1990 Monte Carlo Open
Encyclopedia
The 1990 Monte Carlo Open was a tennis
tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 84th edition of the Monte Carlo Open, and was part of the ATP Super 9
of the 1990 ATP Tour
. It took place at the Monte Carlo Country Club
in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin
, France, near Monte Carlo
, Monaco
, from May 7 through May 14, 1990.
The men's field was headlined by. Other top seeds in the field were.
Andrei Chesnokov
def.
Thomas Muster
7–;5, 6–3, 6–3
Petr Korda
/ Tomáš Šmíd
def.
Andrés Gómez
/
Javier Sánchez
6–2, 6–1
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. It was the 84th edition of the Monte Carlo Open, and was part of the ATP Super 9
ATP Masters Series
The ATP Masters Series was a series of nine tennis tournaments that formed part of the Association of Tennis Professionals tour, held annually throughout the year in Europe, North America...
of the 1990 ATP Tour
1990 ATP Tour
The IBM ATP Tour is the elite tour for professional tennis organized by the Association of Tennis Professionals tour. In 1990 the IMB ATP Tour included the four Grand Slam tournaments, the ATP Tour World Championships, the ATP Super 9, the ATP Championship Series and the ATP World Series...
. It took place at the Monte Carlo Country Club
Monte Carlo Country Club
Monte Carlo Country Club is the home of the ATP's Monte Carlo Masters tournament. It is also the base of the Monte Carlo Tennis Academy....
in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin
Roquebrune-Cap-Martin
Roquebrune-Cap-Martin is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France between Monaco and Menton. The name was changed from Roquebrune to differentiate the town from Roquebrune-sur-Argens in the neighboring Var Department.-History:In pre-Roman times the area was settled by the...
, France, near Monte Carlo
Monte Carlo
Monte Carlo is an administrative area of the Principality of Monaco....
, Monaco
Monaco
Monaco , officially the Principality of Monaco , is a sovereign city state on the French Riviera. It is bordered on three sides by its neighbour, France, and its centre is about from Italy. Its area is with a population of 35,986 as of 2011 and is the most densely populated country in the...
, from May 7 through May 14, 1990.
The men's field was headlined by. Other top seeds in the field were.
Singles
Andrei ChesnokovAndrei Chesnokov
Andrei Eduardovich Chesnokov is a former professional tennis player from Russia.Chesnokov's highest singles ranking was World No. 9 in 1991. The biggest tournament victories of his career came at the Monte Carlo Open in 1990, and at the Canadian Open in 1991 .Chesnokov's best performance at a...
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Thomas MusterThomas Muster
Thomas Muster is a former world no. 1 tennis player from Austria. One of the world's leading clay court players in the 1990s, Muster won the 1995 French Open and at his peak was known as "The King of Clay." In addition, he won eight Masters 1000 series titles, placing him sixth on the all-time list...
7–;5, 6–3, 6–3
- It was Andrei Chesnokov's 1st title of the year and his 4th overall. It was his 1st Masters title.
Doubles
Petr KordaPetr Korda
Petr Korda is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. He is best known for winning the Australian Open in 1998 and for testing positive for the banned substance, nandrolone, following a match at Wimbledon that same year.-Career:Korda was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia.He first...
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Tomáš ŠmídTomáš Šmíd
Tomáš Šmíd is a former tennis player from Czechoslovakia, who won nine singles titles during his career. In doubles, he won fifty-four titles and was the world's highest-ranking doubles player from December 17, 1984, to August 11, 1985. The right-hander reached his highest singles ATP ranking on...
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Andrés GómezAndrés Gómez
Andrés Gómez Santos is a former professional tennis player from Ecuador. He is best remembered for winning the men's singles title at the French Open in 1990.-Career:...
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Javier SánchezJavier Sánchez
Javier Sánchez Vicario is a former professional tennis player from Spain.Sánchez won the US Open junior title in 1986, and then turned professional. He won his first professional doubles titles in 1987. His first top-level singles title came in 1988 at Buenos Aires. During his career he won a...
6–2, 6–1