1994 Athens International
Encyclopedia
The 1994 Athens International was a tennis
tournament played on outdoor clay courts
in Athens
in Greece
that was part of the World Series of the 1994 ATP Tour
. It was held from October 3 through October 10, 1994.
Alberto Berasategui
defeated Oscar Martinez 4–6, 7–6 (7–4), 6–3
Luis Lobo
/ Javier Sánchez
defeated
Cristian Brandi
/ Federico Mordegan
5–7, 6–1, 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 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 1994 ATP Tour
1994 ATP Tour
The Association of Tennis Professionals Tour is the elite tour for professional tennis organized by the ATP. The 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 Tour World...
. It was held from October 3 through October 10, 1994.
Men's Singles
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....
defeated
Oscar Martinez 4–6, 7–6 (7–4), 6–3
- It was Berasategui's 5th title of the year and the 6th of his career.
Men's Doubles
Luis LoboLuis Lobo
Luis Lobo is a professional male tennis player from Argentina, who won the gold medal in the men's doubles competition at the 1995 Pan American Games....
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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...
defeated
Cristian BrandiCristian Brandi
Cristian Brandi , is a former professional tennis player from Italy.Brandi enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 2 doubles titles and finished runner-up an additional 9 times. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No...
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Federico MordeganFederico Mordegan
Federico Mordegan , is a former professional tennis player from the Italy.Mordegan 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. 70 in 1995.-Doubles titles :-Runner-ups :-External links:...
5–7, 6–1, 6–4
- It was Lobo's only title of the year and the 1st of his career. It was Sánchez's 2nd title of the year and the 20th of his career.