1989 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships
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The 1989 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships
was an Association of Tennis Professionals
tennis
tournament held in Charleston, South Carolina
in the United States
. The tournament was held from May 8 to May 15.
Jay Berger
defeated Lawson Duncan
6-4, 6-3
Mikael Pernfors
/ Tobias Svantesson
defeated
Agustín Moreno
/
Jaime Yzaga
6-4, 4-6, 7-5
U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships
The U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship is an annual ATP Tour tennis tournament that started in 1910. It is the last remaining ATP Tour-level tournament in the United States to be played on clay courts....
was an Association of Tennis Professionals
Association of Tennis Professionals
The Association of Tennis Professionals or ATP was formed in 1972 by Donald Dell, Jack Kramer, and Cliff Drysdale to protect the interests of male professional tennis players. Since 1990, the association has organized the worldwide tennis tour for men and linked the title of the tour with the...
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...
tournament held in Charleston, South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina
Charleston is the second largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It was made the county seat of Charleston County in 1901 when Charleston County was founded. The city's original name was Charles Towne in 1670, and it moved to its present location from a location on the west bank of the...
in the United States
United States
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. The tournament was held from May 8 to May 15.
Men's Singles
Jay BergerJay Berger
Jay Berger is a former professional tennis player from the United States. He won three singles and one doubles title on the ATP Tour and reached his career-high singles ranking of world # 7 in April 1990....
defeated
Lawson DuncanLawson Duncan
Lawson Duncan is a retired American tennis player. The right-hander reached his highest Association of Tennis Professionals singles ranking on May 20, 1985, when he became World No. 47...
6-4, 6-3
- It was Berger's only title of the year and the 4th of his career.
Men's Doubles
Mikael PernforsMikael Pernfors
Mikael Pernfors is a former professional tennis player from Sweden. He is best remembered for reaching the men's singles final at the French Open in 1986.-Career:Pernfors was born in Malmö....
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Tobias SvantessonTobias Svantesson
Tobias Svantesson , is a former professional tennis player from Sweden. He enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 2 doubles titles. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 65 in 1991.-Doubles titles :-Runner-ups :-External links:...
defeated
Agustín MorenoAgustin Moreno
Agustín Moreno is a former tennis player from Mexico.Moreno represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, where he was defeated in the second round by Sweden's Stefan Edberg. The right-hander reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on July 18, 1988, when he became the number...
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Jaime YzagaJaime Yzaga
Jaime Yzaga Tori is a former professional tennis player from Peru.Yzaga played on the professional tour from 1984 to 1996....
6-4, 4-6, 7-5
- It was Pernfors's only title of the year and the 3rd of his career. It was Svantesson's 1st title of the year and the 1st of his career.