The 1995 Eurocard Open was the only edition of the Essen Masters

Madrid Masters

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 held in Essen

Essen

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, Germany

Germany

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. Although it was the 1st and only edition of the Essen tournament, the tournament had been held in Stuttgart

Stuttgart

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 on five previous occasions. It was part of the ATP Super 9

ATP Masters Series

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 of the 1995 ATP Tour

1995 ATP Tour

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 and was held from October 23 through October 30.

Men's Singles

  Thomas Muster

Thomas Muster

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def.   MaliVai Washington

MaliVai Washington

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, 7-6(6), 2-6, 6-3, 6-4

• It was Muster's 12th title of the year and 35th of his career.

Men's Doubles

  Jacco Eltingh

Jacco Eltingh

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/   Paul Haarhuis

Paul Haarhuis

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def.   Cyril Suk

Cyril Suk

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 /   Daniel Vacek

Daniel Vacek

Daniel Vacek is a former tennis player from Czechoslovakia and the Czechia who turned professional in 1990.Vacek represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where he was defeated in the second round...

, 7-5, 6-7, 6-4