The 1989 Nabisco Masters were tennis

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...

 tournaments played on indoor carpet courts at Madison Square Garden

Madison Square Garden

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 in New York City

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, New York

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, United States

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 and at the Royal Albert Hall

Royal Albert Hall

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 in London

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 in England

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. It was the 20th edition of the year-end singles championships, the 15th edition of the year-end doubles championships, and both tournaments were 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 singles championships were held in New York from November 27 through December 3, 1989 while the doubles championship were held in London from December 6 through December 10, 1989.

Men's Singles

 Sweden Stefan Edberg

Stefan Edberg

Stefan Bengt Edberg is a former World No. 1 professional tennis player from Sweden. A major proponent of the serve-and-volley style of tennis, he won six Grand Slam singles titles and three Grand Slam men's doubles titles. He also won one season ending championship title the Masters Grand Prix...

defeated  West Germany Boris Becker

Boris 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...

, 4–6, 7–6, 6–3, 6–1.

• It was Edberg's 2nd title of the year and the 35th of his career.

Men's Doubles

 United States Jim Grabb

Jim Grabb

Jim Grabb is a 6' 4" former professional tennis player.Grabb was twice ranked the World No. 1 doubles player, in 1989 and in 1993. A right-handed serve-and-volleyer, Grabb's best singles ranking was World No. 24, a ranking he achieved in February 1990.-College:Grabb is Jewish, and was born in...

/  United States Patrick McEnroe

Patrick McEnroe

Patrick John McEnroe is a former professional tennis player and the former captain of the United States Davis Cup team.Born in Manhasset, New York, he is the younger brother of John McEnroe...

defeated  Australia John Fitzgerald /  Sweden Anders Järryd

Anders Järryd

Anders Per Järryd is a former professional tennis player from Sweden. During his career he won eight Grand Slam doubles titles , reached the World No. 1 doubles ranking, and achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 5.Järryd was born in Lidköping, Västra Götaland...

, 7–5, 7–6, 5–7, 6–3.

• It was Grabb's 2nd title of the year and the 5th of his career. It was McEnroe's 2nd title of the year and the 4th of his career.

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