1989 Stella Artois Championships
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The 1989 Stella Artois Championships was a tennis
tournament played on grass court
s at the Queen's Club
in London
in the United Kingdom
that was part of the 1989 Nabisco Grand Prix
. The tournament ran from June 12 through June 19, 1989.
Ivan Lendl
defeated
Christo van Rensburg
4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Darren Cahill
/ Mark Kratzmann
defeated
Tim Pawsat
/ Laurie Warder
7–6, 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 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 at the Queen's Club
Queen's Club
The Queen's Club is a private sporting club in West Kensington, London, England. Founded in 1886, the Queen's Club was the world's first multipurpose sports complex and named after Queen Victoria, its first patron...
in London
London
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in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
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 ran from June 12 through June 19, 1989.
Men's Singles
Ivan LendlIvan Lendl
Ivan Lendl is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player. Originally from Czechoslovakia, Lendl became a United States citizen. He was one of the game's most dominant players in the 1980s and remained a top competitor into the early 1990s. He is considered to be one of the greatest tennis...
defeated
Christo van RensburgChristo Van Rensburg
Christo van Rensburg is a former professional tennis player from South Africa.Van Rensburg turned professional in 1983...
4–6, 6–3, 6–4
- It was Lendl's 6th title of the year and the 85th of his career.
Men's Doubles
Darren CahillDarren Cahill
Darren Cahill is a tennis coach and former professional tennis player from Australia.Nicknamed "Killer", Cahill turned professional in 1984...
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Mark KratzmannMark Kratzmann
Mark Edward Kratzmann is a former Australian professional tennis player.As the world's #1 ranked junior player in 1984, he won the Boys Australian, the Boys Wimbeldon and the Boys US Open...
defeated
Tim PawsatTim Pawsat
Tim Pawsat , is a former professional tennis player from the United States.Pawsat enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 5 doubles titles and finished runner-up an additional 3 times. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No...
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Laurie WarderLaurie Warder
Laurie Warder is a former professional male tennis player from Australia.-Doubles titles :-Runner-ups :-External links:...
7–6, 6–3
- It was Cahill's 1st title of the year and the 8th of his career. It was Kratzmann's 1st title of the year and the 6th of his career.