1993 Athens International
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The 1993 Athens International was a tennis
tournament played on outdoor clay courts
in Athens
in Greece
that was part of the World Series of the 1993 ATP Tour
. It was held from October 4 through October 11, 1993.
Jordi Arrese
defeated Alberto Berasategui
6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Horacio de la Peña
/
Jorge Lozano
defeated
Royce Deppe
/
John Sullivan 3–6, 6–1, 6–2
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
Clay court
A clay court is one of the four different types of tennis court. Clay courts are made of crushed shale, stone or brick. The red clay is slower than the green, or Har-Tru "American" clay. The French Open uses clay courts, making it unique among the Grand Slam tournaments.Clay courts are more common...
in Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
in Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
that was part of the World Series of the 1993 ATP Tour
1993 ATP Tour
The IBM Association of Tennis Professionals Tour is the elite tour for professional men's tennis organized by the ATP tour. The IBM ATP Tour includes the Grand Slam tournaments , the ATP Super 9, the ATP Championship Series, the ATP World Series, the ATP World Team Cup, the Davis Cup , the ATP...
. It was held from October 4 through October 11, 1993.
Men's Singles
Jordi ArreseJordi Arrese
Jordi Arrese i Castañé is a former professional tennis player from Spain.Born in Barcelona, Arrese won the men's singles Silver Medal at the 1992 Olympic Games in his home-town of Barcelona...
defeated
Alberto BerasateguiAlberto Berasategui
Alberto Berasategui is a former professional tennis player from Spain. He reached the men's singles final at the French Open in 1994....
6–4, 3–6, 6–3
- It was Arrese's only title of the year and the 9th of his career.
Men's Doubles
Horacio de la PeñaHoracio de la Peña
Horacio de la Peña, born August 1, 1966 and nicknamed "el Pulga" , is a tennis coach and a former tennis player from Argentina, who reached a top singles world rank of 31 during his career....
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Jorge LozanoJorge Lozano
Jorge Lozano is a retired professional tennis player from Mexico. On August 22, 1988, he reached his highest doubles ranking of World Number 4. His highest singles ranking was World Number 51. During his career, he won two mixed doubles titles at the French Open: in 1990 with Arantxa Sánchez, and...
defeated
Royce DeppeRoyce Deppe
Royce Deppe , is a former professional tennis player from South Africa. He enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 1 doubles title. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 75 in 1992.-Doubles titles :-Runner-ups :-External links:...
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John Sullivan 3–6, 6–1, 6–2
- It was de la Peña's 2nd title of the year and the 10th of his career. It was Lozano's only title of the year and the 9th of his career.