1989 South African Open (tennis)
Encyclopedia
The 1989 South African Open was a tennis
tournament played on indoor hard courts in Johannesburg
in South Africa
that was part of the 1989 Nabisco Grand Prix
. The tournament was held from November 13 through November 19, 1989.
Christo van Rensburg
defeated
Paul Chamberlin
6–4, 7–6, 6–3
Luke Jensen
/ Richey Reneberg
defeated Kelly Jones / Joey Rive
6–0, 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 indoor hard courts in Johannesburg
Johannesburg
Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...
in South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
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 13 through November 19, 1989.
Men's Singles
Christo van RensburgChristo Van Rensburg
Christo van Rensburg is a former professional tennis player from South Africa.Van Rensburg turned professional in 1983...
defeated
Paul ChamberlinPaul Chamberlin
Paul Chamberlin is a former professional tour tennis player from the United States.Chamberlin won one doubles title during his career...
6–4, 7–6, 6–3
- It was van Rensburg's 3rd title of the year and the 14th of his career.
Men's Doubles
Luke JensenLuke Jensen
Luke Jensen is a former professional male tennis player from the United States. He attended University of Southern California from 1986–87 and earned singles All-American honors both years . He is now the head coach of the women's tennis team at Syracuse University...
/
Richey RenebergRichey Reneberg
Richey Reneberg was an American professional male tennis player.He attended Southern Methodist University, where he was a three-time All-American and reached the 1986 National Collegiate Athletics Association finals....
defeated
Kelly Jones / Joey RiveJoey Rive
Joey Rive is a former professional tennis player from the United States. He was born in Santurce, Puerto Rico.River achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 57 in 1988....
6–0, 6–4
- It was Jensen's only title of the year and the 2nd of his career. It was Reneberg's only title of the year and the 1st of his career.