rome, Italy. It was built between 1928 and 1938 as the Foro Mussolini under the design of Enrico Del Debbio and, later, Luigi Moretti...
in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
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:...
and of Tier II of the 1989 WTA Tour
1989 WTA Tour
The WTA Tour is the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association . The WTA Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tier I, Tier II, Tier III and Tier IV events...
. The men's tournament was held from May 15 through May 21, 1989 while the women's tournament was played from May 8 through May 14, 1989.
Men's Singles
Alberto ManciniAlberto Mancini
Alberto César Mancini is a former professional tennis player from Argentina. He turned professional in 1987. In 1988, he won his first top-level singles title at Bologna, and his first tour doubles title at St. Vincent....
defeated
Andre AgassiAndre Agassi
Andre Kirk Agassi is a retired American professional tennis player and former world no. 1. Generally considered by critics and fellow players to be one of the greatest tennis players of all time, Agassi has been called the best service returner in the history of the game...
6–3, 4–6, 2–6, 7–6, 6–1
- It was Mancini's 2nd title of the year and the 4th of his career.
Women's Singles
Gabriela SabatiniGabriela Sabatini
Gabriela Beatriz Sabatini is a former professional Argentine tennis player. She was one of the leading players on the women's circuit in the late-1980s and early-1990s...
defeated
Arantxa Sánchez VicarioArantxa Sánchez Vicario
Aránzazu 'Arantxa' Isabel Maria Sánchez Vicario is a Spanish former professional tennis player...
6–2, 5–7, 6–4
- It was Sabatini's 3rd title of the year and the 21st of her career.
Men's Doubles
Jim CourierJim Courier
James Spencer "Jim" Courier, Jr. is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player from the United States. During his career, he won four Grand Slam singles titles, two at the French Open and two at the Australian Open...
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Pete SamprasPete Sampras
Pete Sampras is a retired American tennis player and former world no. 1. During his 15-year tour career, he won 14 Grand Slam singles titles and became recognized as one of the greatest tennis players of all time....
defeated
Danilo Marcelino / Mauro MenezesMauro Menezes
Mauro Menezes , is a former professional tennis player from Brazil.Menezes enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 1 doubles title. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 62 in 1989.-Doubles titles :-Runner-ups :-External links:...
6–4, 6–3
- It was Courier's 1st title of the year and the 1st of his career. It was Sampras' only title of the year and the 1st of his career.
Women's Doubles
Elizabeth SmylieElizabeth Smylie
Elizabeth Smylie is an Australian former tennis player.She won the Western Australian Sports Star of the Year award in 1985.She won the Comeback Player of the Year award in 1990 and 1993....
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Janine Tremelling defeated Manon BollegrafManon Bollegraf
Manon Maria Bollegraf is a former professional female tennis player from the Netherlands, who finished fourth in women's doubles at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.-History:...
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Mercedes PazMercedes Paz
Mercedes María Paz is a former professional tennis player from Argentina, who won three singles titles during her career on the WTA Tour. The right-hander reached her highest career ranking on April 29, 1991, when she became the number 28 of the world...
6–4, 6–3
- It was Smylie's 4th title of the year and the 25th of her career. It was Tremelling's 2nd title of the year and the 4th of her career.